7-Day Zagori and Vikos Gorge Trek with Papigo and Dragon Lake

• Arrive at Ioannina airport and meet your guide.
• Transfer to Tsepelovo, where we will spend the night.

• From Tsepelovo (1050 m), we start walking on an ascending path towards the highest Zagori village.
• Then, we return to the village of Vradeto and continue downhill to the town of Kapesovo.
• We walk down the famous Vradeto Steps, and then we are transferred back to Tsepelovo.

Overnight stay in a traditional pension.

• We descend to the trailhead of the Vikos Gorge, marked by a stone bridge built in the year 980 A.D., called "Paliogefyra".
• We will end our hike in the village of Kipi for lunch.
• Afterwards, we move from Kipi to Vitsa and Monodendri, built right on the edge of the gorge wall.

Overnight stay in a traditional pension in Vitsa.

• We descend the old Vitsa stairs into the Vikos Gorge and the Voidomatis river springs early in the morning.
• Early in the afternoon, we arrive in Vikos, where we spend the night in a hotel.

• Hike and view the beautiful ravines around Papigo in the distance. Above us, the "Towers of Papigo" rise abruptly to dangerous heights.

Overnight stay in a traditional pension.

• We follow the mule trail to the hut on the Astraka Col. Northward lie the Albanian mountains.
• Have lunch at the refuge, and move up to the scenic Dragon Lake (2100 m).
• Then, we return to Papigo.

Dinner at a local taverna. Overnight stay in a traditional pension.

• Transfer from Papigo to Ioannina. Free day in Ioannina city.
• Don't forget to pay a visit to the museums.

Overnight stay in a hotel in Ioannina.