Exploring Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia!

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Plitvice Lakes National Park is a must see with its sixteen pristine lakes, all interconnected by a series of waterfalls and streams, all surrounded by lush green forests. Get lost in all of its beauty as you stroll along, listening to the sound of nature all around you.
Plitvice is the oldest and largest national park in Croatia and it doesn't disappoint! There are different trails to choose from based on how far and how long you're up for walking. The shortest trail takes around 2-3 hrs and the longest trail is 8+ hours.
The shorter trails only see the lower lakes, and the longer trails see both the upper and lower lakes!
The beauty is truly endless, you'll never run out of stunning scenery, and the colors of the water are almost too blue and green to even be real.
The pathways that go in and around the park are all beautiful wooden planks, which give the whole park more character. I think metal pathways just wouldn't fit in there.
You just might want to watch out if you bring small children, because there aren't any railings or anything to block anyone from falling off into the water. Quite often it's open on both sides, so it might not be the best choice for energetic toddlers! (I know I'd be nervous bringing our small children)
The pathways are indeed magical, though, and bring you next to the waterfalls, on top of the lakes and all around the spectacular Plitivce Lakes National Park.
You'll also have the chance to ride a boat across the lake to continue your trail (or head back to the start). What's great about the boats, is that they're all electric, so they won't pollute the pristine water.
In my personal opinion, fall is the best time to visit Plitvice Lakes National Park. The leaves are changing colors, the crowds are a lot less than in the summer months, and it's a nice temperature to walk around and enjoy nature.

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[@bozenagabela6249]

To kako se vas dvoje gledate, je čak lipše od samih Plitvičkih jezera ❤️🇭🇷

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Aww, hvala puno na lijepim rijecima!

[@robertuljancic5775]

Dobro uočeno ... hah*

[@tihomirvukovic3614]

Plitvice is paradise like all Croatia

[@ghkk9941]

Banff/Canada and National Park Plitvice 🏞 lakes are completely comparable by nature prettiest places. Cheers, guys. Have a great day wherever you are 🙃🙂

[@yespls4184]

This park is absolutely STUNNING in person. I was speechless walking through it. The water is a gorgeous turquoise and the waterfalls so lovely. This video takes me back

[@shirleysnulifecabar9276]

We’ve been there last Oct 6,my gosh breathtaking views. Worth to visit in Croatia🌟🌟🌟

[@mvbuckley]

Plitvice is so worth a visit! How great to see it with virtually no one else!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

It felt like we were the only ones there! Very strange time for travel, but refreshing to not have any crowds at all.

[@worldtravelimagesnet]

Was there in September 2021. The crowds were back again, lots of people everywhere!

[@NinaSofra]

Great work! You just reminded me I need to go and visit Plitvice again! One of definitely the most beautiful places in Croatia!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

You should if you have the chance soon! It's very quiet now and makes for a perfectly relaxing day!

[@subpack4885]

Same

[@porridge57]

I’ve been to 35 countries, and I hike a lot. To me, Plitvice is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen.

[@q.p.8327]

Perfect video, perfect music, beautiful shots, breathtaking place,... thank you very much...fingers crossed...please take care...(greetings from France)...LIKE!...

[@AngelGoodwitch]

Thank you so much for taking me here, Sarah & Ivan! You guys are the best!

[@JJ-ym8bu]

Its absolutely breathtaking. You did an amazing job of editing as well. Nice work.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you so much for your sweet words! :) I love it there, it's one of the most beautiful places on Earth!

[@reallyrealistic5225]

Magical place...

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Totally agree!

[@davidscpa]

In April 2015 we missed the last boat and walked back in the rain and dark for over two hours to our accommodations. Plitvice is absolutely beautiful during the day.

[@damirkopic6025]

Jeste,vrijedno je!! :-)

[@deniszivkovic3478]

ovo što vi radite je vrijedno pohvale, respect

[@patbw47]

Just visited the park and walked the upper and lower lakes. Definitely worth a visit. Unbelievably beautiful! Waterfalls everywhere!

[@simonpilk]

I visited Plitvice a few years ago and on my day the sun shone and the place was just magical, beyond description in so many ways. I did the right hand side of the lakes through the big one and what a brilliant day. I am hoping to visit Krka waterfalls to compare.

[@purple09052005]

I love Plitvice Lakes, it's a real water wonderland.

[@denisdralec1993]

OMG....Plitvice without crowds ?? I had to see it to believe it.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

I know!!! It was really unbelievable!!

[@gabyvansant4533]

Wow, what an amazing scenery! All those waterfalls, lakes, is like walking in a fairy tale. Wich make me think about you saying that it's best to leave the kids at home. But why? A one year old sits in the stroller, the three year old sits in another one, or walks hand in hand with mum or dad and the five year old is old enough to pay attention to the danger of ...of what exactly? Just keep an eye on her/him and enjoy together! Shouldn't it be wonderful that the kids could say, back home: and we have seen such big waterfalls! And a lot of lakes, fishes were swimming in it and I gave my cookie to a duck! And there was a long, long, long wooden path and I layed there and played with the water and the woods were full of colours .... and .... and ... and so on. That makes a kid to grow, makes parents to be responsible. Not by preventing as much as you can, I think. It's just how I feel. And I'm sure you two are the best parents.

[@maurosanchez9955]

Saludos desde Montevideo Uruguay

[@apartmentsmiroslavvojnovic3302]

Paradise found 💚🏞🌳

[@marcocosic8429]

I remember when I was with my parents on the Plitvice Lakes that my father leaned over the water and took a sip ... he wanted to show us how clean the water is ... you can drink that water without any problems

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Yes, it's so clean and beautiful!

[@t.r.8386]

Pure virgin nature

[@marijajelicic9517]

Raj na zemlji😍paradiso in terra 😍

[@subpack4885]

I love this video and it reminded me that I have to visit this place again ❤️🍀

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Glad you enjoyed it! You should go while it's still empty! Totally different without any crowds! :)

[@PabloVillasenorPresents]

What a marvelous place to explore! Two thumbs up to your beautiful presentation!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Many thanks Pablo! :)

[@PabloVillasenorPresents]

@@RoyalCroatianTours You're welcome. Regards.

[@NaveDelAmor]

Beautiful 💛💙thank you@🇪🇬

[@krunoslavbalta2992]

Svaka čast Sarah,ovi vaši filmovi su uživancija za gledati..Tvoja spontanost i pozitivna energija su tako privlačni...Samo nastavite dalje 😇

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Puno hvala Krunoslav!

[@kayyywild]

Just subscribed guys! I LOVE this place, went here years ago, such a magical location 😀

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks!! We're planning to head back soon to make a winter version in the snow!!! :)

[@ONESTEPASIATOURS]

Wowwww so beautiful that's for your showing us beautiful place .. both of your guyz smile are so cool man👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you so much 😀

[@majabenakovic]

Wooow koji video. Svaka vam čast kako ste izmontirali video, profesionalno snimili svaki kutak i nevjerojatne sitne ali predivne trenutke, npr scena s patkom. Ovako vjerojatno ne bi ni neki profesionalni fotograf docarao ljepotu plitvica. Pozz iz Njemacke.

[@katherinekurelja4172]

So, we were just there, but only did the bottom part and now I see what we missed! LOL. We do plan to go back, but seriously how did we miss this? Maybe it's not advertised clearly. Thank you for that shot. WOW!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

I know, I don't think they clearly advertise it!! It should be better communicated through signage! Let me know when you go back, and I'll give you instructions to reach the secret spot ;)

[@mariegallagher6205]

Gorgeous video ,would love to visit there,maybe one day ❤️

[@melbacarlson1232]

Hi Sarah and Ivan, I'm a Canadian from VancouvrrI found your site in preparation for my trip in Croatia. Plitvice lakes is in my bucket list and finally I just landed in Dubrovnik today and a friend is coming tomorrow to join me.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Have an amazing time!! :D

[@filbritfrolics9315]

beautiful , i fell in love with the place. :-)

[@kucnimajstor2901]

Great video..

[@travelexperts6183]

Great video! EscapingTheBubble on youtube recommended your videos to me, they weren’t wrong.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@tomislavlepen]

I heard that the best time to visit Plitvice to experience the waterfalls at their peak is when snow starts to melt. I've been there only in the summer time so that's on my bucket list. Great vid, you too.

[@helenmak5663]

May I know which month is it?

[@melbacarlson1232]

Hi, It's me again. Just to thank you for all the info on your site. I've been binging watching your videos before my trip and almost got to know your family. Please tell baka and dida I'd like a cooking class from them. Your family is so adorable!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hahah thanks Melba! I should really start offering cooking classes with them! :)

[@johandeboose]

It's great, but it's a pity that not all the videos are in Croatian... You speak so clear, and for me learning the language you are very inspiring.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

I'll try to do some more videos in Croatian! :)

[@branislavkonjevic9159]

You just have to visit the Kornati islands! Also - Pula will delight you. Actually - the whole of Istria. Medulin, Poreč, Rovinj, and many other places.

[@marijabuksa1436]

None of Croatia National Parks are disappointing, all of them are worth it. More then worth it. And it is all pure nature, you don't switch on waterfalls in the morning like in America and turn them off in the evening. So the name of this video should be a bit different.

[@trinaloucks3932]

Which waterfalls in North America are turned off? I've never heard of this. I live in Canada, the ones I've seen are natural.

[@zok-p1552]

Ako vas put dovede do Sibenika posjetite Slapove Krke, Otok Prvic Sepurine i naravno moj Tribunj!!!

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Taman smo bili prije nekoliko dana u Sibeniku! :)

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Great

[@sinisabosanac]

Prekrasan video.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hvala puno Sinisa! :)

[@sinisabosanac]

@@RoyalCroatianTours idući put dok idete na plitvice obidjite baračeve špilje, drežničku kulu i zemlju jelena.

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Nice video clips

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks so much :)

[@mazgse]

You shoul visit Plitvice every season (winter, spring, summer and autumn)

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Good suggestion!!

[@mazgse]

@@RoyalCroatianTours And ofc take the longest route ;) I was there at sunny summer day and once at spring time and it was magnificent, for now spring is the winner, we have luck that day becouse it was sunny day with one rain shower and you could feel how everything is alive around you. I will never forget the sound of rain shower in that forest.

[@annaserci-taylor2095]

Love your videos - very helpful for planning our trip. Not sure if anyone has asked already but can you give directions on how to get to the great viewing point at the end of your video. TIA

[@simplygoodmood7682]

Love Plitvice Lakes. Beautiful spot. Just a shame that so much water has dried out. Have you been to Slunj? Its a cute town near plitvice

[@TheMurani]

Hey, amazing video. can you share the location of the spot you mentioned at the end of the video? that was beautiful.

[@primus6419]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@anajukic563]

Ljepše od nijagara slapova

[@darkogregec7503]

You should go to Rastoke and show us what you think.

[@fmrgt12]

Okiesss, bin there tooo, many, many, many years ago. Ok, PLITVICKA JEZERA were background for many movies'.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

It's definitely a spectacular place!!

[@damirkopic6025]

Yes,True! Movie like Winetou was filmed in Plitvice.

[@margsangster8994]

Loved your video thanks guys. Just wondering which entrance, 1 or 2 did you enter from and what time of year you were there please. Cheers from Australia

[@r.g.5167]

hey, would you describe how to get to the "secret" spot as we are going to plitvice in about two weeks :) thanks in advance!

[@sriram7935]

Hi. Great job with the video. I have a question - Trail length 8000 m is including the boat and train trip as well? Also is it including the return to Entrance 1? Please help to answer my question

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Yes and yes

[@FHAN90]

Great video and beautiful park . I’m visiting Croatia in the summer i just want to know whats the name of the secret spot or the location on google maps🌚

[@raultufan8346]

Hello,i have a few questions,the first one is that the train at the end of the trail comes every 30 minutes or? This train gets you back to entrance 1? Is the train and the boat at the middle of the trail included in the entry ticket? It’s a hard trail with a lot of stairs? It can be finished if you hurry a little in 3 hours but not that you sweat a lot in this time,just walking normal,not fast? Sorry for all these questions,but I couldn’t find the answer online so I hope that you could help me

[@jintherapist9837]

My wife and I are going to Plitvice and Krka this Summer, your videos been helping us a lot. I do have a few questions and would love it if you can answer them the best you can. I am a dronie and love capturing beautiful landscape, I read a lot about drone regulations in National Parks especially here in Plitvice and Krka. Do you have any latest info on drone regulations in Plitvice, Krka, and other parts of Croatia? Of course I will keep disruption to the lowest and not fly over crowds. Thank you in advance

[@josipvrdoljak9053]

Flying a drone in Croatia is completely legal as long as you have registered what you can do very easily and quick on the website, but drones are prohibited in the area of Plitvice national park, but there are a ton of beautifull areas for drone recording around the park. I hope you have a great time in Croatia its an amazing country with stuning sea and people, you will love it like most of the visitors especially UK USA that are starting to discover our country which is very welcoming to americans and Canadians

[@joeybarton06]

🇭🇷❤

[@atmarupsarangi]

Which entrance you should take?

[@balaje111]

Hi, can you give the location for the secret spot to go by car. Thank you

[@matej9850]

What time of year were you there? The place is beautiful, but every time I was there it was too crowded, I couldn't make the contact with nature that I wanted.

[@kathrynbartlett6058]

Hi We are thinking about doing a road trip down the coast of Croatia. What would be the easiest/fastest route to drive there?

[@adityadatar5197]

Which routes are the best and which ones did you take

[@1209jayt]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video. Where and how to I get to secret spot? Amazing view, I’m here now in plitvice and I wanna find that pls. Thanks!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Go towards Plitvica selo and then ask someone for the view point

[@1209jayt]

@@RoyalCroatianTours Thank u!👍🥂

[@jcarp6335]

I have a trip planned at the end of august that routes me from Split to Zagreb. Is it crazy to stop at Plitvice Lakes along the way by car?

[@t.r.8386]

It is great idea to stop at Plitvice and visit that beauty

[@danijelhrup9715]

For the touris's, one must go early in the morning and go to the bathroom, please do it before...

[@patbw47]

I was there end of June and it did get really hot. Thank goodness for some shady walkways.

[@damirkopic6025]

Ako vas ikada put navede u Baranju posjetite Kopački Rit koji je zaštićen UNESCOM.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hvala na prijedlogu :)

[@damirkopic6025]

@@RoyalCroatianTours Nema na čemu! Ugodan dan! :-)

[@felpuno]

Amazing! Do you mind sharing how to get to that gorgeous secret spot?

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

It's on the way to Plitvica Selo. Before you cross the bridge.

[@nomecognome1131]

Dear Sarah. Is it by any chance possible to give us the hint how to locate the secret spot at the PL? I am asking cos soon I should go to check out the Barać Caves, so I will have enough time to take some shots from the spot and return home! Regards

[@monicasomesan2432]

@nomecognome1131 Did you ever found out where the secret spot is?

[@nomecognome1131]

@@monicasomesan2432 Never. But thx for asking:)

[@monicasomesan2432]

@@nomecognome1131 sorry to hear that 😔 I am going to Plitvice in a couple of months, I was looking trough the comments here and I see that the secret spot is in Plitvica Selo, I even fount the viewpoint coordonates in google. A bit late for you 😅 but maybe you will visit again the park sometimes

[@nomecognome1131]

I understand. You'll do the spot for me:) What s ur itinerary for Croatia? I live in CRO so I m just courious

[@monicasomesan2432]

@@nomecognome1131 I am just starting my research for our holiday in June but I think that we will stay one day at Plitvice, 2 days in Split and 3 days in Dubrovnik. Last year we stopped in Pula just for 2 days on our way back home from Italy and we just felt in love with Croatia. We are from Romania, our countries are sooo similar regarding the culture and even though we have some amazing places I must admit, Croatia has alot more beautiful natural sites ❤️

[@ballerjig23]

hello interested on your secret post, will i be able to see it in google maps how to drive there? thanks.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

The spot is not mapped. But take to ride to Plitvica Selo and try to ask someone who is local there.

[@eileensullivan2269]

Can you swim in this water. We are coming in August

[@dragodrazenovic1064]

NO!!!

[@ivanjala5055]

Plitvice su raj na zamlji

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Stvarno su lijepe!!

[@linhv4792]

Can u tell me how to get into the spot??

[@sisandbrofromsingapore1744]

Question is it worth it during December. Please answer as soon as possible as we will probably be going there soon

[@spatrk6634]

yes. its worth any time of the year. at winter it can freeze and make it look totally different

[@marinakovacevic2240]

Can you also make a video in Rastoke?

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Yes, planning to!

[@marybethknors3042]

Can you please tell me where the location at the end of the video is taken? You call it your “secret spot”. My husband and I and our friends are visiting Plitvice Lakes in April, 2023 and we would love to visit your secret spot at the end of our visit to Plitvice. I look forward to hearing from you.

[@sunnyisonvacation]

If know about photography , no sun is best condition indeed 🙈

[@MayGoLoco]

Where’s the secret spot? 😳

[@danielpasztor4191]

szia mi a facebook nevetek hogyan vagytok fent ?

[@maryannesibbick2817]

Sarah can you forward me contact of your boat and hike tours. I want to come down sept Oct 2023.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hello Maryanne, here is our email address [e-mail]

[@carlchan6665]

Personally, I don't think it's worth it, especially compare to Krka National Park, the Plitvice is packed, the ticket is expensive, and the view is average. But simply because the location of Plitvice makes it becomes the only choice to stop or to rest when you travel from Zagreb to Zadar, Plitvice is right in the middle of this long journey, which making almost every tourist and tour company have to stop by here.

[@kulic57]

personally plitvice are over rated too many tourists to enjoy what is supposed to be peace, sounds of nature and nice scenery not to mention way over priced however they are beautiful ill give them that

[@josipvrdoljak9053]

Pa jesi ikad bia zimi?

[@saraandstuartshannon2160]

I don’t think they are worth it at all. Very overpriced and you aren’t allowed to swim, just a walk. Much better alternatives, but I don’t want to mention those places as I love them being tourists free 😁

[@josipvrdoljak9053]

Try winter time when they look like a fairy tale with frozen sloaps and lakes, some of the best photographs I took in my life. Also no tourists, only locals and a day ticket including boat ride is 7euros plus 5for the boat☺️

[@hokikole6266]

Sve super, ali nije dopusteno niti ruke namakat u vodu.....