Crocosaurus Cove is a crocodile zoo, aquarium, museum and information centre located right downtown in Darwin, Australia. They have crocodile feeding times, opportunities to hold a baby croc and feed baby crocodiles included in park admission, and for extra there's the 'cage of death' where you're in a glass box that is lowered into the crodocile tank with live crocs.
Its central on the main street of Darwin and only $29 to get in (in 2011.) The cage of death is an extra $70, but keep in mind that the crocs may not be as interested in you as you'd hope they'd be. I had the vision of them swimming up and trying to bite through the glass, giving us the thrill/scare of our lives but instead they just sat there underwater and ignored us. It probably depends on the time of day and how hungry they are. Still, I dont regret doing it, how many people can say they've swam with real crocodiles right? ;) Just dont have your hopes up. You can also watch other people doing the cage of death which can be entertaining too.
One thing I found slightly ironic about the place was how they seem to promote wellbeing and humane treatment of crocodiles, but they sell crocodile skins and souvenirs made from crocodile parts in the souvenir shop. :/ A little odd...
Give yourself at least a few hours to see the whole place and all it has to offer. Staff were friendly and helpful and I learned quite a bit here about the wildlife. They had other sea creatures besides crocs, such as exotic fish, snakes and frogs and it was very interesting to look through.Great for kids, a date or with friends. The wildlife here seems happy and to be treated well/humanely (an important factor to always consider when visiting animals in captivity.)
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