Colourful entrance sign and hedge archway beneath rows of parasols at Dubai Butterfly Garden.
Visitor with an owl butterfly on her sleeve among the garden foliage
Visitor holding out a hand with a butterfly perched on her wrist
Visitor with a butterfly on her hand among the greenhouse foliage
Visitor holding tickets in front of the Dubai Butterfly Garden entrance arch
Blue morpho butterfly resting open-winged on a visitor's palm
Visitor smiling as a butterfly rests on her shoulder in the greenhouse
Butterflies feeding on sliced fruit at a garden feeding station
Visitor with a bright blue morpho butterfly resting near her face
Owl butterfly clinging to a tree trunk in the butterfly house
Blue morpho butterfly resting on a visitor's white sleeve
Visitor holding up a finger with a small butterfly perched on it
Owl butterfly with large eyespots resting on a visitor's hand
Visitor with several large butterflies resting on her shoulder
Visitor with a butterfly perched on her scarf among the potted plants
Child posing under the flower-covered entrance arch of Dubai Butterfly Garden
Dark butterfly with white markings resting on an open palm
Small striped butterfly perched on a visitor's fingers in the garden
Black and cream swallowtail butterfly resting on a visitor's forearm
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Dubai Butterfly Garden Entrance Ticket

2 hours and 30 minutes

Easy

Discover Dubai Butterfly Garden , explore butterfly lifecycles, natural habitats, and enjoy 8,000 to 10,000 butterflies
The Dubai Butterfly Garden is the largest covered butterfly garden in the world, and it holds between 8,000 and 10,000 living butterflies across ten climate-controlled domes. They fly free around you rather than sitting behind glass, so the experience is one of standing still and waiting to see what lands - on a sleeve, a shoulder, occasionally a hand. Nine of the domes are given over to the butterflies themselves; the tenth is an education space that follows the full lifecycle from egg through caterpillar and chrysalis to adult, with live specimens at each stage, which makes it genuinely useful for children rather than merely pretty. There is also a butterfly museum and an art section on site. Allow around ninety minutes. Wear bright colours if you want butterflies to settle on you, move slowly, and avoid strong perfume. The domes are air-conditioned and fully covered, so the garden stays open and comfortable through the summer, unlike much of what is nearby.
What's included?
  • Entry or admission fee

Entry to the Dubai Butterfly Garden

Access to all ten climate-controlled domes, nine of them home to 8,000 to 10,000 free-flying butterflies

The education dome, following the butterfly lifecycle from egg onwards

Exclusions
  • Parking fees
  • Food & drinks
Please note
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Accessible for those with limited mobility

The butterflies fly free, so the visit works best if you move slowly and stand still - sudden movement scatters them. Wear bright colours if you want them to land on you, and avoid strong perfume or aftershave, which repels them. Do not touch or pick up the butterflies; their wings are damaged very easily. Allow around 90 minutes for the ten domes and the education area. The domes are covered and air-conditioned, so the garden stays comfortable through the summer, but the humidity inside is higher than outside. Paths are flat and paved, and pushchairs and wheelchairs are fine throughout. It sits alongside Miracle Garden in Al Barsha South and the two are easily combined - though note Miracle Garden is seasonal while the Butterfly Garden is open year-round. Photography is welcome; flash is not.

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