Plitvice
Croatia
The most popular national park in all of Croatia.
The famous guidebook writer Rick Steves describes Plitvice as "Niagara Falls diced and sprinkled over a heavily forested Grand Canyon."
One of the highlights of Croatia, Plitvice National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Plitvice features a series of 16 lakes with colors ranging between azure, turquoise, and emerald. It is 200 miles in total area and a paradise for hikers and nature lovers. Joined together, Plitvice's lakes cover a distance of five miles. Wooden footbridges make the park easy to traverse on foot. Dense forest, amazing flora, birds, and other wildlife, as well as spectacular waterfalls and cascades, make up this national treasure.
Plitvice National Park is carefully regulated in order to keep it pristine. There are no towns or villages in the reserve. The boats and roads trains available to transport visitors are electric. We suggest spending a full day in Plitvice. Two nights are the most nature lovers will need. You can access the park by bus from both Zagreb and Split, but we believe renting a car is the way to go. This will make for a much faster trip and give some flexibility. The drive from Trogir to Plitvice is about three hours, and two hours from Zagreb. If you have any time to spare, this natural wonder should not be missed.
What we love about Plitvice
Ivana
Dubrovnik City Host & Adriatic Destination Expert
If you were wondering where you can find the paradise depicted on Croatian postcards, come to Plitvice. Although it gets busier every year, you can still enjoy the untouched beauty of the lakes themselves. The most important thing is to be an early bird, and try to be one of the park's first visitors. There is nothing more beautiful and magical than the peace and serenity of the park at that time, just you and nature.
Sanja
Zagreb City Host & Adriatic Destination Expert
Don’t let the crowds discourage you! Plitvice Lakes are a place of exceptional natural beauty and should be on everyone’s bucket list.
Antonija
Split/Trogir City Host & Adriatic Destination Expert
This is Mother Nature's most beautiful child.
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Judith & Edward
New Mexico
JayWay Travel makes it easy to plan and execute a trip that meets your expectations. Carmine, our U.S. contact, and Lidija, our in-country contact, were delightful to work with and made excellent suggestions that enhanced our travel experience.
JayWay Travel makes it easy to plan and execute a trip that meets your expectations. Carmine, our U.S. contact, and Lidija, our in-country contact, were delightful to work with and made excellent suggestions that enhanced our travel experience.
Visited : Slovenia, Croatia
Itinerary : Ljubljana, Rovinj, Plitvice, Split, Dubrovnik
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Visited : Slovenia, Croatia
Itinerary : Ljubljana, Rovinj, Plitvice, Split, Dubrovnik
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Colorado
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Without JayWay Travel, my friends and I would not have enjoyed the trip as we did. My wife and friends cannot stop talking about the trip without excitement and appreciation for my planning, for which I owe JaWay Travel. I recommend JayWay Travel to anyone and anywhere.
Visited : Croatia, Slovenia
Itinerary : Dubrovnik, Hvar, Split, Plitvice, Ljubljana
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Visited : Croatia, Slovenia
Itinerary : Dubrovnik, Hvar, Split, Plitvice, Ljubljana
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Colorado
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Enormously helpful people, with a good range of ideas of where to go, where to stay, and various ways to get around, JayWay Travel has been an excellent company to work with in organizing personal trips.
Visited : Croatia
Itinerary : Dubrovnik, Hvar, Split, Plitvice, Rovinj
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Visited : Croatia
Itinerary : Dubrovnik, Hvar, Split, Plitvice, Rovinj
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