Home to over 1600 butterflies, including the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is a colourful, vibrant day out and takes the title as the largest butterfly aviary and exhibits in the whole of the Southern Hemisphere!
Learn about these incredible, other-worldly creatures and their fascinating habits and lives through the sanctuary's array of unique butterfly experiences. Located in the centre of Kundra, the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is an ideal family day out!
Replicating a lush, green, rainforest landscape, the main aviary features an under-storey and canopy along with waterfalls, streams which create a natural and rainforest feeling setting. The Main Aviary is designed to home the world’s most nervous butterfly, the Ulysses.
An educational alk is a 20 minute, inspiring walk which tells you all about how the sanctuary feeds its many butterflies and their fascinating, unique eating habits!
As curious creatures which have been around for over 200 million years, butterflies have endless secrets, myths and legends which you can discover right here at the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary!
To constantly reproduce butterflies on the premises, the laboratory collects eggs daily so they can then ‘hand-raise’ them so they can later be released into the sanctuary. An essential and fascinating part of their metamorphosis process, the Egg Laying Area is a must-see!
Boasting over three acres of land on site, learning about how the Host Plants provide for the caterpillars is an integral part of butterflies' journey and integral to the experience.
| Type of tickets | Price |
| Adult Ticket | $20.00 |
| Child Ticket (4-14yrs) | $10.00 |
4 Park Pass includes entry to Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, Cairns Wildlife Dome, Rainforestation Nature Park & Wildlife Habitat.
| Type of tickets | Price |
| Adult Ticket | $97.00 |
| Child Ticket (4-14yrs) | $48.50 |
It includes Army Duck Tour, Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience, Koala & Wildlife Park.
| Type of tickets | Price |
| Adult Ticket | $64.00 |
| Child Ticket (4-14yrs) | $32.00 |
The address is: 8 Rob Veivers Drive, in the heart of Kuranda Village
The Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is open from 10am - 3pm
Buy some incredible butterfly themed gifts from our favourite souvenir shop.
Parking: there is car parking available just across the road from the sanctuary entrance.
The aviary is fully wheelchair accessible and aims to support access visitors in any way that it can.
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