Waterfall and Lakes Park Tours in Croatia: The 13 to Book First

1.From Split: Plitvice Lakes National Park Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,002 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $78Our pick

Review of the Plitvice Lakes day trip from Split, including transport, walking, boat and train rides, cost, guides, and practical tips.

“This was an amazing trip. Highly recommend. It was a full day trip. The guide Sanja was great. She was a wealth of information and provided stories and histories and local information along the way, but not so much that we could not also just rest and enjoy the trip. She was great and taking pictures, and provided additional tips and information throughout the walk thruogh the park. The park itself should be lakes and waterfalls as it was so beautiful. The day trip itself was extremely well coordinated and went smoothly throughout the drive and time at the park.”

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2.From Split: Plitvice Lakes National Park Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,355 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $78

Review of the Split to Plitvice Lakes tour, with costs, walking demands, transport details, guide quality, park highlights, and practical booking advice.

“Beautiful park and part of the country. Pristine lakes and waterfalls. Ivanka brought a lot of energy, enthusiasm and knowledge. Long day but it’s a don’t miss excursion!”

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3.Plitvice Lakes National Park Guided Day Tour from Split

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,948 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $78

Review of the Plitvice Lakes day tour from Split, with transport, costs, walking demands, guides, park highlights, and practical booking advice.

“Great all in 1 Hop on... Hop off n u r there at this great national park! I just wish lunch could be earlier so we get the deserved break Enjoyable n good introduction from the guides Mia n Sonja The driver Miki is a great guy too”

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4.From Split: Krka Waterfalls Trip with Boat Cruise and Swimming

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,710 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $32

Review of Splitlicious’s Krka trip from Split, with waterfalls, boat cruise, Primosten swimming, costs, timing, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Great outing. Our guide Ted and our bus driver were really good! Had time to do the national park loop twice.”

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5.Plitvice Lakes National Park Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 832 reviews · 1 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $15Best value

Review of Plitvice Lakes National Park admission, with practical advice on entrances, trails, boats, crowds, price, and planning.

“This was absolutely worth it. Give yourself time to get there as it is far from most other locations. Also bring a jacket or some layers as it was very cold and we were there in June. Crowds are unreasonable so go early. There are only bathrooms at the beginning, middle and end. About 2/3 hours apart. There is food but I would bring a picnic lunch as it can be very crowded.”

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6.From Split: Plitvice Lakes National Park Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 672 reviews · 12 hours · from $76

Review of the Plitvice Lakes day tour from Split, with costs, walking demands, guides, transport, park highlights, and practical booking advice.

“An excellent experience. We had an excellent guide, named Sanja. What a wonderful and special person!!”

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7.From Zagreb: Plitvice Lakes National Park Tour with Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 444 reviews · 10 hours · from $123

Review of the Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes tour, with Rastoke, park tickets, transport, guide quality, walking demands, value, and practical tips.

“Excellent trip ,our guide Luka was friendly and knowledgeable.we were in the national park for 5 hours walking and on the boat , the walking was at an easy pace and was not strenuous and the scenery was fantastic,”

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8.From Zadar: Plitvice Lakes National Park Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 282 reviews · 8 hours · from $53

Review of the Plitvice Lakes tour from Zadar, with boat ride, waterfalls, practical costs, walking advice, itinerary, and booking tips.

“It was a grate tour and very cool guid. Plitvice lakes is wonderful place.”

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9.From Zadar: Krka National Park and Waterfalls Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 255 reviews · 9 hours · from $48

Review of the $48 Krka National Park day trip from Zadar, with waterfalls, boat cruise, guide, seasonal stops, costs, and practical tips.

“Lovely tour with great guide. Bus half full and nice walks and boottrip. Lots of information combined with superb weather made it a TOP excursion. Krka and Skradin are worth every penny.”

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10.Vodice: Krka Waterfalls National Park Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 250 reviews · from $93

Cruise from Vodice to Krka National Park, see Šibenik and St Nicholas Fortress, enjoy fresh mussels, and explore Skradinski Buk.

“We had a lovely day on this gorgeous traditional timber boat. The staff were so friendly and great to talk to. The host was very helpful and informative and great friendly guy. He also explained with each guest the boat route to the Krka National Park. We loved the fresh mussel and bread lunch cooked on the ship and the national park is truly stunning to walk around. It was also a scenic boat trip past towns and a fortress. We really enjoyed the day and highly recommend.”

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11.Private experience of Rastoke and Plitvice Lakes from Zagreb

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 138 reviews · 10 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $205

Review of a private Zagreb day trip to Rastoke and Plitvice Lakes, with local food, guided walks, private transport, costs, and practical tips.

“Plitvice Park was spectacular; however, our guide, Karlo, made our day truly phenomenal. Karlo allowed us to take the day at our pace and he customized the activities and conversation to fit our interests and desires. He's personable, flexible, kind, and sincere in his interactions. He's someone you would want to share a meal with!”

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12.Full-Day Private Tour of Plitvice Lakes National Park from Zadar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $240

Review of the private Plitvice Lakes tour from Zadar, with cruise-port pickup, guide, lunch, pricing, timing, park walks, and practical tips.

“What a beautiful National Park! Hard to describe the vibrant color of the water unless you see it in person. Terezia was a wonderful guide driving us to and from the park along with guiding us through the park. This is definitely a must see if you have time while in Croatia.”

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13.Private Plitvice Lakes National park tour from Split

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 8 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $421

Review of a private Plitvice Lakes tour from Split, with hotel pickup, private transport, guide insights, costs, walking demands, and booking tips.

“Andre was the perfect guide for Plitvices National Park and we enjoyed a spectacular day. His knowledge of the park and Croatian history was fantastic and he was fun to spend the day with!”

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