Australian Butterfly Sanctuary: Experience the Colorful Majesty of Over 1,500 Tropical Butterflies

Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature at the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary. Discover over 1,500 tropical butterflies and explore the largest butterfly aviary in Australia. Join a complimentary tour and enjoy a behind-the-scenes experience.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Australian Butterfly Sanctuary - Wander the tropical rainforest aviary where jewel-coloured butterflies float in the air. See the fluorescent green and yellow Cairns birdwing, the vibrant Blue Eggfly and more! The sanctuary is home to more than 1,500 butterflies that have all been hand reared on the premises.
    Visit the laboratory and learn about…
What's Included
  • Includes admission fee
  • Daily guided tours at no extra cost
  • Exclusive behind the scenes laboratory tour for free
  • Complimentary guided tour of the Foodplant
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Be dazzled by more than 1,500 tropical jewel-colored butterflies at the Australia Butterfly Sanctuary. Located in the heart of Kuranda, the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is the largest butterfly flight aviary in Australia. Wander through the landscaped gardens that replicate the natural rainforest environment as hundreds of butterflies float around…

Location
Australian Butterfly Sanctuary
8 Rob Veivers Dr,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(28 Ratings)
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Krista
Jul 18, 2025
Amazing time - I love butterflies! There was a great variety to see. Large and small. Even had some land on me. My truck was to wear something bright
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Karinda_w
May 5, 2025
Beautiful Butterflies - Beautiful Butterfly House. We were disappointed there were no Ulysses Butterflies in the aviary like the information pamphlet shows. I still recommend going as the aviary is beautiful with other butterflies 🦋
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Kirstyzee
Mar 14, 2025
Beautiful little butterfly house, well worth a visit. - What a beautiful place to go, even in the rain. So many beautiful butterflies! And when it's raining they are low down and easier to see on the leaves and in the feeding stations. The staff are friendly and very informative about butterflies! Highly recommend a visit.
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Margiel885
Nov 7, 2024
Great place to visit. - Fantastic! What a place to see beautiful butterflies!🦋 they wee gorgeous! Enclosure was warm so bring water. The butterflies land on you. Great photo ops. There is also a butterfly museum with some gorgeous big butterflies and moths. Really well worth the visit.
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Kylieby1704sq
Oct 26, 2024
Gorgeous! - Who would have thought butterfly’s would be a highlight of our holiday! Even hubby enjoyed walking around and trying to find all the different ones. The kids had a blast and I could have stayed there all day!
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Jonneeboy
Oct 24, 2024
Colourful experience! - This is a really good thing to do in Kuranda, they have many different species of butterfly there, and they fly all around you and often land on you. It’s also a great experience for kids, there were many there who enjoyed it a lot and gained a lot of knowledge about butterflies.
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Woorana
Sep 24, 2023
Butterflies - Our Family loved it! The girls wore bright clothes to attract the Butterflies, it worked! Ricky gave an excellent explanation of what goes on in the facility. Very interesting! Thank you all!
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Yota
Aug 1, 2023
Great - 5/5 we were so happy to come though the butterfly sanctuary again this wasn't planned and it was a nice day coming here thank
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Gay
May 25, 2023
Do not travel just to visit here try to include other sights - Not a lot of stunning Butterflies around and it was nearly lunchtime in the sunshine and heat thought more would of been flying around. Only saw 3 different ones that were impressive and worthy of photos. The walking path was a bit tricky in places being uneven surface and wet too Feel the 1 in NZ down Southland is more impressive
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David
Jan 26, 2024
Short trip seeing butterflies in a hot environment. - Pleasant sanctuary to visit but hot and took less than 20 minutes to complete. Did see a few lovely butterflies which we might not otherwise have seen. Relatively expensive compared with other trips. Okay if money is not an issue.
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From $17
up to 9 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).