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Many of the larger lakes and reservoirs in the region have boats on the water, from rowing boats rented by the hour to small passenger boats that run short tours. On some lakes the boat is simply the best way to see the shoreline, an island or a monastery that has no road.

Rules differ from lake to lake. Motor boats are banned on many protected lakes, and on some a permit is needed, so check locally before planning a trip.

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Photo: Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0

Albania (Southeastern Albania) · Greece (Western Macedonia) · North Macedonia (Pelagonia)

Lake Prespa

Lake Prespa is not one lake but two, Great Prespa and Little Prespa, set high in the mountains at the point where North Macedonia, Albania and Greece meet. They are the highest tectonic lakes in the Balkans. The area holds…

254 square kilometresarea
849 metreselevation
48 metresmax. depth
BoatingFishing

Albania (Northern Albania) · Montenegro (Central Montenegro)

Lake Skadar

Karst, Tectonic · natural

372 square kilometresarea
5 metreselevation
8.3 metresmax. depth
BoatingCampingFishing

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Photo: Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0

Albania (Southeastern Albania) · Greece (Western Macedonia) · North Macedonia (Pelagonia)

Lake Prespa

Tectonic · natural

254 square kilometresarea
849 metreselevation
48 metresmax. depth
BoatingFishing

Albania (Northern Albania) · Montenegro (Central Montenegro)

Lake Skadar

Karst, Tectonic · natural

372 square kilometresarea
5 metreselevation
8.3 metresmax. depth
BoatingCampingFishing
Photo: Whitepixels · CC0

Bosnia and Herzegovina · Central Bosnia

Veliko Plivsko jezero

Dam-regulated, Karst · natural, regulated

1.3 square kilometresarea
425 metreselevation
36 metresmax. depth
BoatingCampingFishing

Croatia · Kvarner

Lake Lokve

Reservoir · artificial

2.1 square kilometresarea
40 metresmax. depth
BoatingCyclingHiking