April 10, 2019 - Putting Croatian adventure tourism on the map, with the biggest welcome in the world. Day 15 of this incredible 2011 adrenaline trip covering 2,500 km along the Croatian coast.
The World's Biggest Welcome, an ambitious adventure tourism project in 2011 in Croatia enters Day 15 of this 2019 appreciation of one of the finest tourism promotion projects ever in Croatia.
The plan? To showcase the diversity and fabulous offer of adventure tourism in Croatia by following a GPS route the length of the Croatian coast in the shape of the word 'Welcome' - thereby creating the biggest welcome in the world from a hospitable tourism country.
Day 15 moved on bike from Prpa (Baške Oštarije) to Plitvice Lakes National Park.
85 kilometres for the day: 22 km bike ride from Prpa to Smiljan, followed by a 65 km bicycle ride from Smiljan to Plitvice Lakes National Park to continue forming the ‘L’ in ‘Welcome’.
Day 15 began at Baške Oštarije, Prpa mountain lodge, with the faces and furry friends they met there.
Lacko setting off from Baške Oštarije.
Running into a herd of sheep at the foot of the Velebit mountain.
You know you've made it to Smiljan when a statue of Nikola Tesla greets you.
The Nikola Tesla memorial center, in his birthplace, in the house where he was born.
But that's not all Smiljan has...
There is even a potato farm.
Lacko continued onto Lika, where he ran into curious cows.
And then onto Korenica. You can see Cedo rushing off in his car, while Daniel struggles on the bike.
But Lacko persists and continues onto Korenica.
A key part of the project was promoting tourism, and the official website has details of the key places visited during the day.
Baške Oštarije.
Plitvice Lakes National Park.
You can see the entire project on the Welcome website, as well as much more of Luka Tambaca's stunning photography on the Welcome Facebook page.
Tune in tomorrow for Day 16, as Lacko moves from Plitvice Lakes to Rastoke on foot, bike, and kayak.
To follow the whole project from the start, follow the dedicated TCN page.
