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Day Trip from Birmingham/Coventry: Wildlife Safari Adventure! 🦥🌿

Ursula LewisUrsula Lewis
380

We loved our visit to Ardastra Gardens! We walked to the location from the cruise port, it took about 30 minutes. It was a pretty hot walk in September with very little shade, and we were solicited by locals periodically along the trek. We walked past junkanoo beach, it would be a great pit stop if you wanted some beach time after the zoo. When we got to Ardastra we were greeted by friendly staff. The park was not crowded despite visiting on a weekend. We were allowed to walk the gardens at our own pace and thoroughly enjoyed the tropical foliage, the beautiful birds, creatures and the shade. Many of the birds greeted us with a "hello!" And we were able to interact with many of the animals, including flamingos and peacocks that are freely roaming the park. Ticketing process: We registered for our visit online a couple days before we arrived, the park emailed me back first thing the next morning confirming our reservations and we paid our entry fee at the park when we arrived. We spent about 2 great hours here, and decided to get a cab back to the cruise port, the friendly staff at the ticketing desk called a cab for us, it was a $12 ride back to the cruise port. Some previous reviewers mentioned bugs, so we brought bug spray but didn't need it, we did not experience any bugs.

Ashley BurtonAshley Burton
100

While on a tour of the island our guide popped his tire. Instead of just hanging around Queens Staircase, we told him that we would be open to visiting the "Flamingo Zoo" so he flagged down a cabbie who took us here. It is relatively cheap for what you get. The majority of the animals were parrots that had been rescued or surrendered so there were a few that could do various cell phone tine tones from the early 2000s which threw us off. Besides that they are known for the flamingo show. Not sure what that entails as we didn't go but the flamingos were wandering around free and there is a breeding program we were told about. Besides the birds there were a couple other animals like the pigs and some empty looking cages but the animals were probably hiding from the heat. There is also parrot feeding throughout the day which we were lucky to partake in. You get slices of apple, locked in a giant cage, and hope the parrots land on you to eat them. I wasn't one of the lucky ones and the parrots needed to be placed on me, still fun. Staff were friendly and informative. They also care a lot about the local wildlife as well.

Em SmEm Sm
30

A must see place when visiting the Bahamas. Only $20 per person to get in and hours of fun. There are so many exotic animals ranging from flamingos to peacocks to raccoons. Some of the the animals were out of cages just roaming around. You might also get the chance to hold a parrot if you ask one of the staff. Speaking of staff, they’re some of the most knowledgeable and friendly people you’ll ever meet ask them any questions you have and they’ll answer. The plants are super cool as well. Beautiful flowers and vines, some of the trees look like they are straight out of a Dr. Seuss book. Amazing water features with small bridges/walkways throughout the entire garden. There are so many paths to walk down if you don’t get lost you’re doing something wrong. There are zero bugs anywhere in the garden. And even less people, the whole time I spent walking through the garden which was about two hours I only saw maybe 3 other families. A very underrated place to visit in the Bahamas.

Billy MartinezBilly Martinez
140

This is a very different type of zoo compared to what we have in the United States. It is a mixture of the plant life and animals from around the Bahamas. The flamingos are so tame you are able to just walk amongst them as they just roam around their area of the zoo. They have several animals that are not native to this area but the majority of them are native. We spent about an hour and a half walking around looking at everything. It is like walking in a forest at times as the plant life is everywhere. Would have been better if they had offered maps so we could easily find all the animals but every now and again their are some posted. Really wanted to see the black panther, walked around for quite awhile looking, finally asked someone that worked there just to find out it had died. Other than that, I would highly recommend visiting this zoo. It is definetly one of a kind!

Travis BakerTravis Baker
10

Sweet conservation center/gardens. The people that work there were all pleasant and happy to invite us in. The Lorry feeding was a big hit with both children and adults. The highlight was the flamingo show. They are beautiful creatures and it was wonderful that people got the opportunity to interact with them. There is educational material about conservation available and a number of other birds and animals that are on view, like a black swan and peacocks. Our only critique is that there was not information about all of the animals and plants. We saw a few interesting birds and 2 cats that may have been Linx, but there was no sign on the cage. It was nice to have the opportunity to escape the typical tourist shopping/beach stuff in the Bahamas and support conservation of native plants and wildlife. Good job, Ardastra, keep up the good work!

Susan KSusan K
20
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