Sandakan Crocodile Farm

The Sandakan Crocodile Farm is located in Sandakan. It is the largest crocodile farm in Malaysia with more than 3000 reptiles in the farm. It is located on the north-eastern coast of Borneo. Sandakan is well known as the gateway for ecotourism destinations in Sabah.

The original crocodiles originate for the wild crocodiles which can be found along the Kinabatangan River. Besides captive breeding and farming, the park also produces raw skin and crocodile meat marketed locally and internationally.

Other than the chance to have a close-up on these large and scary-looking creatures, the farm has other attractions as well. The farm also has snake and crocodile shows to entertain visitors who come to the farm.

The crocodylus porosus type of crocodile, better known locally as buaya tembaga (because of its bronze-like colour), is the type mostly bred at the farm, which also has a mini zoo that keeps, among others, bearcats, pythons, ostriches, peacocks, noisy gobbling turkeys, catfish, monitor lizards, and Japanese, or mini chickens.

Opening Hours

Open daily from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm.

Weekday show times (Crocodiles only): 11.45 am & 4.00 pm.

Sunday and Public Holiday show times (Crocodiles and snakes): - 11.45 am, 2.00 pm & 4.00 pm.

Daily feeding times: from 9.30 am onwards until 4.30 pm.

Getting There

Located at Mile 7 1⁄2 Jalan Labuk, it takes about 30 minutes drive to get there from town centre. The original stock at the farm was from wild crocodiles found along the longest river in Sabah, the Kinabatangan River.

Attractions in Sabah