Croatia Trip - Day 9 and 10 - Plitvice Lakes National Park

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We got up early to take a bus from Zadar to Plitvice, the only one during the day at non-peak season.  Bus from the old town to the long distance bus station was rare, especially on Sunday. The bus took some winding streets which we did not pass through on the reverse way.  We arrived pretty early and had a coffee.  The bus was very stuffy. I suffered much in the two-hour trip and could not stop vomitting when we had a chance to stop for a pause.  Oh, such a start of the day.

We opt for a private accommodation, Krizmanic Family, nearby the gate 1 of the national park.  Our host Ivana picked us up with her car to the lovely house.  Surroundings were beautiful flowers.




Soonest we proceeded to the park.  Bad news was: we could not buy a two-day pass because we were not hotel guests.  Double cost for the visit.  Well, no choice, we were there.  We had two beautiful days.  No regret.

Emerald and Sapphire colours presented in front of us once entering the Park.  The water of the lakes were gorgeous.  It glittered under the intensive sunshine.  Waterfalls, plants around and in the water composed picturesque shots everywhere.  The water was very clear.  We could see the deposits in the water.  It reminded me on Jiuzhaigou in China.  Its water has a special substance which coated the plant under the water.  No one can erase the beauty once it has been in mind. Jiuzhaigou is more beautiful but extremely crowded.  Here we had peace and space.  Tourists were relatively far apart.   One and half days is barely enough to see most of the beautiful spots.  There were bus and boat connections between spots.  You need energy to walk through to enjoy the beauty.  The sun in May was already very strong.  It heated up the land and rained in the night.  Be home early if you can.


At the end of the day, we went to the only restaurant near the entrance of the Park.  The grilled trout was good.  We had it twice in the two evenings plus choices of grilled meat.  The cheese for the bread was delicious.  The breakfast provided by our host was excellent.


To help visualise the beauty of the park, photos of day one (lower lake) and two (upper lake) are shown below:

Lower Lake








Upper Lake








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