Hi 1A2,
As promised that the Tourist Attraction Week will resume after the exams,here it is!
Well,today i am going to share with you about Jurong Bird Park.
let's begin our adventure!
Famous attractions in Jurong Bird Park:

1) Waterfall Aviary

This two-hectare Waterfall Aviary remains as the world’s largest walk-in aviary with the highest man-made waterfall standing at over 30 metres. It is home for some 1,500 free-flying birds from Africa and South America, and provides visitors with a unique opportunity to watch them roost, bathe, feed and even raise their young in their nests. Set in a valley, the Aviary is landscaped with 10,000 exotic plants comprising 125 species of trees, bamboo, palms and ground-cover vegetation to simulate a tropical rain forest. In addition, an artificial 8-m tall tree moulded from an actual 100-year-old Barking Deer’s Mango tree has also been planted to enhance the rainforest landscape.

Red-crested Turaco Red-throated Bee-eater

Visitors can stroll along shaded walkways and enjoy the rainforest experience, which comes complete with mysterious bird calls, a rambling waterfall, and mist profusing along gorges. A rustic suspension bridge offers a breath-taking view of the waterfall while two observation posts at the top offer grand views of the Aviary.

A thrilling encounter is the feeding of the bee-eaters and starlings in all shades of blue as they hunt after their food – grasshoppers, crickets, worms and other insects – which are released during feeding times. You can get to feed the birds too!

The Aviary is accessible both by foot and the Park’s air-conditioned Panorail train. The latter is, however, a more dramatic way of arriving at the Aviary. In fact, the Park scored a first in the world when it incorporated a Panorail Station inside a walk-in aviary.

2) Royal Ramble

	Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeons
	Victoria Crowned Pigeons

A 40-metre long walkway takes you right through the enclosure, featuring the Crowned Pigeons, the largest pigeons in the world. There are railings to lean and benches to sit on, all designed for a leisurely encounter with these birds who are often mistaken for miniature peafowls.

Named after the Crowned Pigeons' noble looks and regal walk, Royal Ramble offers an unobtrusive view of the largest pigeons in the world.

Whether the birds are rambling on the ground, or roosting in the treetops, you'll be privy to their lacy crowns and elaborate plumage, funny sunbathing poses and intricate courtship behaviour of bows and deep vocalisation.

If you are lucky, one might just decide to display its courtship ceremony to you.

This is how intimate an encounter the BirdPark is offering you.

3) Jungle Jewels

Paradise Tanager	Sparkling Voiletear

The design of Jungle Jewels walk-in aviary creates an environment where visitors can observe at close proximity a fraction of the amazing diversity and complexity of the South American rainforest.

High in the treetops live fruit-eating birds like the tanagers and cotingas. In the lower levels, honeycreepers and finches are more common. On the forest floor and streams live the waterbirds like teals and pintails.

Now i will tell you of how you can go to Jurong Bird Park and opening hours.

GETTING THERE

Take the MRT to Boon Lay Station and transfer to SBS number 194 or 251 at the Boon Lay Bus Interchange.

If you are driving,

• From AYE, use Exit 17.
• From PIE, use Exit 36. Turn left into Jalan Bahar towards the direction of Jalan Boon Lay. Turn right at Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim to reach BirdPark.

Address
2 Jurong Hill Singapore 628925
Tel : (65) 6265 0022
Fax : (65) 6261 1869
E-mail : info@birdpark.com.sg
http://www.birdpark.com.sg

OPENING HOURS

Opening hours of Park: 8.30am to 6pm daily
(Last ticket sale at 5.30pm)

Panorail Ride: 8.30am to 6pm
(Last train leaves from Main Station at 5.45pm)

That's all for this week!

THANK YOU!!!

Best regards,

Kush.