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Croatia · Lika-Senj

Plitvice Lakes

📷 ArjLover · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sixteen turquoise lakes stepping down through waterfalls, and a mill village on the river.

At Plitvice sixteen lakes step down through the forest, linked by waterfalls and crossed on wooden boardwalks — Croatia’s best-known national park and a UNESCO site. It is busy in summer and at its best early in the morning or in autumn; Rastoke, near Slunj, is a village of water mills where the Slunjčica falls into the Korana.

Known for

  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Family
  • Hiking
Travel guide on Wikivoyage ↗

Best time to visit

The best months for Plitvice Lakes are May, June, September and October.

Suggested route

3 nights across 2 stops. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.

  1. 1Plitvička Jezera · 2 nights
  2. 2Slunj · 1 night