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Home » Best National Parks in South Africa » St. Lucia Crocodile Center, St. Lucia Village

St. Lucia Crocodile Center, St. Lucia Village


Situated close to St Lucia Village, the Crocodile Center offers an thrilling and educational outing for visitors. Displays depict the Lake St Lucia system from the sea, the beach, dune forests, grasslands, to the lakeshore.

Educational crocodile exhibits portray the lives of these fascinating reptiles. the aquaria hold examples of living organisms, which are found in the mangrove swamps and rock pools along the sea and lake shores.

All the African variety of crocodile can be seen, namely the Nile, Long snouted and Dwarf crocodile. Some of the largest crocodiles in the country can be found at the Croc Centre.

The Crocodile Center has an impressive collection of snakes. There is a unique Cycad Garden and the oldest living fossils.

A large variety of birdlife including the illlusive palmnut vulture can be seen at the Center. In the adjacent game park hippopotamus, crocodile, leopard and other game can be seen.

Any one can take a guided tour conducted by one of the guides who work with crocodiles daily and who are in tune with these creatures.

The Crocodile Centre has the original and the best curio shop in St Lucia. An interesting selection of books, souvenirs and traditional Zulu crafts are available. Young cycad plants, with permits, are available for sale.

The coelacanth, like the dinosaur, was thought be extinct more than 70 million years ago. These fish were recently discovered, in the St Lucia Wetland Park Marine Coast.

Tour of the St Lucia village and the surroundings on Mountain Bikes will guide you and give you detailed knowledge of common birds, estuary ecology, forest and grassland ecology

Elephants, Rhino and Lion, Whales, Turtles and Marlin, Warm Indian Ocean, Pristine Blonde Beaches, Sub-Tropical Climate, are some of the terms associated with this area

Bhangazi Horse Safaris offers a beach and Safari ride in the St Lucia Wetlands where close encounters with the game is assured.

Boat based whale-watching tour starts from June to November, the Humpback and Southern Wright whale dwell in the St Lucia waters, during their annual migration to mate and calf.

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Kwandwe Private Game Reserve Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Augrabies Falls National Park Bontebok National Park
Cederberg Wilderness Area Mountain Zebra National Park
Mkuze Game Reserve Marakele National Park
Richtersveld National Park Tsitsikamma National Park
Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park Butterfly World, Klapmuts
St. Lucia Crocodile Center    

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