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Phuket Butterfly Garden & Insect World

71/6, Moo 5, Soi Paniang | T. Yaowarat, Phuket 83000, Thailand
+66-(0)-7621-0861
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Walking Stick
many hundreds of fish - you can buy pellets to feed them
the butterfly's land all over you when your still - it's adorable
thai village
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Ranked #36 of 145 attractions in Phuket
4.0 of 5 stars 40 Reviews
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas, Gardens
Owner description: Phuket Butterfly Garden & Insect World has been in operation since 1990. A most authentic butterfly garden, the enclosure covers approximately 1 acre...... more » Owner description: Phuket Butterfly Garden & Insect World has been in operation since 1990. A most authentic butterfly garden, the enclosure covers approximately 1 acre of habitat for 6,000 - 9,000 butterflies per month.Visitors are free to walk among them and observing their behaviour, sipping nectar, and laying eggs. The breeding room tour explains the transition from caterpillar, to a pupa, and finally a butterfly. The place includes an insect world where interesting specimens and live insects are shown such as walking stick, leaf insect’ giant millipedes, etc.. Furthermore explore silk museum where visitors will see thai way of silk production. « less
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Perth, Australia
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Not Very Impressive - Kids might still like it”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012

I am afraid to say that many such local exhibits are poorly maintained and this is no exception. With a little money invested and some thought, this place could be really good. We have been to similar places in other countries but here we saw only 3 or 4 types of butterfly and after 5 minutes we had seen enough.... More

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Beerwah, Australia
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
“Butterfly's”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012

Worth the time and money to see this attraction. Truly amazing the amount of butterfly's there - landing on us all the time. Very pretty paths and inclosed gardens with piped music throughout. We all would have liked to stay longer than the nearly two hours we spent there. Plan to stay half the day if you can. Would go... More

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Mornington, Australia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Gorgeous Gardens, interesting insects”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2012
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My family recently went to these beautiful butterfly and insert gardens. If you don't like spiders walk past the insect section when you come in the door... really creeped my son out. There were quite a few butteflies that landed on and around us, not a great variation though. At the front counter purchase some feed for the fish, well... More

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Fremantle, Australia
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39 reviews 39 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
43 helpful votes 43 helpful votes
“Peaceful way to spend an hour or two”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 26, 2012
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The Butterfly Garden is located north of Phuket Town, in a quiet tranquil setting. The entrance fee is 300 bht for adults & 100 bht for kids (4-10yrs), for which you get a free (small) container of mushed banana (butterfly feeding). They also sell fish pellets for 100 bht. Before you get to the butterfly garden you pass through an... More

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Perth, Australia
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38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
“Worth a visit”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2012

If you like butterflies & flowers this is an informative & pleasant attraction, with good Photo opportunities. We could have spent longer but had a taxi for the day and wanted to fit a lot in. iBerry ice cream was a welcome treat at the clean coffee shop. Being the centre of attention for a group of local Muslim schoolgirls... More

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Albany, Australia
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31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
“Nice for the butterflies and information!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2012
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This was not a bad place to take your children compared to Phuket Zoo. Lots of information and examples of breeding and stages of evolution. A bit pricey for what you get. There is a cafe and souvenir shop with some beautiful products made from spun silk. Our son enjoyed this visit, so if you like butterflies and a few... More

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Vladivostok, Russia
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43 reviews 43 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
“Excellent and Intereresting”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 29, 2012
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This place is excellent, never been in a such place - interesting to see how does butterflies live. All stages of its life More

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Senior Contributor
27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Butterflies”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2012

If you like butterflies then visit here.... and there's a coffee shop. More

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Phuket, Thailand
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Average Experience”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 12, 2012

I was there several time since it was first established. I could see nothing improved. Good information but needs maintainence More

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Phuket, Thailand
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84 reviews 84 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
“Facinating”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 10, 2012

This is a step into another make-believe world where you can loose your thoughts just looking at the many varieties of butterflies. A joy for kids of all ages. More

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