We had a nice afternoon exploring gardens and wildlife – and our minds! – today. The Universidad metro stop has a lot of options for tourists – we enjoyed both the Botanical Garden and the Medellin version of a science centre. The Medellin garden and park are not just for kids, although kids love them too!
The free Jardin Botanico is huge and amazing. Seconds after walking into the park, we heard loud birds squawking, looked up and saw 4 large macaws in a nearby tree. We had to zoom in quite close on our cameras but they were brightly colored, large and beautiful. We even got to see them fly over us. I was already hooked!
The gardens also included: a lagoon with ducks and swans, a butterfly sanctuary, a palm garden, a desert area, an orchid area and more! We wandered around for an hour or so just enjoying the lovely weather and views. The fact that this park is free is fantastic but I would have paid to visit.
Afterwards, we walked across the street to the Parque Explora, where for about 15 bucks each we enjoyed all sorts of interactive exhibits for adults and kids and a small aquarium. It’s a new modern building which is fun to explore.
We had a very fun day, and Brian even got to slide down a slide!
When you visit Medellin, take the excellent city metro to the Medellin garden and park. The train stop is across the street and these two sites are so close together, you have to visit both. I loved it and imagine you will too.
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Looks like such a cool place! What an adventure!
Muy bien Melinda. Me parece que he estado un viajo muy bueno. Quiero ver mas fotos.
Those birds in your blurry photo are not Toucans!!! They’re Macaws!!!
Still a very cool bird to see. But not a toucan. This blog got picked up by the AI overview for “Where to see Toucans in Medellin” but unfortunately this is not correct.
Thank you, Stirling, for reaching out. I can’t tell what kind of bird that is it’s so blurry and was so long ago, but I have updated according to your recommendation. If you do want to see a good photo of a toucan, check out this post from Panama! Cheers and thanks for reading and commenting.