- Address: Boulevard du 20 Aout, Agadir 80150, Morocco
- Opening hours: every day the entrance is open from 9:30 to 12:30 hours and from 14:30 to 18:00 hours
- Cost of visit: free of charge
The bird park in Agadir , also called the "Valley of Birds" or the Birds Valley, is very popular not only among the Moroccans themselves, but also among tourists from different countries who have a rest in the city.
History of creation
Earlier, on the site of the Valley of Birds, a river flowed, its path was from the boulevard Hassan II to the boulevard on August 20, near the beach. But after years the river dried up, and the Moroccans decided to organize a natural park on this place.
What is interesting in the park of birds?
Strictly speaking, this is not only a bird park, but a mini-zoo. In other words, the whole park is divided into two parts, one of them is occupied by cages with birds, and the other is dedicated to mammals, mainly cloven-hoofed animals. Visitors can see here monkeys, gazelles, deer, rams, kangaroos, mountain goats, lamas and even wild boars and Egyptian mustangs. A variety of birds also amazes guests of the park: pink flamingos, parrots, peacocks, cranes, ducks, swans, pigeons, hens and roosters.
Wide and shady avenues, cleanliness and a large number of green spaces, fountains and benches along the paths, a children's playground - all this makes the Bird Park in Morocco a very cozy and undoubtedly convenient place for a quiet family vacation and unity with nature. Also on the territory there is a beautiful artificial waterfall, statues of animals and birds and a small lake where you can rent a boat.
At the entrance to the park of birds on the embankment you can meet a bright tourist mini-train and ride it or on horses, which, incidentally, are allowed to feed. Near the "Valley of Birds" you will see a museum dedicated to the terrible devastating earthquake of 1960 in Agadir, which killed several thousand inhabitants of the city.
How to visit?
The bird park in Agadir has two entrances. The first one is located on the main street of Agadir, not far from the city center, between shop stalls. But to get to the park through this entrance, you need to climb the stairs. In the other entrance, the western one, one can get from the embankment side. The park is small, unhurried step from one exit to another you can walk for an hour and a half. The length from one to the other is not more than 1 km.
The entrance to the bird park is absolutely free, but you need to take into account that it works every day at strictly defined hours, namely from 9:30 to 12:30 hours and from 14:30 to 18:00 hours. Nearby, there are cheap hotels and restaurants of local cuisine .
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