It was the year 1985 when Zamir Spathara together with a group of friends went to Hambull village of Berat province in the edge of Osumi River. A little adventure took off with spare wheels from vehicles, crossing for the first time Osum Canions, a fairytale place with a virgin nature and marvelous beauty. It was exactly this little adventure that made a big dream come true creating the first group of Rafting in Albania: Albania Rafting Group! Having gone through thousands of difficulties, this group, with a passion for this sport continues with daring explorations in Valbona, Buna, Drin, Shkumbin, Vjosa River…
In 1991 Zamir Spathara went to exile in Italy where he continued his passion for Rafting Sport by taking part in “Gruppo Canoe Terni” Training, who not only licensed the first Rafting Group in Albania but in the 1993 they were made principal supporters of Albania Rafting Group with its first proper equipment (canoes, flippers, diving suits, pressure suits, life jackets).
In 2003 this group took the attention of national media, who launched a campaign “the discovery of the century” with an aim of showing another Albania.
Top Channel – Outside boulevard, “Another Albania”.
TVA – FREE ZONE “A man who makes the discovery of the century”
KLAN TV FREE Emission ZONE “Albania’s Colorado”.
TVSH “Albanian’s Colorado”
KLAN TV Emission 7 o’clock “Osum Canions, an endless miracle”
Ora News TV “ Rafting Day, Berat”,
as well as foreign medias: SKY TV , ITALIA 7 and ZDF.
There are several articles in written media.
Albanian Tourism magazine year 2002
Republika Newspaper, year 2003
Ndryshe Newspaper, year 2005
Metropol Newspaper, as well as articles written in foreign press, all of which presented a new image of Albania in USA, Slovenia, Italy etc.Albania Rafting Group has participate in different adventures in the rivers Vardar in Macedonia, Drini I Bardhe inKosovo, La Nera Terni dhe ne Cascate Marmore inItaly, Soca, Bovec in Slovenia and Futaleufu in Chile.
Albania Rafting Group has accompanied in Osum Canions not only Albanians but also citizens from all over the world. Well-known personalities have called them “The miracle of Europe”.
Nowadays, Albania Rafting Group is expanded and is widely known. With dedicated staff, its members are people with a passion for Rafting from Albania as well as abroad.
This is only the beginning. The story continues … you can be part of it…
In 1991 Zamir Spathara went to exile in Italy where he continued his passion for Rafting Sport by taking part in “Gruppo Canoe Terni” Training, who not only licensed the first Rafting Group in Albania but in the 1993 they were made principal supporters of Albania Rafting Group with its first proper equipment (canoes, flippers, diving suits, pressure suits, life jackets).
In 2003 this group took the attention of national media, who launched a campaign “the discovery of the century” with an aim of showing another Albania.
Top Channel – Outside boulevard, “Another Albania”.
TVA – FREE ZONE “A man who makes the discovery of the century”
KLAN TV FREE Emission ZONE “Albania’s Colorado”.
TVSH “Albanian’s Colorado”
KLAN TV Emission 7 o’clock “Osum Canions, an endless miracle”
Ora News TV “ Rafting Day, Berat”,
as well as foreign medias: SKY TV , ITALIA 7 and ZDF.
There are several articles in written media.
Albanian Tourism magazine year 2002
Republika Newspaper, year 2003
Ndryshe Newspaper, year 2005
Metropol Newspaper, as well as articles written in foreign press, all of which presented a new image of Albania in USA, Slovenia, Italy etc.Albania Rafting Group has participate in different adventures in the rivers Vardar in Macedonia, Drini I Bardhe inKosovo, La Nera Terni dhe ne Cascate Marmore inItaly, Soca, Bovec in Slovenia and Futaleufu in Chile.
Albania Rafting Group has accompanied in Osum Canions not only Albanians but also citizens from all over the world. Well-known personalities have called them “The miracle of Europe”.
Nowadays, Albania Rafting Group is expanded and is widely known. With dedicated staff, its members are people with a passion for Rafting from Albania as well as abroad.
This is only the beginning. The story continues … you can be part of it…
