NATIONAL PARK KRKA AND ŠIBENIK

                                                                                        (09:15 – 17:00)

Krka National Park is located in Šibenik County. It covers the area of Krka River and lower course of Čikola River including seven waterfalls. The Park is a place of exceptional values, unique for its extraordinary travertine formations. Travertine is a limestone that is formed in water with high concentrations of dissolved calcium bicarbonate. Krka National Park is an inevitable Croatian landmark, its natural beauties, interesting history and welcoming local residents will most certainly leave you breathless.

Besides the National Park on this excursion you are going to visit Skradin, one of the oldest Croatian cities. The entire city center is a protected cultural monument, and houses with colorful facades built in the 18th and 19th centuries under the influence of the Venetian style can be found in it. The simple city structure is defined by a long main street, along with vertically placed cross streets. At the southern end of the main street is Little Gospe Square with the late-baroque parish church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the parish hall and the town hall.

PRICES :

Adults............................................. 80 €                                                                     

Children  6-12 years ..................... 40 €                                                              

Children  0 – 6 years ...................GRATIS   

PRICE INCLUDES:

- guide and transfer with comfortable, air-conditioned van

- entrance ticket to Krka National Park

- guided tour of Krka National Park with a boat ride (Skradinski buk - Skradin)

- guided tour 

- insurance

PRICE EXCLUDES meal and beverages

Main attractions of Krka National Park

Skradinski buk - the biggest of seven waterfalls on the Krka River. Covering the area of 400 m in length and 100 m in width, with its 17 cascades it`s the largest travertine cascade system in Europe. However, it is also the most attractive part of Krka National Park. Swimming is allowed at the foot of the waterfall and many park`s visitors enjoy there in refreshing moments during the hot summer days.

Visovac - a small island situated on the homonymous lake between the waterfalls Skradinski buk and Roški slap. It is in the property of Franciscan monks who warmly receive their guests from all over the world. During the last 500 years the monastery of Our Merciful Mother and the church of Our Lady of Visovac have been visited by numerous pilgrims. It is an oasis of spirituality and peace where many people come in order to find tranquility and serenity. Water mills on Krka River are important monuments of economic past of Šibenik Region. During the history wheat was milled there for numerous towns all over ‪Dalmatia.

Burnum – the ruins of ancient Roman military camp stand near the village of Ivoševci. Erected in the1st century as a strategically important position for controlling passage across the river, it marked the starting point of all military campaigns towards the inland regions.

Krka hydroelectric plant was constructed and started working in 1895, just two days after Tesla’s hydroelectric plant on Niagara Falls became operational. At the same time, 11 km of power lines to transmit electricity and a city lighting network were built, so Šibenik had electrical lighting before many European cities. It was the first complete electricity system in Croatia.