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 - Explore the tropical rainforest aviary where jewel-toned butterflies gracefully glide through the air. Discover the fluorescent green and yellow Cairns birdwing, the striking Blue Eggfly, and many more! The sanctuary houses over 1,500 butterflies, all carefully hand-reared on site.
    Visit the laboratory to learn…
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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976grantk
Nov 15, 2025
Awesome time - Two adults and one teen son had the best time. The butterfly's were very active and do land on you. I also payed to release a butterfly which had just came out of its cocoon. It felt wonderful to release a butterfly out into the house for everyone to enjoy. Love butterfly's and this was the best place. The staff are friendly.
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790charmainep
Sep 15, 2025
A lovely place to visit - What a lovely so and so peaceful. The butterflies are very active in the day time and they do land on you if you stand still. There are plenty of butterflies to see and admire. A very good compound.
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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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Toycp
Sep 1, 2025
OK for kids - Went there while spending a day in Kuranda on a tour... There were very little different species there but ok just to spend a short time, nothing special but if u have kids , they will enjoy it.
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Andreavf3426sd
Dec 24, 2025
Very disappointing and not value for money. - The experience was very disappointing and the admission fee didn’t justify the experience. May daughter and I expected to see a wide range of butterflies but this simply wasn’t the case. It was a small area with many of the same species of butterfly. Our visit was short as a result. Sorry but we couldn’t recommend visiting the butterfly sanctuary.
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From $19
up to 9 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).