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Plitvice Lakes – The ultimate guide for independent and responsible travellers

Croatia's Plitvice Lakes National Park is easy to visit independently. We give you all the tools you need to organise your trip and avoid the tourist crowds.<br><br>First published on https://minimalistjourneys.com/plitvice-lakes-sustainable-travel-guide/ on Thursday 10 October 2019.

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Plitvice Lakes – The ultimate guide for independent and responsible travellers

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  1. PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK Yourultimateguidetoindependent andresponsibleexploration

  2. CONTENT WhyisPlitviceLakesNationalParksopopular? PlitviceLakesorKrka? Besttimetovisit Gettingthere Gettingaroundthepark HowmuchtimedoIneed? Entrancefeesandtickets Eatingandsleeping Recommendedroutesanditineraries Whatmanypeopledon’tknow Contactdetailsandfurtherinformation © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  3. WHY IS PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK SO POPULAR? Waterfallsconnectthe12upperand4lowerlakes Amazingemeraldgreentoturquoisecolour (dependingonthetimeofyearandday) Croatia’slargestandoldestNationalPark Over1.5millionvisitorsayear Touroperatorsofferdaytoursfromprettymuch anywhereinCroatia (althoughwestronglyadvise againstit) © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  4. PLITVICE LAKES OR KRKA? Bothparksareverydifferent,andwedon’tthink theyarecomparable.Recommendtostartwith PlitviceLakes.Itiseasiertoexplore.Visitorscan usespecialroadtrainsandelectricboatsto explorethepark.Howeveryoucan’tswimin anyofthePlitviceLakesandcyclingisnot allowed. Thereisasurprisinglackofsustainableand affordablefoodoptionsinPlitviceLakes NationalPark.Allthissaid,ourrecommendation ifyouhadtochooseone - Plitvice. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  5. WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO VISIT? Avoidthebusysummermonths,especially JulyandAugust. EntrypricesarealsothehighestbetweenJune andSeptember.Entryticketsarecheapestin thewintermonthsbetweenNovemberand March. Formorepleasanttemperaturesandfewer crowds,goduringtheshoulderseason, April/MayandOctober. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  6. HOW TO GET TO PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK (WITHOUT A CAR)? PlitviceLakesNationalParkislocatedinthe centreofCroatia. BusesfromZagreborZadartakeabout2-2.5 hours. Busesstopatbothentrance1and2. Youcanbuyyouronward/returnbusticket/s fromthelittlehutsateitherbusstop. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  7. GETTING AROUND THE PARK Morethan20kilometresofwell-maintained boardwalksandhikingtrails Hikingtrailsconnectall16lakes Boardwalksallowvisitorstoseethefascinating waterfallscloseup. Boardwalkshave (largely) nosidebarriers. Hikingtrailsleadthroughforestandarenarrow andcanbeunevenandmuddyduringrainy periods. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  8. HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE TO VISIT? Recommendyoustayatleastonenightto experiencetheparkintheearlymorning. That’swhenyouhavetheparkalmostto yourselfandmayevengettoseesome localwildlife. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  9. ENTRANCE FEES AND TICKETS Parkmanagementrestrictsthenumberof visitorsallowedintheparkatanygiventime. Entryticketsarethereforevalidonlyfora specificday (ordays) ANDforaspecificentry time (onthefirstdayofyourvisitifyoubought aticketformultipledays).Foronline purchases,yourbookingconfirmationisnota ticket.Youstillhavetoexchangethe confirmationfortheactualticketatthe entrance. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  10. EATING/SLEEPING OPTIONS IN PARK Therearethreehotelswithintheperimeters ofthepark.Allaresituatedatentrance2. Diningoptionsarelimitedtothethreehotel restaurantsandRestaurantPoljana. Theparklacksdecentfoodoptionsand waterfountains.Bringyourownsnacksand waterbottle. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  11. EATING AND SLEEPING NEAR ENTRANCE 1 Guesthousesandapartmentsinthe settlementofRastovača. Diningoptionsarelimitedtoasmallrestaurant atHouseKatrina (Rastovača14),Restaurant LičkaKuća,andRestaurantPetar. Thereisnosupermarketnearby. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  12. EATING AND SLEEPING NEAR ENTRANCE 2 20minutes’ walkfromEntrance2,arethe guesthousesandapartmentsinthe settlementofPlitvičkaJezera. Diningoptionsagainarelimited,withBistro Vučnicatheonlyviableoption.However, thereisasmallsupermarketforthosewho wanttoself-cater. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  13. EATING AND SLEEPING IN PLITVICA SELO Thereisasmallsettlementtothesouth-west oftheGreatWaterfall.Wedonot recommendedstayinginPlitvicaSeloifyou don’thaveacar.Itismorecumbersometoget to/fromandmoreexpensive.Diningoptions therearealsolimited,withtheEtnoGarden RestaurantandRestaurantKozjakthemost viableoptions. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  14. HOW TO SEE MOST OF THE PLITVICE LAKES WITHOUT THE BIG TOURIST CROWDS? Ourwebsitehasacompletebreakdownofthe recommendedroutes: Bestroutefromentrance1 Fullday Twohalfdays Bestroutefromentrance2 Fullday Twohalfdays © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  15. WHAT MANY PEOPLE DON’T KNOW PlitviceLakesNationalPark,duetoits importanceasatouristattractionwasheavily foughtoverduringtheCroatianWarof Independenceintheearly1990s.Thefirst victimsofthewardiedatPlitviceLakeson 31March1991.Amonumentnearentrance twocommemoratestheevent. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited

  16. CONTACT INFO & FURTHER DETAILS Author SandraRosenau Emailaddress Sandra@MinimalistJourneys.com Website https://minimalistjourneys.com/plitvice-lakes-sustainable-travel- guide/

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