Hello my dear steemian friends!
In Australia we are having a long 3 day weekend since on Monday it is Labour Day!
This time we decided not to go on an over night trip but to stay pretty close to the house/hospital in case baby decides to finally join us at 40 weeks... and counting... !!! 😊
So today we decided to go on a little day trip, to one of my favorite places near home – MANLEY!
Our friends recommended for us to visit Maleny Botanic Gardens & Bird World.
We had such a great time! The place is soooo beautiful and it was so much fun interacting with the birds! I felt like a little kid in the aviary! (LOL😊) And enjoyed every minute!
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Come take a peek and a taste of the fun! Definitely worth the visit!
At the entrance we were greeted by one of the staff members that showed us a few of the birds they had at the aviary
We bought tickets for the aviary interacting tour and booked a buggy-cart for later on to take for a drive around the Gardens.
The AVIARY:
There were 3 separate walk-through aviaries that cover over 1400 m2, housing over 600 birds! Hundreds of amazing colorful birds, including Australian cockatoos and lorikeets to exotic parrots and macaws that come straight at you and land on you! The entry to the aviary is available through daily 50 minutes guided walk-through tours.
It was such a fun experience for the kids and even for us! The bird interaction was amazing!
Birds flying around us, landing on our hands, arms & heads! getting to feed them and having them fly around us :)
The GARDENS:
The gardens were breathtaking! I must admit, at first I did not expect much from visiting a garden but this one was really special and a place that I will not forget. I took so many pictures in order to catch the moments but as much as the pictures may seem beautiful, the real experience was even more!
To make it even more fun, we hired a 4 person buggy and drove all around the gardends that greatly assisted us in viewing the gardens & other gems around:
Many picnic tables around, walking trails and beautiful scenic spots to relax in !
Such a great place for a fun and relaxing and fun day trip!!
Hope you liked!
After finishing this adventure.... LUNCH TIME!!! We stopped at one of my favorite Italian restaurants -
SOOOOO delicious! :)
Hope you had a great Sunday! Have a great week! :)
-All pictures are mine and original, taken on my Galaxy S7 phone-
Have a great week!
Much Love ❤️
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