Ohrid Lake Boat Tours - Ohrid

One of the most incredible experiences of our travels was a magical private lunch and boat cruise with Captain Nikola of B & F Cruise—Ohrid Lake Boat Tours in Lake Ohrid, Macedonia.

Ohrid Lake Boat Tours

It all started with Nikola reaching out via Facebook to recommend a cruise directly. After I responded to confirm, he researched our blog and custom-designed a perfect cruise for Sal and Wayne so that he couldn't have guessed us better! Kudos to Nikola for working smarter during low tourism and finding ways to connect with travellers. Instead of waiting at the port for tourists to walk past, he has pivoted his business and successfully created unique experiences by learning all about his prospective guests online.

We started the tour by boarding Nikola's private boat from the centre of town. We then cruised the lake's coast, enjoying beautiful natural views of the National Park Galichica.

We enjoyed the magical scenery and crystal clear waters of Lake Ohrid. We were utterly overwhelmed by the beauty and mind-blowing views. Nikola was full of positive energy and a pleasure to be around. He also has extensive knowledge of the history and is a local Ohrid lad himself.

After one hour of cruising, we stopped off to visit the Bay of Bones, a museum on water, for a quick tour. It is a reconstructed village of stilt houses displaying Bronze—and Iron Age items recovered from Lake Ohrid. Archaeologists believe it dates from 1200 to 600 BC.

We continued our cruise up the Ohrid coast and stopped in the charming lakeside village of Trpejca to have our delicious lunch freshly served by Restaurant And Terrace UNO (freshly caught local trout fish from the morning). They kindly set up on the boat, restaurant-style, while we enjoyed a stroll along the beach in Trpejca.

We then cruised for five minutes in the crystal clear waters to a small alcove, where we anchored and enjoyed a private lazy lunch, the most delicious fish and the beauty of the coastline with Albania just a few miles away.

Ohrid Lake Boat Tours

The restaurant picked up our lovely captain Nikola so Wayne and I could dine privately. 1.5 hours later, we messaged him once we were ready, and he was delivered back to us. Then, the boat was cleared from the lunch setting (table and all).

We continued our cruise back to Ohrid, stopping by to see the restaurant's team and thank them for the beautiful food and exceptional experience. They called Nikola to bring us over to say goodbye, which was incredibly sweet.

Ohrid Lake Boat Tours

It was the most spectacular and relaxing experience, and we are very grateful to Nikola, Stefan and the restaurant crew for making it very special. We felt very spoilt, and thank you all from the bottom of our hearts; we cannot recommend this experience highly enough.