Nile Crocodile

Where to see

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Nairobi National Park leads · 31 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Nile Crocodile during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~80%
2 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~70%
3 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~70%
4 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~70%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~70%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
7 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~60%
8 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~60%
11 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~60%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
14 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
15 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
16 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
17 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
18 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
19 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
20 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
21 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
22 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
23 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~40%
24 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
25 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~40%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Nile Crocodile?

Nairobi National Park

In Nairobi National Park, Kenya, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Nile Crocodile sighting on a given day, the highest of the 31 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Nile Crocodile?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are March, May–July and November–December in Nairobi National Park (about 80%), April, June–July and October–November in South Luangwa National Park (about 80%) and February, June–July, September and November in Lower Zambezi National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Nile Crocodile on a given day. Each park's Nile Crocodile page has the full month-by-month chart.