Let's not mess about here.. in our humble opinion, Kozjak is the most beautiful, magical waterfall in Green Slovenia and if you do not do the fantastic short hike along the uberbeautiful Soca river to go see it, then darling, you ain't seen Green Slovenia at all!

For those of you lucky enough to come see it, this will be your favourite waterfall in all Green Slovenia and that is saying something..

It is unmissabubble, but due to your provisional logistics, you will very probably run a huge risk of missing it..

The waterfall is just around this corner, you will hear it first..

And it is just so easy to get to Kozjak from the Lodge as part of a Soca daytrip when it is equally just so tricky and impractical to get there from Bled, Ljubljana and Piran in just a daytrip.. 

We love Kozjak so much we are gonna list the reasons why it is just so great!

There is a stone rock path all the way, but wow, what an approach..

1) The walk there is not so long, (about 35 mins from the car park or the pretty Alpine town of Kobarid and 35 mins back).. 

2) You walk along the Soca river to start with, which is an absolute treat for your senses.. 

3) There is a really great swing bridge over the Soca river that you absolutely must bounce along and admire the river views both ways.. 

Iconic view from the bridge over the Soca, with white beaches and the Julian Alps..

4) You are accompanied by the sound of running water all the way and it is like an aqua orchestra, increasing in volume the closer you get to the falls.. 

5) Depending on the water level and time of year you will either walk along or in a most stunning river bed directly to the waterfall.. 

6) There are two perfect little Hobbit bridges to cross on the way to the waterfall..

the final Hobbit bridge before the waterfall..

7) The whole epic experience culminates in you climbing up onto a boardwalk fused into the stone to go round a most mysterious rock corner and then being hit with the spectacle of the water gushing down into a beautiful green natural pool.. 

8) The whole Green adventure can be done in 2 hours, which means you can fit in so much else into your day!

Rocks, rockpool, waterfall, this is Green Slovenia Baby..

Getting to Slap Kozjak..

Waterfall is SLAP in Slovenian so you are looking out for Slap Kozjak on the signs as you reach Kobarid, one of the pretty little Alpine towns along the Soca river.

Kobarid is incredibly tricky to get to from Bled as you have to go over the Julian Alps and back just to get there and so visitors often only get to Bovec for the day, if that.. It is also just too far from Ljubljana or the coast for a sensible day trip, but due to the Lodge's sensational position between the mountains and the Coast it is a straight one hour hop along the motorway through the Vipava Valley and up the Soca to KANAL for a coffeee stop..

Have a coffee or an ice cream in Kanal on the way up to Kozjak..

Suitably refreshed, it is just another 25 mins to Kobarid passing Tolmin on the way and just before Kobarid, you swing a right to go direction BOVEC to a beautiful white bridge over the Soca river and then arrive at the Kozjak Falls car parks..

If you are walking there and back, just pay for 2 hours parking and follow the signs for one of the most beautiful walks in Green Slovenia..

You could rock hop down the river or use the path..

Walking to the Waterfall..

The waterfall is not the biggest in Slovenia, but it is usually full of water crashing down about 15 metres into an almost indescribabubble rock cauldron pool lined by thick layers of ancient dark rock creating a green "theatre" setting for mother nature to display this wonder, as if hosting a Shakespeare play.

Ferns and plants sprout from the rocks all around you to create a tropical feel to this magical place.

Further down the river..

If you have read any of our other articles you should not be surprised to hear the words.. "crystal clear water" and you will not be disappointed to know that the water flows off down this tight, prehistoric little valley, bubbling over white sand and rocks down to the Soca river, Europe's most beautiful waterway. 

The walk is simple from the car park.. You will have already gotten a glimpse of the sensational Soca river as you went over the big white Napoleon bridge, but now your first real look at the river will totally blow you away!

This will be your first view of the uber beautiful Soca river on the walk from the car park..

There are white beaches and rocks that look like they have been placed there by angels in the amazing turquoise water..

Green hills sprout up from the river banks and quickly turn into gigantic mountains as a wonkey wooden bridge crosses the picture perfect water.

Epic view down the Soca river from the swing bridge..

Make sure you cross the bridge and come back again so you see the iconic view up the Soca river to the Alps and then back on the path you will soon turn away from the Soca river to walk up much smaller Kozjak river which flows directly from the waterfall..

As you follow this stony forest track towards the narrow river entrance to the Falls you might soon get some serious deja vue for one of those stunning oasis' in the Australian Outback, as you walk up the km long, rock passage to the waterfall.

Almost there..

It is brilliant that you have to pay a small contribution at a wooden hut half way up this river to visit the Falls.. 

The water, rocks & greenery merge together to form something very special indeed. When you add the little "hobbit-like" wooden bridges over the water then you get real magic.     

There is a real New Zealand Lord of the Rings feel to this stunning walk..

A small tip is to wait your turn at the very end of the walk if there are just a few people ahead of you on the wooden viewing platform.. 

Then when they leave, you can have the waterfall all to yourself!

this final viewing platform will grant you an audience with the waterfall..

First you have to grab the steel cable support and climb up some rock steps onto the fantastic wooden boardwalk that leads you around the corner towards the source of the now thundering water. 

You have earned your place here in solitude, so chill, relax and when clear, walk the plank around this corner and you will suddenly be hit with a sight that will attack all your senses with an overwhelming feeling of something so naturally beautiful that will stay with you forever.

Not the biggest or loudest, but the best..

And perhaps the most difficult thing about coming here is leaving this ultimate spot, standing vulnerably in front of a natural wonder, but rest assured, you now have a huge choice of places or activities to check out on the way back to the Lodge..

Maybe you will quickly find a spot by the Soca river for an ice cold paddle or sit on a rock..

You could also drive further up the road into the mountains to the isolated village of Drevsnica, where we only recently found a much more tricky, but epic hike near there to the KOSEC Gorge for even more waterfalls and it would be an amazing partner with Kozjak to make this a waterfalltastic day out!

Like having a paddle in a fairytale..

Many of our guests will drive back from Kobarid on the "other" bank of the Soca, (the quieter left hand side of the river) down to Tolmin along curvy narrow roads through little villages, with nice little picnic stops by the river and not much traffic at all.

It would be perfectly possible to mix a trip to see the Kozjak waterfall with the equally unmissabubble & stunning Tolmin Gorge and your day out will be filled with accompanying sound of crashing water..

The beach here is fuller in summer, but you will always find your own rock or space by the river..

Maybe you will prefer to see the amazing lake at the "Most na Soci" and even have a ride on the paddle steamer there..

Then you still have a choice whether to return to the Lodge via the Vipava valley for some really excellent food on the way home or come back via Idrija and another potential swim on the way home!

Like a Shakespearean theatre, today the show is called Nature in Perfection..

If ever there was a place to have a lollypop, then it would be this uberstunning Kozjak waterfall, which sounds a bit like KOJAK Falls and for those of you who remember the lollypop sucking slightly politically incorrect 70's cop of the same name, you will understand when we say, if Telly Savalas had ever been lucky enough to visit here then he would have surely said.. "Who loves ya baby!"

There are numerous more Green options, but whatever you do, go see the Kozjak waterfall..