The Imotski lakes and the Makarska Riviera
Inland Dalmatia at its strangest: two lakes at the bottom of huge karst pits, right next to a small town. The afternoon is spent by the sea.
At a glance
- Route
- Imotski – Modro jezero – Crveno jezero – Makarska
- Pick-up
- Your accommodation in Split, Trogir, Čiovo, Kaštela or Podstrana
- Duration
- 9 h
- Price from
- €503 per vehicle
- Vehicles
- Renault Espace, 2016 · up to 4 passengers · 2 large and 2 small suitcases included
Makarska Riviera
The plan
Blue Lake (Modro jezero)
It sits just below the town of Imotski. The water level rises and falls with the seasons; in a dry late summer the lake can almost disappear, and locals have played football on its floor.
Red Lake (Crveno jezero)
A short drive away, a sinkhole with reddish cliffs dropping hundreds of metres to the water, among the deepest in Europe. You look down into it from the rim.
Makarska
The road crosses the hills back to the coast. Lunch, a swim or a walk along the Makarska waterfront.
Good to know
The path down to the Blue Lake is steep and stony; going down is optional. The Red Lake is seen only from above.
Other day trips
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Klis, Sinj and the Cetina Valley
The fortress, the home town of the Alka and villages along the river.
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Kravice Waterfalls and Mostar
A swim below the falls and the Old Bridge in Mostar.
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Međugorje, Počitelj and Mostar
The pilgrimage village, an Ottoman hillside town and Mostar.
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Dubrovnik via Ston and the Pelješac Bridge
The new bridge, the walls of Ston and an afternoon in Dubrovnik.
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Plitvice Lakes and Rastoke
The lakes and waterfalls of Plitvice and the mill village in Slunj.
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Nin and Zadar
Croatia's oldest royal town, then the Sea Organ in Zadar.
Photos: Blue Lake, Imotski: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 3.0
