Visiting the Bird Gardens was a great way to spend a few hours on a fine Spring day. Bought a coffee and toasted sandwich at the cafe first, and sat in pleasant surroundings to enjoy them both. A lot of photo opportunities, especially from the Peacock which put on an amazing display. Was wonderful walking around and having the birds interact with us. Very grateful to have such beautiful gardens close to Tauranga. Well worth the journey.
Just amazing! Unique and beautiful birds everywhere. A must go for any bird or animal lover. Friendly birds, nice cafe and food, cool gift shop, very well maintained grounds and garden. We will be back soon 😊
Lovely gardens to walk around. No steep paths. Birds are quiet and interact looking for a feed
Beautiful gardens with lovely paths to follow around the grounds. Many bird aviaries over the property, yet a lot of the birds are free and follow you around - especially if you have some bird food with you! Very awesome experience, will come back again in spring to see it in another season
This was actually better than we expected. Very relaxed environment with calm birds to feed. Quite reasonably priced considering prices of other attractions these days. Being summer the shady tree areas made you linger longer in the cool and the water lilies and tadpoles were abundant. Baby peacocks, ducklings and chickens plus a small playground made our little one happy
We love visiting Katikati Bird Gardens, a beautiful, serene garden space with many different birds to see and feed. Parking, toilets and cafe onsite and bird feed you can buy. Ducks, geese, chickens, pheasants, peacocks, doves etc are all tame enough to eat out of your hand. I must admit that when we visited the kids their and their respective parents did impact the experience with them being allowed to chase baby chicks and catch them by their parents. I would suggest the owners put signage up to ensure the birds are able to be fed but not harrassed if this isnt already there.
Enjoyed a lovely morning at the bird gardens. My toddler absolutely loved it. Delicious lunch and coffee to finish. Will definitely be back!
To be honest expected to see more birds, but the park/garden is really big and pretty. It's great to spent a few hours, and have lunch or cofee. There is also kids area with swings and slides.
Lovely walk about! Mum and I headed to the bird gardens on Sunday, it was a nice quiet day. The ducks and chickens roaming were all very brave and super interested in having the bird feed! The cockatoo can say "ello" if you talk to it long enough.
The Cafe is small but the iced chocolate was tasty. I had the waffles with chocolate sauce and ice cream. Om nom nom
Great way to get your bird fix. Acres of lovely gardens and ponds populated with friendly birds who you get to feed. Mostly chickens ducks and geese with their babies all around, but also doves, swan, a white peacock and some other unusual species. There are some spacious aviaries for pretty parrots, pheasants and show-breed chickens. There is also a cafe, shop, and a "wedding garden". I understand there is a small cottage for overnight guests.
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