Kosovo Tourism

Phenomenon of bifurcation in Kosovo

Bifurcation is a natural phenomenon where a river divides into two branches and flows in different watersheds sea. Recognized only two such cases. One case is in Kosovo where the river divides into two branches bifurcation. One joins Lepenci River which then flows into the Vardar river which ends in the Aegean Sea and the other branch flows into Sitnica River which flows into the Ibar River and then ends in the Black Sea. Another case of bifurcation appears Orinoco River in Brazil.

White Drini

Drini i Bardhë is a river that runs through the Dukagjini plane. It derives at Rusolia mountain, from the source at Radavci cave; at a 586 m elevation thus creating a beautiful waterfall on its way down to the plane before joining Drini i Zi near Kukës town. The two rivers then create the Drini River, which was also known as Drillon River during antique age.

Famous Ura e Shenjte (Holy Bridge) is also located on the banks of this river.

Gadime Cave

Gadime Cave, also known as Marble Cave, is a karst limestone cave in the village of Gadime e Ulët, in the municipality of Lipljan in Kosovo. Much of it is still unexplored. The cave was found in 1966 by a villager, Ahmet Diti, who was cutting stone.

Rugova Mountains

Rugova Mountains are located in the north-western Kosovo. This is the region within the "Accursed Mountains", also known as the Albanian Alps. They were declared a national park in 2013. Rugova Mountains are ranked 4th place in winter sports by the International Ski Federation. People here also walk in nature, dealing with mountaineering, and organize outdoor picnics.

In Rugova has many caves, waterfalls, glacial lakes, high peaks and tunnels. The highest peak is Hajla (2403 m), then Volujaku which is almost as high. Peja can be seen from the top of the Pass of the Cuckoo. Red Stone Peak (1522 m) also offers exceptional views.

Rugova is 93 km away from Pristina. It covers an area of 20,330 hectares. River "Lumbardhi" pierce the mountain in half, creating the valley and gorge. 85% of the territory is covered by forests, 15% is the lawn. The ground is rich with limestone and steep slopes and deep ravines, narrow and erosion. Mountain sites are with a slope of 15 ° -30 ° but occasionally they reach 45 ° -90 °. The terrain is made up of various forms numerous karst such as caves, natural tunnels, waterfalls, glacial lakes etc.

Brezovica

Brezovica has gotten its fame around the world and especially in tourism fraternity owing to its being a home to one of the best Ski resorts, there is a main Sky Resort found in the region known as Brezovica ski resort, otherwise there are some other ski resorts just nearby owing to the type of weather around, many tourists around the world frequent the region to explore the ski resorts fraternity, the existing ski resort mainly with a name of Brezovica covers a larger area, many world tourism excursions heads to the location for purposes of Mountains and ice activities, there are many trails where different icing activities can take place while here, the Brezovica is known for its Ski activities around the world.

Waterfall of Mirusha

Waterfall of Mirusha is one of nature beauty of Kosovo.It is situated near of Klina in river of Mirusha.Just over an hour outside of Pristina, Mirusha Falls puts you in mind of a (really cool) old-fashioned swimming hole.  Internationals and locals alike flock to the calm natural pool in the summer months.  It’s a bit hard to find the first time, but once you find it, you’ll be back again and again.  There are some tables and chairs on decks and a little drink stand near the water.  Some brave souls jump from the top of the falls (not recommended).  Hikers also enjoy walking around the area.  It’s a wonderful way to spend a hot summer day.