Hire a local driver from Zadar to explore Plitvice Lakes, Kornati Islands, Krka National Park, and the stunning Northern Dalmatian coastline at your own pace.
Zadar is Northern Dalmatia's quiet star — a Roman and Venetian old town on a peninsula, famous for its Sea Organ and Sun Salutation installations. But its real power is as a gateway. Plitvice Lakes National Park is 90 minutes northeast. Krka is an hour south. The Kornati archipelago (89 islands) is right offshore. And the Ravni Kotari hinterland has Roman ruins, monasteries, and family wineries that almost no tourists visit.
Self-driving to Plitvice means navigating mountain roads, paying for parking that fills early, and not being able to stop at the viewpoints and villages along the way. With a driver, you're dropped at the entrance, picked up when you're done, and shown the spots between Zadar and Plitvice that make the drive part of the experience.
Each itinerary is fully customisable. Tell your driver what interests you and they'll adjust on the fly.
Croatia's most famous natural wonder — 16 interconnected lakes cascading through forest in shades of turquoise, emerald, and sapphire. The boardwalk trail takes 4–6 hours for the full circuit. Your driver drops you at the entrance, waits, and on the return can stop at Rastoke, a fairy-tale village built around waterfalls and water mills.
Take the boat from Skradin up the river to Krka's main waterfall, Skradinski Buk — a wide curtain of 17 cascading pools. Then to Šibenik, where the Cathedral of St. James is a masterpiece of Renaissance stonework, built entirely without mortar. The old town's stone alleyways are quiet and atmospheric.
Nin is tiny but historically enormous — Croatia's first royal capital, with Europe's smallest cathedral and a sandy beach (rare in Croatia). The Ravni Kotari plain behind Zadar produces excellent wine that almost nobody outside Croatia knows about. Visit family wineries producing Pošip, Debit, and Maraština whites in centuries-old stone cellars.
For hikers and nature lovers. Paklenica's two canyons cut deep into the Velebit mountain range with 400-metre cliffs that attract rock climbers from across Europe. The main trail through Velika Paklenica is accessible for moderate walkers and leads to a mountain hut. The Manita peć cave (open April–October) has impressive stalactites.
Minimum 4 hours. Add extra hours as you go at the same rate. No fixed schedules.
Local professionals who know the history, the restaurants, and the hidden spots tourists miss.
Picked up at your hotel, cruise port, or airport. Dropped off wherever you want.
Fuel, tolls, parking, and driver's meals included. The price you're quoted is the price you pay.
Sedan hire from €35–45/hour. The Plitvice full-day trip typically works out to €250–300 total for the car, which splits well between 2–4 passengers.
Yes, and Zadar is the best base for it — only 90 minutes vs 2+ hours from Split or Zagreb. You'll have plenty of time for the full lake circuit.
Perfect option. Visit Plitvice in the morning, then continue to Zagreb by evening. One-way hourly hire means you get sightseeing and a transfer in one.
Kornati requires a boat, which we can help arrange from Murter or Biograd. Your driver takes you to the departure point and picks you up when the boat returns.
Anywhere in the Zadar area: your hotel, the airport, the ferry port, or the edge of the old town peninsula (cars can't enter the pedestrian zone).
Excellent. It's equidistant between Split and Zagreb, close to both Plitvice and Krka, and less crowded and cheaper than Dubrovnik or Split. Many travellers use it as a quiet base for day trips.
“Zadar to Plitvice and back with stops along the way. Driver knew the best entrance, where to park, and a village restaurant on the return that served the best lamb we had in Croatia.”
“The wine tasting in Ravni Kotari was incredible. Family cellars you'd never find without a local. Our driver translated and the winemaker opened bottles he doesn't sell commercially.”