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Auckland Map: Butterfly CreekButterfly Creek Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Hours Daily 9am-5pm
Address
Tom Pearce Dr
Phone 09/275-8880
Fax 09/275-1110
Web site www.butterflycreek.co.nz
Prices Butterfly House NZ$12 (US$8.50/£4.30) adults, NZ$7 (US$5/£2.50) children 3-15. Red Admiral Express NZ$5 (US$3.55/£1.80). Buttermilk Farm NZ$6 (US$4.25/£2.15) adults, NZ$5 (US$3.55/£1.80) children. Family rates available

Frommer's Review

Just minutes from Auckland International Airport and built over a large wetland, Butterfly Creek shows off more than 800 free-flying tropical butterflies. The big butterfly house is a delight. Complete with waterfalls, ponds, lush foliage, turtles, fish, and exotic birds, it allows you to get up close to stunningly colorful butterflies. If you're lucky, you'll see the world's largest moth, which has a wingspan of up to 280 millimeters (11 in.).

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