Here is a list of the most popular lakes in Albania:

• Shkodër Lake – This lake is near the city of Shkodër which is situated North of the country, very near the border of Albania with Montenegro. This is the biggest lake of the Balkan peninsula.
• Ohrid Lake - This lake is one of the best in the peninsula for tourism. Albania shares this lake with Macedonia. The numbers of tourists here is very high during all the year.
• Big Lake Prespa ; Small Lake Prespa – These 2 lakes are shared between Greece, Albania and Macedonia. Very popular for tourism.
• Lurë Lakes – The potential of these lakes is huge. Sometimes they call this place ” a miracle of nature ” . The government expects investments from foreign investors.
• Butrinti Lake – This lake is situated near the ancient city of Butrint. It’s not a very big lake but it’s known for its archeological values. Thousands of tourists visit this place every year. It is one of the most visited place in Albania by both tourists and Albanian people.

In all this lakes the infrastructure gets better year after year and it’s not perfect yet. Anyway, these are great places to visit because Mother Nature has done an awesome job. Surrounding these lakes there are many hotels. Prices vary from place to place but the most expensive ones are in the Ohrid Lake.

Going to these lakes is very easy. Each of them isn’t more than 3 hours driving from Tirana.