Where can you see the Nile Crocodile in South Africa?

The Nile Crocodile is most recorded in Mpumalanga (49% of records), Limpopo (28% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (18% of records), based on 3 542 iNaturalist observations. 6 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the Nile Crocodile on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Nile Crocodile?

The Nile Crocodile is recorded throughout the year in South Africa, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.

Wildlife

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

The Nile crocodile ( Crocodylus niloticus ) is an African crocodile, the largest freshwater predator in Africa, and may be considered the second largest extant reptile in the world, after the saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ).

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Wildlife

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

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Showing stays where you can spotNile Crocodile6 stays list it on site or nearby

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When to visit

Here year-round

Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.

Best monthsAny month

Records3,543 records

Curve from 3,543 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.

Where you'll find it

Mpumalanga and beyond

Provinces where Nile Crocodile is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

3,542 records, iNaturalist