Lake Bohinj: large, clear and strictly regulated
Short-stay parking only, no cycling in places, swimming at just two spots, but a boat across the lake.
Lake Bohinj (Bohinjsko jezero) is Slovenia's largest natural lake and lies in a glacial basin in Triglav National Park. It holds almost 100 million m³ of water, is fed by the Savica and drains via the Jezernica. At its western end, Savica Waterfall plunges 78 m (256 ft) from the rock face.
The lake is not a bathing lake with a hotel shoreline. Right by the water you may park for no more than two hours; the municipality recommends leaving the car further away and taking the seasonal buses. The 24-hour ticket costs €2.
Two electric boats run between Ribčev Laz in the east and Ukanc in the west. Swimming is allowed at two designated areas, Fužinski Bay and Ukanc. In the park's high-mountain lakes, by contrast, swimming is prohibited.
Triglavski narodni park: Lake Bohinj ↗
In numbers
- Volume
- almost 100 million m³
- Surface in summer
- up to 24 °C (75 °F)
- Water level in heavy rain
- rises by over 3 m (10 ft)
- Inflow
- Savica
- Outflow
- Jezernica
- Boats
- Zlatorog (52 seats), Triglavska roža (77)
- Panoramic boat, one way
- €9
- Savica Waterfall
- 78 m (256 ft), 553 steps
- Bus, 24 hours
- €2
