# Umgeni River Bird Park in Durban — Citylit

A riverside bird park with aviaries, waterfalls and colourful species from around the world.

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## Umgeni River Bird Park

A riverside bird park with aviaries, waterfalls and colourful species from around the world.

- City: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Category: Parks & zoos
- Address: 490 Riverside Road, Durban North
- Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/durban/parks-zoos/umgeni-river-bird-park
- Official website: https://www.umgeniriverbirdpark.co.za/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umgeni_River_Bird_Park
- Sources checked: 2026-10-08
- Coordinates: longitude 31.0177024, latitude -29.8079649 (venue pin; entrance may be unverified)
- Coordinate source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/749193458

The Umgeni River Bird Park is a bird zoo located in Durban, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umgeni_River_Bird_Park; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

### Practical facts
- admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- environment: outdoor (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: https://www.umgeniriverbirdpark.co.za/
- durationMinutes: 60 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate

### Sources
- Umgeni River Bird Park: https://www.umgeniriverbirdpark.co.za/; fetched 2026-10-08; unavailable
- Umgeni River Bird Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umgeni_River_Bird_Park; fetched 2026-10-07; retrieved during research

### Photographs and credits
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/bb5c7439c9aa.jpg — Demoiselle Crane in Umgeni River Bird Park, South-Africa.. Venue photograph. Author: China Crisis; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UmgeniRiverBirdPark.DemoiselleCrane.jpg
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/26e429a4f698.jpg — The Blue crane is South Africa's National Bird. Photo taken at Umgeni River Bird Park in Durban, South Africa.. Venue photograph. Author: Sherwin; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_crane_at_Umgeni_River_Bird_Park_in_South_Africa.jpg

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