Tips For Exploring Plitvice Lakes

At about 140 kilometers southwest of the capital of Croatia, Zagreb, near the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina, in a natural hilly landscape, is found the most beautiful of the eight national parks in Croatia, Plitvicka Jezera – Plitvice Lakes.

Plitvice Lakes in Croatia forms the center of the oldest and largest national park in the country. Plitvice are famous for its lakes and waterfalls, but the water surface covers only 1% of the park, the rest are meadows and forests. The tallest waterfall is Veliki Slap Plitvice (78 m height), is the largest waterfall in Croatia. The most attractive are Batinovcki Slapovi, Galovacki Buk and the water flowing from waterfalls look particularly impressive, especially on sunny days when the fog above them form rainbows. Plitvice’s water color is changing depending on the angle of the sun, where it is positioned.

Plitvice Lakes are transit lakes – The Black and White River, coming from the mountains, unites near Plitvice Ljeskovac and then form River Matica. It flows into the first lake, Proscansko, fed by Ljeskovac creek. From the first lake, the water flows in cascades to these lakes, and after another 7 km, the excess water flows into the river Korana, a short river, considered to be the most beautiful river in Croatia, which joins the Kupa River near Karlovac.

To move around Plitvice Lakes National Park, you can use the tourist trails along the banks of lakes and wooden footbridges suspended above the water. Attention – no swimming allowed! It is strictly forbidden. You can however rest on a small beach – Osredak on Lake Kozjak. It’s worth making a trip here in a boat, operated electrically, specifically to not pollute the environment. The best time to visit the Plitvice Lakes is in late spring, early summer or early fall.

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