For our next tourist destination, we went to Davao Crocodile Park. It is one of the major tourist destination in Davao and is located at the Riverfront, Corporate City Diversion Highway, Ma-a, Davao City and is about 15 to 30 minutes away from the city proper.
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To get there via public transportation, you can take a Buhangin Route jeepney from the city center and inform the driver to drop you in the "habal-habal" area found at the corner of Diversion Road. You can hire one to go straight to the Park.
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The entrance fee to the park is 150php/person. To make your visit there worth it and more enjoyable, make sure that you would go there when there is an activity going on such as the Pangil feeding, petting, etc. Again, unfortunately, we were unable to see any of the activities haha. So refer to the schedule below before going.
Monday
- 4:00 pm - Crocodile Frenzy/Crocodile Feeding (Yearling Stage Crocodiles)
- 4:15 pm - Animal Petting
Wednesday
- 4:00 pm - Crocodile Frenzy/Crocodile Feeding (Yearling and Juvenile Stage Crocodiles)
- 4:10 pm - Pangil's Feeding
- 4:15 pm - Animal Petting
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- 4:00 pm - Raptor Bird Show/Educational Show
- 4:20 pm - Pangil Encounter
- 4:25 pm - Crocodile Frenzy (Yearling Stage Crocodiles)
- 4:35 pm - Crocodile Dancing
- 4:40 pm - Tightrope Walking
- 4:50 pm - Animal Petting
Anyway, the Davao Crocodile Park not only houses several crocodiles, but it also features other exotic animal species such as birds, bearcats, snakes, reptiles. They also have different plants and flowers along the park. But the main attraction would have to be the crocodile Pangil, which is the country's second largest crocodile at 18 feet long. There is a show usually in the afternoon wherein the caretakers enter the caged pond and probe Pangil with a stick. Again, another unfortunately incident for us, Pangil didn't show up, he was just sitting below his little pond.
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The park also features an incubation room where crocodile eggs are hatched, a nursery room where newly born crocodiles are cared for, and several breeding pens housing young crocodiles and adult crocodiles categorized accordingly.
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Other animals found in the park includes Monitor Lizards, Ostriches, Turkeys, Pigs, Oriental Civet, Goats, Owls, Eagles, Orangutans, Turtles, Tigers, and different species of birds. A noteworthy attraction that really got my attention was a set of family bats. It consists of 2 bats which is larger than the usual bats I've seen and they have a baby bat within the cage and they were hugging the baby bat so it was a really cute attraction hehe.
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At the exit of the park, there's a mini cafe which also sells a variety of crocodile leather products such as wallets, bags, belts, even crocodile meat. A little on the outside you can also find several restaurants and cafe but they were already closed when we got there. Anyway, the ticket also includes a free entrance to the Buttefly House and Tribu K' Mindanawan, which are both just a bit of a walk away from the Park but we were not able to go there anyway since it was already nearing night time.
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After that, we decided to go back to Ponce Suites first before having our dinner. The total payment for our car rental was 2500php including the gas and we gave a 300php tip to our amazing Kuya driver. So, I guess it was worth it.
Up next, dinner at Lachi's!
Davao Crocodile Park
Riverfront, Corporate City, Diversion Highway, Ma-a, Davao City
Contact Nos: (082)286-8883, (082)286-1054
Email Address: parkinfo@davaocrocodilepark.com
Read more:
The Davao Experience: Planning The Trip The Davao Experience: The Uniqueness at Ponce Suites
The Davao Experience: Dinner at Jack's Ridge
The Davao Experience: Getting to Samal Island
The Davao Experience: Monfort Bat Cave and Hagimit Falls
The Davao Experience: Kaputian Beach in Samal
The Davao Experience: Fernandez Beach and Garden Resort
The Davao Experience: Lyndon's World's Worst Ribs and Awful Chicken
The Davao Experience: Taps, The Breakfast Capital of Davao
The Davao Experience: A Visit at Eden Nature Park
The Davao Experience: Harboring "Pag-Asa" at the Philippine Eagle Center
The Davao Experience: Apo Ni Lola Delicacies and Lunch at Davao Dencia's Restaurant
The Davao Experience: Pasalubong Shopping at Aldevinco
The Davao Experience: Trying the Nightlife with Lachi's Sans Rival, Blugre Coffee, and Abreeza Mall
The Davao Experience: The-Supposed-To-Be-Rafting-Experience-But-Not and San Pedro Cathedral
The Davao Experience: A Unique Experience at Osmena Park
The Davao Experience: Knowledge Gathering at Museo Dabawenyo and Exploring Rizal Park
The Davao Experience: Serenity at the Lon Wa Buddhist Temple
The Davao Experience: A Gastronomic Treat at Hog's Breath Cafe
The Davao Experience: Strolling Around People's Park
The Davao Experience: Return Flight to Manila
The Davao Experience: Summary of Our Trip
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