Plitvice Lakes Tour from Dubrovnik 2026
Up to 3 people per group | Pick-up service | Private transportation to Plitvice Lakes
About Dubrovnik to Plitvice Lakes Day Trip
Discover Croatia’s oldest national park! An air-conditioned private vehicle will pick you up at your hotel in Dubrovnik. Then, we'll take you to this famous UNESCO World Heritage Site. Plitvice Lakes are a beautiful area full of waterfalls, lakes, and lush greenery, waiting to be explored.
The Plitvice Lakes are famous for their beautiful lakes. They're all interconnected through stunning falling waterfalls. With 16 lakes and over 8 kilometers of wooden walkways and trails, there’s plenty to explore!
You’ll find Croatia’s largest waterfall at Plitvice Lakes! 78-meter-high, this massive waterfall is named Veliki Slap or “The Great Waterfall”.
A private vehicle will pick you up from your hotel. We'll also drop you off later. Don’t worry about travel logistics - sit back and relax.
The Dubrovnik to Plitvice Lakes day trip is a private tour. That means you’ll have the transportation vehicle and a driver/guide to yourself! Up to 3 people can participate in the tour.
If your plans change and you need to cancel, you can do it 24 hours in advance. We’ll provide a full refund, so you can easily re-book for another day.
FREE CANCELLATION UP TO 24H IN ADVANCE!
Receive a complete refund if you cancel your booking 24 hours before the selected date!
We were in Dubrovnik for a week, so I wanted to take a private day trip as a break. We decided on seeing a national park in Croatia, and Plitvice Lakes looked like the prettiest - and THEY WERE! You could literally spend all day here. Everywhere you turn is just beautiful nature. I know everyone talks about Veliki Slap, but I thought the perfect blue lakes were the most gorgeous. I also really loved the cute boat ride!
They were bang-on time picking us up, very much appreciated. It was super comfortable while traveling, and I had no problem relaxing. This was important for me since it’s a longish drive. The tour guide was also great and told us all the details of what to do at Plitvice Lakes when we got there. Stuff like where to enter, which hiking trails to take, and so on. Very informative and very well-organized!
DESCRIPTION
Plitvice Lakes Tour from Dubrovnik
- Comfortable, modern, air-conditioned vehicle
- Private round-trip transportation to the Plitvice Lakes
- Private group
- Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel
- All fees and taxes
- English
HIKE THROUGH COUNTLESS NATURE-FILLED PATHS
We’ll leave you at the Plitvice Lakes entrance so you can make the most of your visit. The park covers an area of 296.85 square kilometres (73,350 acres) - meaning there’s plenty to explore! There are seven scenic routes and four hiking routes, so choose the path that fits your fitness level. They’re all beautiful, all surrounded by vibrant vegetation and calm lakes. The most time-efficient routes are A (Lower Lakes) and E (Upper Lakes), taking about 2 to 3 hours each. Experienced hikers can take any hiking trail. Another option is scenic route H or K. They take between 4 and 8 hours, depending on different route variants.
SEE THE NATIONAL PARK’S FAMOUS UPPER AND LOWER LAKES
Whatever path you choose, you’ll constantly find beautiful lakes. The national park has countless small, unnamed lakes, and there are also 16 larger, named lakes. They’re split into the Upper Lakes and Lower Lakes - both stunning. There are 12 Upper Lakes, which include the two largest lakes in the park, Kozjak and Prošćansko. They're also mostly gentler with more picturesque, indented shores. You’ll find 4 Lower Lakes, all cut into a deep canyon with steep cliffs. At the end of the Lower Lakes are the magnificent Sastavci waterfalls. At the base of that waterfall is the beginning of the serene Korana River. Whatever lakes you see, you won’t be missing out; they’re all worth a visit.
VIEW PICTURESQUE AND POWERFUL WATERFALLS
All the lakes are interconnected through cascading waterfalls - rushing torrents of water. Make sure to see Veliki Slap (The Great Waterfall). At 78 meter high, it’s Croatia’s largest waterfall! You’ll find it at the end of the Lower Lakes, where the Plitvica stream flows into the waterfall. Sastavci Waterfall is also extremely close to the Great Waterfall. In fact, it also marks the end of the national park. The Korana River flows out from Sastavci’s base. Besides these two waterfalls, another must-see is Veliki Prštavac. It's a 28-meter high waterfall on the edge of Gradinsko Lake.
DRIVE BACK AND REFLECT ON YOUR VISIT
Once you’ve seen everything, your private vehicle will drive you back to Dubrovnik. As you travel, lean back and unwind, remembering all the beautiful nature you saw.
Did you know that both the Plitvice Lakes and Dubrovnik are UNESCO World Heritage sites?
The Plitvice Lakes and Dubrovnik’s Old Town are both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. But they were enlisted under different criteria. The Plitvice Lakes are a natural site, whereas Dubrovnik’s Old Town is a cultural one. However, both were enlisted in 1979! Plitvice Lakes were awarded UNESCO status for their outstanding natural beauty and the ongoing geological and biological process of tufa (travertine) formation.
Book your Plitvice Lakes Tour from Dubrovnik and see Croatia's biggest waterfall in its oldest National Park!
GOOD TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
- This is a private tour, and you will travel in a private, air-conditioned vehicle. Up to 3 visitors are allowed to participate.
- Infant seats are available in the vehicle upon request.
- We highly suggest visitors have a moderate fitness level on this tour, as it does constitute a fair amount of walking.
- It’s a good idea to wear comfortable shoes, because you will spend a significant time walking. Hiking shoes or sneakers would be best.
- Make sure you wear sunscreen, sunglasses, and a sun hat if visiting in the summer.
- If visiting in the spring or autumn, it’s best to wear some lighter outer clothing. Plitvice Lakes can get cold - especially with the spray from the waterfalls.
Meeting Point
We’ll start the Plitvice Lakes Tour from Dubrovnik by picking you up from your hotel. That way, you don’t need to worry about traveling to a meeting point. Just relax and wait for us to get you!
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- Up to 3 people per group
- Free cancellation
- Private transportation
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