Nature & views · Tirana
Dajti National Park
Parku Kombëtar i Dajtit
First protected in the 1960s, Dajti National Park now covers more than 28,000 hectares east of Tirana, where Mount Dajti rises to 1,613 m. Oak and beech woods shelter wolves, wild boar and brown bears, and the 4.7 km Dajti Ekspres cable car climbs from the city’s edge to the plateau.
Dajt, TiranaTrip outside the city
Check opening hours, access and prices before setting off.
Read the official guide ↗BEFORE YOU GO
Practical information
- Getting there
- Take the blue Porcelan city bus from the Clock Tower to the end of the line, walk a short way uphill to the Dajti Ekspres lower station and ride the cable car up. By car, the SH47 mountain road climbs to Fushë Dajt.
- Distance
- About 9.9 km from central Tirana, as the crow flies
- Time to allow
- Half a day
- Best time to go
- April to October
- Entry
- Free
- Coordinates
- 41.36583, 19.92556
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