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Croc Encounters

8703 Bowles Rd, Tampa, Florida 33637 USA

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“Reptile Park and Wildlife Center”

Croc Encounters was established in January of 2005 as a non-profit sanctuary dedicated to rescuing unwanted reptiles. While crocodilians have always been our main focus we have extended our haven to unwanted reptiles, birds, and mammals. In addition to being a sanctuary we are an educational facility open to the public for guided tours, self- guided tours, and events. In the summer of 2008 Croc Encounters opened its gates for guided tours after three years of hard work and dedication. Tours were offered to members, schools and other groups on a scheduled basis. After several years of offering strictly guided tours the demand for self-guided, walk-through admission grew stronger and Croc Encounters closed the grounds to the public for renovations. We began reconstructing parts of the facility to allow the public to safely tour the grounds on their own. The facility is being renovated gradually in managed phases. As each part is complete it will be opened to the public. In April of 2013 Croc Encounters re-opened the grounds for self-guided tours on Saturdays. "Sneak Peek Saturdays" offers a special up close and personal look at areas of the park. Croc Encounters still continues to offer personal guided tours, tours for schools and groups as well as special events every day of the week.

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Irma D.

I took my summer camp group to Croc Encounters and they had so much fun! We all learned some cool stuff. I highly recommend them. Fun and educational. Read more

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Lina L.

The adventures of elementary school field trips - when you have no idea what you've signed up for, but you're in it for the ride anyway. One day, I found myself smack dab in the middle of a gator... Read more

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Janna H.

Such an awesome experience! Our Guide Luck was so friendly and informative. We started by holding pearl the snake and then went and saw crocs birds turtles gators snakes lizards. We fed big... Read more

Croc Encounters

8703 Bowles Rd
Tampa, Florida
33637 USA
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