Port Stephens Crocodile Encounters
Highlights
- Get up close with crocs, from hatchlings to a 4.7m giant
- Hands-on encounters: pat, hold, and even swim near crocodiles
- Unique wildlife experience led by expert crocodile handlers
Overview
Some experiences you have. This Crocodile Encounter will stay with you forever.
Port Stephens Crocodile Encounters is Australia's most immersive crocodile swim experience, set inside a fully indoor facility at Bobs Farm, just outside Nelson Bay. Three connected billabong pools hold 120,000 litres of fresh water and 21 saltwater crocodiles, each pool offering a completely different encounter.
Your three hour guided experience begins in the water alongside Rosie the leopard shark, a family of adult tawny nurse sharks, and Bruce the Queensland grouper, working his way toward 400 kilograms. These animals come to you on their own terms, guided by trained animal care staff throughout.
Then you move to the crocodile enclosure. You view the baby crocs and the juvenile saltwater crocodiles from the platform before stepping into the water to come face to face with Rocksteady, a 4.8 metre, 800 kilogram saltwater crocodile, with only a thick glass panel between you in the same circulating water.
The full Mega Ticket to Port Stephens Animal Adventures next door is included, giving you all day access to the aquarium, reptile encounters, the Macaw experience, turtle feeding and the farmyard. Two tubs of shark and ray food, a souvenir and underwater footage uploaded to the cloud after your visit are all included.
Located near Nelson Bay, Newcastle and just 2.5 hours from Sydney. Bookings essential.
