Camping Paklenica

If you’re not sure where to start with exploring the area, the first place to start is at the site’s reception, where they have links with a travel agency that can help organise tours and trips to some of the area’s top sights (particularly handy if you don’t have your own transport or would like to hike with some guidance). Exploring on your own is certainly possible, though – there are lots of trails to follow in the Paklenica National Park (five minutes’ drive to the nearest entrance), and you can either climb to the Pariževačka glavica viewpoint (20 minutes) or head underground to the Manita peć cave (10 minutes). For an exciting way to see some of the scenery, there’s a whitewater rafting centre half an hour away on the Zrmanja River. Zadar (45 minutes) is well worth a day out, too – you can take a wander around its Roman Forum, visit the cathedral and archaeology museum and experience the unusual art installations Sea Organ (which creates natural music through underwater pipes) and Greeting to the Sun (a solar installation best viewed after dark).