Crocodile Farm in Palawan

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Description and is it worth a visit

Crocodile Farm

In fact, this place is not at all such a crocodile farm as you may have met at other popular resorts in Southeast Asia, where these toothy predators are kept and raised for the amusement of tourists and in order to make purses and bags out of them. The crocodile farm on Palawan is a research center for the rescue and conservation of the island's wildlife (The Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center). They study and take care here not only of crocodiles, but also of other inhabitants of Palawan. It just so happened that most of the "population" of the center are crocodiles, and therefore this place is popularly called "Crocodile Farm".

A visit to the "Crocodile Farm" takes place in the form of a short excursion in 15 minutes, during which you will be shown a small museum of the center, and then guided through the territory along the cage pools filled with local crocodiles. Yes, do not be surprised, crocodiles live in the rivers of Palawan, so be careful while traveling through the wild places!!! The tour is accompanied by a story about the inhabitants and the difficulties that its employees have to face during the protection and conservation of wildlife. After that, you will have time to walk on your own in the open part of the center, where there is a small zoo with several more wild inhabitants of the island. And all this for a very nominal fee of 40 pesos.

We will venture to express our personal impressions after visiting the farm. In our opinion, although it is not so spectacular here and there is no show with feeding crocodiles and thrusting the trainer's head into their mouths, it is still worth visiting. There is a completely different atmosphere here and the feeling that animals are taken care of, not exploited. In addition, the guides are passionate about their work and talk about their "wards" with a twinkle in their eyes and are happy to answer questions, of course, in English. Perhaps we were so lucky with the change of guide, but the impressions remained exactly like that. Therefore, we strongly recommend visiting the crocodile farm if you stay for a few days in Puerto Princesa.

The kid

There is an excursion here

And this is the museum of the center

A bear cat at the zoo

There are birds here too

Some kind of local wild boar

Panorama of the crocodile farm

🕐 Working hours

From 08:00 to 17:00, seven days a week. Excursions start according to the schedule every 15 minutes or when recruiting a group.

💵Entrance fee / ticket price

40 pesos (approximately 0.71 RUB, see the currency of the Philippines and its exchange rate), the price includes an excursion. For an additional 60 pesos (i.e., for all 100 in total), you can hold a crocodile in your arms.

🚶 How to get there

The crocodile farm is located in the vicinity of Puerto princesa 12 kilometers from the city center (Crocodile farm on the map). You can get here by taxi or tricycle for about 300 pesos, or take a seat in the center on the main street of Puerto Princesa North Road or Robinson Shopping Center by jeep for 30 pesos to the new Irawan Bus Terminal bus station, the farm is located across the street from the station.

We also recommend to see the possible options for other excursions on Palawan, which can be booked online:

Excursions around the island of Palawan on Tripster.ru

🕒 29 April, 2025