Albania

The Albanian Rafting Federation organized the "2023 National Rafting Championship" in the city of Berat on March 29, 2023. Competitors were sports teams from Berat, Përmeti, Skrapari, Dibra, Elbasan, Saranda. The participating sports associations were Albania Rafting Group, Black Drin Adventure, Albania Rafting - Vjosa, Albanian Sport & Tourismem...

On March 13th, 2023, Vjosa was declared as Europe's first Wild River National Park , further cementing its status as one of Albania's natural wonders. The river is home to more than 1,100 species, including diverse fish fauna with high percentages of endemic species of the Balkans, and authentic communities. With its lush vegetation, Vjosa is an...

“We would like to help and show everyone there how to bring themselves out of the shell” with these words Andrea Gatti, the technical director of the Albanian Rafting Federation, explained his experience with the rafting movement in Albania: it is growing, thanks to the cooperation between different clubs and the training project that he is...

The best known destinations for fluvial tourism and the starting point for the debate about river security in Albania are the scenic Osumi and Vjoses coasts. On 28th December 2018 the Albanian Rafting Federation gave the first input to create a National programme for the official qualification of river guides on the whole Albanian territory, rich...

TIRANA, July 31 - The Administrative Court upheld a verdict in favor of Osumi Canyons. The verdict issued on Monday, July 30 accepted the decision of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy on the annulment of a contract on the construction of two Hydro Power Plants in Osumi Canyons. On its part, the company took the case to the Administrative...

Albanian Rafting Federation IOC Code : ALB President: Zamo Spathara Secretary-General: Saimir Ruçi Status: Full Member Address : St. Abdyl Frasheri, Tirane E-mail: info@fshr.al Website: www.fshr.al