In addition to the cultural heritage values, the area of ​​Gjirokastra offers special resources for the development of different types of tourism, such as adventure tourism, ecotourism, etc. Throughout this year, the number of tourists who have visited natural parks, rivers or mountain tourist trails has been high.

“Gjirokastra has many areas where this adventure tourism can be developed, the main one is Përmeti, which is our area again, Dropulli is an unknown area that we have started to introduce a little this year in adventure tourism with some types such as hiking, and also there are other untouched areas that need to be developed,” said the tourist guide, Eni Kaçi.

“They contain a very high tourist potential, starting from the various sports and activities that can take place in them, so in different places, endless campsites can be set up, even with camping tents of various forms, and different gathering points and places can be created where water sports such as canoeing can take place,” said the other guide, Eni Koça.

Tourists are attracted to the natural landscapes, river flows, forest massifs in the Gjirokastra area, making the tourist guide more diverse and increasing the visitors’ stay.

“In general, all those who have chosen us and chosen guides to visit these areas have been amazed by the beauty of these areas and have been very satisfied and have promised that if they do not return again, at least they will tell their friends and of course those friends who will visit Albania,” Kaçi said.

Increasing the activity of different types of tourism will make them more beneficial for the community, as well as revive and enliven the natural values ​​of the Gjirokastra area.

“I remember that I myself have been visiting Osum and Vjosa river since the 2000s and since then I have not seen other activities take place apart from them and it seems to me that we are a little behind with the potential that we offer, it seems to me that there is a lot of room for advanced and we really need it,” said Koça.

Throughout this year, Gjirokastra has been visited by around 400,000 tourists, while it continues to welcome visitors even in these autumn days.