Birdwatching National Aviary Cartagena de Indias

Posted By : neilpM3206PO
Well done super clean really nice way to spend a few hours. Practically walking distance from the crazy crowds at play Blanca beach. The grounds are spotless. The bird show was fair. Only draw back is that it is mostly four tourists and with Covid they are so slow that there are zero concessions so bro h your own food and drinks
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Posted On : 2021-09-08 18:49:48

Posted By : MattzTravelz
I booked a tour to the National Aviary Cartagena de Indias via TripAdvisor/Viator. I received my confirmed tickets, reached out to the tour operator twice, and never heard back from them. I had to go through Viator customer service to reach them finally, and they decided to reschedule my tour the morning-of. Unsurprisingly, they missed their rescheduled time and attempted to reschedule my twice-confirmed tour a second time. Completely unacceptable. They are the definition of unprofessional and do not deserve a single dollar of your hard-earned money. Find a different tour company and save yourself the trouble.
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Posted On : 2021-02-15 09:26:03

Posted By : linda l
Excellent. Well done. Lots of birds to see. Well organized. Takes 2.5 hours to tour. Enjoyed the trained bird show too.
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Posted On : 2020-03-07 11:57:40

Posted By : bugbitz
This is no wayside zoo for people's entertainment. They take in injured birds, nurse them back to health and release them if possible. If not possible they try to give them a life as close to what they could have had in freedom. The place is huge, with several different aviaries and in one we were met by a sassy bird in the double door situation, and as we left were met by an even sassier bird who refused to let my sister pass. It was hilarious. The sign pointed out that the birds may peck, which cracked me up because I volunteer in the Lorikeet Aviary at the Columbus zoo (Ohio) and those little buggers bite! There were so many birds, so much bird song, so much heat! And just when the heat was about to conquer you, there is a stand where you can buy ice cream and cold drinks and relax in shade before going on. There were no birds in little cages - all had a great deal of room and freedom in their various areas. The bird show was delightful and informative (but as the gentleman in charge regretfully explained, he speaks English and Spanish but not French). The birds were not under duress to perform - they actually didn't perform at all. They showed up on cue and then left. For instance, the host would ask "what is the world's fastest bird?" and the audience would answer "Falcon" and one would come swooping in and sit on a handler's hand. "Some birds are flock birds." he would say as a dozen or so Scarlet Ibis and their paler cousins came running in, knowing they would be fed. This was definitely a highlight of my trip - and how many places can you see a Harpy Eagle - which should be on your bucket list! One warning - you cannot take in bug spray (too dangerous for some birds) so spray yourself down in the parking lot.
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Posted On : 2019-11-01 12:15:34