Krka National Park can get packed. But you can avoid the tourist crowds. And you can visit without a car too. We show you how in this guide.

1. Krka
Sustainable
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3. Why is Krka
National Park
so popular?
Why is Krka
National Park so
popular?
Designated natural heritage since 1985 at just over 100 square kilometres
in size
Easy to get to. It’s a short 30 minutes’ drive from Šibenik and less than 1 1/2
hours from Split.
The park is also a resting point for birds on their twice-annual migration
between Europe and Africa and home to medieval monasteries and
fortresses, and archaeological sites that date back to Roman times.

4. Which National
Park is better –
Krka or Plitvice
Lakes?
Which National Park is
better – Krka or Plitvice
Lakes?
You can bathe at Krka National Park in a designated area at Skradinski Buk.
Krka is more versatile than Plitvice Lakes.
It has gorgeous waterfalls (of course), tranquil boat rides through deep river canyons,
hiking and mountain bike trails, medieval monasteries and fortresses, even Roman
archaeological sites if that’s your thing.
More difficult to explore Krka without a car and you need more time.
We recommend visiting Krka first and then Plitvice Lakes National Park.

5. Recommended
Visiting Times
Recommended
Visiting Times
Recommended
Visiting Times
Visit during the shoulder months
April/May or October
WHEN IS THE BEST TIME
TO VISIT KRKA NATIONAL
PARK?

6. How to get to
Krka National
Park (without a
car)?
How to get to Krka
National Park
(without a car)?
Krka National Park is located about half-way between Zadar and Split. The park has
entrances at five locations. The most important ones for independent travellers are
Skradin, Lozovac, Roški Slap (near the settlement of Laškovica) .
Buses to the various Krka National Park entrances depart from
Šibenik (30 minutes)
Zadar (60 minutes)
Split (90 minutes) and
Plitvice Lakes (3 hours).

7. How to get to
Skradinski Buk?How to get to
Skradinski Buk
Walk from Lozovac (1.5km)
Walk or cycle from Skradin (4.5km)
From April to October, there is a shuttle bus and boat shuttle service
– the return journey is included in your entry ticket.

8. Bathers at Skradinski Buk

9. How to get to
Roški Slap?How to get to
Roški Slap
To explore more of the park, you need to bring your own mode of transport (a
mountain bike, for example) or join one of the boat excursions that connect
Skradinski Buk with Visovac Monastery, Roški Slap and Oziđana Pećina Cave; and
Roški Slap with Krka Monastery, and the medieval fortresses of Nečven and
Trošenj.
The boat excursions are not included in your entry ticket.

10. Krka River Valley near Roski Slap

11. DoIhavetopayt
entertheKrk
NationalPark
Do I have to pay to
enter the Krka
National Park?
CROATIA’S NATURAL HERITAGE
REQUIRES PROTECTION, AND
PROTECTION NEEDS FUNDING. SO YES,
THERE ARE ENTRANCE FEES.

12. Is there an
entrance fee?
How does
ticketing work?
Is there an entrance fee?
How does ticketing work?
You have the choice between a single entry ticket that allows you to visit the
park for the day, or a multi-day ticket. The multi-day ticket allows you to visit the
park on 3 days over a 7 day period – perfect if you’re planning to spend a week in
the area but don’t want to be in the park every day.

13. Where to stay at
Krka National
Park (without a
car)?
Where to stay at Krka
National Park (without a
car)?
The two settlements closest to Skradinski Buk are Lozovac and Skradin. From
Lozovac, you can reach Skradinski Buk by walking ~1.5km or taking the bus
shuttle (which operates between April and October). To reach Skradinski Buk
from Skradin requires a 30 minute boat ride (between April and October) or 4.5km
bike ride/walk.

14. Where do I eat
at Krka National
Park (without a
car)?
Where do I eat at Krka
National Park (without a
car)?
Hotel Roški Slap has lunch options in its tranquil beer garden. The hotel is only reachable
by car (or mountain bike).
At Skradinski Buk, there is a great variety of food stalls dotted around a large beer garden
on the side of the falls where the boat from/to Skradin docks.
There is also a restaurant with views over the falls on the Lozovac side of the falls, though
we can’t comment on the food quality/prices.

15. Changes to Krka
National Park in
2020
Changes to Krka National
Park in 2020
improved footpaths
electrification of the boats
new presentation and interpretation facilities, and
improving the park’s content and visitor management systems.
A major project is currently underway that will (further) improve Krka National Park’s
tourism infrastructure:
The project is expected to be completed by May 2020. So, if you’re visiting next Spring you
may already benefit from these new facilities.

16. 1985
PROCLAIMED A NATIONAL
PARK
222
DIFFERENT KINDS OF BIRDS
222
985

17. The Jaruga is the
second oldest
hydroelectric power
plant in the entire
world, having opened
only two days after the
The Jaruga is the second oldest
hydroelectric power plant in the
entire world, having opened only
two days after the world` s first-
Tesla` hydroelectric power plant
on Niagara Falls.
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FACT

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