National Park Krka Waterfalls – visitors guide
What is useful to know if you want to visit the National Park Krka?
Entrance and parking
There are two official entrances for National Park Krka, if you arrive via motorway A1 there is signs for the exit you need to take, once you are of the highway you have options to choose between the entrances.
Official entrance Lozovac
Road approach either from Sibenik-Tromilja-Lozovac or from Knin-Drnis-Tromilja-Lozovac.
From the entrance Lozovac you can (expect for July and august)* drive to the ethno village inside of the park, this is also the closest entrance for visitors who wants to go to directly to Island Visovac.
If you follow the wooden path form the ethno village you will be back at the village after 2-3 hours depending on walking speed. (You will see lower and mid part of the park)
*During the months of July and August visitors are transported from parking lot on the Lozovac entrance to the Skradinski buk by the buses which of course included in entrance ticket.
Official entrance Skradin ( my favorite)
With car you reach the national park by road from Sibenik-Tromilja-Skradin or from Knin-Drnis-Tromilja-Skradin.
Well arrived in Skradin, you will find parking very close to the center of town, ignore the pushy sales people how try to get you into parking lots at the entrance of town Skradin (You can always go back to them if main parking is full).
From Skradin you need to go with boat to the national park, boats sail every fill hour, and return from National park at half hours. Last boat leave park around 17.30 in the summer.
The Sailing time from Skradin to Skradinski buk (lower part of national park) is 25 minutes one way, from where the boats arrive there is a 5 minutes walk to the bottom of the waterfalls.
Entrance fee:
Alternative ways to reach Skradin entrance:
To make visit extra special you can also go by boat from Sibenik, boats leave from Sibenik harbor, the trips which is about 1.5 hour will take you trough the -Saint Joseph channel and the Lake Prukljan-Skradin, tours are organized by private tour operators and cost around 300 kuna including park entrance.
When is the best time to visit park:
The National Park Krka is a beautiful sight whole year so no matter when you are on holiday in Croatia, is it worthwhile spending a day on visiting National Park Krka. A special feature for summer visit is that you can swim at the lower part of the parks, so don’t forget your swimsuit.
Excursions:
National park Krka offers a number of guided excursions which can be bought as an ad on to the entrance tickets:
SKRADINSKI BUK – VISOVAC – SKRADINSKI BUK
Skradinski buk is the most attractive part of National Park Krka.
- sightseeing cruise lasts 2 hours (a walk on footpaths, a visit to mills, …)
- A boat trip to the island of Visovac (a ride along the upper part of the Krka River, a visit to Franciscan monastery, church and museum).
- Additional fee – adults 70 Kuna, children 4-14 years old 40 Kuna!
SKRADINSKI BUK – VISOVAC – ROŠKI SLAP – SKRADINSKI BUK
The most attractive way to reach Roški slap is to take one of the excursions boats operated by the National Park Krka. It is also possible to travel to Roški slap by public road.
- Excursion lasts four hours (a ride along the upper Krka River, a visit to Franciscan monastery, sightseeing at Roški slap,…)
- Additional fee – adults 100 Kuna, children 4-14 years old 60 Kuna!
ROŠKI SLAP – KRKA MONASTERY – TROŠENJ and NEČVEN FORTRESSES
- A boat trip which last two and a half hours.
- Additional fee – adults 70 Kuna, children 4-14 years old 40 Kuna!
Accommodation:
You can find accommodations such as rooms, apartments and pensions in the surrounding towns of Skradin, Knin, Primošten, and villages which are located quite near the Krka.
HOTEL VRATA KRKE *** – 49 rooms (double), Is located in Lozovac, on the main entrance to the NP Krka, 6 km from the highway (Zagreb-Split A1) and 12 km from Šibenik.
Campsites:
CAMP KRKA *** (rooms, apartments, camp), Is situated on the road to Skradin, only 2.5 km away from the NP Krka, on the surface of 5000m2. The price for two people is 12 Euro.
CAMP MARINA *** (double, triple rooms, pensions, camp), Is situated in Lozovac, on the road to Skradin, 5 km from NP Krka, on the surface of 3000m2.
Other things which might be useful to know:
- You need to bring good walking shoes.
- For swimming bring bathing suit, sun lotion and a towel.
- no swimming outside of the designated areas – if you do you will hear the park rangers (-:
- appropriate clothing for visiting monastery (women must have scarf over the bare shoulders, men must not have too short trousers)
- no diving and hunting with an underwater rifle
- no hunting animals
- no polluting water and discarding garbage
Driving distance to park from major towns:
Sibenik – National park Krka KM 20 Time 20 minutes
Zadar – National park Krka KM 73 Time 1 hour
Spilt – National park Krka KM 92 Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Zagreb – National park Krka KM 325 Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Rijeka – National park Krka KM 280 Time 3 hours 50 minutes
Official contact details of the Park:
Nacionalni park Krka
Trg Ivana Palva II br. 5
22000 Sibenik
Tel: 385 (0) 22 201777
E-mail: info@npk.hr
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Hi Nick, well the park quite a few daily visitors in the summer month, but the park is quite big so will not feel like it it overcrowded, I am not aware if there is any particular day of the week which has less visitors, but i would guess that week days are a bit less crowded.
Brgds, Morten
Is it easy to travel to the park from Split via public transport?
Is it easy to travel via the bus to the national park to see the waterfalls from Split.
@Nicole, I would not say easy, but doable with out to much hassle.
We are chartering a Catamaran in split, and would like to come to the park in our own boat. Can we do that?
Hi Varda,
As far as i know the answer is almost, you can sail to Skradin, from there you have tourboats which would take you last part to the National park.
Brgds, Morten
Hi, tell me please, how could we get best way to Skradin from Vodice (I mean by bus or boat, without a car). Thanks
Hi Vera, going with bus is the fastest and easist way to get there, but going with at boat is for sure more beatiful and also more expensive. which one is better is up to you to decide
Hi, I want to visit the park from Sibenik in mid August 2012. Is it possible to use public transport to travel from Sibenik to Skradin and then in the afternoon return to Sibenik and then to Split on the same day. What I concern about is whether public transport could match with the schedule of the tours of the Krka National park as i want to have a swim in the Skradinski Buk, visit Visovac and have a walk in the Park~
Hi Jessica, you can for sure go by bus from Sibenik to Skradin, i am not sure about actual departure, but there should be quite a few during the day, so you should actually able to do, Sibenik – Krka – Sibenik – Split. I can tell you exatly when the buses leave, but as Skradin is only about 10 km from Sibenik it should be well connected, which should make it possible for you to all what you mentioned.
Best, Morten
thanks !!!
I have recently checked the timetable of bus line Šibenik – Skradin ( valid for August 2012): from atptours@atpsi.hr, they are as follows:
(they look a bit strange though)
TIME TABLE FOR NP „KRKA“
SUMMER 2012.
TIME TABLE MON – FRI:
FROM ŠIBENIK AT: 09:00 RETURNS FROM SKRADIN: 10:45
11:15 12:45
12:45 14:00
14:00 17:00
15:30 17:00
TIME TABLE FOR SATURDAYS:
FROM ŠIBENIK AT: 09:00 RETURNS FROM SKRADIN: 10:45
11:15 12:15
12:45 stays
14:00 stays
15:00 stays
TIME TABLE FOR SUNDAYS:
FROM ŠIBENIK AT: 09:00 RETURNS FROM SKRADIN: 10:45
15:30 17:00
Hi Jessica,
I think the bus is not a special bus for the national park, it is a regular local bus line between Sibenik and Skradin, that is why you have most departures on working days.
Best,
Morten
Hi,
We’re going to Croatia this summer and we are planning to visit the Krka NP. We first want to go to Skradinski buk. We want to get there via the entrance at Skradin. After that, we want to see Roski slap (the same day). We want to go there by car, via the public road. If we do that, do we have to pay extra to see that? We already have bought an entrance ticket at Skradin, but does that remain value?
Hi Caroline, i am not sure if you re-enter the park, in Roski slap after already entering the park in Skradin, for a clear answer to this you will have to ask by the park office in Skradin.
Regards, Morten
Hej Morten,
Vi er et par drenge, der skal i alt 16 dage til Kroatien. Vi regner med at starte ved Split, hvorefter vi vil besøge øerne Hvar og Brac. Vi har kigget en smule på National Park Krka, men er usikre på, hvorvidt den er værd både tidsmæssigt og økonomisk at ofre en dag på. Hvad er din vurdering?
Vi rejser med rygsæk og telt. Hvordan vil det være lettest for os at tage til National Park Krka, hvis det er så fantastisk som billederne antyder?
På forhånd tak.
Anders.
Hej Anders,
personling syntes jeg at Krka er super skøn og så jeg kan varmt anbefale et besøg der, hvis du tjekker her kan du se hvordan i kommer der hen fra Split.
Mvh
Morten
Hi!
What an informative site.
I’m travelling with a friend to Dubrovnik on 14 October 2012. We are doing several day trips, but I guess it’s too far to make a day of visiting the National Park. Would it be possible to take an overnight trip and who would be the best tour operator to go with?
Thanks for your help.
Hi Lulu,
i don’t think you will be able to find any tour operators, who would take you to Krka, at this time of the year, my suggestion would be that to rent a car (Which you can do here), and then drive up to see the park, if you leave early in the morning from Dubrovnik you should be able to make the tour as a day trip.
If you are not up for renting a car, you can take the bus to Split, then continue to Sibenik, from where you have local bus to Skradin (Entrance to national park) all information about bus to Split you can find here, information about getting from Split to NP Krka you can find here. If you go by the bus, you should stay overnight in Skradin, is a beatiful place close to the park.
Have a great trip, brgds,
Morten
Hi Morten
Just so I have this right – we will be parking in Skradin and would like to do the tour which incudes the Monestry – just confirming do we buy our tickets in Skradin for this tour? Also does it leave on the hour as well? We will be there in September. Thank you, Lee
Hi Lee
The have been changing some stuff lately, for the tour to Monestry, i think you should take entrance Lozovac, i am not sure if you can buy the tourticket at the entrance, normally you will take a park bus from Entrance Lozovac, to where the Etno villages is, here you have guides selling the tickets for the Monestry tour.
Anyway as you are not going before Sepetember, i will have all infos updated way before you are going, so just follow this post here.
Brgds,
Morten
Hi Morten,
I am wondering if there are any lockers at Krka NP to store our valuables before taking a plunge in the water.
Regards,
Roy
Hi Roy,
am pretty sure there I no lockers, so you will have to plunge in shifts
Best, Morten
Thanks for the reply!