Weltvogelpark Walsrode is the world’s largest bird park — a 24-hectare aviary paradise in Lower Saxony, northern Germany, home to over 4,000 birds from 675 species from every continent on Earth, including rare and endangered birds that visitors can experience in enormous walk-through aviaries, spectacular free-flight shows, and one of the world’s most comprehensive bird breeding and conservation programmes. Opened in 1962, Weltvogelpark is far more than a zoo for birds — it’s a globally significant conservation institution that has successfully bred species on the brink of extinction, a research centre, and a genuinely wondrous day out for families, bird lovers, and anyone fascinated by the extraordinary diversity of avian life.

Quick Facts: Weltvogelpark Walsrode

• Best time to visit: April–October (the park is open seasonally); summer for the full programme of flight shows; spring for the breeding season — the best time to see chicks and nesting behaviour
• How to get there: ~1 hour from Bremen by car; ~1.5 hours from Hamburg; the park is near the town of Walsrode, close to the A7 motorway
• Entry fee: ~€20–25 (adult); ~€15–18 (child)
• Top exhibits: The Paradies-Halle tropical walk-through aviary, the free-flight raptor show, the penguin colony, and the hummingbird house

Weltvogelpark Walsrode is one of the most important bird reserves in the world. It is referenced as the World’s Largest Bird Park and one of the Ten Species-Richest Zoo’s in the World. It is located in the heart of Lüneburg Heath near the town of Walsrode in Lower Saxony, Germany.

At the area of ​​240,000 square meters you will find more than 750 species of birds from all continents. Visitors have the opportunity to see a unique show of birds of prey or to feed the tame birds out of hand. The reservation owns the largest collection of parrots (more than 200 species), including the rarest ones. Rare species of birds fly without any restrictions above the heads of visitors.

But Weltvogelpark Walsrode is not about the birds only, you will find there also great gardens.

Next to Weltvogelpark Walsrode there is a huge parking space available also for the caravans and mobile homes. Basic admission fee is €16, but you can get there also for free at the day of your birthday. Weltvogelpark Walsrode is open daily from 18 March to 1 November 2011 from 09.00 am to 19.00 pm.

For further information visit the official website of Weltvogelpark Walsrode

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