Amazing adventures in Europe’s wildest corner

Fabulous art holiday What a memorable holiday . Art, wild swimming , wild life , amazing food, boat trips, sea swim .hikes, wine tasting . Stunning scenery. Such a lot of fun and Karen a great tutor. Elaine produced delicious food every breakfast and evening . Ali and javi so organised and the volunteers mucking in . Not sure how we packed so much in ! A truly amazing trip . - 17/09/26 

The best art retreat ever! Just back from an amazing art retreat in beautiful Montenegro. I had the best week! So much more than an art retreat! Exercise, wild swimming , wi e tasting , incredible sight seeing and of course art. Everything was so enjoyable! Villa Miela was wonderful! The food was fresh and tasty and perfectly planned . The hosts Javi and Ali were so efficient, friendly and accommodating and the volunteers who helped were great Would definitely recommend this type of holiday and this accommodation. Sad to be home . Montenegro is a dramatic stunning country - 17/09/26 

art, wild swimming and culture. I have just returned from the painting and wild swimming trip tutored by Karen Pearson and hosted by the lovely Jave and Ale who were all so friendly and fun to be with,. its was a brilliant week in beautiful mountainous country near Lake Skadar. We had plenty of wild swimming opportunities in the warm Lake and the cooler mountain pools formed by lovely waterfalls. Karen is a very experienced tutor and had a wealth of expertise to help you get the most from your trip. We took varied excursions daily and had a comfortable Villa with pool and a nice view as our base. The daily fresh food cooked by chef Elaine was delicious and Elaine was such a great character, always cheerful and full of stories. the whole team worked really hard and went the extra mile to make a pleasant trip an exceptional trip. I would highly recommend it. - 17/09/26 

Montenegro mountains- picking the cherries Vera is a very professional and nice hiking guide who showed us some of the most beautiful mountains. Recommend! - 10/09/26 

We had the most amazing family adventure holiday this year with our three boys (6,8,11) The adventure was brilliant. Activities were great fun for us all. Accommodation over the week was perfect. Food so tasty! - 08/09/26 

We had a fantastic time on our MNE-ALB hike with UndiscoveredBalkans. From the moment we reached out to Ben through the final step of our travels with Edo and Aurora the trip was flawless. This adventure was one week of our 6 week Balkan journey and we missed the tranquility of the Mountains and the amazing families and lodgings that hosted us. The views are beautiful, some days only passing a few other hikers and other days passing many more. Lots of trail conversations and new friends met. The lodgings range from simple mountain accommodations to nicely air conditioned properties (much needed during our week of hiking). The food is local and homemade, lunches provided each day with lots of fresh fruit, bread, tomatoes, cucumbers and homemade cheese and meet if you like.

MNE: Edo was our hike guide and amazing. Despite how much we trained the heat won the battle at some moments and Edo was there to remind us to drink, take a break or encourage us along. He was also our driver and historian as well and we felt incredibly safe on the narrow MNE roads!

ALB: Auroa (super woman) hiked across the mountain to pick us up and then hiked back over with us the next day. She is a wealth of historical and current country knowledge and also very supportive and encouraging when we needed it. We were able to enjoy the beauty of Albania from both mountains and water in these days.

Thanks to the Undiscovered Balkans team for a wonderful week! - 04/09/26 

Fab Amazing Fun Just an amazing experience all round! Do it and book! - 01/09/26 

We have had an absolutely amazing experience - from booking and Ben’s advice before we travelled, to the week itself. Our guide, Alfie, was brilliant - friendly, helpful and so knowledgeable. He went above and beyond through the trip. The itinerary was as described and offered a varied and well organised programme. We will absolutely be booking another tour in the future and recommend them to anyone looking for an activity holiday. - 29/08/26 

Our family (parents plus two kids, 18 years and 15 years) had a great cross border hiking experience with our lovely guides Edo (Montenegro) and Aurora (Albania).Edo is enthusiastic, encouraging, great at capturing the fun with photos and videos andsafety conscious. Aurora is super friendly, knowledgeable about Albania’s history and wildlife, cool and best friends with all the mountain strays! They both above and beyond to show us the best times and places.The hiking routes were also fabulous. We all had different favourite days. For me it was crossing into Albania. The scenery is amazing - meadows and rock faces - and we felt adventurous and looked after at the same time. Guesthouses were excellent in Albania and the cabins at the campsites were comfortable too. Food was delicious and plentiful- even for ravenous teenagers! We are sworn to return to complete the rest of the Peaks of the Balkans route and to explore the undiscovered Balkans more. Highly recommended. - 22/08/26 

Fantastic holiday! The family activity holiday at Villa Miela was absolutely wonderful for myself and my 2 children, age 13 and 10. We got on brilliantly with the 3 other families and the activities were at just the right level, and always with the most incredible swim breaks! Javi and Ale were the perfect leaders, both highly organised and also full of fun! Everywhere we went was spectacularly beautiful! - 21/08/26