Savica Waterfall in Bohinj: entrance fee and parking

"On long summer days, when the sun's rays touch the falling water at dawn, a beautiful rainbow forms at the waterfall."

Savica Waterfall entrance fee and price list

The entrance fee for the Savica Waterfall is EUR 3.00 for adults and EUR 1.50 for children (4.00 / 2.00 EUR in July & August). Admission is free for holders of the Julian Alps: Bohinj card. The entrance fee for the waterfall is collected in a wooden house a few minutes walk higher above the parking lot for the Savica waterfall, just before the bridge over the stream. There is a one-way passage for visitors over the wooden fence. Around the log cabin, where the entrance fee for the Savica waterfall is collected, there is also a beautiful view of the stream and the crystal clear water. Be careful when approaching a watercourse, as the rocks are overgrown with moss and are very slippery.

Savica Waterfall parking

Parking for Savica waterfall Parking for the Savica waterfall is available at the end of Ukanc, ie at Koča pri Savici. Koča pri Savici is also available for overnight stays in Bohinj. Koča pri Savici and the catering offer will entice you for a short (or longer) stop before and / or after visiting the Savica waterfall. There you can also buy souvenirs and enjoy the fresh mountain air. Parking for the Savica waterfall is arranged on macadam surfaces and is chargeable. Parking waterfall Savica:

The parking fee must be paid to the parking fee collector. You can also see the parking price list for the Savica waterfall and the condition of the parking lots on the excellent interactive map of parking lots in Bohinj. Be careful not to leave the car in the place marked for the bus. For a more experienced trip with a little more walking and less crowds, parking is also possible opposite the Zlatorog camp in Ukanc. Parking fee is paid at parking meters.

Route description and access to the waterfall

How to get to Savica waterfall?

• On foot along the marked footpath from the parking lot near the Zlatorog camp (about an hour's walk to the parking lot below the Savica Waterfall).

• By car along the asphalt road to the parking lot at Koča pri Savici.

• By bike along the footpath or along the asphalt road to Koča pri Savici.

• By bus in the summer to the parking lot at Koča pri Savici.

Savica waterfall from the parking lot at Camp Zlatorog in Ukanc

From Camp Zlatorog near Lake Bohinj there is a nicely marked footpath towards the waterfall. It will take us about an hour of relaxing walk to the foot of the waterfall.

Waterfall with the starting point Koča pri Savici

More popular and shorter, and thus more comfortable, is the path from the arranged parking lot at Dom Savica. From the parking lot for the Savica waterfall, the signpost leads us along the road towards a small log cabin, where we pay the entrance fee. Then we walk over the stone bridge over Mala Savica and up along a nicely arranged and marked path.

A special feature of this tourist route to the Savica Waterfall are the stairs. You will have to overcome as many as 553 steps to see the Savica waterfall in all its beauty ... In less than 20 minutes, the stairs will take you to a wooden pavilion, from where there is a beautiful view of the waterfall. The wooden pavilion also serves as protection against the sun on hot summer days, as well as on whimsical April days, when it rains for a while and the spring sun burns relentlessly for a while.

Hills

Starting point for mountain tours The Savica waterfall and the surrounding hills conjure up a truly wonderful ambience. The starting point for the Savica waterfall is also the starting point for mountain tours. Koča pri Savici is an excellent starting point for Komna and the Valley of the Seven Triglav Lakes.

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The mountain trail goes from Dom Savice on the left side (not to the waterfall) through Pekel (there is a beautiful marked path to Dom na Komni). Komna is a beautiful settlement, where Dom na Komni also stands and is a three-hour walk from the parking lot for the Savica waterfall. Komna is connected to the valley by a marked mountain path. From Dom na Komni, there are many marked mountain trails to various peaks, as well as a connecting trail to Bogatinski sedlo, Krn and Lepena.

The valley of the Triglav seven lakes

The marked mountain path at the hut crosses the bridge over the Savica and at the crossroads we follow the signs for Komarča. Following a steep and here and there exposed, but well-protected and extremely scenic path, we first reach the Black Lake and then continue the path to the hut at the Double Lake (4-5 hours of walking). This path across Komarča actually opens the door to the valley of the Triglav Seven Lakes, and on to the very heart of the Julian Alps and the Triglav National Park.

Weather

The Savica waterfall and the weather are closely connected: the more water there is, the more powerful the Savica waterfall is. We recommend a visit in nice, sunny weather, if possible, soon after the rainy season. That is when the Savica waterfall is most prosperous. A lot of water that flows over the wall of Komarča, as well as the higher water supply for the Savica waterfall, has a higher water level and thus conjures up a beautiful and mighty scene. The Savica waterfall is also mighty during autumn rains and early spring, when snow melts in the mountains.

Savica Waterfall facts and figures

Interesting facts and history

France Prešeren, a Slovenian poet, also used the Savica Waterfall for the famous poem Krst pri Savici. The Savica waterfall is supplied with water from the wider karst area of ​​the 500 m higher Black Lake. Among the waterfalls in the world, the Savica is a special feature, as the water flow is already divided into two strands in the hidden underground. The lower-lying right, 25 m high beam flows through an underground fissure from the higher-lying lake in the explored underground tunnel. The left, 78 m high beam also flows at the height of the same underground tunnel, but from an adjacent lake into which water flows from that pond from which water seeps down into the lower right beam.

Savica is a karst spring, waterfall and stream that flows into Lake Bohinj. The Savica stream has two original branches: Velika Savica, on which the Savica waterfall is located, and Mala Savica, which is of a torrential nature and flows southwest of Velika Savica during the rainy season. In the vicinity of Koča pri Savici, they merge and run on under the common name Savica. Before emptying into Lake Bohinj, the torrent stream Ukanška Suha joins the stream. The water never dries up, and the most beautiful is the Savica waterfall after heavy rains and in the spring when the snow melts. If there is a lot of snow, the water also rises above the spring during the day, and then the water falls over the 600-meter-high waterfall.

Hike to Savica

In winter, the tourist trail to the Savica waterfall is also arranged, but it can be closed in case of ice or thick snow. In spring, the promenade to the Savica waterfall is opened with a traditional hike to the Savica waterfall. The Savica waterfall hike - The route from Ribčev Laz is 11 kilometers long, and 5 kilometers from Ukanc. For the way back, they organize bus transport..

Julian Alps Mobility Card: Bohinj

We are participating in an excellent project to promote sustainable mobility and we warmly recommend the purchase of the Julian Alps: Bohinj card.

WHY BUY A JULY ALPS CARD: BOHINJ?

• free bus transport in Bohinj

• free parking (does not apply to Savica waterfall, where the parking fee is collected by the Church)

• free services and discounts in Bohinj, in the destinations of the Julian Alps and elsewhere in Slovenia

• brochure Julian Alps Card: Bohinj 2020

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• a tour of the Savica Waterfall and the Mostnica Gorge

• panoramic boat ride

• tour of museums in Bohinj

• bus transport Arriva Alpetour d.o.o. in Bohinj

• summer hop-on, hop-off bus to Pokljuka

• additional organized transport in the summer season

• parking in most parking lots in Bohinj

• one-way or return train tickets

• permit for usable entry-exit points

• Kobarid Museum of the First World War

• Tolmin Gorge

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