Plitvice Lakes Small Group Tour Ecco from Split or Trogir

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Split, Croatia

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12 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover Plitvice Lakes, one of the most visited national parks in Croatia, on this day trip from Split or Trogir. On your way, stop in the small town of Knin for coffee. After arriving at Plitvice National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), embark on a guided walk along its wooden pathways and see its 16 azure blue lakes and over 90 waterfalls. The sightseeing tour also includes a boat ride across Kozjak Lake and free time to explore on your own.

First-time visitors will want to explore this popular, picturesque park
Private and group tour options are available
The private tour option includes lunch
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off is included, if option selected

What's Included

Professional guide
Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Transport by air-conditioned coach/minivan
Boat cruise around the Lower Lakes
Local taxes

Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities
Entry ticket to the National park
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting points

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Plitvice Lakes National Park

4 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Korenica

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Entrance tickets to the National Park are not included in the price of the tour and depend on the season and the age.
Bring a snack and water with you to make your trip as comfortable as possible

Skip-the-line entry tickets to the National Park will be provided to you during the transfer on the bus. Please prepare cash in euros for the entry ticket
Entrance to National Park costs €24 (April 1-May 31, 2023) and €40 (June 1-September 30 2023) for adults, 50% off for children (7-18 years)
Entry for children under 7 years is free of charge
If you are a student or have a disability, please email the activity provider promptly for discounted entry tickets
Please inform the activity provider of your child's age for the appropriate discounted entry tickets
The pictures are from the "Archives of the Plitvic Lakes National Park".
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

Miri_J

The best tour in Croatia! Everything was well organised. The van was clean and spaciouse, the driver was proffesional and very funny . We had both Upper and Lower lakes . Guide was so knowledgable .Plitvice lakes are must see!

Reviews

4.4

based on 25 reviews

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Great day out

Deirdre_B, Sep 2025

The walking is on stepped boardwalk of split wood logs. These may get slippery when wet so take care. It’s worth it

Perfect tour!

Miri_J, Jun 2025

Awful tour. Was charged...

Karol_K, Jun 2025

Awful tour. Was charged mysterious €40 upon pick up from driver with no communication what it was for (tour was already paid for on Viator). Upon arrival to lakes, we were handed off to park tour guide, Marijanna, who handed us a map of directions and just told us to follow the boat rides and trails to letter „h”. Little did we know she was actually supposed to stay with us and guide us through the park. Later we saw her guiding a different tour group in the park. Because there was no guidance, many on the tour returned past 3pm to the driver meeting spot and ended up returning late back to Split. Would not recommend as I am not sure what the tour paid for besides the gas and the drive to the lakes.

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Dear Karol, Thank you for your review. We’d like to clarify a few important points regarding your experience. The €40 charge you mention was for the Plitvice Lakes National Park entry ticket, which is clearly stated on the Viator tour description as not included in the original price you paid. This is a standard practice, and all guests are informed prior to the tour. Regarding the guided portion of the tour: the itinerary also explains that a licensed park guide will provide you with guidance at the start and guide you, then you’ll have free time to explore the park on your own, following the designated trails and boat rides. This is exactly what our guide, Mirjana, did. Some guests were indeed a few minutes late returning to the bus, but they contacted us, and we waited accordingly. We apologize if this affected your experience in any way. We’re sorry to hear the tour didn’t meet your expectations but hope you enjoyed the rest of your time in Croatia. Warm regards, South Tours

Stunningly beautiful Plitvice National Park

Kathy_F, May 2025

It will be the most amazing experience of your life. Ivan was a friendly & knowledgeable driver to the National Park. I have always had great experiences with Viator tours.

Response from Host, May 2025

Dear Kathy, Thank you so much for your review, we really appreciate it. We are happy that you enjoyed our trip and that it was a nice experience for you that enriched your visit to Croatia. We hope that you will come back to us soon. Best regards, Nina South Tours agency

Would not recommend

Tracy_N, May 2023

We read great reviews about this tour and were so excited to go on this tour but, it was a disappointment to say the least. I booked a tour from Split, which I entered my hotel address in but was told that I booked one from Trogir?? We met the driver in front of the travel agency office in Split at 6:50am and went to Trogir to pick up other passengers. It seemed like there weren’t enough people going so they combined the two tours. Instead of letting us know, they made it seem like we made a mistake. Half way through the drive to the national park, our driver asked us to pay 100 euro….which I wasn’t sure where that number came from as I had already spoken to the travel agency and was informed that our tickets for the park would be 22 euros each so, 88 euros total for the 4 of us. I gave our driver 90 euros but never got our change back. To remind you, we already paid for the tour through this website and had to pay cash for the entrance tickets to the park. The driver dropped us off at some random hotel and told us to wait for our tour guide in the rain. We didn’t know what was going on at first as the driver just told us to get out of the car and didn’t mention anything else. The tour guide arrived 10 minutes later and took us through a path behind the hotel to get to the park. We eventually found out that there are 2 entrances but weren’t sure why the driver didn’t just drop us off there. Then, we were advised by the tour guide that everything was closed due to the rain. We understand things happen and it’s out of their control, but we wish that we were made aware of the situation and were given an option to cancel the trip since everything at the park was closed. The guided tour was very quick. He took us down a path to see different water falls for 20 minutes and then left. Our your guide Dominic was nice and funny, but the tour overall seemed rushed and we didn’t really learn much. I wouldn’t recommend this tour to anyone.

Response from Host, May 2023

Dear Tracy, Thank you for your feedback. We did not combine any two tours as you went on a tour you booked and you booked Plitvice lakes tour from Trogir as you can see here(Viator review: Plitvice Lakes Small Group Tour Ecco from Split or Trogir). Anyway is exact the same tour as from Split as we have two departure locations (from Split and from Trogir) only difference is departure time. the driver drop you up where it was possible. As you know we had heavy rains and because of your safety and floods we took you different way to see the park as National Park Plitvice gave us this instruction, there is not much we could do because of weather. Please also see the price of the NP Plitvice Lakes Tickets: 01.04. – 31.05. 01.06. – 30.09. A** B** Odrasli 23,50 eur 177,06 kn 39,80 eur 299,87 kn 26,50 eur 199,66 kn Kind Regards, Ivana

Great trip to the lakes from Split

Susan_M, Oct 2022

Great service, friendly driver and guide. We enjoyed the trip it was just what we wanted with time to ourselves to enjoy the wonderful lakes.

Don’t Miss This Tour!

Hearts_Q, Jun 2022

This was a beautiful & relaxing tour of Plitvice Lakes & Falls. Easy & convenient pick up from Split. Great guide with a relaxed pace which was refreshing. Would highly recommend.

Best driver Duje always...

Aurelia_N, Sep 2021

Best driver Duje always smiling and very funny happy to be with him😁 And our guid anita was very nice she gave us many informations about plitvice lakes

great tour

Ashley_R, Jul 2019

This tour was awesome ! I would definitely recommend. Wish I remembered the tour guide and drivers' names as they deserve a big kudos. Good stop and break part way to Plitvice. Driver handed out bottles of water before entering park. Great conversation and weather. Beautiful sites. Food at restaurant on the way home was tasty and inexpensive.

Perfecta creación

sandra_m, Apr 2022

El lugar es espectacularmente hermoso, la agencia del tour y el guía bastantes regulares. además se supone que iba incluído guia escrita en español y no fue así

Voyage cauchemardesque

Manon_F, Sep 2021

L'excursion au lac plativice parfait rien à dire. Nikola notre guide super sympas et impliqué. Vraiment top Nikolas , excellent guide. Par contre on a eu un "chauffeur " horrible. Un danger public. 170 km sur l autoroute, colle les gens , appel de phare, double dans les virages, ne freine jamais, tout le temps sur son téléphone (SMS et appel)... Au retour on a failli avoir un accident car il a perdu le contrôle de son volant/voiture car il n a pas voulu freiner . Heureusement qu'il n'y avait aucune voiture en face... et là je me suis vraiment énervée et par réflexe je me suis enervé. Après il s'est calmé... Mais sur le trajet retour l ambiance était vraiment tendu. Bref le voyage horrible, un cauchemar et stressant...

Génial !

Samanta_D, Sep 2021

Une journée super ! Avec un chauffeur adorable et serviable, et d’une gentillesse incroyable, duje Le parc est juste magnifique des couleurs juste éclatantes, ce parc mérite le succès qu’il a. Un dépaysement total ! Et merci à notre guide Anita qui a été super. Je recommande fortement !!

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