KARAVASTA LAGOON

KARAVASTA LAGOON

The Karavasta lagoon is the largest water surface of this wetland complex. The lagoon is divided by the sea and by Divjaka pine forest. In the eastern part, agricultural land borders the lagoon. Karavasta lagoon is composed by the inner lagoon and a smaller outer lagoon. Karavasta is one of the two Ramsar sites of Albania.

The Lagoon is the largest lagoon in Albania. Certainly the most beautiful lagoon in the Adriatic Sea, it is located about an hour's drive away from Fier. Lagoon separated from the sea by pine forest of Divjaka. Laguna is composed of an inner lagoon and a smaller outer lagoon. Three channels connecting the lagoon with the Adriatic Sea. Laguna was declared a National Park and is the only official venddodhje protected by the Ramsar Convention.

The Lagoon is the westernmost country in Europe where curly pelican (Pelikanus crispus) makes the nest, also about 5% of the population of birds all over the world lives in Karavasta and often you can see them flying, even on city Divjaka . Laguna also houses a large number of migratory water birds. In total counted 228 species of birds. Among the birds that live in the lagoon are: Pelican Curly, heron Great White Wild Rosa, partridge, teal, skylark, I was wild, the great eagle, sea eagle, sea swallows, storks, etc.. It is also a place for many species living in storage as: Pelican Curly, great eagle, etc..

There are about 29 different types of amphibians and reptiles (including turtle sea water) and 25 species of mammals including Vidrën, Nuselalën, deer and red fox.

The Lagoon is a good place for a visitor in search of adventures, and although there is not yet a tourism infrastructure in the area of ​​the lagoon, it offers the very best eco-tourism as well as the opportunity to view birds and nature.

You can get a driver in Divjake and ask him to take you in Dajlan, where the channel is the largest of the three channels connecting the lagoon with the Adriatic. It is a very good place to get closer to the water and to see the fishermen at work. Also you can down by bus Divjaka beach at the entrance of the forest and follow a gravel road on the left (south), and you will be lead to a maze of small channels of water that make up the northern part of the lagoon.

Lagoon Karavasta is near Beach Divjaka, so follow the same directions to get there.

From : Bashkia Fier