Plitvice Lakes and Rastoke village

Visit with us one of the most pop­u­lar places in Europe, National park Plitvice lakes. Sur­rounded by dense for­est of beech and fir trees, Plitvice Lakes are con­sid­ered one of the most beau­ti­ful nat­ural phe­nom­ena in the world: 16 lakes con­nected by numer­ous water­falls present a con­tin­u­ous play of light and water. Plitvice Lakes are a pro­tected ecosys­tem and a national park since 1949. The per­fect pic­ture nature has been cre­at­ing for sev­eral mil­len­ni­ums, leav­ing every­one breath­less.
Expe­ri­ence the birth of a vivid rain­bow while get­ting refreshed with the scat­tered drops of 78 meters high water­fall. Find out why and how the Lakes change colours from emer­ald green to azure blue. Enjoy thou­sands of sparkling falls, clean pure air, the great Splasher, idyl­li­cal boat ride on Lake Koz­jak, endemic flora and fauna and Lika’s food.

In Plitvice National Park, nature has created 16 lakes and connected them by amazing travertine waterfalls. The National Park covers 29685 hectares, where lakes take up to 200 hectares and forest covers the rest of the park. In this area you can encounter different species that have been living here since before the arrival of humans. Starting point is at the north entrance of the park (Entrance 1). Sightseeing is circular and includes the Lower and Upper Lakes area, and a combination of walks and electric-boat rides, while the return to starting point will be mostly by panoramic train. Enjoy the beauty of the largest and most attractive waterfalls (“Great Waterfall”, “Veliki Prštavac” and “Mali Prštavac”), and countless smaller waterfalls, as well as the lakes. The Plitvice lakes National Park belongs to Dinaric karst area and due to its specific geology, geomorphology and hydrology it truly is one of the most impressive karst entities in the world. Apart from dolomitic rock, mesosoic limestones with dolomite inserts prevail. The ratio between less porous or water-retaining dolomites and porous Jurassic limestone sediments in the karst has influenced the landscape of the overall area today. Specific hydrology properties of rock have enabled water retention on Triassic dolomite rocks, as well as canyon formation by water cutting through Cretaceous limestone deposits. Tufa barriers are a phenomenon enabling water to remain inside the lakes.