• Bird of prey demonstrations run several times a day from a grandstand, so check the times at the entrance and plan the visit around one
• Red pandas with Chinese birds in one shared enclosure, a mix Avifauna was the first zoo to try
• Tallest slide tower in the Netherlands stands in the park playground, a good last stop before the drive home

Vogelpark Avifauna opened in 1950 as the first bird park in the world, and its 15 hectares of ponds and planted paths now hold toucans, pelicans, kiwis and Steller's sea eagles. Red pandas share an enclosure with Chinese birds, and lemurs and meerkats live alongside.

Trained birds of prey fly in demonstrations several times a day, and the playground has the tallest slide tower in the Netherlands.