The last time I was in South Africa, I stayed at Hout Bay. I thought there would not be many things to do and see here. Anyway, the main purpose of staying in Hout Bay was to avoid the big traffic that was in Cape Town. I was perfectly happy to relax from all the driving we were doing the last couple of weeks. But my kids were restless as they did not really have anything to do.
The owner of the guesthouse suggested that we visit the World of Birds which was just a few minutes away from where we were staying. Nothing would have seemed so far away as we had our car with us which made us mobile and flexible. We could move where and when we wanted to. The owner gave us directions as well which was
straightforward and in no time we arrived at the place.
I paid the customary admission of about R 65 per adult and the kids alittle less. My first impression of the place was that it would take us just an hour to tour the place as it appeared small. However, it was not. There were plenty of things to see and I was not too sure that we covered every inch of it. The aviaries were classified according to the type of birds like small birds would be grouped together and the preying ones in another place. I was amazed at the number of birds (in cages of course) which were there. The place hosted primarily birds which were found in southern Africa. I never knew that many species of birds existed in this part of the continent. There were lots of colourful ...
