Discover the beauty of Plitvice Lakes National Park on a day trip from Rijeka. Explore the park's 16 terraced lakes, connected by a series of waterfalls, and enjoy a boat and a panoramic train ride. Start your day with a 2.5-hour drive from Rijeka to Plitvice Lakes National Park. Upon arrival, meet your guide and head to the park entrance. Get your ticket and enter the park with all the information you need to explore the beautiful nature of Plitvice Lakes. Spend around 4.5 to 5 hours in the park, and choose from 2 suggested routes. Follow the B-route, which is 4 kilometers long, or the C-route, which is 8 kilometers long. Both routes include walking, a boat tour, and a panoramic train ride. After your time in the park, meet your guide at the park entrance and head back to Rijeka. Arrive back in Rijeka at around 6:00 PM.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 9.
Discover the beauty of Plitvice Lakes National Park on a day trip from Rijeka. Explore the park's 16 terraced lakes, connected by a series of waterfalls, and enjoy a boat and a panoramic train ride. Start your day with a 2.5-hour drive from Rijeka to Plitvice Lakes National Park. Upon arrival, meet your guide and head to the park entrance. Get your ticket and enter the park with all the information you need to explore the beautiful nature of Plitvice Lakes. Spend around 4.5 to 5 hours in the park, and choose from 2 suggested routes. Follow the B-route, which is 4 kilometers long, or the C-route, which is 8 kilometers long. Both routes include walking, a boat tour, and a panoramic train ride. After your time in the park, meet your guide at the park entrance and head back to Rijeka. Arrive back in Rijeka at around 6:00. Ticket entrance is not included. It’s reserved for us and we will collect them at entrance of the park.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Rijeka Plitvice Lakes Day Trip, Simply, Safe and Comfortable lasts about 10 hours. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $114 per person for this Rovinj experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 8:00 AM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Jelacic Square at 7:45AM. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 18 participants.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 3.9 out of 5 across 9 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Rijeka Adventures.
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Wonderful tour. The guide, Matko referred to this site as the treasure site of Croatia that most Croatians visit and wow, he was right. We loved him and the magnificent lakes and falls. The setting was very peaceful. Matko was one of the best guides we have had. He drove us to the site and stayed with us and shared lots of info on the site and I do on the history and culture of Croatia.
Documents showed a 0700 departure. Actual departure was 0800. Numerous phone calls were made, responses were incomplete and erroneous. The drive to the National Park was in an old small Lancia, not on a tour bus. The driver was nice but dropped us off at the park and told us to be back at the mini van in 3 hours. The excursion was scheduled for 4.5 hours. There was no tour guide. A beautiful park but for $210 it was not a good experience.
Plitvice lakes is beautiful and a must-see destination in Croatia. Our driver, Maja, was kind and inclusive. However, this tour is extremely overpriced. You are driven to the lakes in an older 7-seater car. Maja was knowledgeable and was providing information about each location that we drove past, however, we were sat at the back so couldn’t hear a thing. Once at the lakes, you are required to provide €40 each in cash for your ticket into the lakes - in my opinion, this should be included given the price point of this tour. Ultimately, I think this is extremely overpriced and not worth the amount I paid. I would’ve been happy to give a 5-star review if it was at least half the price.
We understand, thanks for your review.
The park is about 2.5 hours outside of Rijeka- know ahead of time it will be an all day experience. It is also very hilly and slippery on the paths, wear appropriate clothing and shoes. Our guide and driver Maja was awesome and super sweet- she was very accommodating.
We greatly appreciate your five-star rating. Thank you so much.
This 'tour' is extremely over priced. It is essentially just a transfer, not a tour. The 'guide' had clearly never been into the National Park. You would be better off hiring a car for the day or trying to find a private driver. The people in the information offices are much more knowledgeable about the park than the driver was. Maybe it is cost effective for a solo traveller, but not for a couple or group. Plitvice Lakes is a must see destination in Croatia. It is just stunning, but find another way to get there.
Sorry to hear that.
Plitvice Lakes is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Amazing day spent with Maya as our driver. She was super knowledgeable and accommodating. Highly recommend this tour company.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a wonderful review!
Very good experience and excellent Maja guide, all the time attentive and answering all our questions. We highly recommend it!
Thank you dear guests!
Great experience with our amazing guide Maja! A place to see absolutely. Wow wow wow!! A breathtaking landscape worth a visit.
Merci beaucoup, vous avez été des invités merveilleux. Revenez nous voir, c'est sûr. Bien cordialement 🤗
A delight! We chose entrance 2 and circuit H which allows to see all the lakes, waterfalls while descending. Crossing a lake by boat to reach the other part of the circuit H. Large esplanade to take lunch or his picnic. Crossings flush with the water are wide and well secured. Do not venture with shoes or sandals, prefer sneakers and warm clothing for the boat if the weather is Covered. It was a magical moment!
Merci beaucoup, nous sommes heureux que vous ayez apprécié. En espérant vous revoir! Tanja
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