Four National Parks
6 days / 5 nights
Activities: hiking, caving.
Locations: Paklenica NP, North Velebit NP, Plitvice NP, Kornati Islands NP (June, august) or Krka river NP (April, May, October), Zadar.
Level: Easy/Moderate
- Day 1, Wednesday:
Arrival, transfer to our hotel or pension in Paklenica region.
Welcome drink, dinner.
- Day 2, Thursday: Plitvice lakes, 6-7 hours walk, up 300 m.
During 6 to 7 hours walk, we will enjoy one of the most
fascinating aspect of the specific geological and
hydro-geological phenomenon of karst.
We will slalom through the serie of 16 bigger and few smaller
lakes, gradually lined up and linked together by innumerable
cascades and waterfalls.
Back to our lodging at the end of the day.
- Day 3, Friday: Paklenica, 6-7 hours walk, up 800 m.
We head to Paklenica NP and enter it through its "main
entrance", the Velika paklenica creek. It begins with a
fantastic rocky canyon and while going up along the torrent
we will see the vegetation changes. Progressively, the
Mediterranean one gives more space to pine and beech
forests.
It is also possible to chose a more strenuous hiking by
entering through the Mala Paklenica creek and joining Velika
Paklenica canyon.
- Day 4, Saturday: North Velebit, 6-7 hours walk, up 300 m.
Our hiking will take place on the Premuzic trail. The path runs
through the most beautiful and interesting part of the park such
as Haducki and Rozanski ledges strict reserve. Threading through
them is only allowed passing the Premuzic trail.
The peaks surrounding the trail offer magnificent views of the
Adriatic and the islands.
At the end of the day, we will drive back to our lodging in
Paklenica region.
- Day 5, Sunday: Krka river (In April, May and October)
4-5 hours walk, down 200 m.
An easy hiking day at slow pace to enjoy one famous natural
beauty of Croatia, Skradinski Buk.
It is the seventh and longest travertine barrier on the river and
consist of travertine cascades, islands and small lakes.
Further, we will follow the river's bank to get to the picturesque
village of Skradin.
On our way back to our lodging, we will stop for an hour in
Sibenik to stroll the narrow streets around the cathedral.
OR
The Kornati islands (In June and August)
5 to 6 hours hiking, up 300 m.
We will embark for a "cruise" to the island of Kornat, the biggest
island of the archipelago. We will let the tourists go further with
the excursion boat when the captain will drop us on the bay of
Opat from where we'll start our hiking for 12 km toward the Vrulje
hamlet.
On our way through the rocky hills we might meet some sheep,
the only permanent inhabitants of the islands, enjoying beautiful
views on dozens of surrounding islands.
We will discover some unexpected valleys hiding olive groves.
In Vrulje, we will meet the boat and its crew and have lunch
together and join them for the rest of the boat trip.
- Day 6, Monday:
After breakfast and before going to the millennial city of
Zadar, we will stop for a "cave adventure" in the 830 meters
long Modric cave:
Our speleo guide will lead us through secret labyrinths and
narrow passages to spectacular halls where strange host
await us: pipe organs, cuttlefishes, crabs, fairies...
The list of surprises nature and imagination can provide under
the light of carbide lamps is practically unlimited.
After those fascinating 2 hours we'll continue towards Zadar
where we will have lunch. In the afternoon, you will be free to
visit the old town or simply go to the beach. At the end of the
day, transfer to the airport for those who are leaving.
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