The Blue Eye

The site is about a 40 minute drive from Sarande, much of it through pleasant mountain roads. The main car park is 300 leke for three hours and is about a 25 minute walk to the Blue Eye. There's also some limited free parking on the approach roads. There's a few vendors that rent two-seated electric scooters. They're only €5 per hour, but you can only drive them so far before you need to park. Beware, if you rent a scooter, they'll charge you 400 leke to enter instead of 50. We travelled here in mid-September and found the area to be busy with other tourists, but not overly so. Occasionally, it was difficult to take scenic photos with many people nearby. If you want to explore the lake beyond the blue eye, then there's a high path above the platform. It's quite steep in places, but safe enough. The view along the path is quite beautiful and with the effort. As other reviewers have noted, you're not permitted to enter the water (as intended to preserve the area), but many people ignore this. This natural beauty may not last forever.

Definitely worth a trip. This is a natural wonder where the clear blue water wells up from underground. The river and lake are both very blue but unfortunately it is not possible to swim. We walked up the main road way and then continued to walk on the trails on the other side (continue on from the blue eye and you will see the trail). This takes you back round to the car park and means you can do a circular walk without having to retrace your steps.