Your tour guide/driver will meet you at the specified location and after a smooth one-hour-long drive on a modern highway you will already be at the entrance to the Krka National Park.
After having taken care of the entrance tickets, a short introduction will be provided by your private tour guide, allowing you to make the best of your free time in the most spectaculararea of the national park:
Skradinski Buk Waterfalls
As one of the most photographed landmarks of Croatia, Skradinski Buk Waterfalls do not really need special advertisement. However, the pictures don’t quite do justice to this wonderful place.
Dozens of intertwined streams and channels, passing among a lush, jungle-like vegetation, finally merge into a powerful series of cascading waterfalls.
Ancient watermills in no way interfere with the natural symphony. Rather, human intervention made the park even more stunning, introducing even more drama into the landscape.
The raised boardwalks allow easy access to otherwise secluded areas, opening new vistas over and over again.
After the casual walk around the waterfall area that takes about 2 hours, you will continue the discovery of the Krka National Park.
Along the way, numerous exciting landscapes will make you want get out of the vehicle and take photos.
One of the most attractive sights will be the picturesque Visovac island. Situated in the Visovac lake, this tiny island is famous for its active Franciscan monastery.
About a 15-minute- drive away from the lookout point, you’ll reach:
Roški Slap Waterfall / Konoba “Kristijan”
Situated at the northernmost corner of the Krka National Park, the Roški Slap Waterfall is, in fact, a spectacular entry of the Krka River into Lake Visovac.
With the dramatic backdrop of steep cliffs, Roški Slap Waterfall looks even more attractive. For centuries, humans have used the energy supplied by nature to power their mills. One of the ancient mills was slightly adjusted and turned into a very simple tavern. Withwater actually flowing among the tavern tables, the barefoot waiters of “Konoba Kristijan” serve their family’s own produce: cheese, tomatoes, bacon… and possibly the best smoked ham, or pršut, you’ll ever taste in Croatia. Situated in the middle of nowhere, this place had nevertheless some highly esteemed visitors, like Albert, the prince of Monaco, and Roger Federer, the famous tennis player.
After the light lunch at the scenic tavern, consider taking a swim at the Visovac Lake or in one of the primitive jacuzzies: crawl into an old wool-washing baskets with a natural waterfall collapsing on your head.
Refreshed and invigorated, you will be ready for the last stop on today’s itinerary:
Šibenik and the Cathedral of St. James
Šibenik is probably one of the most underestimated cities in Croatia. Situated at the mouth of the Krka River, this town, once upon a time the largest in Dalmatia, got world’s attention relatively recently, when the UNESCO inscribed its Cathedral on the list of world heritage of history.
The Cathedral of St. James is indeed a masterpiece of gothic and renaissance architecture, entirely made of impeccably white limestone and looking like a precious pearl. Apart from its ingenious stone roof, made to look like an upside-down ship, the church is known for the 72 head portraits of the 16 th century residents of Šibenik decorating the apse wall.
