Jurong Bird Park

The bird park has been somewhere I've always wanted to go, after hearing mum talking about how much she enjoyed it when they visited Singapore (back in the day!). Although I was thinking of going on my own or with a friend, we ended up joining up with another group of exchange students who were planning on going the same day as us. A lack of introduction and the close knit nature of their groups meant that I didn't end up speaking to many people, other than the girls I already knew.

Watching the lion dance during the new year is supposed to bring you luck...maybe my luck got lost in the mail?

Penguins seem to like their side stroke!

While the exhibits themselves are nice to look at and wander around it, it's the shows that are really impressive. I only partly saw the High Flyers Show as I had poor timing and had to try and stand on my toes to see anything. My other friends that could see more clearly really enjoyed it though. We also saw Kings of the Skies, a falconry show.

I felt so sorry for this guy - it was so hot at this point, especially wearing those clothes!

 

This has got to be the ugliest bird I've ever seen. 

We went on Saturday and so it was quite busy with families celebrating Chinese New Year as well as those just enjoying their weekend. To be honest, I'd had enough of people and crowds at this point. The words 'excuse me' don't seem to exist or get used here - they go by the more common method of just barging past. Sometimes if you're really lucky, they'll run over your feet with their prams. So you can see why, when combining this with the exhausting heat, I was happy to leave after just a couple of hours. I'd definitely go back - in the middle of the week, when 90% of people are at work. 

To get to the bird park, exit the MRT at Boon Lay and transfer to the bus interchange where you can board the 251. The bird park stop is easily recognised, particularly as its the first stop on the route. To return to Jurong Point Shopping centre (where the boon lay MRT stop is located) you can get the 194 which is a direct bus. If you're planning on visiting either the bird park, night safari, river safari and/or the zoo, it might be a good idea to consider passes which enable you to enter multiple attractions. These passes save you money, but more importantly in my opinion, they let you skip the line. For more information you can visit this website here.