Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

A short drive later we arrived at the Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia's largest national park covering almost 30,000 hectares.
The waters flowing over the limestone and chalk have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in turn have created a series of beautiful lakes, caves and waterfalls. These geological processes continue today. The forests in the park are home to brown bears, grey wolves, lynxes and many rare bird species. Thankfully we didn’t see any of the former.

The magnificent Plitvice lake system is interconnected by many waterfalls and watercourses above and below ground, the lakes are grouped into the upper and lower lakes. We spent the next four hours exploring these. The National Park is amazing and so well set out with natural walkways, wooden paths over the endless waterways, mini bus options to ensure we can see as much as possible and boat rides across the lakes. 12km of walking later, up and down many steps and steep paths, we are exhausted but it was worth it. The amazing turquoise colours of the waters, the crystal clear lakes and the many many flowing waterfalls, it is a very special place to visit. One we would strongly recommend to anyone visiting Croatia.Read more