Butterfly Garden
Bolabog Beach, Boracay Island, Philippines
Description:
The Butterfly Garden is located on Bolabog Beach on Boracay Island, Philippines. It covers an area of about 1,600 square meters. This institution specializes in breeding live exotic butterflies of 20 species. It also contains and breeds 150 species of plants necessary to create suitable conditions for butterflies. The main representatives of the Garden are butterflies of varieties Danaida chrysippus, Sailboat or Scarlet Mormon, Blue Moon. Also in the garden, visitors can get acquainted with bats.
The butterfly farm was established in 2002 as a hobby by former chemist Patrick Manion and his wife, Adela Jodan. But in 2005, the Garden opened for the first time to visitors, turning from a hobby into an attractive tourist destination. Here you can not only look at exotic insects, but also hear a lot of interesting things about their varieties and life cycle.
Visitors can wander around the Garden or sit in specially equipped places, watching the butterflies. It is best to visit the garden and the island of Boracay between December and April. The Butterfly Garden is open to visitors daily without a weekend from 9:00 a.m. to 17:00 p.m.