Skopje and Matka Canyon: Northern Macedonia Highlights

Explore Skopje’s rich history and unwind in Matka Canyon’s natural beauty on a captivating day trip from Sofia.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Skopje - Begin your day with a morning pick-up from your centrally located hotel in Sofia. Enjoy a picturesque four-hour drive to Skopje, where your Bulgarian guide will share captivating stories and historical insights about the Balkans, enhancing your appreciation for the region.
    Upon reaching Skopje, a local city guide will take you on a…
What's Included
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • English-speaking professional Macedonian guide
  • English-speaking professional Bulgarian guide/driver
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratitude to the guides
Additional Information

This day trip offers the opportunity to explore two of Northern Macedonia’s most significant locations: the capital city, Skopje, and the stunning natural wonder, Matka Canyon. While wandering through the historic section of Skopje, visitors will delve into the past and gain insight into the modern interpretation of Macedonian history. The journey…

Location
Skopje
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(31 Ratings)
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Z335wjsandrar
Jul 14, 2025
Very great trip - Very nice trip, the hotel pickup worked smoothly, the 3h drive was very entertaining, there were also stops. In Skopje I was picked up by another guide and taken to Matka Canyon. I chased away a 1 hour boat trip including a visit to a cave. Afterwards I was driven back to Skopje in the city centre, where a tour guide waited for me and took me on a guided city tour. After some free time I met our driver at the agreed meeting point. Everything very well organized. Only point deduction due to the driver's fast driving style.
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Trelares
Aug 6, 2024
Really nice.day trip and... - Really nice.day trip and our driver was fantastic!!! Very good driver perfect personality. Scopia looks really nice and Matka Canyon fantastic!
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Go03699147635
May 28, 2024
Fantastic experience - I recommend this very interesting excursion with exciting and passionate guides! It is possible to only visit Skopje but the visit to the Mayka canyon is worth the detour. I highly recommend it.
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Emilie_a
Mar 9, 2024
awesome trip to Skopje - It was such a fascinating trip - awesome guides !! thank you so much ! I learnt so much and had the most splendid excursion with a lot of historical information. awesome!!
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Emeseheg89
Sep 15, 2023
I couldn't imagined better tour - Actually I t was a private tour because only me went to Matka. I'm so happy I booked that one. Daniel a wonderful tour guide and driver. We spent the whole day together so We had very deep conversation about everything He is a so funny person as well. Mike from Skopje also is an amazing guy. He very knowledgeable. He was so kind with me:He bought a magnet for me because I don't use cash. I can't recommend enough this tour!
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Jospedro_r
Sep 10, 2023
Book it! - Its was a really nice tour, everyone was super friendly, and its was really nice to meet new people.
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David_t
Oct 27, 2024
Very interesting and... - Very interesting and unique place to visit, only disadvantage is limited time after grossing boarder and meeting the local tour guide. we have so much to visit and boat ride, we did not really complete the tour is time up to meet our Sofia drive.
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95erican
Jul 3, 2024
Great experience! - Although the ride there took a bit long in a small bus, it was compensated by the interesting stories of the nice guides who also drove. In Skopje, we were accompanied by a Macedonian guide who took us to the canyons. He really did his best to make us feel as comfortable as possible. Nothing was too crazy or too much to ensure a great experience.
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Q7834ngsarahm
Jul 7, 2025
A great place to visit - I do recommend visiting Skopje and especially the beautiful Matka canyon, but the tour was very rushed and we only had 45 mins in Skopje itself despite it having been advertised as longer. In fact, visiting Matka proved to be a tour within a tour and my daughter.and I were the only ones to go to Matka with our guide. Both guides were great though, and Macedonia is a wonderful country which I would like to visit for longer. But the overall schedule of this trip needs to be improved.
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Daniel_d
Oct 18, 2023
Didn't go - trip was cancelled - I'm sure this is a great experience but unfortunately I didn't get to experience the trip at all and they moved me to do to a different experience due to numbers.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).