Plitvice Lakes and Rastoke Day Trip from Zagreb: Exploring Croatia's Natural Wonders
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Zagreb
Embark on a day trip from Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes and Rastoke, Croatia's natural wonders. Explore the stunning beauty of Plitvice Lakes National Park, voted the most beautiful national park in Europe, and discover the charming village of Rastoke with its 17th-century watermills.
Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Rastoke - This fairy tale small watermill village will give you the first insight into historic Croatia, but also a sneak peak for what’s to come in Plitvice. We will spend enough time here for you to look around the village and take some photos before heading back to the van towards the national park.
  • Plitvice Lakes National Park - Plitvice Lakes National Park is most visited parks in Croatia and is voted the most beautiful national park in Europe. A UNESCO world heritage site since 1979, the park is made up of 16 lakes connected by streams and waterfalls. Take a walk along the paths and boardwalks, and surround yourself with breathtaking nature at every angle. Spend a day in the park with our guide who knows all the insights to help make this trip an amazing opportunity.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Pick-up and drop-off to selected locations in Zagreb
  • Entrance ticket for Plitvice National Park
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Rastoke village visit
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Experience the enchantment of a key park on this highlights journey, starting from the vibrant life of Zagreb City to the stunning natural allure of Plitvice Lakes.

Ranked as one of Croatia’s most frequented parks, Plitvice Lakes National Park holds the title of being Europe’s most stunning national park. Comprising of a network of 16 lakes intertwined with streams and waterfalls, this park invites you to traverse its paths and boardwalks, immersing yourself in the awe-inspiring natural scenery.

Adding to the adventure, you will stumble upon the village of Rastoke en route to the lakes, known for its 17th-century watermills. This one day exploration of both of these significant sights ensures you make the most out of every moment!

  • If you can, bring sportswear and comfortable closed/hiking shoes… lots of walking!
  • Your guide will be available to assist you throughout the entire trip and guide you through the park.
  • Approx. 8.5km (5.3mil) walk is the length of the walking tour in the park (highseason). You will see all the highlights, and don’t worry there are no big inclines so it’s an enjoyable walk.
  • Some of the park may be restricted and is weather dependent.
  • This tour will still operate in all weather conditions.
  • Please note that from November 1st through March 31st, only Lower Lakes can be visited, and depending on weather conditions, the train and electric boats do not operate.
  • Pick-up details you will receive day before departure
  • Children under 5 yo can ONLY go with the small group option
  • Bring passport or ID card
Location
Zrinjevac 2
Zrinjevac
Or get picked up at any hotel that are listed as pickup points.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Quest394702
May 18, 2024
Great tour. - The trip was fantastic. Ewa was our guide and she was a lot of fun and caring person for all travelers. We had a walking tour in lower and upper lakes. Lunch break was near a beautiful lake. The company recommended to buy some pastry from "Dubrovica" chain in Zagreb in advance and it was very helpful. I recommend this tour to everyone.
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Suzanne_v
May 17, 2024
Highly recommend! - We had an excellent day with a group of eight of us. Sasa was an excellent guide. He has a wealth of knowledge and is very passionate about Plitvice Lakes, the history of the area and Croatia plus he knows the best way to see the park to avoid all the crowds.
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Marypn1162nf
May 14, 2024
Pathfinder small group tours are very good. - Wear good shoes & take some type of jacket as you are in the mountains & the weather is changeable. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable.
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Kitchenbitchint
May 14, 2024
Well worth the experience. - We really enjoyed our walking day trip with this company. The guide (Sasha) was very informative and helpful. The area is just wonderful and the 10klm walk around 16 lakes was not too strenuous for us. We also appreciated how careful and safe our guide drove in busy traffic.
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Adventure42953620105
May 10, 2024
Breathtaking Lakes - Plitvice Lakes must be one of the most beautiful and serene places I have visited to date. This is a must see place for all nature lovers. Our tour guide Marko was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and ethusiastic and gave us a lot of invaluable information on the history of Zagreb and the national park. Not to mention his photography skills are top notch. I would highly recommend this tour with Marko.
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Susanst5662gj
May 9, 2024
God's handy work on display.... Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ - This is a must do experience if visiting Croatia This place is so breath taking beautiful. It's amazing to see these lakes and it's formation. We had an amazing guide Marko from pathfinder tour and he was amazing. He was knowledgeable and made it fun for all. I would definitely recommend this tour.
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Hugo_s
May 6, 2024
Good tour with a very Professional Guide! - Tour very well organized, with a very professional Guide. I reccomend it for sure! I did this tour on May, and it's a right period to do that. On summer I think it will be terrible with so much tourist!
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Nicholas_m
May 6, 2024
Fantastic lake tour - This is a really great tour which allows you to see the highlights of the lakes. The best part is that you get to walk through the lakes and embrace the nature instead of being stuck in a tour bus for extended periods. We had a great day of weather and managed to avoid most of the crowds thanks to our excellent tour guide, Sasha! All around a terrific time!
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Bernie_g
May 3, 2024
Astounding Tour - The tour is absolutely stunning. Though it’s a kilometric but enjoyable. Our guide, Marko, is very diligent and accommodating! Cheers!!
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Narges_j
May 13, 2024
Plitvice lakes and... - Plitvice lakes and Rastoke village are unbelievably beautiful, Our tour guide ; , Iva was simply wonderful . Everything was so ready to be a five star exp for 5 star place, BUT at the first step viator support team and agent in Zagreb were not aligned and it wasted my time and energy for starting our adventure totally. Unfortunately the 3 stars you can see here is just for Iva , because your lack of alignment wasted half day of all two days that I supposed to be in Zagreb and completely ruined it for us. I cannot recommend this tour to my friends anymore .
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