Scenic trip to Velebit mountains, caves and rivers in Zadar area
Description
Let me take you on a exciting full day sightseeing trip that also includes some hiking to various points of interest, during which we'll visit mountains, caves and rivers of Zadar area. Our emphasis will be on UNESCO protected Velebit mountain range, the most beautiful in Croatia, which offers fantastic scenery and views. First we will visit attractive viewpoints to Maslenica bridge and river Zrmanja. Then we will cross over the Velebit range via historic Master's Road and pass below scenic limestone cliffs of Tulove Grede, where we will do a 1.30h long easy and scenic hike with great views. From there we will continue over the Velebit range and descend down its heavily forested northern side to mountainous Lika region and proceed to visit beautiful Cerovačke Špilje (Cerovac Caves) (entrance to both caves is 15€ or 18€ in mid summer season). After cave visit we will cross Velebit again and descend to river Zrmanja for a refreshing swim in its crystal clear waters (summer season).
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Itinerary
Beautiful Maslenica bridge and Novsko Ždrilo Gorge, which connects Novigrad Sea with Velebit Channel
Beautiful view of Zrmanja river and a location where Pueblo village was located in the Winnetou movies (not all hikes lead us here)
Velebit is Croatia's most beautiful and most important mountain range and entire tour revolves around it
We are visiting both Lower and Upper Cerovac caves, which are the most beautiful caves you can visit in Croatia
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(5)
Aleksander took us on a special hike tailored for us since it was just 2 of us. He was chatty, nice, funny, and we had a lovely day. Then he helped us find a auto repair shop to fix our brakes. He called them directly and set it up for us. He went above and beyond and we highly recommend booking with him.
Alexander was a great and enthusiastic guide. He not only brought us to as many hidden places as we interested in, he also gave us the historical and scientific context for the locations we visited. It’s a great trip, I can imagine how much fun it would be to swim in the Summer.
Great tour❣️ Alexander picked us up on time at our hotel for our personal day of touring for the two of us. Alexander gave us options for the tour according to our interest…we chose hiking in the Velebit Range, the lower cave, and the river. He shared his passion and knowledge of geography, topography, Croatia, weather, and history of these areas. It was such a personal day of interaction, sharing, and exploring. It was these reasons why we thought this was our favorite tour out of eight tours we have taken this trip of both Italy and Croatia! Did I mention we are 70 years old?
Nice day trip that offers different scenic landscape and other sides of Croatia. Mountain in October looks simply awesome. Guide is passionate with hiking and can share many other local stories. Happy to have opted for this tour.
Our guide, Aleksandar, was very knowledgeable. The stops that we made were beautiful. The guide stopped at several scenic places for us to take beautiful photos. Climbing up the mountain trails, he went at our pace. We were able to stop and take photos and ask questions along the route. The trip to the caves was just over an hour and on the way we stopped at a natural spring and filled up our waterbottles. The caves were located on the hill above the parking lot, so it was a little hike up the hill to get to the entrances, but well worth the additional hike. We enjoyed the cool temperatures in the caves and the beautiful formations that the caves had in them. The river was beautiful. It has several small waterfalls in it and was breathtaking! Wonderful experience!! Highly recommended!!
