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Krka National Park (Nacionalni park Krka) protects a 109-square-kilometre stretch of the Krka River and is one of the most spectacular nature things to do in Split. The headline attraction is Skradinski Buk, a 400-metre-long cascade of 17 limestone-tufa waterfalls that drop the river 46 metres in total over deep emerald pools, all linked by a 1.9-kilometre wooden boardwalk through reedbeds and oak woodland.

Swimming in the main pool has been banned since 2021 to protect the tufa, but the visual payoff remains overwhelming, especially during spring snow-melt and after autumn rain. Boats run upriver from Skradinski Buk to the Visovac Island Franciscan monastery and (in summer) further to the Roski Slap falls. Tickets in 2026 are around 15 EUR in low season and up to 40 EUR in July and August; entry is timed and capped.

Pro Tip: Driving from Split is roughly 1.5 hours each way - leave by 07:30 and use the Lozovac entrance (free shuttle bus to the falls) rather than parking at Skradin in peak season. If you don't want to drive, a half-day Split-based organised tour is the fastest way to combine Krka with a stop at Sibenik Cathedral on the way back.