Private Krka Waterfalls tour with 30min Boat Cruse

Split, Croatia

9 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Spend hours of free time at Krka National Park, where you can hike or relax by Skradinski buk, a travertine waterfall on the Krka River. This day trip from Split includes minibus transport to the town Skradin, a short boat ride down the river to the falls, and entry to the Ethno Museum. You can upgrade with an optional wine and olive oil tasting.

Day trip to Krka National Park from Split
Spend hours of free time at Skradinski buk
Includes round-trip minibus transport and boat ride
Enjoy a boat ride on the beautiful Krka River
Option to upgrade and enjoy a wine and olive oil tasting activity

What's Included

30 minutes river sightseeing cruise
Round-trip transfer to National Park Krka
Transfer by an air-conditioned bus
Professional English-speaking guide
5 hours of free time at the National Park Krka

National park entrance tickets for adults (April, May, October -16€), (from June to September 30€)
National park entrance fee for kids and students (April, May, October - 10€), (June - September 15€)
Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Golden Gate
Dioklecijanova 7, 21000, Split, Croatia
At 8:15 if you chose the MORNING OPTION or 11:15 if you chose the AFTERNOON OPTION. The meeting point is the Golden Gate, the North gate of the Diocletian's Palace, down the stairs from the bronze statue of Gregory of Nin. Look for a guide holding a blue umbrella.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Board a bus for Krka National Park, departing from a central location in Split. The scenic drive takes you to the small town of Skradin, where you embark on a short boat ride down the Krka River.

Arriving at Skradinski buk, you can find the largest travertine cascade system in Europe, with 17 steps up to 1,312 feet (400 meters) wide. You have hours here to explore independently; admire in the crystal-clear waters of the lower lake of the Krka Waterfalls or see them from a different vantage point along the wooden walkway. You can follow the footpaths to an old water mill, stone houses, the Ethno Museum, restaurants, and more.

In the afternoon, meet up with your group for the return trip to central Split.

Krka National Park

4 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Skradin

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Plastovo

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Swimming inside the park is not allowed, there is a city beach in Skradin where you can swim in the Krka rive
The tour operates in ENGLISH
Not recommended for travelers who have issues walking
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Diane_C

Stipe our guide, was awesome! Very knowledgeable and helpful. Loved the waterfalls. Wine tasting was great- great host, delicious wines and oils. Highly recommend

Reviews

4.2

based on 459 reviews

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Magical day in beautiful places

Andrew_F, Aug 2024

The park was beautiful the added bonus was the river trip, visit to lovely village, and wine and olive tasting well worth it , magical location, our guide Stephan was excellent!

Stipe the legend! Amazing tour!

Keenan_K, Aug 2024

Stipe is awesome, goes far and above what most tour guides do, gave lots of tips privately via WhatsApp after the tour which turned out to be some of the highlights of my time in Split. Opted into the wine tasting during the tour and didn't regret it at all. Highly recommend even if you think you don't like wine, this will change your mind. Stipe helped make the tour feel very comfortable and engaging with lots of local knowledge. Thanks Stipe!

Great tour and guide

Sue_B, Jun 2024

We did the park without the Wine tasting to maximise time in the park. Our guide Stipe was very friendly and informative and made the tour easy. The park was spectacular.

Worth doing but make sure you have Whatsapp

Simon_E, Sept 2023

Overall, the experience is good. Krka waterfalls is well worth the visit and using the operator on here makes it easy to get to and from. The guide was very clear (maybe overkill) on timings and where to meet and when. You get a good amount of time to explore the park at your leisure before getting the boat back. If you don't do the wine tasting there is not much to do in Skradin, so I would recommend aiming to get a boat back close to pick up time from Skradin. Down side was we booked the 8 am departure and it got moved to 11 am, but we did not receive that information. I expected to be contacted via message on Viator as I booked through Viator, but they tried to message on Whatsapp which we did not receive. I recommend to them to message through Viator if guests book through it as they may not have Whatsapp set up. Also, as other reviewers have said it is basically just a transport service, but that was fine for us.

Three days in one!

Emma_R, Sept 2023

Great day but very busy. Between getting to national park then seeing the waterfalls and then getting the boat over to go to the wine tasting you feel like you don't stop! However it is so well run and clear it just helps see more of Croatia quicker!

Trip to krka

denmarie82, Sept 2023

We had a busy tour with Stephen, there was lots of people in the park so it made it hard to walk around, if you want to enjoy the park I would not do the wine tasting. We did the wine tasting and had excellent service, I recommend!

The busride and...

Roy_v, Sept 2023

The busride and communication with the tourguide were great! However, the krka national park fee wasn't included and 30 euro's extra. (so 50 in total) Maybe this is a personal experience, but for that price it wasn't worth it. the national park didn't really have that many waterfalls and there were only 2 spots that were great for pictures. For a total of 50 euro's per person, this was a very expensive trip.

Boring

JUDY_L, Aug 2023

Nice waterfall but that's all, you walk on wooden board walk then ride on smelly old boat, nice little town at end but mostly boring and 30 euros entry to park at bit much for what u get

Good experience

Noah_M, Aug 2023

Good guide who told us some history from split to to the park, which was appreciated! Easy to navigate the park and good amount of time to go swimming afterwards!

Great tour

Diane_C, Aug 2023

Stipe our guide, was awesome! Very knowledgeable and helpful. Loved the waterfalls. Wine tasting was great- great host, delicious wines and oils. Highly recommend

Great day out

James_K, Aug 2023

Really great trip that is well organised. Very enjoyable and kept well informed as to where to meet and the trips information was shared in a group whatsapp. Our groups only negative experience came from the fact that the park is very busy and not very well signed as where to go which mean we lost a little bit of time by the beach in Skradin. We also ended up waiting in the coach for about 15-20 minutes while some of the trips other attendees got cash out to pay for their entry to the park. Not the organisers fault at all but annoying nonetheless. Trip started at 11:15am and we were back in Split for 7:15pm, so a full day out. A couple of our group did the wine tour which was only €17pp, a lot cheaper than a couple of glasses of wine in Split on its own and much better quality too. Would recommend adding this to your experience!

Transportation too expensive

Melva_T, Aug 2023

Our experience was good and our driver was amazing, however 400 dollars for just taking us there and bringing us back is too expensive.

Beautiful must visit

joannewalter, Aug 2023

Beautiful waterfalls, very busy but it didn’t matter as simply beautiful nature at its best. Wonderful day out. WhatsApp group was fab as very good communication.

Scenic Waterfalls tour.

Anil_H, Aug 2023

Lovely trip, beautiful picturesque place should not be missed. Afternoon tour was relaxing. Shame the swimming in the lagoons is not allowed any longer.

It's hard to do justice...

Beth_G, Aug 2023

It's hard to do justice to how beautiful this national park is. It is breath-takingly beautiful. The sound alone was incredible with thundering waterfalls and countless cicadas in chorus. This trip is very well organised and I would highly recommend it. Ignore the bad reviews! We were here for hours, stopping as we pleased and taking it all in. Yes lunch was expensive (we paid about €20 a head for a chicken salad with chips and a drink but it was delicious and there can't be many more beautiful places to sit and have your lunch! And so calming with the water bubbling away next to you). We loved it all. It's wonderful and if you love nature, you will be in heaven here. PS the river boat to Skradin is very scenic. We didn't do the wine tasting as we wanted to spend maximum time at the park - you would need to rush a bit to do both. We didn't even have time to swim at Skradin though that would have been an amazing end to a perfect day.

Fantastic.

John_G, Jul 2023

Great trip from start to finish. Bus driver and guide both excellent. Our guide Teah spoke excellent English and kept the whole party well informed. Her instructions were excellent and everyone understood how to navigate the park, where to board the ferry and where the pick up the coach for the return journey.

Great half-day out from Split

Edgar_R, Jul 2023

Tea, the guide, was brilliant throughout. Area was beautiful despite heat, boat ride & swim made for a brilliant finish to the tour.

Waterfalls trip

Ruslan_E, Jul 2023

Fantastic trip, such a beautiful nature and water falls. Bud was clean, AC working well keeping everyone nice and cool. The tour guide was great and helpful. If you like to walk, and enjoy the nature, this trip is for you.

Very Beautiful

Ann_M, Jun 2023

Very beautiful park! Lots of incredible wildlife and beautiful waterfalls. I wouldn’t call the short boat ride you take to Skradin a cruise though. Not a lot to do in Skradin unfortunately. The wine tasting was a great addition!! The wine is also 11euro to buy so you can also take home so award winning wine!

A great tour, worth it, great group organiser

Tom_W, Jun 2023

The trip was brilliant, well worth spending a day with this. We booked the afternoon trip which got us back to split at roughly 7pm. Stephen (the trip leader) was very helpful with advice and recommendations - and quickly organised a pick up when one of our group left his phone on the bus. Very happy!

Great tour

Bryony_W, Jun 2023

Lovely day at the waterfalls, it’s smaller than I thought but very lovely. Would recommend the wine and olive oil tasting to break up the time at the waterfalls

Krka waterfalls is a must!

Beverley_E, Jun 2023

We booked this trip before heading to Split, Croatia. What a lovely day had by my friend and me. An 8.30 start was worth it!! From start to finish the trip was very well informed by our guide, Stipe (Stephen). He was approachable, friendly and even set up a what’s app group with all the information we needed. He was informative from the stepping on the coach to helping us book up bus tickets on our return to Spitz. Having the what’s app group set up became very handy as I had to contact the guide as a little confused on where to meet for the wine tour. He was again able to explain to get the boat to Skradin. (Found out that he was fairly new to the company - so even better as he was a credit to the company. The walk round the waterfalls was stunning even if the weather wasn’t on our side, on a beautiful day would probably be more stunning. There were times when you could get a clear photo but generally a lot of people trying to take the same photo but waiting your turn to get the best shot was worth it. The key is “Be patient you are on holiday!!” The wine tour/olive oil at Ante Sladić vino was so worth it too. If you get a chance book the tour and great value for money too.

Disappointed with communication from your tour guide

lpking, Jun 2023

Unfortunately, we had a very difficult experience. Our guide Steven tried his best, but English was not his strong point. There was very limited information about directions where to meet at the end of the trip. If you did not have WhatsApp, you were lost. Steven was aware that we did not have WhatsApp and told us it would be fine and there was Wi-Fi throughout the grounds, and it would be very easy to find him at the end of the trip. we waited until a half an hour before departure, and then realized he was in a different location altogether. He did not explain to us that we needed to be on the boat in order to get to the final bus stop destination. At the last moment, we ran 3 1/2 km to make the bus. We missed it by about 10 minutes. This was very upsetting as we waited 15 minutes for a young family at the beginning of the trip before we started. In short, they were no longer able to wait for us so we were left on our own to find our way back. Stephen did try his best to help us via text however, but we feel it was his responsibility to wait for us as he did not get us on WhatsApp, and he knew full well, we had no way of communicating with him throughout the meeting. We had to pay €15 each to get back to split on a different coach line. After running for 20 minutes as hard as we could we were hot, tired, sweaty and very disappointed that they left five minutes prior. I would like your company to reimburse us for the tickets as this turned out to be a horrible experience for us. We were the first ones to book this trip and the first wants to show up at the statue that morning and we felt we were left to fend for ourselves because we did not have WhatsApp. Written information sent ahead of time or handed out at the beginning of the tour. Would’ve been much appreciate it. Not everybody is tech savvy and has a cell phone with a WhatsApp. I’m not planning on putting this on Google or TripAdvisor as I think this is something that should be dealt with directly with your company. One other sidenote, please ask Steven to shower and put deodorant on in the morning. There was quite an offensive smell. Every time he walked by us on the bus. I’m not trying to be rude, just give him constructive criticism that will help him get tips in the future. Again, Steven tried his best, and he’s a very nice young man, however, his English skills were lacking somewhat, and he did not help us when we needed it the most. Thank you for listening. If you wish to credit us at least one if not both tickets that would be much appreciated to help us pay for the €30 that we are out as well as a 3 1/2 km run that we did not anticipate. we just got back from another trip with sugar bad tours to the lakes and it was 10 out of 10. I know you can do better. Thank you. Paul and Linda

The location itself is...

Kai_V, May 2023

The location itself is great and the tour timetable ok. But the tour itself is pretty much nothing else but a ride to the place. Nothing wrong with that. Also the pickup location for the last sprint back was different and we thought they has left and had a lil' spot of panic. But in the end the bus stopped and we got on board.

Spectacular waterfalls

trueblue, Oct 2022

Amazing trip waterfalls spectacular. Boat trip was great. Walked through nation park not recommended for people with walking difficulty as lots of steps and long walk. It was lovely though. Coach arrived on time . Lovely guide

Professional licences guide?? Really??

Crispin_C, Sept 2022

Petra the so-called guide disinterested and rude. Try face to face communication rather than ordering the group around on WhatsApp.

Great value

Remus_H, Sept 2022

Krka is really beautiful and peaceful. Crowded, yes , but less so than on Plitvice. Our guide Marjia was truly great, and gave us a lot of great tips in person and on a specially created WhatsApp group. For around 30 euros, it's well worth the money

Get away from crowds be with trees!

Audrey_H, Sept 2022

A group booked this after a week on a small week long boat trip from Dubrovnik to Split. It was a wonderful getaway from the crowds. Peaceful and beautiful stroll along boardwalk trails thru waterfalls.

Best way to experience the park!

Jake_S, Aug 2022

Our tour guide; Sandra, made this tour a fantastic experience. I highly recommend this to get the most out of the park!

The national park it self...

JoonaJukka_H, Aug 2022

The national park it self was a mindblowing and stunning place. Beatiful views and very clear and simple to go around. Definetely worth to visit! Our guide (David) was 100% professional.