Sixteen terraced lakes connected by wooden boardwalks and thundering waterfalls β Plitvice Lakes is Croatia's most spectacular natural landscape and one of Europe's great UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It looks exactly like the photos, and somehow even better in person.
Plitvice Lakes National Park is the landscape that puts Croatia on the world map for nature tourism β and with good reason. The park's 16 terraced lakes descend through ancient karst limestone over a total drop of 133 metres, connected by roaring waterfalls and wooden boardwalks that wind directly through the water and forest. The turquoise colour of the lakes β produced by dissolved minerals in the water refracting light β is so vivid it looks almost artificial in photographs. In reality it's more extraordinary still.
The park divides into Upper Lakes (Gornja Jezera) and Lower Lakes (Donja Jezera). The Lower Lakes are the more dramatic β dominated by the Veliki Slap waterfall (91 metres β Croatia's tallest), the deep canyon carved by the Korana River, and the series of interconnecting falls between NovakoviΔa Brod and Milanovac lakes. The Upper Lakes are calmer and forested, with long lake crossings by electric boat and a different, quieter beauty.
Our guided Plitvice day trips depart from Split, Zagreb and Zadar with a licensed national park guide included. We handle all park entry ticket queues in advance (critical in summer β the park sells out), arrange the electric boat crossings and walk you through both lake sections in the most logical sequence. Combine with a Krka National Park visit on the return journey to Split for an extraordinary national park day.
Book in Advance
National park entry is limited in summer. Pre-booking is essential JuneβAugust. Contact us and we'll secure your spot.
Tell us your dates and group size β we confirm within 2 hours, 7 days a week.