Peaks of the Balkans is a renowned summer trail that, after being featured in travel pages such as The New York Times, Financial Times in the US and Europe, and the Singapore Times in Asia, has become a popular destination for many hikers. Once the snow clears, and sometimes even earlier, until the days shorten, hikers from all over the world flock to these trails. However, there is always the question: what about the Peaks of the Balkans in winter? The Peaks of the Balkans trail during the winter season presents a challenging endeavor. Harsh winter weather conditions in these remote mountain ..read more

The trail – Peaks of the Balkans – service operators have reported that during the 2021 season, regardless of the pandemics, offered their services throughout the year. Worth mentioning is the fact that, according to them, August and September were considered the best months of operation whilst June and July suffered a severe drop in interest. Considering that last year was the worst year in a long time in tourism, the second consecutive year of tourism during pandemics – the 2021 – has started to bloom. However, the tourism business and the visitors have not so far coped with the new circums ..read more

Question: Ivan you are a mountaineer from Bulgaria. Can you tell us what mountains have you visited during your trips? Ivan: Years ago during 5 consecutive summer seasons I went to the Alps and I climbed 18 summits there including Montblanc, Dufourspitze, Bernina, Grossglockner, Finsteraarhorn, Dom du Mischabel, etc. I have also been to Pico del Teide on Canary Islands. But for the last 12 years I have been exploring all the Balkan mountains and the whole Balkan peninsula not only in terms of mountains but as a cultural, human, his ..read more

Peaks of the Balkans in winter conditions  The Peaks of the Balkans in winter is almost impossible to do for an average or even a trained hiker. This would be an endeavor for hardship adventurists. However there are options which can provide a piece of this experience covered with snow.  The main obstacle for Winter Peaks of the Balkans is he lack of accommodation in some of the villages. Those effected mostly by winter are Doberdol, Milishevc and Babino Polje. In the other places accommodation is either available or it can be arran ..read more

The German born writer Petra Jacob travelled to the Peaks of the Balkans with Balkan Natural Adventure BNadventure.com. She shares with us her account and photos from the trip. Diversity being the main subject. Can you shortly introduce yourself as a writer?  I write freelance, mostly in German, sometimes in English. I prefer stories from the countryside. I write for magazines, newspapers and I am in the midst of writing my first book.  You have done quite some travels, how would Peaks of the Balkans compared t ..read more

There is a Norwegian saying: there is no bad weather there is only inappropriate clothing. This can be the answer to the question Peaks of the Balkans when to go. However the question here is when is the best time to go to enjoy best weather and to have a hike that is not an adventurous challenge.  We at the Balkan Natural Adventure are usually the first one to start the season with a group in April. However these tours do not usually include the full trip so we keep the part from Cerrem to Milishevc out because there is more snow and the guest houses are not open. So we cut the trail and m ..read more

It may be somehow a sapeculation to look at the average temperatures for the last five years and blame it in the Global Heating. However our small research in Peaks of the Balkans trail temperatures over five years shows changes which impact the weather in these mountains.  In last two years 2018 and 2019 the company Balkan Natural Adventure has lead tours in Peaks of the Balkans trail in April. According to the guides and tourists there were no biggert problems and the snow was reserved in some parts of the trail as mostly ..read more