When arriving at the Lake Matka there is a parking area. Use Google Maps to get there, they direct you straight to the parking space. The road to Matka Canyon is pretty ok, but narrow at some places. This of course is the easiest option as the drive from the city only takes about 30 minutes. Bus 60 is one of the busses but there are more busses according to the helpful old man and they run quite regularly. I did not go by bus to Matka Canyon but I asked around for you and a return ticket will only cost less than €3.

In the city centre take bus 60 at the main bus station. This is of course the cheapest option to visit Matka Canyon. Tourists have 3 options: From Skopje to Match Canyon by bus Parking is also free!įrom the city centre it is pretty easy to get to Matka Canyon. There is no entrance fee at Matka Canyon. The canyon is a touristy place where locals and tourist love to go on a hot summer day to escape the bustling capital of North Macedonia. Since Matka Canyon is only about 15 kilometer away from the city centre this place is the perfect day trip from Skopje. Waking up here in the early morning drinking a coffee overlooking the lake while working on my travel blog. I would loved to stayed overnight in the Matka Canyon hotel.

What about hiking, medieval monasteries, caves and swimming? It was so much fun that I actually really regret I did not have more days in Skopje.

Most people think a Matka canyon boat trip is the only thing you can do, but there is more. If you are visiting Skopje this definitely is a thing to do, even if you are only there for a day. When seeing pictures of Matka Canyon Skopje I wanted to go there straight away too. But since I had two days in Skopje I also looked for day trips from Skopje and stumbled upon Matka Canyon.Ī couple days before I visited Skopje I took the impressive boat trip on the Komani Lake in Albania and was so blown away by the beauty of this gorge. Although I later heard the city centre of Skopje with all its statues is kind of fake (more about it later on my blog) I still think it is an impressive place to visit in North Macedonia. Of course North Macedonia was also part of my Balkan road trip itinerary and that is how I ended up in Skopje.

Stay matka