Gustavo M.
Yelp
I wasn't sold on the idea of visiting a park dedicated to birds--I'm more of a mammal lover. Give me a cute kitten or puppy any day, but a cockatoo? Not so much :)
Anyway, my friend suggested it as a way to kill time while one afternoon, so we headed there.
First off, while you can get there via train, I wouldn't advise it. The park is located along a hill, and the entrance is at the very top of it. It took us the best of 20 minutes to walk it up. Going up in the KL humid November heat is not a lot of fun :) By the time we got to the entrance, we were ready for a cold drink and some time in an Air-Conditioned room.
The park has a café, which isn't the best for food or drinks, but you either take it or leave it. The food was mediocre at best--I actually had to send back my Pasta Carbonara, because it looked like a plate of pasta with a gallon of spilled milk on it. Although I do have to mention that the café staff was superbly accommodating and promptly substituted my carbonara with a decent noodles dish. The best thing this café has is, you guessed it, the AC :)
The park has 2 tented areas where birds can fly at will. Nothing to feel scared of, although the birds, being used to human presence, actually get quite close to you. While sitting under the shade, one of the blue turkeys came extremely close, because it wanted to eat some bread that was lying next to me. This works out really well if you wanna take pictures, of course :)
Other than that, I felt the park wasn't well maintained, and that the variety of birds was disappointing.
One other highlight was the waterfalls, at the south end of the park. If you walk to the top, you can take into the view of water and birds, and it's a nice shady place to chill for a bit.