The Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia's most popular tourist attraction, was granted UNESCO World Heritage status in 1979. Located roughly halfway between capital city Zagreb and Zadar on the coast. The Plitvice Lakes are a series of sixteen lakes
interconnected by spectacular waterfalls, set in a deep woodland and populated
by deers, bears, wolves, boars and rare bird species. A UNESCO World Heritage,
Site, the lakes are renowned for their distinctive colours, ranging from azure
to green, grey or blue. The colours change constantly depending on the quantity
of minerals or organisms in the water and the angle sunlight.
The National Park covers a total area of 300 square kilometres, whilst the lakes join together over a distance of eight kilometres. There's also quite an altitude difference - the highest point is a t 1, 280m - lowest at 380m. Although the total height difference between the lakes themselves is only 135m. (Veliki Slap, the largest waterfall, is 70m tall). To kept this clear water, no swimming or any other kind of water activities are allowed anywhere in the park. There's three hotels and two campsite are available in the lake area for those who are want to spent their night there.
The Park is open daily all year round, with longer opening
hours during summer (usually 7am to 8pm). There’s an entrance fee which acts as
a contribution to the Park’s upkeep and protection: for adults it’s 80 Kunas
(£9/€10.50/$14) in November – March; 110 Kunas (£12/€14.50/$19.50) during
April-March and September-October; and 180 Kunas (£20/€24/$32) in July and
August. Children aged 7 to 18 have cheaper tickets, whilst children under the
age of seven go free. Groups of 15 or more people can get.
How to get there:
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