We had several hours between when our cruise ended and our flights departed, so we visited Flamingo Gardens. The gardens themselves are beautifully kept and very tranquil. The blooming orchids were lovely. The animals were fun, the gift shop had excellent selections, and the food was fairly reasonably priced (loved the pickles on my cheeseburger). Special highlights were Olivia doing the nature show as she is a natural, warm, funny, and genuine speaker, and Carol who conducted our train tour. What an awesome hidden gem! I didn’t know this at the time, but they will store cruise ship luggage while you visit. This would’ve saved the cost of storing my bags at the airport for those few hours. Our cruise line should’ve offered this as a post-cruise tour option.

We stopped here as part of a visit to the area. We took advantage of the September special price offer with BOGO. We initially walked through the aviary section before catching the tram tour which drove through the park area pointing out trees, plants, and animals found there After the tour, we walked through another area with animals. The panther was hiding in the shade, but we did watch otters swimming and a bear sleeping. We thought it was a great place to visit.

I was happily surprised at how awesome flamingo gardens was. Between the happy animals and the outstanding gardens, we were so happy. My son and daughter in law were visiting from Sweden and my dil was over the moon about the orchids (and the roaming cats). All of the enclosures for the rescued animals are huge with a lot of enrichment items. The otters literally have a play land. It was rainy and cold when we were there but it didn’t stop us. There is a giant tree by the house that i wanted to live in. If you have an imagination and like plants/trees and animals/birds/butterflies then you will love this place. I could definitely see this as a great wedding venue! I can’t wait to go back on a sunny day

We visited on a slightly misty day but still enjoyed ourselves. There were many docents that were helpful in describing the various birds, animals, buildings and grounds. Lots of photo opportunities. We took the narrated tram ride that takes you through the grounds in the back. The map they provide was helpful also. We spent about two hours - but we didn’t go to any of the shows or see some of the animals, so you could easily spend 3 hours.

the tram tour of the gardens was quite good. The butterfly house wasn't the best I've been to (I've been to a few). But the very best part of this visit at the gardens was the up close time with the semi-domesticated flamingoes and ducks. Never been that close to real flamingoes.

Smallish animal sanctuary. Nice vegetation with plenty of shade to protect you from the Florida sun. It was fun to feed the flamingos and my teen loved the free roaming peacocks and cats. A little expensive for the amount of time you can spend there, but also nice to be away from the crowds of larger places. Ample parking. Nice staff. I think it would be really nice for a family with young kids who like to walk/run on their own. You can get really close to the animals.

A beautiful place. More animals than flowers but still a great place to visit. The tram is a nice way to cool down and enjoy the park. I would do that in mid trip, walk around half the area then do the tram to cool down and then the other half.

What a beautiful place to visit! What this facility does to rescue and rehabilitate animals is amazing and admirable! The gardens and the grounds are absolutely impeccable. I can’t rave enough about the beauty of this gem ! Irs a must see and do while you’re in Florida

This was a beautiful park showing us many locally found birds and animals. The park was well cared for and the grounds extensivexand beautiful. Though it was January and raining there is plenty to do and has a cafe and food truck. Well worth a long trip to visit. We would especially like to thank Candy who went out if her way to help us get a ride back to our hotel.