5-night North Macedonia itinerary Skopje, Matka Canyon and Lake Ohrid
5 nights / 6 days
A 5-night North Macedonia itinerary for travel agents covering Skopje, Matka Canyon, Bitola and Lake Ohrid, with private transfers.
A day-by-day plan for a North Macedonia trip you can build on YourTripTeam, an online DMC for travel agents. Flights are not included.
Day 1: Arrival in Skopje
Private transfer from Skopje Airport to the hotel, about 25 minutes. Evening across the Stone Bridge into the Old Bazaar.
Day 2: Skopje and Matka Canyon
Walk with a private guide through the Old Bazaar, up to the Kale Fortress and to the Memorial House of Mother Teresa, who was born in Skopje. Afternoon boat ride through Matka Canyon to the Vrelo Cave.
Day 3: Bitola to Ohrid
Private transfer to Ohrid, about three and a half hours, stopping in Bitola for the mosaics of Heraclea Lyncestis and the café street of Širok Sokak. Evening by the lake.
Day 4: Ohrid
Walk with a private guide through the UNESCO-listed old town, from the ancient theater to Samuel’s Fortress and the Church of St. John at Kaneo on its cliff above the lake. Ohrid was once said to have a church for every day of the year.
Day 5: St. Naum
Private tour along the lake to the Bay of Bones, a rebuilt prehistoric village on stilts, and St. Naum Monastery. Take a rowboat out on the springs that feed the lake.
Day 6: Departure
Private transfer to Skopje Airport, about three hours.
