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Crocodylus Park

Crocodylus Park

Crocodylus Park
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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
About
Crocodylus Park is a great place to come face to face with the largest reptiles on the planet. Opened in 1994 and established on 30 years of experience in Crocodile research and conservation. The park not only showcases Saltwater Crocodiles but also many exotic wildlife including big cats, birds and primates. Jump on board for the guided boat cruise or take part in the daily crocodile feeding demonstrations.
Duration: More than 3 hours
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  • Robert D
    4,725 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Get up close to crocodiles!
    I had booked a Jumping Crocodile cruise at 1 p.m. I arrived at noon so I had time for a quick bite to eat and a visit to their Crocodile Museum. The crocodile burger was delicious! The Jumping Crocodile cruise was amazing. The crocodiles are capable of jumping out of the water to catch their food. After my cruise, I took a tour of the park. I enjoyed feeding time at Bellairs Lagoon. I also got to hold a 3-year-old saltwater crocodile. I had a wonderful time here.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 1 November 2023
  • Tim W
    Elimbah, Australia449 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Heaps of crocs! Great park
    Really impressed with this Croc park - an easy drive from Darwin, there are heaps of crocs and and plenty to see and do. The main billabong has 50 plus juvenile crocs of various sizes, which are fed via a zip line that runs the full length - pretty cool! The crocs in the breeding pens are massive, and if you are lucky enough (as we were) you can actually feed the big boys. We also did the jumping croc cruise, which is great value for an extra $18. There is also a range of other wildlife exhibits including emus, ostriches, cassowaries, monkeys and a lion enclosure. There is a nice cafe, and a pretty cool museum attached. All in all a worthwhile visit!
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 20 May 2024
  • C_and_J_Lewis
    Sydney, Australia503 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great place to visit that provides incredibly interesting information about crocodiles.
    Definitely worth a visit. The crocodile feeding session provides amazing information about these ancient and resilient creatures. The Park is a research centre which offers opportunities to handle small crocodiles, snakes and pat wallabies (kids love it). They have a range of crocodiles from small to huge!! We really enjoyed the Park and would definitely recommend it to friends. Good range of animals - lions, meerkats, ostriches, monkeys, capybaras and lots more. They have a cruise (we did not do this so can't comment -extra $18pp in 2024). It is $44 per adult to enter (2024), but worth it if you listen to the information at the displays. If you have kids, definitely go.
    Visited July 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 15 July 2024
  • Nicholas C
    Canberra, Australia34 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lots and Lots of Crocs!
    We had an excellent time here, it is a research park with not only crocodiles, but also other animals. You can interact with a few of them by holding some. The staff were very engaging, it was quite a cool day by Darwin standards when we went, so the crocodiles were a little less active than they would have been had it been warmer. The crocodile feeding cruise on the boat was worth the extra $18 to experience it. The museum on site is fascinating with many unique exhibitions and photographs. All in all, a great way to spend part of a day.
    Visited July 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 31 July 2024
  • Beverley l
    4 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Unloved
    Place looks unloved, girls at kiosk/cafe should be sacked, if you can’t be bothered cooking such a small menu, telling people an hours wait for a hotdog, the only options available being a microwaved pie and a bucket of soggy chips, there was three staff behind the counter. Crocs were great, croc feeding was done by a lady that looked homeless in a tatty uniform, half the show the microphone didn’t work. Animals great the human side of the park a real let down.
    Visited August 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 31 July 2024
  • Wayne Domaschenz
    Ballarat, Australia251 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Morning tour of the park, lots of big crocs
    We started our day at 9am to see the animals early before the heat, make sure you look up the tour times to see the feeding and maybe the boat croc jumping tour. It was about $44 each for entry and $18 each for the boat tour. We were pretty happy with the quality of animals and presentation of the park, lots of big crocs in close to see. You coul spend more time if you wanted but we left about 1pm to head back to the pool. Lots of reading if you’re into that an lots of feeding presentations to keep you busy
    Visited July 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 1 August 2024
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Marn
Perth, Australia72 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2021 • Friends
A sad and run down place. The lions and big monkeys looked absolutely miserable and with no team members or keepers around, people we’re throwing food into enclosures and making it worse for the animals, one lady ran down to the very run down lion enclosure to “feed it croissants”, they really need more team members walking the park to stop this kind of thing. The Crocs are stuck in small concrete pools and were antagonized with bits of meat to jump up and make the audience happy.
And it’s not cheap, it’s $40 to get in per person, so you’d expect a little more for the money.
Written 27 December 2021
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We're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your experience with us. There is much more to zoo-keeping than guest engagement and being present within the park. Our zookeepers work tirelessly to clean and maintain enclosures, prepare all of the animals food, animal training and engagement and create daily enrichment for each animal. Unfortunately, keepers cannot be everywhere at once to ensure guests behave appropriately. In regards to the crocodile enclosures, large crocodiles are very energy efficient and are happy to laze around in smaller enclosures. Having said that, we do encourage them to work for their meals. This not only acts as a form of enrichment but also educates guests about a crocodiles natural ability to jump for their food, such as birds or bats in trees. We are always looking for ways to implement customer feedback and we value your input.
Written 19 September 2023
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Narelle R
Sydney, Australia16 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021 • Couples
We really enjoyed our visit to Crocodylus Park. All of the staff were friendly, informative and helpful.
Upon entry, our first encounter was with a galah that insisted on a neck rub, repeatedly voicing 'come on' and placing his neck in reach.
They have some very large crocodiles. Their size, hearing the power of their jaw close, and noting how they can stealthily disappear from sight and then reappear, speeding through the water simply commands respect.
Highly recommend the boat cruise and watching them raise themselves out of the water to gain food. It's quite something!
Arrive early to book yourself on to a cruise.
Reptiles, monkeys, Australian fauna and a museum are included in your entry.
Well worth visiting.
Written 13 June 2021
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Sounds like Alfie the Galah was trying to smooch you over! Indeed our big crocs always make a big impression, they're powerful creatures with an impressive skill set, glad to hear you saw them demonstrate this. Thanks for visiting and leaving a review.
Written 25 March 2022
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Em K
Sydney, Australia315 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022
Great place to see big crocodiles up close (in the feeding pens). The cruise was also good, but short (contrast with other operators elsewhere, such as in Port Douglas).

A mixture of crocodiles and other animals holds the promise of an enjoyable day out, but it is a small park by comparison to its peers and, though okay, there are better options around the country. I do not know how this compares to its competitor facility in Darwin, which seems focused solely on crocodiles. But when it comes to other animals, there are definitely other small zoos that are worth more of a visit.

The two staff members associated with the crocodiles and the one associated with snakes were clearly into their stuff - rolling out what must be a repetitious spiel every hour on the hour. The feeding of other animals, though, was lack-lustre. Some of the animal pens (for example, the cassowaries) seemed small and there was little explanation as to why the third largest birds in the world were in pens only a couple of times bigger than them.

The place was also very crowded with people (though not helped by a school group that came through). Food options were limited in the kiosk. The so called snake museum was not all about snakes, and made for a confusing end to out visit.

All in all, a couple of hours is all you need here, but you can find better experiences elsewhere - a cruise in Kakadu will expose you to crocodiles and other zoos around the country will give you a more enjoyable experience.

Families should look out for the discount through the Lets Go Kids magazine.
Written 10 August 2022
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Thank you for visiting Crocodylus Park, we are sorry to hear that your experience was not to expectations. Yes, our staff are very knowledgable and passionate about their animals and thoroughly enjoy educating the public about them. Thank you for acknowledging their enthusiasm! In regards to the cassowary enclosures, they each exceed the recommended size of 216 square meters by the Australasian Society of Zoo Keeping guidelines. It is possible that perhaps you didn't see the exterior boundary fence as each enclosure is heavily forested to mimic the cassowaries natural environment. Thank you for your feedback, we are always trying to improve our facilities. Hopefully next time you visit, you can see some of these improvements.
Written 5 September 2023
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Rob S
Broome, Australia125 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Couples
The staff here are really nice and knowledge I like asking a billion questions and the staff were so patient with me.

The enclosures are small for the crocodiles, I'm told they are regulation size, but from a customer experience perspective bigger pens so they can move around more! The freshwater croc pens were bigger and the crocs there moved around quite a bit.

There are tigers and lions, awesome snakes. We particularly like the massive python near the museum.

The museum is really cool lots of interesting historical info but what let's it down is it absolutely stinks. I think its mould and can be easily fixed by regular cleaning of carpets etc. It needs an urgent steam cleaning.

One last gripe... the table and chair area is not air condition... which is odd as darwin is a very very hot place.

Wed come again as we missed the cruise and the staff are really nice.
Written 1 January 2020
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Not sure what went wrong with the museum, but there was a leak from one of the aquariums and at this time of year ... I guess it was not rectified as fast as it should be. Sure you will enjoy the cruise when next you visit. Thanks for letting us know.
Written 3 January 2020
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wayne j
3 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2020 • Couples
Very deceptive
All you read on their web information is $15 for adult croc cruise ,. They don't say that it's $40 each for admission then another $15 on top so for a couple $55 each then lunch on top of that. !!!!
Nup , no where near worth it.
Written 3 November 2020
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We're sorry to hear that you found the ticket prices on the website confusing. The boat cruise is an additional experience within the park, as with other experiences such as the meerkat or dingo encounter. All additional experiences are completely optional. However, park admission is required to enter the park first. We hope you had an enjoyable day at the park regardless of the confusion.
Written 18 September 2023
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Becky H
6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2022 • Family
Words cannot explain this beautiful park. The staff are amazing and the animals are so loved. I Highly recommend paying the money to have an animal encounter with the monkeys and meerkats. Kylie the keeper is one of a kind. Thank you for such an amazing day
Written 29 April 2022
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Thanks for your feedback! So glad to hear we provided you with an enjoyable experience and visit! The animal encounters are very special and an unfortgetable up close and personal experience!
Written 28 December 2022
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Emma M
Greater Adelaide, Australia1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2021 • Family
This park needs some major investment. It is very tired looking and the enclosures and animals look very sad. It is definitely not worth the very expensive entry fee of $40 per adult and $20 per child of 3 years and above. I am a Darwin local and ashamed of many attractions like this that just don’t try very hard to do something different or spend some money to make it look good.
Written 15 January 2021
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Thanks for your review. Sorry we did not live up to your expectations on your visit! Can confirm trying is not an issue, our staff put a lot of passion and hard work into the park. As an entirely privately funded attraction with no government assistance, we are unfortunately on limited resources, but are very proud of what we do. Hopefully if you visit again next time we have some of the new projects complete! Thanks for visiting.
Written 24 March 2022
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John O
Western Australia, Australia114 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Family
I visited Crocodylus Park with my Dad and left very impressed.

The first thing we did was the crocodile feeding tour with Katie, who did an excellent job at answering everyone's questions and getting people involved. We were able to feed the crocodiles ourselves, which was a lot of fun. At the end of the tour we got to hold a baby crocodile, which was a great experience, especially for kids. There is also a jumping crocodile river cruise for a small additional fee.

After the tour, we had lunch. Me and my dad both had the crocodile burger, which tasted awesome, and was very reasonably priced.

After lunch, we explored the rest of the park. In addition to saltwater crocodiles, the park has lots of other reptiles including freshwater crocodiles, American alligators, pythons and iguanas. The park is also home to several monkey species, ostriches, emus, cassowaries, dingos, meerkats and much more. The park also runs important breeding programs for endangered species, which is great to see.

Each animal has a very informative display that gives you information on everything from their distribution to their diet.

The park also has two adult male lions. If you are lucky, you will hear them roar, which is quite impressive in person.

The park has a highly informative museum on crocodiles and other reptiles that is worth seeing. Prof. Graham Webb, the founder of the park, is a passionate and brilliant conservationist and this can clearly be seen through his park and the work that goes on there.

You are also able to buy crocodile meat at the park, which tastes great. It comes frozen, which is very convenient if you are flying interstate to get back home like me.

Overall, definitely a place you should visit if you are ever in Darwin.
Written 4 July 2023
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Troy W
2 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2021 • Family
A great day out with family. Miss 7 and Master 5 had a great time experiencing crocs for the first time. Tour guides were great and very informative.
We did the croc cruise and Luke did a great job getting the crocs to work for their meal. The small fee on top if admission was worth it for us as we didn't have to spend half a day heading down to Adelaide river for a croc cruise. The kids loved it.
Sure there are some parts of the park that need a little TLC but overall a great day out and a great experience for the kids.
PS - we avoided the croc show in town to get a more authentic experience only 25min from the city.
Written 2 October 2021
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Thanks for your review! Sounds like you had a nice family day out! It is always special when kids get to witness Crocodiles for the first time.
Written 25 July 2022
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adriano p
Darwin, Australia24 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022 • Friends
Staff at cashier don’t care about the customers.
Before I went there I booked online for the Jumping Crocodile Cruise for 7 adults, in the first page they showed the price of $15 but when I booked the price went up to $40… that normally is the price to see the animals, in the beginning I thought the $40 was included also the jumping crocodile cruise (that one I was tried to booked…) when I arrived to the park I tried to explain the problem to the lady at the cashier and showed her the problem when someone booking online but unfortunately she didn’t care and didn’t do nothing to try to resolve this problem, she told me working there for the last 9 years (and still doesn’t know how to resolve problem and make customer happy…. please change job), in the end she charged another $15 for each person for the jumping crocodile cruise.
Very disappointed when I showed to the lady the problem on the website and told her wasn’t my mistake during the booking. But anyway, the Crocodylus Park are substantially inferior to the lodges which are advertised. The selection of animals is pathetic!
Written 20 June 2022
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We are saddened to hear that there was some confusion with ticket prices. The boat cruise is an optional add on experience and entry into the park is required first. We have a large array of both native and exotic animals, however, we are predominantly a crocodilian park. Thank you for your feedback, we are always looking to improve our facilities. Hopefully next time you visit you have a much more pleasant experience.
Written 19 September 2023
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