Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia.
Plitvice Lakes National Park is in the Lika region of Croatia and lies in a plateau surrounded by three mountains, not far from the border with Bosnia.
The park is criss-crossed by a series of paths and trails that allow visitors to explore the area and observe the flora and fauna. Although the park is best known for its lakes and waterfalls, it is home to a wide range of birds and animals.
Plitvice is the best known of the eight national parks of Croatia, a country where around ten per cent of the area enjoys some kind of protected status.
The park is a watery paradise in all different shades of blue, green and grey; the light and shadow on the moving waters cause the colours to change constantly.
Visitors explore the park on foot, following marked trails and wooden bridges.Some of the rivers in the park can also be travelled in boats.With its variation in altitude, climate and soil types, the park offers a wide range of habitats for different species of wildlife.
There are 16 lakes in the Plitvice Park, linked together by rivers and around 100 waterfalls .