Mombasa Butterfly House
Mombasa Butterfly House
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8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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Sylgam Travels
70 contributions
Feb 2019 • Solo
Learn more about butterfly species and how they are formed. this is highly recommended for families. It is useful to let the kids see how these beautiful creatures are formed.
Written June 22, 2019
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JammyJabry
Mombasa, Kenya103 contributions
Jul 2017 • Friends
I love butterfly house because of the serenity and calmness, also for the butterflies. As a photographer and traveller is my favorite place to unwind and clear my mind. I recommend this place for wedding photoshoots, and also the nature. Best time to go is 9 am when the butterflies are the most active.
Written October 12, 2017
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natehall386
Saint Anthony, ID2 contributions
Sep 2016 • Couples
The butterfly house is a great stop in Mombasa. The staff are absolutely fantastic and genuinely care about Kenya's coastal and forest environments. Our guide explained to us how they pay Kenyans who live near forests to protect the forests and to raise butterfly cocoons. Mombasa Butterfly House has dozens of beautiful Kenyan butterfly species flying around their enclosed garden. The guide had the perfect balance of explaining their work and information about the different types of butterflies and letting us just soak up the beautiful surroundings. Also, they have tortoises!
If you're in a hurry you can easily do a tour in 30 minutes or you could spend an entire afternoon watching the butterflies flutter around you.
If you're in a hurry you can easily do a tour in 30 minutes or you could spend an entire afternoon watching the butterflies flutter around you.
Written September 17, 2016
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Sam W
Bangkok, Thailand612 contributions
Feb 2018 • Friends
What a disappointing experience. It was similar to going to a zoo. There was no attempt to educate or at least be informative about butterflies. There was no sense of conservation or care either. Nothing!
Written February 10, 2018
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munir mohamed y
Mombasa, Kenya140 contributions
Jun 2018 • Family
mombasa butterfly house, this is a con, haredly ten butterflies here, very sad... they say it's because of the rainy weater
Written June 19, 2018
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Sucheta1976
New Delhi, India19 contributions
Oct 2017 • Friends
Went here on 14.10.2017. We could see hardly 4 butterflies. And the lady told us that due to hot humid weather there are not "many" butterflies. There was one wooden case where some pupa were kept which she told are bought from the local people. But they were not many. If this is the scale of their work then I must say they have not seen the level of work is done for butterflies in some other part of their world. And those places may not have a backing of USAID nor has a mention in sites like tripadvisor but they are doing exemplary work.
Written October 15, 2017
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Amanda H
Shrivenham, UK5 contributions
Feb 2016 • Couples
The Butterfly House is right next to Fort Jesus, so very easy to incorporate into a trip round the Fort and Old Town, but also well worth a visit on it's own.
Everyone was friendly and knowledgeable and the structure itself, although small, is packed with both beautiful and interesting creatures. There is also a small shop stocking a very attractive range of products.
We will be back!
Everyone was friendly and knowledgeable and the structure itself, although small, is packed with both beautiful and interesting creatures. There is also a small shop stocking a very attractive range of products.
We will be back!
Written April 7, 2016
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Juliana Siapai
Juba, South Sudan4 contributions
Jan 2022 • Solo
Very welcoming staffs and friendly too. I saw the hard work they put in place to maintain the butterflies very impressive.
Written January 9, 2022
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Clive B
Portsmouth, UK98 contributions
Jul 2019 • Family
This is primarily a conservation project and has butterflies from the local area. They buy pupae and chrysalis from farmers to encourage them to protect the environment the butterflies live in. They then hatchthem out in the Butterfly House.
As well as learning about butterflies you can hold them on your hand which the children really enjoyed, as well as taking lots of photos.
Inside is quite small so a visit won't take long. However the entry prices are cheap and so it is well worth a quick visit.
As well as learning about butterflies you can hold them on your hand which the children really enjoyed, as well as taking lots of photos.
Inside is quite small so a visit won't take long. However the entry prices are cheap and so it is well worth a quick visit.
Written July 19, 2019
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Tariqa
Mombasa, Kenya112 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
Great place to go with kids.... My kid was so excited with all the colorful butterflies. A good opportunity to learn for us all... we had a great time.
Written July 8, 2019
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WilhelmKaiser
Effretikon, Switzerland33 contributions
100 Ksh for Kenyan adult
50 Ksh for Kenyan child
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