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SEVERAL-DAYS PROGRAMMES
CROATIA – NATIONAL PARKS
8 DAYS
PRICE: 829 €
1st day:
Arrival to Opatija
2nd day:
North Velebit National Park
3rd day:
Risnjak National Park
4th day:
Plitvice National Park
5th day:
Paklenica National Park
6th day:
Krka National Park
7th day:
Kornati National Park
8th day:
Return home

1st day :: Arrival to Opatija ::
Meeting is in a hotel. Afterward we will take a walk through floral Opatija, enjoying in sightseeing of ancient villas. Before dinner our guide will inform us on the programme, and the rest of the evening will be used for agreement and mutual introduction.

2nd day :: North Velebit National Park ::
We will drive to the village Krasno – a small picturesque mountain village near the North Velebit National Park, well-known as a place of pilgrimage (God's Mother of Krasno). We will hike from there over green and wooded slopes to the village Kuterevo, famous for its inhabitants who all make some wooden objects and an excellent cheese. Shelter for bears, which for any reason stayed without possibility of survival in nature, is also situated here. We will visit the bear shelter and may even play with some of the little bears as well as visit the village „workshops“ on the local farms, where a souvenir, a useful dish or a tool can be bought. We will continue by car toward Otocac and visit alongside the road a picturesque village Sinac at the spring of the River Gacka, which is protected by UNESCO as an "international biosphere preserve".
Climb: 180 m
Coming down: 190 m
Hiking: 4 h

3rd day :: Risnjak National Park ::
The Risnjak National Park is the only left habitat of Big lynx (biggest European wild cat) in this part of Europe. The Mountain and the Risnjak National Park were named after it. We will hike through rich and high beech- and fir-tree forest, still preserved from the acid rains to Risnjak peak (1523 m), which offers a breath-taking view over boundless greenness of Gorski Kotar, over the Kvarner islands and Istrian Peninsula, as well as over the parts of Slovenia. We will descend from the top over the wonderful green clearings to the place called Crni lug, where our vehicle is waiting for us. Such abundance in green vegetation and preserved eco-systems are difficult to find anywhere nowadays.
Climb: 373 m
Coming down: 750 m
Hiking: 4.30 h

4th day :: Plitvice National Park ::
On this day we will be again the kingdom of greenness and abundance of water. We will drive to the Plitvice Lakes, from which a Park’s bus will take us to the Gornja Jezera. We will hike from there along numerous cascades, limestone waterfalls and small waterfalls to Lake Kozjak. A Park's boat will take us to the Donja Jezera, where we will continue our stroll around, above and below waterfalls. After the tour we will move away from the waterfalls and enjoy in silence under thick beech-tree wood before our return.
Climb: 000
Coming down: 150 m
Hiking: 4 h

5th day :: Paklenica National Park ::
We will drive to Starigrad – Paklenica. From this point we will walk to the canyon Velika Paklenica, among impressive rocks, in which the most famous alpinist climbing site in this part of Europe is situated. Accompanied by murmur of the spring Paklenica we reach the area of Anica luk and further uphill to the famous cave Manita pec. The Cave was adopted for visitsso so we will also make a tour inside. Afterwards we will continue to visit and look around Lugarnica, near which are located reconstructed mills built in a characteristic „paklenica“ style.
Climb: 490 m
Coming down: 490 m
Hiking: 5.30 h

6th day :: Krka National Park ::
We will drive to the village Brnjica on a plateau of the canyon of the Cikola River. We will continue on foot toward the canyon itself, which is overviewed by the impressive fortress Kljucica dating back from 1330, which we will visit. We will hike farther toward the mouths of the Cikola and Krka Rivers, through extremely steep but picturesque canyon up to Lake Torak - a round lake next to the river, on whose banks we will rest a little, and possible have a viewing tour of the hydro-electric power plant of the same name. We go on farther on the canyon's edge and enjoy the view of the Cikola's mouth into the Krka River and arrive at the village Goris. Our vehicle will be waiting for us here, which will take us to the waterfall Skradinski Buk famous for its beauty all over the world. We will continue our pleasant stroll around and between waterfalls (junction of 17 waterfalls) to the return to the hotel.
Climb: 166 m
Coming down: 184 m
Hiking: 4.30 h

7th day :: Kornati National Park ::
We will be driven to Zadar, where we will embark on the ship, which will take us the kingdom of the Kornati Archipelago. After lunch in the bay Mir we will leave the ship and take a walk to salt Lake Mir, around its banks and climb to the edges of cliffs whilst enjoying in the sights of high sea cut by numerous yachts and small boats. Return to Zadar in the afternoon hours.
Climb: 70 m
Coming down: 70 m
Hiking: 2 h

8th day :: Return home::
If You came by an airplane we will organize the transfer to the airport Split.

Price: € 829.00
Single room surcharge:
€ 89.00
Surcharge for transfer from and to the airport uke:
€ 65.00
Minimum 6 persons
Maximum 15 persons


Price includes:
Accommodation in hotels kategorija smještajakategorija smještajakategorija smještaja of half board type; lunches in local restaurants, Dalmatian traditional cellars – „konoba“ or picnics; daily transfers from the hotel to the starting point and from end point to the hotel; expert guide on all tours; tickets to all National Parks; ticket for Manita pec; sightseeing of Zadar led by a local guide.

 
TRIP DATES
15. 03. - 22. 03. 2008.
19. 04. - 26. 04. 2008.
17. 05. - 24. 05. 2008.
07. 06. - 14. 06. 2008.
21. 06. - 28. 06. 2008.
19. 07. - 26. 07. 2008.
23. 08. - 30. 08. 2008.
13. 09. - 20. 09. 2008.
04. 10. - 11. 10. 2008.

 
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