Jumping crocodiles cruise

DeenanJames · Member

Jumping crocodiles cruise

Bas + Eve · Senior Member

The Adelaide Queen River Cruise. The original jumping croc cruise. Go on the Pathfinder. It is absolutely fabulous!

DeenanJames · Member

Thank you, I'll hopefully do this mid week next week, really looking forward to it

The Belmont Bear · Guru

Bas + Dean are correct it is the Adelaide Queen River Cruise located on the Arnhem Hwy probably an hour out of Darwin and I agree it is well worth doing. The wildlife centre a couple of kms before you get to it is usually a good place to get a view of water buffalo grazing down on the plains and if I remember it was free the last time that we were up there. If you are planning to go all the way out to Kakadu I also recommend doing the Yellow Waters Cruise at Cooinda especially if you are able to book the last one of the day so that you can watch the sun setting. You shouldn't get bored in the top end there are plenty of places to see and things to do although you need a bit of time because the distances can be long.

Cheers

BB

-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Wednesday 16th of May 2018 07:30:44 AM

mezza56 · Senior Member

I'm totally against this sort of behavioural modification in the wild , feeding crocs or sharks as a way of human amusement , they come to associate humans with a feed .Look out the poor guy one day that has his arm out over the boat .

Wanda · Guru

Greater chance of being hit by a car crossing the road or even being stung by a bee. A lot of people taken by crocs, not all, are just doing dumb things.
Ian

Bas + Eve · Senior Member

Crocs cant be trained like circus animals. These ancient creatures do whatever it takes to survive. The Adelaide river gets to 12klm wide in the wet season.....no jumping crocs, only to pull birds from overhanging trees. Graziers lose at least 3 large bulls each season when the crocs go looking for a feed.

PeterD · Guru

mezza56 wrote:
I'm totally against this sort of behavioural modification in the wild , feeding crocs or sharks as a way of human amusement , they come to associate humans with a feed .Look out the poor guy one day that has his arm out over the boat .

I totally agree. The actions are training the crocs to expect to be fed. This makes it more dangerous for others in the area. The authorities are attempting to discourage this. I would suggest you do a cruise or two on Yellow Waters instead of encouraging that type of performances. You see the crocs in their natural habitat acting naturally.

dazz49 · Senior Member

There is a tour which leaves a touch south of where the jumping croc boat is. This tour is about 6 hours in a flat bottom boat carrying about 10/12 people. Gets you up close to crocs but also shows the river and its beauty and wonderful birds and wildlife. Visits the goat island tavern in the middle of the river. BBQ lunch. I did this trip 12 years ago and loved it. Not commercialised as the jumping croc is. The Darwin tourist office would be able to let you know about it and who runs. Cheers. Daz

dazz49 · Senior Member

Further to previous reply Google Adelaide river tours. Group of 12

PeterD · Guru

That looks like a great tour See the website here. Full day and half day cruises available. Not a picture or a mention of jumping crocks on any page.

The Belmont Bear · Guru

PeterD wrote:
mezza56 wrote:
I'm totally against this sort of behavioural modification in the wild , feeding crocs or sharks as a way of human amusement , they come to associate humans with a feed .Look out the poor guy one day that has his arm out over the boat .
I totally agree. The actions are training the crocs to expect to be fed. This makes it more dangerous for others in the area. The authorities are attempting to discourage this. I would suggest you do a cruise or two on Yellow Waters instead of encouraging that type of performances. You see the crocs in their natural habitat acting naturally.

Peter who are these authorities that are trying to discourage it - if it,s the NT government why wouldn,t they just close it down especially if it,s causing all these hazards for others ? In my opinion the number of tourists it attracts probably generates employment and much needed revenue for the area so they would probably be a little reluctant to do it. The next time I,m up that way we may even do the cruise again but saying that I have no problem with anyone who chooses to drive past because they don,t believe in the practice.

BB

msg · Guru

I really enjoyed the Jumping croc cruise.

In spite of Brutus nearly eating Molly. We were sitting in the reception hut waiting for the cruise to start giving Molls a short break before putting her back in the Mo Ho. We didn't notice Brutus had come up on the bank behind us. When we were boarding the boat, the cruise guide did a double take when he saw Brutus on the bank when he usually hangs out behind the boat.

Got to see a lot of crocs in their natural habitat and a lot of other things as well. That was great. Particularly, after I had travelled in croc country and gone on a number croc tours over the years without seeing a croc in the wild. I was beginning to think crocs were a myth. The jumping crocs were a small part of the cruise.

PeterD · Guru

The Belmont Bear wrote:
Peter who are these authorities that are trying to discourage it - if it,s the NT government why wouldn,t they just close it down especially if it,s causing all these hazards for others ?

BB

It's the old left hand Vs the right hand. The environmental side wished to protect the wildlife and people. The treasury and tourism side are only interested in just the money coming in.

Fiery · Veteran Member

There is a jumping croc tour via the "Fogg dam" turnoff, not far past "Humpty Doo Pub", small flat bottom boat, have done it twice very close too nature, but very exciting and only a small group of tourists on the boat, with a very friendly guide!

msg · Guru

Fiery wrote:
There is a jumping croc tour via the "Fogg dam" turnoff, not far past "Humpty Doo Pub", small flat bottom boat, have done it twice very close too nature, but very exciting and only a small group of tourists on the boat, with a very friendly guide!

That was the one we went on. Highly recommended. In spite of Brutus.

bill12 · Guru

I used to work for the jumping croc tours, and there are thousands of crocs in The Adelaide river. They take exrordinary care to stop ANY accidents, and it is a goldmine for the owners.But if anybody is hurt or killed, thats the end. They have been told that by the Nt govt.There are crocs up to 6 plus meters, and I have never seen so many in one river. Probably artificial,as the feed them, but a good tourist actaction just the same. Bill

DeenanJames · Member

Thanks everyone, went on the original Adelaide river queen jumping croc cruise. we loved it, taught us a lot, and would recommend, def good value for money smile