Dubai Butterfly Garden

The Dubai Butterfly Garden is the biggest (indoor) butterfly garden (aviary) in the world. The garden was inaugurated in April, 2015 just two years after the Dubai Miracle Garden. The Dubai Butterfly Garden is basically an indoor aviary of butterflies with a total of 15,000 butterflies of about 50 species. All of these 15,000 butterflies live at 10 custom-built domes which cover an area of 6,673 square meters. An indoor butterfly aviary of this magnitude is never heard at any location on the planet earth except for Dubai.

The Dubai Butterfly Garden is the largest indoor butterfly garden in the world. The garden is operating since April 2015 while it offers 15,000 butterflies along with 50 different species.

Therefore; both in terms of its size and numbers of butterflies, the Dubai Butterfly Garden is the largest butterfly garden in the world. Furthermore; it is the first indoor butterfly garden of its type across the whole Middle Eastern region. The exact address of the Dubai Butterfly Garden is “Al Barsha South 3, Dubailand Area, Near Dubai Miracle Garden, Dubai, UAE”.

Dubai Butterfly Garden Information

Category	Details
Dubai Butterfly Garden	World's Biggest Butterfly Aviary
Inauguration	April, 2015
Butterflies	15,000 Butterflies + 50 Species
Domes	10 Custom Built Butterfly Domes
Size of Each Butterfly Dome	6,673 Square Meters
1st Indoor Butterfly Aviary	Across the Middle East
Address	Al Barsha South 3, Dubailand Area

The Dubai Butterfly Garden is located right next to the world's famous and biggest flower garden i.e., the Dubai Miracle Garden. In fact; the Dubai Butterfly Garden is built by the same company which built the Dubai Miracle Garden i.e., CityLand Group. A beautiful butterfly passage full of flowers that are grown as butterfly arches leads you outside the Dubai Miracle garden and lets you reach the Dubai Butterfly Garden.

The Dubai Butterfly Garden is located right next to the Dubai Miracle Garden and both of these gardens are built by the same company i.e., Cityland Group.

Moreover; it takes hardly 5 minutes from the Dubai Miracle Garden to reach the Dubai Butterfly Garden. Therefore; if you ever visit the Dubai Miracle Garden, then don't forget to visit the Dubai Butterfly Garden to get further blown away by the magical life of the butterflies.

Each and every dome of the Dubai Miracle Garden is characterized by the climate control features. This means that each dome is climatized in accordance with the requirements of the specific butterfly species. This is the key reason that such a vast number of butterflies (15,000) along with 50 species can not only thrive but also hatched at the Dubai Butterfly Garden.

Each and every dome of the Dubai Butterfly Garden is specifically built in accordance with the requirements of the butterflies. Each dome also grows nectar plants which are called butterfly bush and butterfly weeds, for butterflies.

These 50 species at the Dubai Miracle Garden are of various colors, sizes and shapes etc. and they natively belong to various continents i.e., North America, South America, Asia and Australia. Furthermore; each dome is set at the temperature of 24 degrees Celsius. Finally; each dome also grows nectar plants which serves as the food source for the butterflies. These nectar plants are called the butterfly bush (Buddleia Davidii) and butterfly weed (Asclepias Tuberosa).

Visitors of the Dubai Butterfly Garden always have oodles of opportunities to touch, feel and learn about these butterflies. Visitors can have butterflies sit on their fingers or they can make them sit on sticks provided by the representatives of the Dubai Butterfly Garden. You can even learn about the whole lifecycle of the butterflies as the garden practically illustrates real-time phases of the butterflies from just eggs to an actual butterfly.

Visitors always have an opportunity for the real time interaction with the butterflies. They can also learn about their complete lifecycles as well.

You can even feed butterflies at the Dubai Butterfly garden. Furthermore; you can even enjoy fish in the pond and watch butterfly related documentaries as well. Lastly; if you have any questions about any species of the butterfly just ask the representative roaming around the butterfly garden and they will politely answer your each and every query. Kids are always motivated to learn about the butterflies at the Dubai Butterfly Garden and garden shares all the knowledge with them.

You will also be surprised to watch the world's largest moth i.e., the Atlas Moth, at the Dubai Butterfly Garden. Usually people consider moths as smaller in size as compared to butterflies but this Atlas Moth with a wing span of almost 12 inches long is the biggest of all the butterflies as well. Apart from Atlas Moth you may also watch the world's second largest butterfly named as the Blue Morpho Butterfly which is also very huge.

The Dubai Butterfly Garden has the world's largest moth i.e., the Atlas Moth and the second largest butterfly species i.e., the Blue Morpho Butterfly. An owl butterfly also haunts the visitors of the Butterfly Garden.

Lastly; among 50 species of the butterflies you will be haunted by the presence of the Owl Butterflies whose wings just resemble the eyes of an owl. If you want to begin learning about the butterfly species then most probably the Dubai Butterfly Garden is the right place to visit.

Right at the entrance of the dome an amazing museum of the butterflies welcomes you at the Dubai Butterfly Garden. You will be really surprised to see the art of preserving various butterfly species in this museum. Furthermore; the museum gives you the perfect opportunity to learn various butterfly species. The museum also displays unbelievable mosaic arts which are all made from the wings of the butterfly.

An amazing museum of butterflies welcomes you right at the entrance of the Dubai Butterfly Garden. The museum displays mosaic art of butterflies at its best craft.

The most prominent of these mosaic arts include the mosaic art of (His highness) Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (UAE's President & Ruler of Abu Dhabi) and (His highness) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Vice President & Ruler of Dubai). Furthermore; mosaic arts of Abu Dhabi's crown prince (His Highness) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Dubai's crown prince (His Highness) Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Maktoum are also on display as well.

The regular ticket price of the Dubai Butterfly Garden is just 55 AED. This is one of the most affordable packages to visit such an amazing and colorful place that is full of nature and wonder. Kids below 2 years of age and people of determination (handicapped or disabled individuals) are free to enter at the Dubai Butterfly Garden.

The regular ticket price or the entry fee of the Dubai Butterfly Garden is just 55 AED. Kids below 2 years and people of determination are free to enter at the Dubai Butterfly Garden.

However; kids and special people both should be accompanied by their guardian or companions for their visit at the Dubai Butterfly Garden. Read more about the ticket prices and ticket instructions of the Dubai Butterfly Garden here or from the link below. It is advisable not to purchase tickets online for both Miracle Garden and Butterfly Garden and only purchase tickets from the official ticketing booths.

Dubai Butterfly Garden Ticket Information

Category	Details
Regular Ticket Price	55 AED
Kids Below 2 Years	Free Entry
People of Determination	Free Entry

The opening and closing hours of the Dubai Butterfly Garden are from 9:00 am in the morning to 6:00 pm in the evening. These timings are true for both weekdays and weekends. The timing is strictly observed at the Dubai butterfly Garden. It is advisable to visit the Dubai Butterfly Garden during the weekdays, as the garden will be less crowded and you will have more opportunities to experience and learn about the butterflies.

The Dubai Butterfly Garden opens at 9:00 am in the morning while it closes at 6:00 pm in the evening. The Dubai Butterfly Garden is open throughout the year.

Remember the weekdays in UAE are from Sunday to Thursday while weekend is on Friday and Saturday. The good news about the Dubai Butterfly Garden is that it is opened throughout the year, whereas; its neighboring Dubai Miracle Garden is only open from November till May.

Since the Dubai Butterfly Garden is just 5 minutes of walk away from the Dubai Miracle Garden, therefore; the same RTA Bus No. 105 can be taken from the Mall of Emirates to this butterfly garden. However; this RTA Bus No. 105 is only available when the Dubai Miracle Garden is open i.e., November to May. This cost of this RTA Bus No. 105 is just 7 AED.

The cheapest way to reach the Dubai Butterfly Garden is to come on an RTA Bus No. 105 which operates from the Mall of Emirates Metro Station. However; this bus only operates when the Dubai Miracle Garden is open.

Apart from that you may have to come on your own or through taxi at the Dubai Miracle Garden. The nearest metro station to the Dubai Butterfly Garden is the Mall of Emirates Metro Station. The cost of taxi from the Dubai International Airport to the Dubai Butterfly Garden will be around 70 AED while it may take you 20 to 30 AED from the Mall of Emirates Metro Station to Dubai Butterfly Garden.

Public Transport to Butterfly Garden

Transport	Details
Bus No. 105	Mall of Emirates to Miracle Garden
Bus No. 105 Timings	12:00 pm till 9:00 pm
Taxi Cost from Mall of Emirates	30 AED to Butterfly Garden
Taxi Cost from Dubai Airport	70 AED to Butterfly Garden