Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

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Plitvice Lakes, Croatia, is an UNESCO world heritage site and a National Park. Over thousands of years, these waters deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in turn have made the beautiful lakes, caves and waterfalls here today. These geological processes continue today, and the park is home to bears, wolves and rare bird species.





Covering almost 30,000 hectares, the National Park is located in the lower elevations of the Dinarides (the Dinaric Alps) in the central part of the country. The Plitvice Lakes fascinate scientists and visitors and are in a mix of forests and meadows. Visitors do pose a concern and problem in regards to the conservation and protection of this Natural Park.





The intact series of lakes are formed by natural tufa barriers. The tufa barriers are created because of longstanding and ongoing interaction between water, air, sediments, and organisms. The lakes are naturally supersaturated with calcium carbonate. The calcium carbonate is deposited on the bottoms and margins of the lakes which leads to the formation of porous, hard, and fragile limestone barriers. This process retains the water of creeks and rivers here.





The highly specialized mosses, algae, and bacteria that live here enable and enhance the sedimentation which leads to the creation of the natural barriers. The extensive tufa barriers are a testimony of the interplay between sediments, water, air, and living organisms.

Logging is prohibited here which protects the lakes. The "Association for the Conservation and Enhancement of the Plitvice Lakes" was created in 1893 to preserve this World Heritage property. The majority of the land is state owned and the land falls under the Nature Protection Act and complementary legislation. There is a research center that carries out important research that provides insights for both science and management.

Website: whc.unesco.org/en/list/98/

Note: I got all the information from the above website and there are some great pictures that are copyrighted and that I cannot use. I had to get pictures off the internet and there is no intentional copyright infringement meant on any of the pictures I use.





It can be overwhelming figuring out how to spend your time at Plitvice Lakes National Park. There are different levels of lakes (upper and lower) four different hiking trails, seven routes through the park, and two different entrances!

To have the best experience, plan to stay overnight for an early start the next day. Entrance 1 is recommended using Program C. According to Earth Trekkers, "This trail starts at Entrance 1, goes downhill to the boardwalk trails where you will see Veliki Slap and waterfalls along the lower lakes. You cross Kozjak Bridge, take the boat to the other side of Kozjak Lake. You disembark the boat on the far side of Kozjak Lake, you walk the boardwalk trails along the upper lakes and waterfalls."







I hope you enjoyed the tour!

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