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Whitford Bird Garden - Flora, Fauna & Art Experience

3.8

Visitors of all ages welcome by appointment, individually, families & groups. Walk amongst native exotic trees & feed birds & experience our friendly alpacas & pony. Special occasions catered for too.

Highlights

Guided tour of native & exotic plants & birds in open space & walkthrough aviary
Visitors of all ages welcome by appointment, individually, families & groups
A walk-in free flight aviary, stunning flora & fauna & a gallery of world class artworks
Private function venue hire available for group bookings
Playing with the friendly ponies & alpacas in paddock
Educational tour and special occasions catered too

Welcome to Whitford Bird Garden. The aviary & garden complex has a variety of spectacular native & exotic plants & birds. It was ranked as one of the country's best gardens by the Official Guide 2013 Auckland & has won several awards since its inception over 20 years ago. Blake Twigden, the Auckland-born internationally acclaimed artist & conservationist created Whitford Bird Garden to be a restful & interesting place for international & local visitors, educating the viewer to appreciate and care for our wildlife. A walk-in free flight aviary, stunning flora & fauna & a gallery of world class artwork awaits you.

Itinerary

10 minutes viewing painting in the art gallery centre upon arriving
30 minutes guided tour in the garden & aviary
10 minutes playing with alpacas & miniature horses in the paddock

General Admission $20.00

Group Rate General Admission $15.00 (4 or more people)

What's included

50 minutes guided tour in the garden as per itinerary

Duration

Allow approx 50 minutes for the whole experience

Location

100 Trig Road
Whitford 2571
New Zealand

Child Friendly

This experience welcomes families with children.

Bad Weather Refunds

If your experience is cancelled by the operator (because of the bad weather, safety concerns, unscheduled maintenance etc) you will be entitled to a full refund.

Notes

Opening Hours:
Friday Only - feeding sessions at 1pm.

Possibly not meeting animal welfare requirements

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Whitford Bird Garden - Flora, Fauna & Art Experience

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hildat from New Zealand wrote on 17 October 2022

Whitford Bird Garden

Fantastic experience and I will recommend it to my friends! The host is very nice and it is a relax and delightful experience.

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Juhi Mukherjee from New Zealand wrote on 25 June 2022

Bird garden

Amazing place to see different species of birds and to know the story behind whitford bird garden

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From Whitford Bird Garden - Flora, Fauna & Art Experience

Good morning Juhi, thank you very much for your lovely review. We are so pleased to hear you've had a great experience at the garden. There is a garden bird survey happening this week and welcome you feel free to participate: https://gardenbirdsurvey.nz/ Thanks and have a nice day! The Whitford Bird Garden Team

Xiying Chen from New Zealand wrote on 02 May 2022

Wonderful Garden

We had a wonderful time in the garden and everything was just amazing! Thank you very much for the lovely guide and we will be back again!

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From Whitford Bird Garden - Flora, Fauna & Art Experience

Thank you so much for your lovely photo and great review. We are so happy that you had a great experience here. Look forward to seeing you again next time. All the best! The Whitford Bird Garden

parnil from New Zealand wrote on 15 July 2022

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Andrea AdamsGibson from New Zealand wrote on 30 April 2022

Nothing to see here

Don't bother going

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