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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 NATIONAL PARK Yourultimateguidetoindependent andresponsibleexploration
CONTENT WhyisPlitviceLakesNationalParksopopular? PlitviceLakesorKrka? Besttimetovisit Gettingthere Gettingaroundthepark HowmuchtimedoIneed? Entrancefeesandtickets Eatingandsleeping Recommendedroutesanditineraries Whatmanypeopledon’tknow Contactdetailsandfurtherinformation © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited
WHY IS PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK SO POPULAR? Waterfallsconnectthe12upperand4lowerlakes Amazingemeraldgreentoturquoisecolour (dependingonthetimeofyearandday) Croatia’slargestandoldestNationalPark Over1.5millionvisitorsayear Touroperatorsofferdaytoursfromprettymuch anywhereinCroatia (althoughwestronglyadvise againstit) © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited
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
WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO VISIT? Avoidthebusysummermonths,especially JulyandAugust. EntrypricesarealsothehighestbetweenJune andSeptember.Entryticketsarecheapestin thewintermonthsbetweenNovemberand March. Formorepleasanttemperaturesandfewer crowds,goduringtheshoulderseason, April/MayandOctober. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited
HOW TO GET TO PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK (WITHOUT A CAR)? PlitviceLakesNationalParkislocatedinthe centreofCroatia. BusesfromZagreborZadartakeabout2-2.5 hours. Busesstopatbothentrance1and2. Youcanbuyyouronward/returnbusticket/s fromthelittlehutsateitherbusstop. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited
GETTING AROUND THE PARK Morethan20kilometresofwell-maintained boardwalksandhikingtrails Hikingtrailsconnectall16lakes Boardwalksallowvisitorstoseethefascinating waterfallscloseup. Boardwalkshave (largely) nosidebarriers. Hikingtrailsleadthroughforestandarenarrow andcanbeunevenandmuddyduringrainy periods. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited
HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE TO VISIT? Recommendyoustayatleastonenightto experiencetheparkintheearlymorning. That’swhenyouhavetheparkalmostto yourselfandmayevengettoseesome localwildlife. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited
ENTRANCE FEES AND TICKETS Parkmanagementrestrictsthenumberof visitorsallowedintheparkatanygiventime. Entryticketsarethereforevalidonlyfora specificday (ordays) ANDforaspecificentry time (onthefirstdayofyourvisitifyoubought aticketformultipledays).Foronline purchases,yourbookingconfirmationisnota ticket.Youstillhavetoexchangethe confirmationfortheactualticketatthe entrance. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited
EATING/SLEEPING OPTIONS IN PARK Therearethreehotelswithintheperimeters ofthepark.Allaresituatedatentrance2. Diningoptionsarelimitedtothethreehotel restaurantsandRestaurantPoljana. Theparklacksdecentfoodoptionsand waterfountains.Bringyourownsnacksand waterbottle. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited
EATING AND SLEEPING NEAR ENTRANCE 1 Guesthousesandapartmentsinthe settlementofRastovača. Diningoptionsarelimitedtoasmallrestaurant atHouseKatrina (Rastovača14),Restaurant LičkaKuća,andRestaurantPetar. Thereisnosupermarketnearby. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited
EATING AND SLEEPING NEAR ENTRANCE 2 20minutes’ walkfromEntrance2,arethe guesthousesandapartmentsinthe settlementofPlitvičkaJezera. Diningoptionsagainarelimited,withBistro Vučnicatheonlyviableoption.However, thereisasmallsupermarketforthosewho wanttoself-cater. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited
EATING AND SLEEPING IN PLITVICA SELO Thereisasmallsettlementtothesouth-west oftheGreatWaterfall.Wedonot recommendedstayinginPlitvicaSeloifyou don’thaveacar.Itismorecumbersometoget to/fromandmoreexpensive.Diningoptions therearealsolimited,withtheEtnoGarden RestaurantandRestaurantKozjakthemost viableoptions. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited
HOW TO SEE MOST OF THE PLITVICE LAKES WITHOUT THE BIG TOURIST CROWDS? Ourwebsitehasacompletebreakdownofthe recommendedroutes: Bestroutefromentrance1 Fullday Twohalfdays Bestroutefromentrance2 Fullday Twohalfdays © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited
WHAT MANY PEOPLE DON’T KNOW PlitviceLakesNationalPark,duetoits importanceasatouristattractionwasheavily foughtoverduringtheCroatianWarof Independenceintheearly1990s.Thefirst victimsofthewardiedatPlitviceLakeson 31March1991.Amonumentnearentrance twocommemoratestheevent. © 2019MinimalistJourneysLimited
CONTACT INFO & FURTHER DETAILS Author SandraRosenau Emailaddress Sandra@MinimalistJourneys.com Website https://minimalistjourneys.com/plitvice-lakes-sustainable-travel- guide/