Sta. Maria Home Page - Crocodile Park, Davao City

THE DAVAO CROCODILE PARK is an establishment that showcases a ‘state of the art’ crocodile farming system in the Philippines. It has the most recent crocodile farm design equipped with modern facilities and equipments. The presence of other exotic animal species like raptors, monkeys, bearcats, snakes, birds, and other reptiles makes it one of the most desired tourist destinations in Davao. The purposes of this establishment are as follows:

Tourism
Public viewing and entertainment
Venue for educational tours
Promotion of public awareness through regular lectures
Conservation of crocodiles and other wildlife animals and
Acts as a field laboratory for students in Biology, Zoology, Animal Science, Veterinary Medicine as well as for wildlife animal enthusiasts.

How to get there?

The New Davao International Airport services flights from major points of destinations in the Philippines including the cities of Manila, Cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod and Zamboanga, as well as direct flights from Manado, Indonesia and Singapore, connecting Davao virtually to travel capitals of the world. Flight time from Manila to Davao is approximately 90 minutes by plane while land travel via the Philippine-Japanese Friendship Highway takes around 42 hours.

Traveling time to Manila is as follows:
From

Hong Kong
Singapore
Bangkok
Tokyo
Sydney
London
Paris
Frankfurt
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York

2 hours
3 hours and 25 minutes
3 hours and 15 minutes
4 hours and 15 minutes
9 hours and 35 minutes
14 hours
14 hours and 45 minutes
14 hours and 10 minutes
11 hours and 50 minutes
12 hours and 35 minutes
18 hours

Davao City is located on the west central part of Southern Mindanao, in the southernmost portion of the island of Mindanao. Davao enjoys a mild pleasant tropical climate with no pronounced dry or wet season, and is practically free from typhoons.