The Albanian Alps are located in Northern Albania and cover around 8 percent of the country’s territory. They lie north of the Drini River valley, and west of the lower stretch of the Valbona River and feature 13 peaks with an altitude of over 2,500 m, including Jezerca, Ismet Sali Bruçaj (Grykat e Hapta), Kollata, Radohina, Maja e Hekurave, Shkëlzeni and Sheniku. The three protected areas in the new tourism destination Albanian Alps the Albanian Alps National Park and the newly established Regional Nature Parks of Nikaj-Mërtur and Shkrel constitute the “green heart” of this new tourism region. 115,245 hectares of protected areas turn this destination into a hotspot area for biodiversity of flora and fauna and conserved agrobiodiversity.

The three parks feature different characters and landscapes which essentially contribute to the attractiveness of the destination.