Butterfly Garden & Insect World in Phuket
One Of Many Fun Things To Do With Kids In PhuketThe Butterfly Garden in Phuket is one of those family vacation ideas that you probably haven’t thought too much about when deciding on what things to do in Phuket with the kids. Phuket Butterfly and Insect World is an interesting and educational experience for visitors of all ages.
The kids will love the large, brilliantly coloured butterflies. Not to mention the onsite insect display at Insect World, and feeding the fish. A couple of hours of fun activities and enjoyment for kids. The Butterfly Garden in Phuket is recognized as one of the best and most visited butterfly habitats around the world.
Here you can observe how a tiny caterpillar transforms into a beautiful butterfly. Butterfly life cycles are happening in the garden constantly, you will see various stages of the lifecycle of a butterfly from live eggs, larvae, pupae and mating butterflies. Discover how they search for well hidden eggs, watch them sip the nectar and see the appearance of new butterflies.
Before you enter the garden, you will go through the Insect World exhibition which has a large variety of insects, stick insects, leaf insects, spiders and all kinds of other creepy-crawlies, like large beetles, scorpions, tarantulas, and millipedes. After you have finished looking through the display of insects, you will enter the picturesque butterfly grounds, a peaceful paradise where butterflies flutter freely throughout the garden.
Within the garden there are over 30 different species of butterflies flying around within the natural surroundings. The garden area also has many kinds of trees, plants and flowers that make this beautiful paradise. You will hear the sound of the Oriole and the rare and native birds of Thailand, you can even walk through the bird enclosure. The Phuket Butterfly Garden and Insect World was built as a research centre for butterflies and insects in their natural habitat. All of the butterflies come from the gardens own breeding department which takes part in the breeding and preserving of endangered and rare species. After the breeding process, a number of butterflies are let go to help create an ecological balance by letting them breed naturally. The Phuket Butterfly sanctuary breeds around 6,000 to 8,000 butterflies a month. How To Get ThereThe Butterfly Garden and Insect World is located in Sam Kong, at the northwest edge of Phuket City, not far from Tesco Lotus Supercentre. They are open every day from 9am - 5pm Entrance Fee300 Baht for adults 150 Baht for kids aged between 4 years and 10 years Kids under 4 years are free They also have a pick up and return service from your hotel, which is quiet good value.
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