Gyeongju Bird Park — Attraction in Gyeongju-si

A rather sad experience. We visited the aviary in June and the temperature easily reached 30 degrees. The birds were nervous and crammed into cages too small for the number of animals. In addition to the birds, there were fish kept in tanks too small for their species and with fake plants (toxic to the fish). Other animals suffering from the heat (like us, but we have the freedom to leave): raccoons, meerkats, lemurs in small cages and overwhelmed by the noise of the birds. Last but not least: a "nursery" space right under the roof where the heat is unbearable, with many chicks and baby raccoons in a somewhat small cage visitable by people. The animals are visibly stressed, and in 2024 it is absurd to profit from living beings...

One is the highlights at Gyeongju.

18000 won for an all inclusive ticket which includes the birdpark and botanic garden. If you buy them seperately it will cost you respectively 17000 won for birdpark and 5000 won for botanic garden.

The birdpark is the gem of park. You can buy seeds (2000 won) to interact with the birds. The amount of seeds seem little but you only need one to feed the big birds and a few to attract a bunch of smaller ones. The interaction makes it really fun; you can play with them and also make some nice pictures.

The park also offers lots of other animals like...

Came here to fill a bit of time in the afternoon and was really surprised how good it is! Straight away you can go into a large area full of birds that are more than happy to sit on your head, arms etc which is great fun. Out the back there was a whole other area that we had no idea about initially with ostriches, dogs, rabbits, all sorts. All the animals seemed to be happy and in good health - really enjoyed it. Overall we stayed 90 minutes which was far longer than we...