A Visit to Crocolandia

♪♫♪♪ Croco-croco-colandia.. Sing it with the tune of Copacabana. Croco-croco-colandia! Yess.. I’m still a little bit hung up from a day of adventure! And it’s no guessing where I’ve been to. Crocolandia! This place is significant to every Cebuano childhood. This has been part of our itineraries during the very exciting elementary and highschool field trips. And today, I relived those moments. 

Discover the wonders of nature and take a stimulating walk through the park’s lecture trail. Just make sure you follow the trail right (not like how I did it) or better yet ask for your very own personal guide. They have the Reptile Gardens, the Bird Enclosures, the Crocodile Ponds, the Nature Center and a lot more. Crocolandia is actually the only one of its kind in the whole Visayas, a nature conservation park showcasing Philippine endangered wildlife.

If you want to see the crocodiles being fed then you should go on a Saturday or a Sunday at 4:00PM. And on Sundays, they feed Lapu-lapu, the largest male crocodile in the park. I didn’t get to see the actual feeding, well, because it’s Monday! Too bad. 

They also have an ostritch, and that bird that looks like Nigel from the movie Rio. Just watch out for it and don’t go offering your hand to it, it may look sweet but the caretakers warned us it bites! The other star attractions include:

• Reptiles: snakes(real big snakes), giant turtles(sometimes you have to go look for it because it looks like a big rock!)
• Mammals: Palawan bear cat(they smell awful but amazing nonetheless), tarsier, Phil. Deer
• Birds: Hawk owls, Phil. Peafowl, Phil. Eagle; they also have this talking bird that’s very charming(got really fond of it)

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You can also relish the calm and silent moments spent in the park’s fishing area as you go catch fish from the ponds that are open to fishing enthusiasts everyday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Just ask someone to coach you if need one.

Field trips. Yes, they were good old memories we try to revisit sometimes. But how about just go visit there again. This time, do it with your children or with a loved one. A date on a park will surely complete your day, just like it did mine!

Address: Crocolandia is located at Biasong, Talisay City, Cebu, 

Tel. Nos.: 511-9857, 273-1842

Email Address: crocolandia@skynet.net