Tuesday 11 June 2013

Kuala Lumpur Bird Park - "World's Largest Free-flight Walk-in Aviary"


Kuala Lumpur Bird Park is located in the serene and scenic Kuala Lumpur Lake Gardens. It is only 10 minutes’ drive away from the city centre of Kuala Lumpur. KL Bird Park is also reputed to be the largest walk-in free-flight aviary in the world.

KL Bird Park is the home to more than 3,000 birds of approximately 200 species of local and foreign birds. The park is approximately 20.9 acres of verdant valley terrain, the park is divided into 4 zones; Zone 1 and 2 make up the free-flight zone; Zone 3 is the Hornbill Park and Zone 4 is where the birds are placed in separate cages and mini aviaries.  


One of KL Bird Park's most extraordinary feature is that in Zone 1, 2 and 3, birds are let free in the aviary in which closely resembles their natural habitat. With this free-flight concept, birds are able to breed naturally in this unique environment.

Activities and attractions:
Daily activities:

Bird watching.
Visitors will have an exciting experience of watching colourful and melodic birds perching and winging about freely while relaxing in a natural and beautifully landscaped surrounding. The main feature that distinguishes KL Bird Park from any other bird parks is the concept of free-flight.

Breeding programme.
KL Bird Park had actively begun its breeding programmes since the year 2002. Various species of birds, both local and foreign, had successfully being bred in the park under the programme, with some showing encouraging progress and improvement year after year.

One of the most prominent evidence that these birds have adapted so well to this environment is that they are already able to breed naturally. The availability of numerous suitable nesting sites; bountiful sources of fallen leaves, branches and twigs makes KL Bird Park a highly conducive environment for breeding. Therefore, this concept of free-flight not only provide the patrons of the park with an experience that closely resembles life in a tropical rainforest, but it is also perhaps the best way to ensure the survival and species continuity of these birds.


Photography.
Even if you’re not a fan of birds, with over 3000 different types of birds on display, you’ll definitely be fascinated by the interesting array of colours on display. Coupled with a well maintained park, the KL Bird Park is a good opportunity to capture some good photos.


The hornbill restaurant.
The restaurant is located within the Hornbill Park of KL Bird Park. The restaurant is unique because it is the distinctive yet subtle Malay Kampung House architecture of the restaurant. Other than being surrounded by towering green trees & breath-taking view of the Kuala Lumpur skyline, you might also be visited by our majestic Rhinoceros Hornbill and her other feathered friends while enjoying your meal at the restaurant’s protruding open veranda. Hornbill Restaurant & CafĂ© is the ideal venue to entertain family, friends and clients, be it for lunch, dinner, business meetings and small parties to wedding receptions.  


Other events:
-birthday party @KL Bird Park
-school trip packages
-seminar packages
-family day @KL Bird Park
-pre-wedding photography packages
-Membership program KL Bird Ranger.

Entrance fees and operation hour:


Getting there



Map to KL Bird Park

Visitors can reach the park by bus or by train.
By bus:
Take the Intrakota Bus 21C, 48C (From Kota Raya).
Take the Intrakota Bus 18, 21A (From Chow Kit).
Take the Rapid KL Bus no. 115 (From KL Sentral)
KL Hop-On-Hop-Off Double Decker Tour Bus Service, disembark at Station No. 14 in front of KL Bird Park Main Entrance. The buses are available at every 30 to 45 minutes interval.
By train:
KTM Komuter - disembark at the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station located near the National Mosque, then walk to the Park or take a taxi. It is advisable to look for taxis that use the meter system.
If you are driving:
From Jalan Bangsar, head straight towards KTM Railway Station round-a-bout, turn left towards Masjid Negara
From Jalan Mahameru, turn left into Jalan Parlimen. At traffic light, turn right towards the Kuala Lumpur Lake Gardens.

Other facilities that provided at KL Bird Park:
• Visitors' information counter
• Restrooms
• Multi-purpose Hall
• Children's playground
• Resting huts and shelters
• Resting benches
• Ample parking space
• Prayer room (outside of the park, next to main entrance)

Panorama around KL Bird Park

Feeding point
Artificial pond around the park

It is highly recommend visiting KL’s Bird Park to everyone who likes birds. The visitors can set aside a half day or full day to fully enjoy observing the thousands of birds and all the fun interactions that they can have. Activities such as feeding the birds, getting your photo taken with birds, and watching the bird show, the visitors can learn more about birds at the park’s educational centre and watch various bird feedings at set times throughout the day. Actually, the visitors not only get to observe thousands of beautiful birds, they also got to interact with them. As they can spend hours wandering around the bird park, photographing and video-taping birds engaged in all sorts of activities. This will be a fantastic experience especially for those who love nature.


Contact
Kuala Lumpur Bird Park
920 Jalan Cenderawasih
Taman Tasik Perdana 50480
Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA
General enquiries
Tel : 03 - 2272 1010
Fax : 03 - 2273 5428
Email :
 info@klbirdpark.com


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