Crocodile Filming in Uganda can be done both in and outside the safari parks. If you are looking at filming the crocodiles inside a national park, there is only five (05) National Parks where crocodile filming can be done. These include; Murchison Falls National Park (considered the best place to film crocodiles in Uganda), Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Semiliki National Park and Kidepo Valley National Park – for the extremely rare Pygmy Nile Crocodiles.
Outside of national Parks, crocodiles can be seen on lake victoria, lake Kyoga and on the river Nile. However, filming Crocodiles outside of the National Parks can be quite difficult. The crocodiles that survive outside of National Parks are known to attack humans and quite a couple of deaths have been recorded. The Uganda Wildlife Authority _UWA continues to capture and relocate such crocodiles to protected places like Murchison Falls.
Our special thanks go to Mr Peter Ogwanga & his UWA team that continue to tirelessly protect local communities from the jaws of crocodiles by capturing and relocating crocodiles in Uganda (click to read & watch Peter & his UWA team)
Crocodile Filming Locations in Uganda
Murchison Falls National Park
Located approximately 300km /186 mi from Kampala, Murchison Falls National Park is undoubtedly the Best place to film Crocodiles in Uganda. The park is also known to have the largest concentration of well-sized crocodiles in Uganda. Depending on what sort of Crocodile filming you intend to do, Realm Africa Safaris™ can arrange filming permits & permissions, special boats to get you to the right spots, and we ensure you get perhaps the most out of your filming project. ( see: Filming Services offered by Realm Africa Safaris™)
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Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is considered the second-best to spot, photograph or even film Crocodiles in Uganda. – Murchison Falls National Park still leads!. The best place to film Crocodiles in Queen Elizabeth National Park is on the famous Kazinga channel. The channels are a 40 km/ 25mi long natural channel that connects two (02) lakes; Lake Gorge & Edward.
Contact us to arrange crocodile filming permits from UWA, Press accreditation from the Uganda media council, transportation during your shoot, and affordable well-situated accommodation overlooking the Kazinga channel the ideal base for Crocodile Filming location in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
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Semiliki National Park
The Crocodiles in the Semuliki area are known to have made their way upriver from Murchison falls National Park. The semiliki river still holds a significant crocodile population which and what is known to a few is that the crocodiles found in the present-day Queen Elizabeth National Park migrated from the Semiliki National Park. For that reason, we like to say “the Semiliki river located inside Semiliki National Park was the entry point for crocodiles into the western parts of Uganda”. What better place to film Crocodiles in Uganda than the Semiliki National Park?
Contact us to arrange crocodile filming permits from UWA, Press accreditation from the Uganda media council, transportation during your shoot, and affordable well-situated accommodation overlooking the river the ideal base for Crocodile Filming location in Semiliki National Park.
Lake Mburo National Park.
Lake Mburo National Park located only 4-hours drive through a distance of approximately 236km/ 146 mi on a paved road is arguably the closest place to Kampala where you can go track, see, photograph or even film crocodiles in Uganda. The park has numerous lakes dotted all-over and are filled with crocodiles. However, the best lake on which to film crocodiles is on Lake Mburo.
Contact us to arrange crocodile filming permits from UWA, Press accreditation from the Uganda media council, transportation during your shoot, and affordable well-situated accommodation overlooking the park the ideal base for Crocodile Filming location in Lake Mburo National Park.
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Kidepo Valley National Park
Previously hard to access, Kidepo valley National park now can be accessed on paved road or by flight from Entebbe or kajjansi airfield. The park is home to the rare pygmy Nile crocodiles that can be quite hard to sight. The small size of these crocodiles is attributed to limited food availability in the arid Kidepo Valley National Park.
Contact us to arrange crocodile filming permits from UWA, Press accreditation from the Uganda media council, transportation during your shoot, and affordable well-situated accommodation overlooking the park the ideal Crocodile Filming location in Kidepo Valley National Park.
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Requirements to Film crocodiles in Uganda
For any production company, individual or freelance filmmaker intending to film in crocodiles in Uganda, two(02) very crucial permits have to be secured prior to the start of your shoot inside any of the above mentioned National parks.
Your first permission allowing you to conduct any sort of filming in Uganda is Press Accreditation. (See: Press Accreditation in Uganda).
After successfully securing press accreditation for each individual on your crew, the next step to secure a location permit allowing you to film inside a National park. (See: Filming In Uganda’s National Park).
Realm Africa Safaris™ can assist you to secure all the above-listed permits and permissions in one (01) week. Contact us for location scouting, drone filming permits & importation, Film crew Security, and any general on-ground logistical support as requested.
