From Split: Plitvice Lakes National Park Guided Tour
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Split, Croatia
- 12 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Immerse yourself in the breathtaking scenery of Plitvice Lakes National Park during this full-day tour from Split or Trogir. With a local guide, travel in a comfortable vehicle through the rural area of Dalmatia to the park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Walk a circuit on a forest trail and benefit from the unique insights of your guide as you go. Hop aboard a boat to explore the group of sixteen emerald lakes, connected by a continuous chain of waterfalls. Back on dry land, board an electric train for a ride that provides panoramic views of the park.
- Walk through the forest to learn about local flora and fauna
- An ideal experirence for nature lovers in Split or Trogir
- Ride an electric train to the best viewpoints the park has to offer
- Take a break from touristy crowds and immerse yourself in Plitvice Lakes National Park
What's Included
- Professional English speaking guide in Plitvice
- Transportation by air-conditioned bus
- One way sightseeing cruise in the National Park Plitvice
- Panoramic boat ride
- Skip the line for Entrance ticket
- Food and drinks
- Entrance fee - Adult - April / May / October - EUR 21.00; June / July / August / September€35.00 per person
- Entrance fee - Student - April / May / October - EUR 13.00; June / July /August / September€24.00 per person
- Entrance fee - Child (7-18 yrs) -April / May / October - EUR 5.00; June / July / August / September€13.00 per person
- Entrance fee - Children up to 7 years old enter for free
- Payment must be made in cash upon check-in
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Plitvice Lakes National Park
4 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Check-in time is 30 minutes before the start. Please prepare a voucher (digital or printed copy) and present it to the office staff.
- Please know we must respect the departure timeline. Refunds will not be issued if tour / activity is missed due to late or non-arrival
- This voucher is only for bus transportation. You will get entrance tickets for the National Park Plitvice when you arrive at the park
- Comfortable walking shoes, sports clothes, snacks and food are recommended.
- If you need more information or detailed instructions, please call us on phone number on the reservation ticket.
- Pets are not allowed on tour.
- Not recommended for participant with walking disabilities
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 53 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
Tania_F
Mia was a great tour guide. The waterfalls were amazing! Hundreds of them! Big small everything. We just didn’t get enough time to stop and enjoy, it was take a photo and move on straight away, if we got to do that. Long day but comfy bus and good driver Dado
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Emma_K, Aug 2026
The bus was comfortable, Mia was a personable, funny guide and the Plitvice Lakes were of course stunning. Mia was informative without talking for too long, gave context and relevant facts and tailored her approach to how the group was feeling which showed she genuinely cared about giving us a great experience. She is clearly excellent at her job! Highly recommend. Thanks for a wonderful day Mia 🥰
Jane_C, Aug 2026
Mia was a great host, the tour is a long bus ride but we all knew that. It is one if the most beautiful places to visit
I recommend you take your own lunch
Catherine_S, Aug 2026
Wonderful day at Plitvice Lakes. The drive was long but worth it and our bus driver and guide made the trip more enjoyable and safe.
Kelly_W, Aug 2026
The write-up doesn’t mention the tour of the park includes almost 8 kms of hiking up and down the hills surrounding the lakes and across rough-hewn wooden walkways. This was a challenge for my newly replaced knee. Also, the bus was definitely older, with most seats having broken parts while the sound system was mostly unintelligible because of a bad mic and an overly loud a/c unit. Grayline should overhaul or replace this bus.
Lisa_L, Jun 2026
Mia was an amazing guide! Very knowledgeable and kept the group moving at a good pace to see it all!
joanne_a, Jun 2026
We had a wonderful experience
Weather was perfect and Mia our tour guide was great and very organized . She gave us a great history review and answered all of our questions and even gave us suggestions
John_H, May 2026
Tour was well organised, Mia is a fabulous guide. The experience in the National Park is not to be missed. Water falls, clear blue lakes, beech forests. Just amazing scenery.
Tour was not rushed but gave time see the highlights.
Hilary_C, May 2026
Plitvice lakes is a must if you are visiting this area. (Zagreb or Split). We joined the tour from Split. a long day but really worthwhile. The park is stunning. Both our bus driver Igor and guide Barisa (Barry) were excellent.
Barry regaled us with stories all day and very interesting historical and ecological information regarding the lakes. He guided the group with enthusiasm and patience. I would highly recommend this trip and thank you Barry for a great day.
Larry_J, Apr 2026
Incredible national park with incredible waterfalls and wonderful scenery. Great guide. Great tour.!!
Makeisha_D, Nov 2025
Amazing trip to Croati
lakes and waterfalls! The scenery was stunning, and it was lovely having a small group — it made the day feel relaxed and personal. The lakes weren’t busy, so we could really enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. Mia was a fantastic guide — friendly, knowledgeable, and made the whole experience unforgettable!
Aida_G, Oct 2025
Excellent tour! Guides were fantastic, very knowledgeable and fun. The area beautiful. Worth going from Split
Michelle_B, Jun 2025
Mia our guide was lively, knowledgeable and friendly, her English was good.
The lakes are beautiful, and the waterfalls are something else, it is a trip not to miss. There are plenty of comfort stops, places to get refreshments. All in all is was a wonderful trip.
Paul_v, May 2025
double check times/dates you are going - spectacular place, unfortunately it was so crowded we had to shuffle around and missed our boat trip. make sure you go very early or off peak times
Tania_F, Apr 2025
Mia was a great tour guide. The waterfalls were amazing! Hundreds of them! Big small everything. We just didn’t get enough time to stop and enjoy, it was take a photo and move on straight away, if we got to do that. Long day but comfy bus and good driver Dado
Response from Host, Jun 2025
We truly appreciate you taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. It means a lot to our team to hear that you had a great time. We hope to welcome you again in the future!
Kind regards, Gray Line
Kyla_W, Oct 2024
Stunning!
Great experience with Mia & Sanja walking through the National park. I couldn’t imagine leaving Croatia without having visited. Saying this, I would have loved more time to really take in the beauty of the park, but the pace was kept so we’d be able to see the majority of lakes, falls & scenery. Highly recommend.
Katrina_D, Sep 2024
Beautiful park and part of the country. Pristine lakes and waterfalls. Ivanka brought a lot of energy, enthusiasm and knowledge. Long day but it’s a don’t miss excursion!
Taylor_S, Sep 2024
My wife and I had an outstanding day out with our guides Mia and Sanja - they were friendly, communicated clearly, were knowledgeable, funny and helpful. Plitvice Lakes NP exceeded my expectations with its unique and impressive beauty, unlike anything I've seen to date! This tour involved about 1.5 hours of easy to moderate intensity walking, and all up we spent 4 hours seeing the sights of the park. Be prepared for significant crowds, even in the off season.
Christine_F, Aug 2024
Ivanka the tour guide she was extremely knowledgable, entertaining, and organised. Grey Tours are lucky to have her working for them as she enjoyed her work and this shows in the time of our tour. Peter also drove very well. I saw beautiful waterfalls and area surrounding them.
Vaibhav_B, May 2024
Great tour guide Ivanka.she was so helping in every aspect. Her knowledge is excellent and she shared every bit of it. Mickey the driver was also very warm and always had a smile on his face. Great experience
Response from Host, Jun 2024
Hello,
we are so happy that you had a great time on our tour. Hope to see you again soon!
Best regards,
Grayline Croatia
Sounderya_N, May 2024
The tour guide Mate filled us in with stories along the route and at the park.
The park in itself is very well preserved and breathtaking.
Response from Host, May 2024
Dear guest, happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour, hope to see you again soon!
Kind regards,
Gray Line
Elizabeth_P, Sep 2023
The lakes we’re beautiful. The extra walk to see ‘behind’ the waterfall was a non event - we all regretted going down then back up again. The tour was not as per the tickets we purchased - there was NO Airbase guided tour - not even a photo stop. There was no boat ride to explore the lakes - just a 2 min crossing from one jetty to another. There was NO train ride. It was a long drive and it was ONLY to Piltvice Lakes. Oh yes - on the day we were informed entry to park was now €40 per person. It had increased from €22 to €33 then to €40. Which is a LOT for a family of 5. They would NOT honour the charge quoted on our printed tickets.
Linda_M, Jul 2023
This was a great tour. Ivanka. Was amazing. She made the trip.
The office charged us 20 euros more cause they didn’t fill a bus. They said it was the entrance fee. The entrance fee does not change. They charge cause not enough people go. No where does it say you have to pay more if a smaller group.
Was happy with the tour guide but grey lines I would give one star.
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Dear Linda,
thank you for your review, it is nice to hear that you have enjoyed with Gray Line on the tour and ofcourse with our lovely guide Ivanka.
Not sure where the problem arose, entrance tickets for the Plitvice lakes are 40€ per person which you were charged and you can check online the price of National Park entrance ticket. It is not Gray Lines fault that entrance ticket for the National Park is that expensive.
Regards,
Apala_P, Jul 2023
Charged me 14 euros more because they couldn’t get enough people for a bus tour. The driver slammed on the breaks several times with a lady from our minivan flying forward all the way to the front seat. They air conditioning wasn’t working well, so we were all very hot on our 3 hour trip each way. Many seatbelts are not there for a safe drive. The ladies at the checkin place could hardly add and were extremely rude.
The tour guide Joseph they hired who is outsourced was very nice, but the rest of the experienced ruined the trip.
Don’t do it!!!
Sophie_N, Jun 2023
The guide Barry was amazing he has so much knowledge of croatian history and was so friendly and helpful. The views were out of this world and thanks to Barry we got to see each of the upper and lower lakes. The bus journey is long but we got a break at a gas station on each trip and even stopped for lunch at an amazing restaurant on the way back.
Only negative is that we unfortunately did not get to see the Zeljava Airbase.
Response from Host, Jun 2023
Dear Sophie,
We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed going to Plitvice Lakes with our company. Thank you for your feedback!
Best regards,
Grayline Croatia
Steven_C, Apr 2023
Our guide, Boren was very knowledgeable and accommodating. He helped to make the long drive fun. Beautiful NP the waterfalls and lakes are pristine.
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Hello Steven,
thank you for your feedback!
Hope to see you in Croatia again,
Gray Line Croatia
Mary_D, Sep 2022
Guide was very informative and skilled in keeping our group together. Bus ride was long but comfortable with well timed breaks. Plitvice is a wonder not to be missed! Lakes and falls stunning! There are options for those not up to fairly strenuous hiking.
Response from Host, Sep 2022
Thank you for your review! It is so nice to hear that you had a great day on our tour.
David_C, Jul 2022
An early start - 6.20am from Trogir and then to Split to pick up rest of group going to Park, made the journey long. Our guide Ivanka was brilliant- a person who is clearly in love with Plitvice. Using the “train” up and walking back was ideal. With Ivanka explains everything we thoroughly enjoyed our visit. The lunch stop was an excellent place - great selection of food, vary tasty and good value. Throughout the day everything was perfect - making up for the journey to and back.
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Thank you for your review! It is so nice to hear that you had a great day on our tour
CHRIS_B, Jul 2022
Every step of the way about the Plitvice Lakes National Park was a memorable one which would remain etched in our mind for ever.
Peter our guide was absolutely brilliant and his communication skills, knowledge and history of Croatia was excellent
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Thank you for your review! It is so nice to hear that you had a great day on our tour.
Kritika_G, Jul 2022
Great day at the national park. Elena our guide was very knowledgeable and gave us ample time to explore the lakes/waterfalls. She was also a really great photographer!
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Thank you so much for your 5-star comment. It is so nice to hear that you had a great time!
Sami_E, Jul 2022
We had a great time, Ivanka was an awesome guide and gave lots of interesting information about the park. The views are spectacular and one of a kind. I would certainly recommend this excursion ... its well worth it.
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Thank you for sharing your lovely experience with us, we really appreciate it! It is so nice to hear that
you had great time.
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