In the morning we packed up the tent at Camp Marina and drove to the Lozovac car park – just a few kilometres, a matter of minutes.
Krka National Park
First surprise for anyone expecting to walk straight from the car park to the falls – that’s not how Krka works. From Lozovac you board a bus that takes you down to the main waterfall area at Skradinski Buk.
After a few minutes riding down the hillside the whole cascade opened up in front of us. The Krka river drops in wide terraces over several hundred metres, and a system of wooden boardwalks takes you literally across the water – between foaming falls, past reed-covered islands, alongside old stone mills. We walked the circuit more than once because every child wanted to see each section from a different angle.
In August you can swim directly at the falls – wide, calm pools of crystal-clear water. The kids were not going anywhere until they absolutely had to.
Update: swimming in the park has been banned since January 2021.
Entry costs around 110 HRK per adult, with reduced prices for children. The bus from the car park is included in the ticket – worth knowing before you get to the ticket office.
Evening – on to Plitvice
After a full day on the boardwalks and in the water we got in the car and headed north. 150 kilometres through central Croatia. We arrived late in the evening at Camping Korana – right next to the entrance to Plitvice Lakes National Park. Tomorrow – Plitvice. That one deserves its own post.