A Tour of Plitvice Lakes, Croatia | A Natural Wonderland
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2020
- Exploring beautiful Plitvice Lakes National Park in central Croatia.
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A Tour of Plitvice Lakes, Croatia | A Natural Wonderland
Beautiful place! I've seen all continents except Antarctica and Croatia is the most beautiful country on our planet! Love Croatia ❤ #hrvatska #croatiafulloflife
You missing something in your list
@@kirksdva8310 It's true, I still miss a lot. I've been to 60+ countries "only", so there is still a lot to discover, but I do consider other things besides beauty of nature, for example culture, food, safety... All together makes my favorite coutries to be all in Europe. However, I have neighbours from the USA and friends and colleagues from South Africa, beautiful countries but don't consider them to be safe enough...
What a paradise! An ode to water and vibrant green life. My heart aches now with grief as wildfires rage through our beautiful Pacific Northwest here in the U.S. Prayers appreciated.
Croatia for sure is my next favorite country in the Mediterranean...Adriatic sea...just gorgeous!!!!!I 🇭🇷❤
Beautiful Croatia. Thanks for sharing
Just stay in beautiful Croatia no need to go anywhere else in the world you have all there....
Bosnia to it’s Beautiful and much cheaper. For half price you get some think except you can always go to Adriatic.
What a beautiful park. I think i would see a park like this in Japan too. Very clean and organized. Keep showing Croatia, a beautiful country.
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I somehow forgot my password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.
Wow that place is a nature heaven! The water looks so fresh. I think I will need to visit the Croatian countryside for sure 👍
Before COVID, it was very crowded so perfect timing for visiting it now.
Certainly one of the most beautiful places in Europe.
Try boat trip to Kornati archipelago, that's also something very unique.
Beautiful country , beautiful places!
Stunning just like the rest of the country.
This place is absolutely stunning!
Croatia is amazingly beautiful! Wish I could travel there!
Totally Jurassic Park, beautiful scenery. I don't watch TV anymore thanks to all these amazing UA-camrs, more imagination, more natural, no make up, no expensive gear, the real deal. I bet you spend lots of money in new 👟👟. Thanks for sharing!!
Plitvice Lakes are THE HEAVEN ON THE EARTH ! And the people are just lovely and the native ladies are selling the most beautiful home made cakes and pastries in the world.
Seeing the world through your lens for the past few years without spending a rupee. Thanks from Hyderabad, India.
But don't skip the advertisment. This will help vlogger to generate income from adsen.
@@tokdaddydnomad3950 yes very true
@@tokdaddydnomad3950 Good advice:)
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So many waterfalls, but it's quite peaceful and amazing, never seen such a beautiful creation of nature.
God made all things. And it was all good. When our creator re makes his creation. Without sin then we will understand the unspeakable beauty and perfect order. One day
Amen.
@@mrsavoy66 Which god..? Isus, Allah, Buddha, Hindu or maybe Egyptian god Sith..? they are sooo many... this is creation of nature. god is "invisible" and imaginary...
we have all that in catalunya but no water they tell me 85 years ago there was plenty now there is hardly a stream anywhere shame but we do have plent of sun be nice to see a running river,,
but we do have the mighty ebro thats some river..
Wow, wow, wow, nothing is more beautiful than NATURE. Love it Live it and Respect it.
Thank you Gabriel, for sharing this amazing journey , this was the best of the best of CROATIA. 👏🙏🥰💜 all the way from Canada 🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Thanks for sharing Croatia...I had almost no interest in visiting there but now it’s high on my list. You are doing a great service for those of us unable to travel at the moment. Thank you!
He’s one of the few decent travel bloggers left atm. He deserves more subscribers.
That s for sure...👍👍
Your living it my friend.. that place is stunning.
This is the part of the year with most people and least water. Although water level is always the same in the lakes, it is just less water going over the waterfalls cause summer is least rainy time of the year. For those that want to visit I would suggest period from early May to mid June because of beautiful fresh spring colors and more water. And of course October because of spectacular autumn colors and usually more water than in summer, and there can also be plenty of water then if September rains are bit more abundant. But if summer is your only option don't worry, it's great then too. Plitvice lakes never fail to amaze me, at any time and even after 100 visits
I must add that this year it is not crowded as usual cause there are no Asians, Americans and Australians because of travel restrictions. So basically only Europeans are visiting and even them in smaller numbers of course. Also April is another nice month to visit, plenty of water, but forest is still bare, this is quite cold mountain area so spring bloom begins in May. Snow can fall in April too but it won't last more than few days, temps are usually pleasant. In March there can still be snow but more usually in the first half of the month. In winter months park is open but because of the snow it often happens that only lower lakes are available to visitors. But it is spectacular in a different way cause waterfalls are frozen with deep blue ice. Interestingly lakes rarely freeze although temps can drop to -20°C, so even in the depth of winter you'll have this turquoise color to enjoy, most of the time. If you are visiting in winter I would suggest having those smaller crampons (spikes) that attach to the shoes cause trails can be icy and slippery in places, because of the spraying water and many shoes also polish the surface of the snow on the trails so it becomes very slippery
Thanks for the information, I would love to visit Croatia it is a hidden gem
@@couchsurfer2856 you welcome!
@@couchsurfer2856 Not so hidden anymore.
@@nicolaskottis5245 Well yeah, Internet changed travel industry, nothing is secret anymore, and everyone want's to go to the best and most popular places, it is just the new reality, there's no going back :)
Yes, agreed.. .I was there in May and the water was unbelievable....the crowds tho.....BAD....
It's very clean👍. Stay bless.
My favorite place yet of all your Croatia vids. 👌
Holy moly! Looks great
Spectacular is an understatement. 😊👍
Amazing video. Nice memories for me, I was there 3 years ago. German Winnetou films (Eurowesterns) in the 1960s were mostly filmed there and in the Paklenica National Park nearby. Although Croatia is mostly known for beaches and coastal towns, is also very beautiful in inland mountainous regions, just like Montenegro (Žabljak Durmitor region). This is the world of Dinaric Alps with limestone karst. Slovenian Postojna and Škocjan Caves are part of the same range.
Beautiful scenery. The lakes and waterfalls and pretty forests. What a spectacular place ❤️🌻🌹🌿🌷
Ur absolutely right. Really beautiful vedio as like you.
Jenny OShes. Really a awesome video . Waterfalls is absolutely fantastic.place is so beautiful.
I want to go there for injoy .
Winnetou and Old Shatterhand!
Yep, very nice memories, and perfect places for filming.
I think by the time you see Mali Losinj, Pag island, Krka island, Ooatilja, Rovinj and the Istrian Peninsula and Zagreb.... Croatia will be your favourite destination
Natural beauty of nature I love to be with. Someday! Thanks for sharing. Enjoy and stay safe!
Nature at his best, new subs here frm Manila👍
Water means life and this is a clear representation of that
Croatian national anthem
Our Beautiful Homeland
Our beautiful homeland,
O so fearless and gracious.
Our fathers' ancient glory,
May you be blessed forever.
Dear, you are our only glory,
Dear, you are our only one,
Dear, we love your plains,
Dear, we love your mountains.
Sava, Drava, keep on flowing,
Danube, do not lose your vigour,
Deep blue sea, tell the world,
That a Croat loves his homeland.
Whilst his fields are kissed by sunshine,
Whilst his oaks are whipped by wild winds,
Whilst his dear ones go to heaven,
Whilst his live heart beats.
Explanation is not needed just look at this beauty and other vlogs on Gabriel channel .
@@j2198 Dear Mr. Jurišić, Mr. Vlašić did not miss a beat and is certainly not in need any of your support as he has historic truth on his side. Josip Runjanin was a Croatian vlah (as was Nikola Tesla) and a member of the Croatian Orthodox Church seated in Srijemski Karlovci. He was a Croat and indeed Croatia was his homeland. He has no connection to Serbia or Serbs whatsoever. That said, by all means feel free to honour all the vlahs within the state of Serbia who have and continue to make incredible contributions to serbian culture and society.
SPC in Croatia is a scam and in time will be corrected. Big Croatian shout out to all our freedom loving Montenegrin brothers.
@AmeriKa1050 Josip Runjanin was a Croatian vlah (as was Nikola Tesla) and a member of the Croatian Orthodox Church seated in Srijemski Karlovci. He has no connection to Serbia or Serbs whatsoever. That said, by all means feel free to honour all the vlahs within the state of Serbia who have and continue to make incredible contributions to serbian culture.
SPC in Croatia is a scam and in time will be corrected. Big Croatian shout out to all our freedom loving Montenegrin brothers.
Svaka ti čast Domagoje...najljepša himna na svijetu.
@@j2198 Author is Antun Mihanović and composer is Josip Runjanin
@@domagojvlasic9801 Oba Hrvati.
Have been loving all the Croatia videos! I haven't gotten to travel outside of the US and just started filming so all in Florida but you got us excited about getting back outside and sharing it with others! Thank you Gabriel for being an inspiration!
Nice lakes and tress the waterfall looks amazing
What a beautiful place! Thank you for taking us on your journeys. Everywhere is so clean and fresh .Stay safe and well :)
What beautiful and unique place. Even the residential area is nice
Me and my girlfriend went here 2 years ago. We Walked all the way around. Once you get to the rest area with the boats just walk past it absolutely beautiful hike with no crowds at all took us the whole day but man was it worth it
For those who like snow, check the video- Plitvice lakes during the winter...
Wow can people of the U.S. travel there now. I would love to go there. It is amazing.
Yes, Croatia is currently open to US citizens, but you need to provide a negative Covid test to customs that was taken in the past 48 hours or else quarantine for 14 days.
Павле Jуришић Штурм Dorate, bolje pripremi traktor s prikolicom, moze opet zatrebat’.
@@j2198 ...Da da...bit će vaše ha ha ha...traktor brm brm...😅
Is Croatia really filled with THAT much beauty per square km, or do you just have a knack for finding the most amazingly beautiful corners of the earth?!!
And that is just a small part...
yes. and you know what. people in the world dont know about it. To be honest, croatians dont know about it. so it might be the best place to visit, before it goes mental. and it will in 10 -20 y time.
We Croats are very blessed with our nature... we are very small but very very diverse. Every part of the country is different. You have the coast, when you go to the inland it is very different as well as central and eastern Croatia.
For such a small place in the world we also have different climates. Our country is pretty amazing and even I as a native didn't see all of the beauty. The Plitvice Lakes are probably the most beautiful thing we have. Also the movie Winnetou ( very popular in Europe) was partly filmed at the lakes. :) Just a small fun fact.
It is a truely wonderful country . Go and see for yourself❤🇭🇷
What a place! I was there 2 years ago. It was so much more crowded, full of Asian tour groups. Your experience seems much better, cheers.
What a beautiful lake.Its always so good to spend time with mother nature. Hope humans will not destroy this in the name of development.
It's kind of hard to believe some of the lush places here are at a latitude around 45 degrees, which is halfway between the equator and the north pole. If you had done a "guess where I am" video without saying anything about your trip I wouldn't have even come close! Some of the areas looked like "they belong here" because they seem so much like Oregon, Idaho, Michigan and Ontario, but some of the spots looked like you were closer to the tropics than halfway to the top of the world. Thanx for the video.
Thanks for bringing back memories of our time there last year. An amazing place. Also enjoyed the glow worms and fireflies while walking through the forest at night.
Imagine living there 200 years ago, and it's a hot summer day and you just walk up to one of the lakes and swim under the waterfalls, completely alone.
I can imagine that, and after being eaten by some bear.
200 years ago it was under Ottoman Rule and there was a constant conflict with the Habsburgs from the Austrian Empire. Not a very safe or peaceful area back then.
@@jimmorris8646 Nah, 19th century was probably the most peaceful century for this region ever. It was close to the border with Ottoman empire, but not under it's control anymore.
Wow!! So beautiful
Proud to be Croat
You must see Rastoke village. It is very near to park. I'm sure they have bus or something...
Watch plitvice lake in winter...Amazing!!!!
Another great video, many thanks !
Woww this place is awesome 😍.. beautifuuulll ilove it 😍 thanks Gabe thanks Croatia..
Another great video! Thanks for sharing your adventures 👍
Wow stunning♥️
Myself and my family visited Plitvice today, and it really is a stunning park! It would have been cool to have bumped into you along the way!
Gorgeous nature, no other word else.
looks amazing cancelled last year as had travelled 5 and half months constantly ...if I had known what was coming this year in UK !!!!!! Next time as here restrictions are still very much herr ..thsnk you so much for this wonderful trip x
Brought back a lot of memories, when I was last there 26 years ago there were no swimming restrictions but it is good to see that the park is being preserved for future generations. There used to be a stuffed bear and a badger in the entrance to the main hotel. My favourite was the dancing bar down by the swimming pool in the hotel but in all the times I visited I never saw the bar dancing.
"stuffed bear and a badger in the entrance to the main hotel"
I remember that!!!
Gabriel in Wonderland, very beautiful.
God dammnit. I went to croatia in 2015, visited lots of places but was really looking forward to visiting the Plitvice lakes. I was going to stay there for only 2 days, and it rained heavily for 2 days straight, the rain never stopped. So I never got to see them in person :(.
Enjoy staying in Plitvicka Jezera 🇭🇷
Good stuff man. That place looks peaceful.
Croatia have the dozen beautiful rivers with waterfalls, lakes, canyons and cristal water where you can swimming and kayaking: Zrmanja, Krka, Cetina, Kupa, Mreznica, Korana,, Una, Dobra,...
Gorgeous place! We have similar places here in Canada but I bet the weather will be far better in Croatia!
Wonderful video... A lot of thanks..
Gabriel... 👍👍👍👍🍀🍀🍀
Beautiful ❤☀️ water is heaven! Thank you Gabriel! 😎☀️🙌 take care and be safe ❤😊
I love this place❤
15:27 i tasted the water in 2018 😅
Thank you Greg for your videos. I am enjoying following your paths through beautiful Croatia. Great!!!
Brings back memory’s! If you make your way north up the coast stop at Senj....nice coastal little town. You can ferry over to RAb island or Krk. Both are beautiful islands!
Grazie Gabriel for the soothing scenery and sounds.
Going places in side Croatia aren't cheap as i was thought in the past ,but it looks beautiful country .thank you gabriel for this video
Definitely a beautiful walking trail, thank you for taking me along.
Thank you for the wonderful shots, take care and enjoy!
been there twice I love the fact that some parts of movie Vinetou were recorded here
It's definitely one of the nicest & most memorable places to visit in Europe. How many countries in Europe are left that you haven't been to yet?
Congrats on passing 400K subcribers.. looking forward to 500K nxt year..
Thanks for this wonderful video. Amazing park. Would love to go there!!
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Like your new look!
Been watching your videos for years. Thanks for taking us with you to soo many amzing places. 🌱🏝
Thanks for what you do friend. It’s appreciated.
Always enjoy your hiking videos.
Beautiful Park.
We visited in 2018 September, so so so lovely one of my fav places. We got in at opening, those were the days of busy tourists and even at that time it was full on.
Nice addition to your current series. Charming.
Gabriel, you can NOT swim in the lakes or fly over with drone, warnings are on entrances. Any polution, even the one from sun creme would be devastating (those are travertine lakes). Also no drones because there was many of them ended up in lakes.
If you want to swim there is Korana river near by, it's going trough town of Slunj but I recommend swimming upstream from town. When there you can also take a visit to village of Rastoke (waterfall village) and try local trout ;)
Exactly. When I was talking about swimming I put a subtitle on the screen clarifying that swimming isn't allowed anywhere in the park, and for good reason.
You can swim in Krka National park but that feature of park will be dis continued soon
@@GabrielTravelerVideosyes you did... I pay attention to all details!!!!💟🕊️🥂
@@GabrielTravelerVideos sry, didn't see it
@@zugi No worries.
Wow! Interesting ! Was encouraged to travel again & again ! Happy travel to you sir !
Besutiful video👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽❤️ Thank you .
Cowabunga Dude🍾🥂Right ON✊🏿
Gorgeous video🌸
Looks fab!
wow amazing park, thank you
Wowow! Gorgouisimo! LuvUooo!
Just jumps up and demands you go see Croatia. An outstanding series from Gabriel.
Yay, yes :D. It is absolutely forbidden to swim in the lakes as they are greatly monitored by a biologist to maintain its natural biology/minerals! Plitvicka Lakes are hugely protected:)
Looking ripped Gabe. Also, mad respect for keeping this going. Traveling like you do is much harder than people realize, traveling in a pandemic seems even crazier. Keep doing what you're doing, you inspire, and I can't wait to get back on the road.
The aquamarine waters must bring shades of memories of The Jasper Parks region for you.
Dope video!! Encouragement for my next venture. Take it easy!
I took a bus out thinking i could do a day trip and realized the only bus home was leaving 45 mins after I arrived. It was my first trip overseas as a 20 year old, and was not nearly as seasoned as I am now. I should have made a primitive camp and gotten the bus the following day, (maybe the buses werent running for some days) or if I had trusted the universe and gone for it, I wouldve been there! Luckily my hometown is full of beautiful waterfalls, many within walking distance from the town centre. I'll return one day and check it out, for sure. Maybe this winter? Gotta check the climate out there.
Edit: had no money for hostel
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Beautiful area. Have to go there someday.
Wonderful 👍👍👍