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Australian Butterfly Sanctuary Entry
- Entry to the largest butterfly flight aviary in the Southern Hemisphere, home to over 1,200 tropical butterflies
- Wander through boardwalks and rainforest gardens with butterflies flying around you
- Explore interactive exhibits, including educational displays about butterfly life and species
- Visit the breeding laboratory to see caterpillars in various stages before release
- See exhibits featuring butterfly wings under a microscope, Silk Moth and Hercules Moth displays
- Discover global butterfly species in the museum displays
- Join a tour or audio guide to learn more about butterfly life cycles and behaviour
- Learn about butterfly food host plants and their role in breeding
Start Location: Not Available
End Location: Not AvailableOpen daily from 9:30am – 3:30pm, Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is located heart of Kuranda Village a 30 minute drive from Cairns for those who have their own transport.
Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is also commonly visited as part of Kuranda Day Tours that can include Skyrail Rainforest Cableway and Kuranda Scenic Railway. We recommend you look at Tropic Wings Tours and Charters who offer daily departures of their Grand Kuranda tours. If you’re looking for public transport, Trans North operates a few services from Cairns daily that stop in Kuranda.
Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is the largest butterfly flight aviary and exhibit in the Southern Hemisphere.
Home to 1,200 tropical butterflies, the sanctuary is an all-weather experience in the heart of Kuranda.
Walk amid boardwalks and gardens, letting vibrant butterflies flutter around you. You can also join a tour behind the scenes in the breeding laboratory, housing up to 4,000 caterpillars, or download a free audio tour. Learn more about these magical creatures with our educational exhibits. Observe a butterfly wing through a microscope, Silk Moth caterpillars, the massive Hercules Moth and the insects in our Mini Beasts display. See through the eyes of a butterfly in the UV Room and be amazed at butterflies from all over the globe in our museum displays.
Learn about caterpillar food host plants and how they are used in our laboratory on our new food plant walk. Our butterflies are reared on the premises. Our laboratory staff collect eggs daily and ‘hand-raise’ the caterpillars right through to the chrysalis stage until they are released as butterflies into the aviary daily.
Duration: Not Available
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