Excursions

One-day excursions are an excellent activity for all those who love to spend the day in nature, to travel and learn about the unknown history and facts of the Karlovac area.

Karlovac has a great location as a starting point, and in whatever direction you go, you will find an interesting place that will tell you a story through its architecture, nature, and inhabitants.

Some of the places that are great for weekend excursions and which are definitely worth a visit are of course the Croatian capital Zagreb, Duga Resa which is located on Mrežnica and which is rich in bathing areas such as Mrežnički brig, Otok ljubavi (Island of Love) and Vesela livada (Merry Meadow), which is a cultural heritage monument.

Ogulin, located just an hour’s drive from Karlovac, is a place that preserves interesting history and beautiful architecture. Ogulin was founded in 1500. above the abyss of the river Dobra, nowadays called Đulin ponor. It was founded by Bernardin Frankopan.

Another interesting place is Ozalj, which is the hometown of the famous painter Slava Raškaj and once an unofficial city of Croatia during the reign of Petar Zrinski, and the interesting place in Ozalj is the Vrlovka Cave.

Do not miss the Rastoke in Slunj, on Korana, Rakovica and the Plitvice Lakes National Park, which have been declared a World Natural Heritage Site and included in the UNESCO list.