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Plitvice Lakes National Park is a protected area in Croatia and a World Heritage Site. It lies in Karlovac County and Lika-Senj County and dates from 1949. The tours below take you there by road from Split, Zadar or Zagreb, and several of them include a boat ride and a train ride inside the park or add the village of Rastoke. This page sorts them into day trips from the coast, day trips from Zagreb, and transfers or longer routes.
These four tours leave from Split or Zadar and spend a full day at the park, including the drive there and back. Two of them are private tours from Split and the other two are small-group tours. Check each tour page for the languages and for what is included, because the national park entrance is part of three of them and a separate purchase on the fourth. More tours and ideas for the area are on the page for Plitvice Lakes National Park.
Ten and a half hours as a private tour in English from Split: a drive of about three hours each way with a coffee stop, a licensed guide, the national park entrance ticket and an electric boat crossing inside the park. Meals and additional drinks are not included.
Eleven hours as a private tour in English from Split: round-trip transport, a licensed guide, the national park entrance ticket and a boat ride inside the park. Meals and beverages are not included.
Eleven hours in a small group, in English or Spanish: pickup and drop-off at your accommodation in Split, a licensed guide, a guided walk in the park and the national park entrance fee. Lunch and other meals are not included.
Eight hours in a small group, in English, Spanish or French: pickup and return at your accommodation in Zadar, a licensed guide and a guided walk in the park. The national park entry fee is not included and has to be bought separately, and meals are not included either.
These three tours leave from Zagreb and spend a day at the park. Two of them add a stop at the village of Rastoke, and one of those is a private tour. All three list the national park entrance fee among their inclusions.
Nine hours in a small group, in English or Spanish: round-trip transfer from Zagreb with hotel pickup and drop-off, a local expert guide, the national park entrance fee, an electric boat ride on Lake Kozjak and a panoramic train ride in the park where it applies. Meals and beverages are not included.
Eight hours as a private tour in English: private transport from and to your accommodation in Zagreb, a driver-guide, the park entrance fees, a boat ride on Lake Kozjak and an electric train ride in the park, plus a guided walk through the village of Rastoke. Food and beverages are not included.
Nine hours in a small group, in English: hotel pickup and drop-off in Zagreb, a licensed guide, the national park entrance fee, an electric train ride and a boat crossing in the park, and a stop at the village of Rastoke. Meals and beverages are not included.
These four tours treat Plitvice Lakes as one stop on a longer route: two are private transfers from Zagreb to Zadar or Split, and two take three days and cross borders. The entrance fee is not included in the two transfers, and it is included in the two three-day routes.
Twelve hours as a private tour in English: a door-to-door transfer from Zagreb to Zadar with a licensed guide, a panoramic drive through Zagreb Lower Town, stops at the Homeland War Museum in Karlovac and at the village of Rastoke, and a guided visit of about four hours in the park with a boat ride on Lake Kozjak and an electric train ride. The entrance fee and meals are not included.
Ten hours as a private tour in English: a private vehicle and a driver-guide from Zagreb to your accommodation in Split, a boat ride and a train ride in the park, and guided time at the village of Rastoke. The park entrance fee and meals are not included.
Three days as a private tour in English: a private vehicle and guide, a driving and walking tour of Zagreb, an entry ticket for the park with a boat ride and a panoramic train ride, then Ljubljana with a guided walk through the old town and a funicular ride to the castle, and a guided visit to Lake Bled. Meals and beverages are not included unless specified.
Three days in a small group, in English, starting in Dubrovnik and crossing into Bosnia and Herzegovina: a guided city tour in Mostar, a guided walk through the old town of Split with two nights of accommodation there, and the national park entrance fee with a boat ride and a train ride at Plitvice Lakes, ending with a drop-off at your accommodation in Zagreb. Meals and beverages are not included unless specified.
It depends on the tour. Eight of the tours above list the national park entrance among their inclusions, and three say that the entrance fee is not included or has to be bought separately. Check the list on the tour page before you book.
From eight hours for the shortest day trips to three days for the longest routes. The duration is on each tour page.
Eight of the tours are in English only. The other three also run in Spanish, and one of them in French as well. The languages are on each tour page.
Several tours describe moderate walking on wooden walkways and uneven paths inside the park, so comfortable walking shoes are a sensible choice. Check the notes on each tour page.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0).
