The Livingstone Crocodile Park tour is a 1–2 hour guided visit to Gwembe’s reptile park, home to about 70 Nile crocodiles roughly 10 minutes from Victoria Falls.
What you will see at Gwembe
The park at Gwembe keeps around 70 rescued Nile crocodiles, viewed in complete safety from raised walkways that put you directly above the pools. Guides walk you through the residents — from young animals to enormous adults — and explain how the Nile crocodile lives, hunts and survives alongside people on the Zambezi. Standing a metre above an adult crocodile is the quickest lesson in why the river deserves respect.
The visit also includes the snake house, which exhibits Zambia’s common species behind glass. Seeing the snakes you might otherwise only meet in campfire stories is genuinely useful for anyone spending time in the bush — full park details are published on Livingstone Tourism.
How long does the visit take?
Most guests spend 1–2 hours in the park, which makes it the easiest add-on in Livingstone. It slots neatly before an afternoon cruise, after a morning at the Falls, or into the quiet middle of a travel day. The park sits about 10 minutes from Victoria Falls, so transfers barely dent your schedule.
- Residents: about 70 rescued Nile crocodiles plus the snake house.
- Viewing: raised walkways above the pools — safe for all ages.
- Time needed: 1–2 hours, roughly 10 minutes from the Falls.
- Closed: Wednesdays — we plan your week around it.
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How much does it cost?
The crocodile park tour starts from K350 per person, which makes it one of the most affordable wildlife experiences in Livingstone. All rates are confirmed at booking; subject to operator availability. Your POTUS quotation includes return transfers from your hotel, settled against a proforma invoice by bank transfer, mobile money or POS.
Families rate this one highly: the walkways keep children safe and the guides pitch the commentary to the audience. It is the rare Livingstone activity with no fitness requirement and no dependence on river levels or season.
When should I visit?
The park is closed on Wednesdays, so plan around the middle of the week — our concierge checks this automatically when we build your itinerary. Any other day works year-round, morning or afternoon. Crocodiles are at their liveliest in the warmer hours, and the covered snake house is a welcome pause from the midday sun.
For the full reptiles-to-rhinos day, many guests pair Gwembe with the game drive and white rhino walk in Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park — K350 and K800 respectively, and two completely different faces of Zambian wildlife.
What will you see?
The Livingstone Crocodile Park, run by Gwembe Safaris, is home to around seventy rescued Nile crocodiles, viewed safely from a raised, fenced walkway that takes you right over the pools — close enough to appreciate the sheer size and ancient design of Africa’s largest reptile. A guide walks you through, explaining crocodile biology and behaviour and the stories of how the animals came to be here. Alongside the crocodiles, a snake house displays many of Zambia’s common species, including the venomous ones you would rather meet behind glass.
At K350 per person the one-to-two-hour visit is excellent value and a firm family favourite, especially with children, who are fascinated and safely thrilled in equal measure. It sits about ten minutes from the falls, and the park is open daily except Wednesdays — a detail POTUS confirms with your booking so the day runs smoothly.
POTUS arranges the transfer, times the visit around your other plans and confirms the opening day. It slots neatly into a half-day with the Mukuni village tour or a morning at the falls, and makes an easy, engaging outing when you want wildlife without a full-day excursion.
POTUS confirms the opening day — the park closes on Wednesdays — arranges the transfer and times the visit around your other plans. It is an easy, affordable and genuinely educational outing, particularly for families, and the raised walkways keep everyone safe while bringing you remarkably close to the animals. Pair it with a village tour, a morning at the falls or the reptile-loving child’s dream double-bill, and the POTUS desk sequences and quotes the whole day as one.
Affordable, close to town and open almost every day, it is one of the easiest and most rewarding half-day outings in Livingstone, and a particular hit with families — the kind of relaxed, engaging wildlife experience that fills an afternoon perfectly between the bigger adventures, and one the POTUS desk quotes and arranges in a single message.
Book with POTUS
POTUS Rentals & Tours arranges your visit door to door — booking, return transfers and a concierge on call round the clock. Book the crocodile park tour here or WhatsApp +260 955 747 769 and we will slot it perfectly into your Livingstone days.
