A good day out if you'd like a change from the beach. For a small fee, you can have your picture taken with a macaw and a cockatoo either perched on your head or on your arm. You can also watch the marching flamingos--it's the only place in the world where they have been able to train them. A number of people will also get picked out of the audience and be able to go and stand in with them and have their picture taken. It's well worth a visit.

Ardastra is very lush and tropical. It seems a rather steep price for the size of the zoo, but they certainly need the money!

There are some great animals here. The lemurs are quite friendly and make adorable noises! The monkeys are curious. The birds, especially the macaws were beautiful. A few of them talk, which is always a kick.

The pot-bellied pig was just wandering around on his own. The peacocks were beautiful, and one treated us to a display of his feathers. The jaguars were the only animals that didn't seem relaxed here. They paced and were very unhappy when the flamingos squawked nearby.

Speaking of flamingos, a huge flock wanders the grounds. Three times daily, they put on a show. They are known as the World Famous Marching Flamingos. The trainer can order them to march and about face. It's very entertaining and a must to see. You can get your photo taken with some of the macaws, for a small donation. This place didn't seem too wheelchair friendly, as the paths are narrow and uneven, but I saw a couple of elderly people in wheelchairs at the flamingo show, so it must be doable. They do offer a limited run courtesy bus from your hotel, so ask at the hotel's activity desk.