Upper East Region
Paga Crocodile Pond is a sacred pond in Paga in the Upper East Region of Ghana, which is inhabited by West African crocodiles, with some up to 90 years old.The crocodiles are so tame that local children can swim in the pond alongside them without being harmed.
The locally told origin of the pond was that a crocodile brought a dying man to the pond to drink, who after surviving, declared the pond to be sacred and that no harm should come to the crocodiles. The crocodiles at Paga are very friendly. Visitors can sit, touch and take photographs with the crocodiles. The crocodiles roam freely throughout the pond, and are brought to the shore when the guides whistle loudly.
Crocodiles in the Pond are of different ages and sizes
Visitors can sit on, touch and take photographs with the crocodiles
Crocodiles in the pond are tame and friendly
