Croc City Crocodile & Reptile Park is fast becoming one of the most exciting attractions in South Africa, where visitors take part in thrilling activities such as holding a baby crocodile, touching exotic snakes and getting up close and personal with a tarantula!
Located five minutes from Fourways in Johannesburg, Croc City also features the brand new and exciting Croc City FlyOver – the first Nile Crocodile Zip Line. Designed for the brave at heart, the zip line is a brand new adventure where visitors fly five metres above the ground over the crocodiles!
Croc City’s Snake Shows give visitors the chance to learn about various snakes such as Puff Adders, Rinkhals and Snouted Cobras and find out interesting information about snake handling, snake bites and the conservation of snakes and other reptiles.
The park also features beautiful facilities that can be utilised for birthday parties, social -corporate – and music events. This includes the main crocodile park with wood fired pizza restaurant and next door the Croc Beer Boma. The Croc Beer Boma is a setting with a bush feel that offers special days such as Wicked Wednesdays, Thirsty Thursdays, Happy Fridays and Sport Saturdays. The Beer Boma is open from Wednesdays to Sundays and offers a variety of delicious pizzas included Croc City Specials, Vegetarian, Meaty and Spicy.
We spoke to owner, Anton Lotter who opened croc city over 15 years ago. He tells us more about Croc City.
What is Croc city about?
We are Gauteng’s only commercial crocodile farm that are open to the public. We educate local and foreign visitors about our indigenous reptiles, where in addition they get to hold and interact with various reptiles. On display we have from small to big Nile crocodiles of 60 years of age as well as some venomous snake species.
What kind of adventurous things can one get up to while visiting there?
Hold a baby croc, tarantula and big python, which makes for wonderful photo opportunities. In addition we added Africa’s first Zipline/Flyover over the crocodile ponds in order to get a bird’s eye view of the crocodiles as well!
What can one expect to see while there?
Various indigenous and exotic reptiles as well as some of the biggest Nile crocodiles in South Africa.
Are you guys family friendly?
Yes, kids get to hold the various reptiles, kiddies play area and they can make their own pizzas as well. The kids qualify for the flyover from age of 4 years (20kg minimum weight limit). We also host kids birthday parties which the kids as well as adults enjoy thoroughly.
You guys are the FIRST Zip Line over live crocodiles in AFRICA! How did that idea come about?
My daughter always wanted a zipline at home and after some research saw that there are a lot of canopy tour or zipline operations but none OVER crocodiles. So we got the experts in to come and construct Africa’s first Zipline, we call it a Flyover, over the crocodile enclosures.
What kind of work goes into maintaining a place like croc city?
Firstly that maintenance of all the reptile as well as crocodile enclosures to ensure our animals are in the best possible condition. Then the normal day to day maintenance of the gardens and restaurant activities.
What’s the best thing to do when one is at Croc city?
One must hold a baby crocodile and take a picture with our big albino Burmese python around your neck. If you are brave enough, hold a tarantula as well. Secondly the Flyover is also something that you have to do, to tick off your bucket list. Thirdly, try our pizzas. Oscar make some of Joburgs best wood fired pizzas! We want visitors to leave with lasting memories of all that they experienced at Croc City.
What are your prizes for different activities?
Entrance R70 per adult and kids 3 – 12 are R50. Flyover adults R95 and kids R75. Special rates for schools and bigger groups.
Grab your family this weekend and enjoy some fun activities like flying over crocodiles over at Croc City. Visit www.croccity.co.za for more details.
Check the flyover video below
