Your own driver from Zagreb to Rastoke, where the Slunjčica falls into the Korana, then on to the Plitvice Lakes, and back to Zagreb the same day.
Rastoke lies on the road from Zagreb to Plitvice, so the driver stops there on the way out, then continues to the Plitvice Lakes, waits while you walk, and brings you back to Zagreb.
The route. South via Karlovac and Slunj: about 105 km and roughly 1h 40m to Rastoke, then about 35 km and roughly 40 minutes to the Plitvice area. The loop is about 280 km and roughly 4h 45m of driving, all within Croatia.
The places. At Rastoke the Slunjčica flows over travertine barriers into the Korana; the tourist board dates its building heritage to the 17th century. Plitvice Lakes National Park has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, a chain of lakes held back by travertine barriers.
The pace. Stopping at Rastoke on the way out adds almost no driving. The park names two entrances, and which one the driver takes you to depends on your plan for the day.
A settlement in the town of Slunj where the Slunjčica runs over travertine barriers into the Korana, creating waterfalls, rapids and small lakes. In 1962, when it was put under protection, it had 22 water mills.
The park describes 16 named and several smaller unnamed lakes, cascading one into the next, grouped into the Upper and Lower Lakes. The named entrances are Entrance I – Rastovača and Entrance II – Hladovina; the exact one depends on your plan.
Plitvice Lakes National Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979; the park calls itself the oldest and largest national park in Croatia, declared in 1949.
UNESCO describes waters flowing over limestone and chalk that have deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams and a series of lakes, caves and waterfalls.
Twelve Upper Lakes lie on dolomite; the four Lower Lakes are cut into a limestone canyon and end at the Sastavci falls, where the Korana springs.
A protected heritage settlement since 1962 and on the Register of Immovable Cultural Monuments since 1969, on the way to the park.
Every private day is priced per vehicle for your date, route and group, and sent to you in writing before anything is confirmed. Send the request; we reply with a written quote.
About 2h 20m from Zagreb to the Plitvice area, with Rastoke on the way, and about 280 km and roughly 4h 45m of driving for the whole loop. Time at the stops is extra and up to you.
Each private day is priced per vehicle for your date, route and group size. Send the request and we reply with a written quote before anything is confirmed.
No. Rastoke is on the road from Zagreb to Plitvice through Slunj, so stopping there on the way out adds almost no driving.
The park names Entrance I – Rastovača and Entrance II – Hladovina. The exact entrance depends on your plan for the day; tell us in the request.
Yes. Plitvice Lakes National Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.
Yes. Tell us in the request, for example Rastoke on the way back instead. Extra stops can change the quote.
Send your date and group size and we will reply with a written quote.