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great plan! I did part of the Balcans in two trips last year, Romania and Bulgaria in the first and Greece, Albania, Macedonia in the second.
Both entirely by hitchhiking, it´s really easy in that region, our average waiting time was about 30 minutes. And people who picked us up were all amazing, not only gave us a lift but also many of them invited us to their houses for a night. Taking the actual state of the roads in that area it´s probably the fastest way of moving, not mentioning that it´s the cheapest too. We used buses in Romania and Bulgaria and decided not to use any more public transport, although you might have to in this time of the year. I don´t know what´s the average temperature in February/March but might be a bit cold to be waiting for the lift.
Oh and also it took us quite long to hitchhike in Albania, specially in Tirana. Capitals are always the hardest to catch a lift and also it seems that it´s not habitual to see hitchikers there.
What to see? I think it´s a great route, the one you´ve planned. Definitely go to Dubrovnik! In Albania we went to Tirana (nothing special in my opinion) and Gjirokaster (worth visiting) but albanian coast has to be impressive too. If You hitchhike there people might ask You for a small amount of money, try to avoid private taxis, if thay agree to take You for free don´t give them money when You´re on place.
I don´t know much about natural parks in the area so hopefully someone else can give you some info on that subject. Good luck!
It's a little out of your way but do a daytrip to Plitvice National Park in Croatia. Day tours run from Split and it is well worth it!
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