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."
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In 1979 UNESCO proclaimed the Plitvice National Park a World Heritage Site. It is one of the highlights of Croatia. Plitvice features a series of 16 lakes with colors ranging from azure, turquoise, green, blue and gray. It is 200 miles in total area and a paradise for hikers and nature lovers. The Plitvice lakes joined together 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 buses available to transport visitors are electric. We suggest spending a full day in Plitvice. Two nights is 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 quicker trip and give some flexibility. The drive from Trogir to Plitvice is about three hours. It's two hours from Zagreb. If you have the time on your Croatia itinerary this natural wonder should not be missed.
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When it comes to accommodation choices in Plitvice there's not an awful lot of variety, there are no five star palaces to be found! There are however plenty of guesthouses, as you will see when driving through, but based on our own visits we have narrowed down the choices to what we feel are the best hotels and B&Bs available in the Plitvice area. A lack of dining options mean you are usually limited to eating at the place you stay too. Most of our guests who come to Plitvice usually arrive in the late afternoon, stay one night in one of our hand-picked accommodations listed here, see the park the next day then continue on to the next destination. Once we start preparing your customized itinerary we will present our recommended options for you to select from.
If you are looking for a tour guide during your visit to Plitvice, JayWay is glad to arrange a highly qualified local guide. However we find that Plitvice is one of the easiest destinations to navigate on your own so we do not believe a guide is absolutely necessary. The park uses an easy to follow map system containing a number of suggested hikes. The trails are clearly marked using a color system. The best part of this system is it allows you to navigate the park at your own pace and provides suggestions based on the estimated amount of time you want to spend at the park. At minimum you can spend a half-day at the park but for outdoor lovers a full day or longer is possible. We tend to offer Plitvice as a day trip by private transfer, a group tour or on your own with a rental car.
“This most famous national park in Croatia is breathtaking,to say the least! So much natural beauty and freshness of the air makes you feel like you never wannt to leave this place! ”
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Experience the very best of the Adriatic coast, from its Pearl, to its Queen. Starting in Dubrovnik over 2 weeks, you'll have some island time on Hvar and go Roman in Split – and that's just the first week! Next see the spectacular Plitvice Lakes before spending a few days in old-Venetian coastal town of Rovinj. Then finish up in La Serenissima itself, Venice! read full itinerary
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