Our route
Ohrid - Mavrovo National Park - Sveti Jovan Bigorski Monastery - Tetovo - Skopje - Matka Canyon - Kratovo - Kuklica - Blace (border crossing to Kosovo)
Radozhda (border crossing from Albania) - Ohrid - Sveti Naum Monastery
Transportation
We rented a car from Hertz, on arrival in Ohryd Airport, North Macedonia (28 euro per day).
Travel essentials
- travel dates: 21 - 25 June 2021 (5 days) and 3 - 5 July 2021 (3 days)
- accommodation: Jance in Mavrovo (1 night) - Skopje (2 nights) - Matka Canyon (1 night) - Ohrid (2 nights)
- currency: Macedonian denar (MKD)
Our favourite
Mavrovo
- Mavrovo National Park with villages Jance and Galicnic
- Sveti Jovan Bigorski Monastery
Skopje
- Free Walking Tour with Freetour
- Great Tourist Guide for Macedonia (in English and Spanish) - Лиде С.(Lide S) - highly recommended!!!
- Old Town Brewery - great place for beer
- Boat cruise in Matka Canyon and Vrelo Cave - AMAZING!!!
- great food in Old Bazaar in the small restaurants: Tetex, Destan, Kosmos
Ohrid
- boat tour to the Monastery of St. Naum and Bay of Bones - tour from the harbour, 10 euro return ticket
- little boat tour to Springs of St. Naum - next to the monastery
- Orhid boardwalk to St. Jovan at Kaneo church
- National Workshop For Handmade Paper Ljupcho Panevski with a Gutenberg's press
- Ohrid pearls
Tetovo
- Painted Mosque - Šarena Džamija
Kratovo
Some prices
At the time of our travel North Macedonia 100 MKD = 1.62 euro (€)
- SIM card - 299 MKD
- breakfast in Hotel Tutto for 3 people - 600 MKD
- ticket to Sveti Jovan Bigorski Monastery - 2 euro (€)
- doner kebab in Tetovo for 3 people - 420 MKD
- lunch at Matka Canyon for 3 people with drinks - 1240 MKD
- boat trip in Matka Canyon - 400 MKD
- dinner for 3 in Tetex restaurant in Skopje - 380 MKD
- 1,5 bottled water - 22 MKD
- 2 nights in the apartment in Skopje - 3890 MKD
- motorway toll - 120 MKD
- full tank of petrol - 1990 MKD
- breakfast for 3 people in Kratovo - 790 MKD
- lunch for 3 people in Ohrid - 780 MKD
- breakfast for 3 people in Ohrid - 1270 MKD
- lunch for 3 people in Ohrid - 1560 MKD
- coffee for 3 people in Ohrid - 380 MKD
- full tank of petrol in Ohrid - 1300 MKD
- 3 x small bottle of water on the airport - 270 MKD
Our favourite local food
North Macedonia, food - Ajvar, Pepper Spread
North Macedonia, food - Makalo, Garlic Spread
North Macedonia, food - Dolma, Stuffed Wine Leaves
North Macedonia, food - Macedonian Shopksa salad
North Macedonia, food - Ajvar, Pepper Spread
North Macedonia, food - Kebapi, Grilled Minced Meat Sausage
North Macedonia, food - Fried Omlet
North Macedonia, food - Pastrmajlija, Macedonian Pizza
North Macedonia, food - Kebapi, Grilled Minced Meat Sausages
North Macedonia, food - Local Beer
North Macedonia, food - Zelnik, Filo/Phyllo Stuffed Pie
North Macedonia, food - Macedonian Shopksa salad
North Macedonia, food - Macedonian Shopksa salad
North Macedonia, food - Local Wine
North Macedonia, food
What to do
- visit stunning Mavrovo National Park
- visit Sveti Jovan Bigorski Monastery
- see a Painted Mosque in Tetovo
- check out the monuments in Skopje
- take a boat or kayak trip in Matka Canyon
- see Stone Dolls in Kuklica
- walk the old town in Ohrid
- take a boardwalk to St. Jovan at Kaneo Church
- take a boat trip to Sveti Naum Monastery