Paklenica and North Velebit National Parks
6 days / 5 nights
Activities: hiking, caving.
Locations: Paklenica National Park, North Velebit National Park, Zadar.
Level: Moderate
- Day 1, Monday:
Arrival, transfer to our hotel or pension in Paklenica region.
Welcome drink, dinner.
- Day 2, Tuesday: 6 to 7 hours hiking, 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.
Passing the hamlet of Jurline and its hive we will continue
towards Velika Mocila and Brezimenjaca to finally get in the
hamlet of Ramici where our hosts will be waiting for us for dinner.
We will lodge there in an old typical shepherd house.
It is also possible to chose a more strenuous hiking by entering
though the Mala Paklenica creek.
- Day 3, Wednesday: 5 to 6 hours hiking, up 400 m.
On the second day, many itineraries are possible, we will agree
together and chose the one that suits us the most.
At the end of the day, we will drive to North Velebit National Park
region, dinner and lodging in hotel or pension.
- Day 4, Thursday: 7 hours hiking, up 400 m.
As a start for our hiking day, we will first have a little loop in the
Balinovac botanical reserve, it is famous for its outstanding
collection of species of the mountain flora.
We will continue 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, dinner and lodging in the Careva Kuca
mountain house.
- Day 5, Friday: 5 to 6 hours hiking, down 1350 m.
On that day, we will go from the beautiful Lubenovac basin
through the valley to Alan pass from where we will go all the way
down to the sea and Zavratnica Bay, the most beautiful along the
coast of Velebit mountain.
The bay is 1 km long with sides up to 200 meters high. It was
declared a geomorphological monument of nature.
At the end of the day, we will drive back to our lodging in
Paklenica region.
- Day 6, Saturday:
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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