Imperial Butterfly House: Tropical Oasis in Vienna
3.6
133 Ratings
Vienna

Immerse yourself in the beauty of the Imperial Butterfly House in Vienna. Explore a tropical paradise filled with free-flying butterflies and stunning Jugendstil Palmhouses. Book your admission ticket now!

Duration: 59 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Schmetterlinghaus - Live free-flying butterflies in one of the worlds most beautiful Jugendstil palmhouses
What's Included
  • Visit the butterfly house
  • Film screening in the film room
Additional Information

Situated at the core of Vienna, a mere 100 meters from the Opera and located within the majestic compound of the Hofburg Palace, awaits a tropical butterfly house. Here, you’ll find an array of exotic butterflies roaming freely among stunning flora and housed within one of Europe’s most attractive Jugendstil Palmhouses. The Imperial Butterfly House,…

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Location
Schmetterlinghaus
Schmetterlinghaus Palmenhaus Hofburg Burggarten 1,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
3.6
(133 Ratings)
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Dcdolcevita
Jul 12, 2025
Beautiful tropical garden with butterflies! - The tropical gardens inside this butterfly house were far more beautiful than any of the palace gardens in Vienna! It's a small place, lots of beautiful butterflies, but doesn't take more than about 30 minutes to go through. Beware, on hot days it's like a steambath in there.
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Elissavet_o
Jul 9, 2025
Really nice experience.... - Really nice experience. It’s a small place but there’s butterflies flying everywhere and it’s so pretty.
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Daria_h
Mar 23, 2025
Amazing place - It's sooo beautiful, totally recommend it. There were lots of beautiful butterflies and plants, and the atmosphere was amazing.
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Margarita_l
Dec 25, 2024
Beautiful place! Well... - Beautiful place! Well worth experience. It's not a big place but it looks like a jungle and the butterflies are amazing. If you are lucky you can watch some coming out of their cocoon!
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Izma17
May 4, 2025
Exotic experience in the heart of Vienna - Beautiful property in the heart of the city, definitely worth a stop especially for those who want to be surprised with an unusual memory of Vienna! The cost of the ticket is € 10 for an adult, the interior is not very large but extremely well cared for, plants of various types, artificial pond, possibility to climb high to observe butterflies in flight. Many different species of the most varied colors, really beautiful to see up close. It would be useful to instruct visitors at the entrance - especially if with children - on how to behave inside, it is forbidden to touch butterflies and plants, unfortunately not everyone seems to have this dutiful concern at heart.
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Frenky-girl
Dec 14, 2024
Nicely set up - It was nicely set up. There weren't that many butterflies this time, but that might be different next time. There were many flowers planted now in December. You can go up a (fake) tree with a staircase to get to a bridge and down the other side. It's not mega-sized. And is also a shop at where you can buy knickknacks. I also saw a room at the back of the wardrobe where you can watch a movie.
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Liping_k
Apr 26, 2025
Queue for pre purchases ticket needed! - Lovely place and buttetflies! The reason i gave a 3 star was because people who queued up (without ticket) got very offended when i went right up to the counter to exchange the pre-purchased tickets! Was called all sorts of names. The management can do better than this.!!
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Hornsteins_f
Mar 8, 2025
Don't buy a ticket via viator - The butterfly house is a nice and relaxing experience, but it is better to buy the tickets directly at the entrance. The fee is 10€ per person, and viator charged 12.10€ , no reason to pay more!
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Melchen21
Mar 27, 2025
Don't do this to yourself - Absolute disaster! Totally overpriced at 10€ per person And the poor butterflies. Maybe it was because of my idea that many butterflies fly around and have a good time there, but on the contrary, most butterflies have broken wings, sit at the windows instead of flowers or are dead! It's completely overflowing, far too many people. Not recommended with strollers! I'm disappointed!
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Nadine
Feb 19, 2025
Disappointed. - Very disappointed for this price. It looks four times bigger from the outside. Plants and butterflies are still great. You'll be done in 20 minutes
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