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The beautiful city of Saranda, offers a unique atmosphere and style that steels the heart of all its visitors.
The sea panorama, the variety of flora, favored by the soft climate, make Saranda the preferred center for rest and recreation and an important tourist town.
Most Albanian couples come to spend their honey-moon in Saranda. That's why it is known in Albania as the town of the honey-mooners.
Saranda is situated in an open sea gulf, opposite the island of Corfu (Greece). Saranda is an animated town between the mountains and the Ionian Sea,61km south-west of Gjirokastra.
There are today, daily ferry services to and from Corfu. Saranda is rapidly developing into the southern gateway for tourism into Albania.
In year 2000 Saranda was visited by 50thousand foreign tourists and many more Albanian tourists.
Near Saranda stood the ancient Illyrian city of Onchesmos, mentioned as a port in the 1st century B.C.
In the 4th century A.C.. the town was fortified with walls. Inside the walls have been excavated the remains of dwellings, water cisterns and an early Christian Basilica of the 5th and 6th century, containing a beautiful multicolored floor mosaic.
Other mosaics are to be found in the district museum. The ruins are also preserved of an early Christian Monastery, of the 40 Saints, from which the modern name of the town (Saranda) is derived.
Oriantation & Information
Saranda is spread out around a bay.Most tourist accommodation and eating places are in the centre of the city.
About 500m south of Hotel Butrinti is the attractively sited Hotel Delfiny with rooms overlooking the water.
The Delfini also has a very pleasant reastaurant.Just 100m north of the hotel butrinti is the attractive but pricey Kaoni Villa.
The Paradise Restaurant close to Hotel Butrinti has excellent food and the servise is top notch.
Getting There & Away
Buses to Saranda from both Tirana and Vlora follow an interior route via Gjirokastra.
Several buses to Gjirokastra and Tirana leave Saranda in morning. Several daily passenger ferries cross between Corfu(Greece) and Saranda.
The crossing with the ferries takes 30 to 60 minutes. Some travel agencies uses their own speed ferries to bring foreign tourists from Corfu to city of Saranda and Butrint.
When is the best time for travelling to Saranda? A very good question. A short trip just for swimming or a culture and wandering trip .
If you want to swim in the sea end of May through September is the best time for travelling. In October the sea is still warm enough (20 C) but it more often rains and who wants something like that in a holiday!?
For wandering April, May and September are the best months to visit Saranda. During the summer it is too hot for such activities. Having a look at the climate table you can get more information about the weather!
Welcome to Saranda Resort!
Saranda Resort is located in the small town of El Manteco and is only a 10 minute drive from Guri Lake and trophy peacock bass fishing. Saranda Resort is a 1 hour 45 minute drive from Puerto Ordaz or a 2½ hour flight from Caracas. Saranda Resort is recognized as a premier fishing destination.
They provide luxury amenities and offer All-Inclusive guided fishing packages for some of the best Peacock Bass fishing in the world. Saranda offers many packages available for all types of vacation getaways including private vacations, corporate retreats and tournament bookings. Guri Lake is one of the largest man made lakes in the world stretching approximately 175 km's long and 48 kms wide. Guri was made by the damming of the Caroni River at the confluence of the great Orinoco River – this is known as the second largest hydro electric dam called the Raul Leoni Dam. Guri Lake provides an amazing habitat for fish. While flooding the area for the lake, much of the timber was left and still stand upright just under the surface and poking out of the water closer to the shoreline and hilltops coming up from the lake. This makes is a great habitat for the fish of Lake Guri which include Peacock Bass, Payara and Piranha.
Though it's basic anatomy closely resembles that of the largemouth bass, the peacock bass is actually not a member of the bass family. It belongs to a family of fish known as cichlids. Like largemouths, the peacock prefers to ambush unsuspecting prey from a stealthy vantage point and demonstrates a gluttonous appetite. Common characteristic shared by all peacocks is the black circular “eye spot” - dramatically rimmed in gold - on the base of the caudal fin.
Actively breeding male peacocks bear a prominent hump on their head. This is used as a battering ram in battles with other males and to protect fry and territory. Peacock Bass in Guri Lake can easily reach 14 pounds. Bigger fish up to 24 pounds have been caught in these waters and 20 to 30 fish per day per boat is average. One of the toughest freshwater species in the world, the peacock's bone-jarring strikes, aerial acrobatics and line-stripping runs make it the ultimate quarry for both the fly and plug angler!
Guests will fish from brand new custom made 23’ Aluminum Hull, Twin Engine Boats, with trolling motors, GPS, Fish Finder, Radio communications, CD Stereo, Retractable Canopy, Cooler full of your favorite snacks and beverages and a fishing guide to take you to the best spots. Guests can bring their own fishing gear and tackle, or they can use rental gear and tackle from the onsite tackle shop.
Guides are very familiar with Guri Lake and will provide you with a fishing experience that will keep you coming back to catch the next trophy fish!
