Krka National Park sits in the canyon carved by the Krka River near Šibenik — a series of travertine waterfalls and emerald pools set in limestone gorge scenery. Unlike Plitvice, you can swim directly in the pools below the waterfalls. It's one of Croatia's best day trips from Split.
Krka National Park is everything Plitvice is — dramatic waterfalls, impossibly turquoise water, ancient forest — with one crucial difference: you can actually swim in it. The pools below Skradinski Buk, the park's most spectacular waterfall series, are open for swimming from June through September, and the experience of floating in mineral-clear water with a 17-metre travertine waterfall crashing just metres away is one you won't forget.
The highlight of any Krka visit is the Skradinski Buk waterfall complex — seven travertine cascades spread across a wide valley floor, connected by boardwalks that wind across the water between the falls. The water colour here ranges from deep emerald in the canyon to bright turquoise in the shallower pools above, fed by karst springs throughout the limestone catchment area.
Beyond Skradinski Buk, a boat trip up the Krka River canyon to the island monastery of Visovac is one of the park's best-kept secrets. The tiny Franciscan monastery on a small circular island in the middle of the river has been continuously inhabited since 1445 and contains a small museum of extraordinary medieval illuminated manuscripts. Our day trips from Split include both the waterfall section and the boat tour to Visovac. Combine with a sea kayaking session in Split harbour for a complete water-based day.
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