Waterfalls in Una National Park

Behind the booth with the guard of the national park, we came across a warning sign, what, or with whom we should count on the way through the forest. We have never met a bear with our own eyes. I don't know if, unfortunately or thank God, but rather the first one, because we drove and it still gives a pretty big sense of security.

When you ride with small children, any similar sign will arouse great interest and loud laughter. The pig and honey on the handcuff sounded the whole time, until we met some other interesting thing.

Eventually, a wolf joined the bear and the wild boar, ending the warning of wildlife in NP Una. Maybe they should have added something about mosquitoes, which, unlike the boar, wolf or bear, we met and knew first-hand.

We finally reached the waterfalls. If you don't have the time or courage for a similar adventure, it doesn't matter. You can take a picture at this sign and if you manage to close yourself, it will be a very authentic photo. ;-)

The roar of the water will surround you, as well as you will feel the refreshing coolness, which you will especially appreciate in the hot summer. The wind will blow cool water splinters and refresh your face. You will realize what water can make noise and how the hum will change as you move away or approach the waterfalls or turn your head in another direction. Everything gets a different dimension and the atmosphere of the place will engulf you.

There is a wooden walkway with observation terraces around the waterfalls. You can walk the entire route with cascades comfortably and safely. The sun conjures a beautiful rainbow into the splinters of water.

Water wherever you look. It hums, foams, bubbles, sings, splashes.

If you are looking for a place to camp, I recommend this small and pleasant camp on the banks of the Una. It is located in front of the village of Kulen Vakuf.

When you cross from the Štrbački Buk waterfall to Martin Brod, try to go out or to the ruins of the Ostrovica castle above the village of Kulen Vakuf. The view from the top is worth it, you have the beautiful and unfettered Una in front of you.

A little further upstream we get to the village of Martin Brod. According to legend, it got its name from the girl Marta, who fell in love with a boy from the other bank of the river Una. However, their parents did not want their love, so Marta secretly ran away after the boy. She had to cross the river to the other bank, where her chosen one lived, but her foot slipped on a slippery rock and she fell into the river and drowned. So much is said, and we will look at another waterfall called Milanchev Buk. The waterfall is smaller and you pay a small entrance fee to enter it.

Calcareous sediments under the waterfalls form various pools.