Plitvicka Lakes National Park: 30 May - 1 June, 2016

The Plitvicka Lakes National Park is another UNESCO site; Croatia has so many, and described by "Lonely Planet" as possibly the most beautiful place on earth. The National Park is very well managed with 3 entry points, and electric boat and automobile shuttle services that link the various segments of the park.

It's known for a chain of 16 terraced lakes, joined by waterfalls, that extend into a limestone canyon.

 

The boats and specialist 'bus trains' assist access, however in 2 days we covered 25,000 steps and 75 'flights of steps' in exploring them.

 

The "Big Fall" is 78m high.

Rough sawn local timber is extensively used for boardwalks.

At this time of year about 3,000 people per day visit the park. In peak season it is 13,000 per day.

 

We discovered that one of the worst experiences is to arrive at a photo point at the same time as a Japanese tour party.

We spent 3 nights in these holiday appartments within the National Park.

The Park, including around the appartments is noted for its sink holes. The sheep are grazing on the side of one near our hire car, and there is another near the clothes line behind the appartment.

Over time clusters of small sink holes tend to join, so one day we may see on TV "Croatian holiday appartments disappear into sink hole!"