No trip to Croatia is complete without a visit to the oldest national park in Southeast Europe, Plitvice Lakes. You will be amazed as you gaze at its 16 interconnected lakes, and hear the sounds of humming waterfalls bounding across the wooden pathways surrounded by fir, birch and spruce trees. The lakes are famous for their stunning colors, which change from shades of teal, turquoise and dark blues, as a result of the high mineral content in the water. Each season brings you a unique stunning landscape worthy of any artist, or those who set their eyes upon it.
There are mysteries and legends surrounding this area, referred to on some maps as “The Devil’s Garden”. According to legend, the Plitvice lakes were created after a long drought. People, animals and plants, had yearned for water, and prayed and prayed for rain. Then in the valley of the Black Queen with her magnificent suite, she took pity on the people, and with the strong wind and thunder the deluge tumbled down at last. Rain kept falling and falling, and the water grew in great size, to form the Plitvice Lakes.
During our 2021 adventure to Croatia and Bosnia Pyramids, you will experience this first hand. You will relax on a boat ride around the lake, lunch in the park, and dine on fresh trout cooked for you lakeside, at a local specialty restaurant, in a nearby village.