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In the Pairi Daizen / Wiki Daizen Facebook group a photo of a sign was posted, indicating that a new male golden lion tamarin has arrived and that the animals are being introduced being the scenes, the animals are off exhibit until this is completed.

A female king penguin has arrived, although the post and video don't say where she came from.

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Some things I noticed on my visit yesterday:
  • There appears to be no signage for the alpine marmots in the tree porcupine and neither did I spot one.
  • The Gibbons have now gone behind the scenes, but them being gibbons, means that you will still hear them when you enter the zoo next to the dromedary camels.
  • The dino expedition looks decent, but my GOD they are so loud. I do expect that they will fix this problem soon.
  • The Golden Lion Tamarin is currently offshow, because they are introducing her to the new male.
  • The supposed Golden Snub-nosed Monkey also is finished and I have added pictures in the media.
  • There were some Great White Pelicans being held opposite the Siberian Tigers perhaps due to bird flu.
And the biggest miracle of all, I saw an active Wombat.
 
Père Damian's Deer said:
Some things I noticed on my visit yesterday:
  • There appears to be no signage for the alpine marmots in the tree porcupine and neither did I spot one.
  • The Gibbons have now gone behind the scenes, but them being gibbons, means that you will still hear them when you enter the zoo next to the dromedary camels.
  • The dino expedition looks decent, but my GOD they are so loud. I do expect that they will fix this problem soon.
  • The Golden Lion Tamarin is currently offshow, because they are introducing her to the new male.
  • The supposed Golden Snub-nosed Monkey also is finished and I have added pictures in the media.
  • There were some Great White Pelicans being held opposite the Siberian Tigers perhaps due to bird flu.
And the biggest miracle of all, I saw an active Wombat.
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The zoo hasn’t had marmots for a couple of years now. As for the pelicans, they usually live out on the lake but their evening accommodation is in a catch-up area inside the large airplane hangar. If they were in there all day it likely is because of bird flu risk
 
Went today, some updates:
  • The sika deer grass was being redone
  • There was lots of commotion at the beaver exhibit. There were 7 keepers on the island and lots of visitors around it. I didn't check it out though. Might see what happened later.
  • There was an ambulance at the panda exhibit. I hope the accident wasn't animal related.
  • On my recent visits, I only ever saw the female lesser BoP, does anybody know if they still have a male.
  • There were lots of birds roaming around today. Free roaming peacocks and aras of course, but also hundreds of storks (I also saw 30 in captivity) Cormorant, grey herons etc.
  • At the animal hospital, there was a hedgehog, a young anaconda and a chicken. (And yet another stork)
  • The red kangooroos have at least one Joey
  • I saw the baby rhino, but not the lion. I also saw the black panthers.
 
Osedax said:
They have free roaming macaws?
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Père Damian's Deer said:
Yes, but they fly on command with their trainers if i remember right.
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They no longer do bird shows, but they still flight train a bunch of birds, including macaws (as well as cockatoos, vultures, kites, marabous, egrets, ibises and storks), and fly them at different times and in different places around the park.

A new female whooper swan, named Bianca, has arrived as a companion for their male Bernard. They live on the waterside near the watermill building.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=687625366922855
 
Hi everyone, in a few weeks we'll have holiday near the French / Belgian border, and I'm trying to see if we can visit Pairi Daiza for a day (because that'd be great :) )

I was wondering if you guys would have some information for me, regarding the travel there and the time needed to visit the park. Unfortunately a stay in the park hotel is out of our budget. :p Mainly looking for the insider perspective here as I've checked the park website and google maps. :)

1.) How much time would you need to explore the park on foot without running by every enclosure? (Just staying at some enclosures for 10-15 minutes to look around and take pictures) We're considering extending our trip by a day and booking a hotel near the zoo, would you advice this?

2.) How reachable is the park by car? I've looked at the Rue de la Croix on google maps and it looks like a small road where two cars can't pass each other. Is this the case? Would you advice driving to the park using the Rue d'Abbaye? Or travelling the last bit of the journey by train to Cambron-Casteau station?

Thanks very much for your time. :)
 
Yunha said:
Hi everyone, in a few weeks we'll have holiday near the French / Belgian border, and I'm trying to see if we can visit Pairi Daiza for a day (because that'd be great :) )

I was wondering if you guys would have some information for me, regarding the travel there and the time needed to visit the park. Unfortunately a stay in the park hotel is out of our budget. :p Mainly looking for the insider perspective here as I've checked the park website and google maps. :)

1.) How much time would you need to explore the park on foot without running by every enclosure? (Just staying at some enclosures for 10-15 minutes to look around and take pictures) We're considering extending our trip by a day and booking a hotel near the zoo, would you advice this?

2.) How reachable is the park by car? I've looked at the Rue de la Croix on google maps and it looks like a small road where two cars can't pass each other. Is this the case? Would you advice driving to the park using the Rue d'Abbaye? Or travelling the last bit of the journey by train to Cambron-Casteau station?

Thanks very much for your time. :)
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1. We visited for two days, arriving by train each day, and felt that we could have done with a third to properly see the whole site with more time in the different areas.

2. I can’t comment on arriving by car, but it must be extremely easy as otherwise they wouldn’t have the number of visitors they have each year. We travelled by train, which involved a 20 to 30 minute walk to and from the station you mentioned.
 
Yunha said:
Hi everyone, in a few weeks we'll have holiday near the French / Belgian border, and I'm trying to see if we can visit Pairi Daiza for a day (because that'd be great :) )

I was wondering if you guys would have some information for me, regarding the travel there and the time needed to visit the park. Unfortunately a stay in the park hotel is out of our budget. :p Mainly looking for the insider perspective here as I've checked the park website and google maps. :)

1.) How much time would you need to explore the park on foot without running by every enclosure? (Just staying at some enclosures for 10-15 minutes to look around and take pictures) We're considering extending our trip by a day and booking a hotel near the zoo, would you advice this?

2.) How reachable is the park by car? I've looked at the Rue de la Croix on google maps and it looks like a small road where two cars can't pass each other. Is this the case? Would you advice driving to the park using the Rue d'Abbaye? Or travelling the last bit of the journey by train to Cambron-Casteau station?

Thanks very much for your time. :)
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1. It is possible in 1 day, but if you want to have 10 mins roughly at each (big) enclosure you'll need more than a day I believe

2. If you take the car, you should take the Chau. de Mons and then the route de wespellières. The Rue de la Croix is only for locals who live in the village (unless you are on foot of course).
Train is also possible of course. From train station it is a 15 min walk to Pairi Daiza.
 
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EliasNys said:
2. If you take the car, you should take the Chau. de Mons and then the route de wespellières.
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Oh thanks, this is just what I was looking for. Google suggests the Rue de la Croix and that just seemed off.
polarbear said:
We visited for two days, arriving by train each day, and felt that we could have done with a third to properly see the whole site .
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Woah... this park is very large then. Thanks for your answer :)
 
Arriving by car is no problem. Just follow the signs, its essy. How much time you need depends on you- its a huge park with lots and lots of animals to see, so you can easily spend 2 days there for a first visit. However, one day is much better then nothing, and you can see most of the park if you really want. Or you skip some parts that don’t interest you as much.
 
Yassa said:
Arriving by car is no problem. Just follow the signs, its essy. How much time you need depends on you- its a huge park with lots and lots of animals to see, so you can easily spend 2 days there for a first visit. However, one day is much better then nothing, and you can see most of the park if you really want. Or you skip some parts that don’t interest you as much.
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I'm a fast walker around zoos- or I used to be. My first visit I did a day and a half but could have stayed longer. My second visit I did one day, had the option for a second day but didn't feel any need.
 
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