LOCATION
Butterfly World, in the Boland town of Klapmuts,
Western Cape, is a luxuriant paradise for free flying
exotic butterflies.
The butterfly park is located at the cross roads of
the Paarl, Stellenbosch and Wellington Wine Routes,
near the small Boland town of Klapmuts. Just off the
N1 at Exit 47, on the Route 44 (300m to the south),
it is very accessible to the many tourists visiting
the area.
ABOUT BUTTERFLY WORLD
Butterflies are housed in a stunning tropical garden
in a 1000 m2 green house.
Tropical butterflies are raised on breeding farms
in countries such as Costa Rica, Philippines, Malaysia
and China. Pupae are flown to display parks where the
butterflies emerge into their tropical gardens.
Butterfly World imports 500-800 butterfly pupae per
week all year round.
Butterflies are, apart from high temperature and humidity
levels, also dependent on the amount of sunlight present.
Some days which are overcast and cold may prevent the
butterflies from being as active as on a sunny day.
If you visit on such a day, spend your time investigating
our other displays, and see the resting butterflies
close up, a privilege not always available when they
are active on a hot day.
In the stunning garden tropical butterflies from Central
America and Southeast Asia can be seen. In a separate
enclosure, visitors walk in between birds, common marmosets,
green iguanas and a couple of blue duiker, all free
to roam the garden where they want.
A new wing to the tropical garden is the Reptile Bay
where Madagascan reptiles (chameleons and plated lizards),
tortoises, Australian skinks and bearded dragons and
a couple of noisy parrots are housed.
A set butterfly display in a museum room provides
more information on the lives and habits of butterflies.
Instead of boring rows and rows of dead butterflies,
the collection is divided by regions of origin.
Western Cape butterflies are displayed on a background
depicting a wine farm, and the South American butterflies
against a painting of the Amazon rain forest.
FACILITIES & SERVICES
The gift shop has butterfly related items for sale
and the Jungle Leaf Café provides light meals
and refreshments for those taking a break from butterfly
watching. .
Our beautiful outdoor garden hosts a large aviary,
a meerkat enclosure and lots of free range ducks and
chickens, waiting for children to feed them with packets
of seeds and fodder bought from the gift shop.
Picnic facilities:
New gazebos offer a nice little spot for having a picnic.
ACTIVITIES
At Butterfly World new ideas are constantly implemented.
The Martin Filmer Spider Room:
Displays of indigenous and exotic spiders and scorpions
in locked glass terraria and teaches the public
to respect and appreciate these animals. The
myths and fears surrounding these eight legged
creatures are many and usually unfounded. Seeing
the scary scorpion through glass, taking a good
look and reading the relevant information, often
create more interest than revulsion.
Our Activities include a Reptile Bay and a Spider
room.
Education
Butterfly World is a popular destination for
school tours and children are treated with
an animated lesson by our education officer, before
receiving specifically designed worksheets
to
complete in the garden.
Esther van der Westhuizen regularly hosts slide
shows and lectures for nature groups, garden clubs
etc.
Iguana Cage
Another venture is a large iguana cage which
shows off these large lizards in their tropical
environment.
A green tree iguana can grow to 2m in length and
can thus be a quite intimidating reptile! However,
these vegetation-eating reptiles are normally placid
and just love lying in the sun.
Opening times
Monday to Sunday: 09:00 – 17:00
Open all public holidays except 25 December.
We look forward to welcoming you at Butterfly
World!
CONTACT US
Butterfly World
P.O.Box 41, Klapmuts, 7625, South Africa
Tel: 021-8755628
Fax: 021-8755230
Website: www.butterflyworld.co.za
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