Singapore's Jurong Bird Park is up there on my list of places I always go to when visiting Singapore.
The Bird Park is one of a linked set of three attractions including the Zoo and Night Safari. A combined ticket for all three attractions costs around 45$S per person, saving about 12$S per head.
The park has its Panorail, a suspended light railway that goes around the park stopping at three locations, which costs extra. When I use it I tend to get on at the main entrance station and ride all the way round to give a panoramic view of the park before moving on to walk around, as not everything is close to a station.
The park is laid out in a rough loop with a connection across the middle. There is a cluster of exhibits near the main entrance that are worth exploring before moving around. I then tend to go around the loop anticlockwise. Some exhibits are on side paths that you have to go off the main loop to explore properly.
Generally I will spendmost of or an entire day here, I do not think a half day allows me to really take everything in - although if pressed for time then exhibit selection and the panorail would allow a quicker visit.
Some exhibits are fully open (the Riverine and flamingo areas), some are cage based (the parrots) and some are walk through, including the major exhibits of the Waterfall aviary and the Lory Loft. These two exhibits are large walk in aviaries. The Lory loft sells dishes of food that will attract the birds close to you - they will clamber all over you so if you like looking at birds but are nervous if they do start walking all over you, be warned. In the waterfall aviary the birds tend to stay further away and you will need to move slowly round the jungle landscaped paths to avoid spooking them. The Aviary also includes the man made waterfall which is spectacularly well done.
There are large number of rain shelters and drink vending machines around the bird park, and making use of them is a very good idea. A rainier day, with multiple showers as opposed to continuous rain, does not spoil the park for me as I find it easier to walk round on a cooler day and there are a number of exhibits that provide cover as well as the shelters. A number of places sell snacks as well.
There are a number of shows and feeding times around the park. Be sure to decide if you wish to see any, as some are repeated in a day and some are not. A few to note - there two bird of prey shows in the day but they each display different sets of birds, the South East Asian birds aviary simulates a thunderstorm at midday each day and the kids parrot show only runs once a day.
I would say is most spectacular feeding for me is the Bee-eater/Starling feeding in the waterfall aviary. Get there before the feed time and find the correct area to wait (ask for directions within the aviary). The area is quiet jungle until the food arrives and then birds flock down and surround the area, perching everywhere.
Its definitely a place to see. I tend to just get a taxi to and from the attraction, but MRT and bus links are also good.








