Tikvesh Lake

The Tikvesh Lake is situated on the River Crna Reka, 12 kilometres on the southwest of Kavadarci, that is, 3kilometres on the south from the village of Vozarci. The lake was constructed in 1968 by partitioning the river canyon with 104 meters-high dam, made of clay essence and with length of 338 meters long. Occupies territory of 14 square km and is 29 km long. The total gross area of the lake is 475 millions m3 of water.
The water from the Tikvesh Lake is used for irrigation and production of electricity. The irrigation is done through the hydro system “Tikvesh” and in the vicinity of the dam, the power plant “Tikvesh” is located. The irrigation from the lake Tikvesh enabled the driest area in the whole country to be turned into green oasis with vast plantations of grapevines and fruit trees.

In cases of increased waterfall the level of the lake raises and can result in outflow and very often in flooding the weekend houses located near by. The increased quantity of the water in the course of the summer is poured out into the River Vardar, in order to avoid the ecological disaster of the fauna as a result of the lower water level. The lake abounds in great variety of fish, especially in catfish, which can be over 2 meters long.

Source: http://www.makedonskibiser.com.mk

Travel by bus

If you are considering to go by bus you have a dozen of buses between Skopje and Kavadarci. Time travel is 2 hours. Price for one way ticket is 280 denars / 4.5 EUR and two way tickets is 410 enars / 6.6 EUR. Then you have to call a local taxi to Tikvesh Lake.

Time of departure from Skopje: 06:00, 09:00, 12:00, 13:00, 13:45, 15:00, 15:45, 17:00, 18:00, 19:30, 20:15.

Note: If you are considering travelling on weekend and holidays please contact the bus station for any changes of the lines.

Travel by train

 There is no train line to the city.

Travel with taxi

If you are not comfortable to travel by train or bus, you can always get a taxi. The price for one way to Tikvesh Lake is more or less 3000 denars/48.8 EUR.

We recommended:

ABC Logistica
Mob: +389 78 504 500
Tel: +389 2 6143 900

Go with a car or rent a car

If you'd like to explore the land during your travel to Tikvesh Lake you can go with a car or rent a car. Distance between Skopje and Kavadarci is 96.2 km, and between Kavadarci and Tikvesh Lake is 12.6 km.

For rent a car we recommended:

ABC Logistica
Mob: +389 78 504 500
Tel: +389 2 6143 900

MIDA Rent-a-car
Office 2 (Airport Alexander the Great)
Tel/Fax + 389 22 56 10 10
24 hour service phones
Mob.1: 070 256 433
Mob.2: 071 223 042
Mob.3: 070 366 958