Thinking about visiting Dubai Butterfly Garden? This guide explain everything you need to know about visiting the Butterfly Garden in Dubai and what to expect.
I visited Dubai Butterfly Garden with my young daughter and have lived in Dubai since 2013. I created my website to give you all the inside information as a long-term resident.
Plus, I’ll answer if it’s worth visiting!
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Dubai Butterfly Garden Introduction
The Butterfly Garden in Dubai is one of the world’s largest covered butterfly gardens and is a family-friendly day out in Dubai. The attraction is also an eco-friendly park and home to over 15,000 butterflies with 15 different species.
It is also the region’s first indoor butterfly garden!
Insider tip – If you’re planning to visit several attractions, I highly recommend using the iVenture 7 Day Flexi Pass. Just make sure to check if an attraction needs to be booked in advance, as some require this for entry.
Dubai Butterfly Garden Location
It’s located towards the back of Dubai in Dubailand, close to Motor City and Arjan. To get there, you’ll take the E63 road either from the E44 or E311 road. Following the signs for Dubai Miracle Garden.
Dubai Miracle Garden is next door and easily walkable. As parking is limited for Dubai Butterfly Garden, it’s best to park at Dubai Miracle Garden, visit there first, and then walk to the Butterfly Garden.
Getting to Dubai Butterfly Garden
There isn’t any public transport that will take you to Dubai Butterfly Garden, so you’ll either need to hire a car, get a taxi or take a tour that includes a private transfer from your hotel.
This tour is great for those who want to see both Dubai Miracle Garden and Dubai Butterfly Garden without hiring a car; the only downside is that if there are many people on the tour, the picking up process can take a long time. This leaves you with less time to spend in the gardens.
“The Miracle Garden is worth seeing, everything is very lovingly designed and maintained. You can find seating everywhere to take in the flowers. However, the traders in the outer ring, who are a bit pushy, are annoying. The Butterfly World turned out to be quite clear, the high humidity was sometimes challenging. The building itself looked a bit run down in places. The execution of the tour was great. We were picked up from the hotel on time and our driver Rahim was very attentive, friendly and helpful – a pleasure to talk to. All in all a nice afternoon.”
Karin (Read more reviews)
Areas inside Butterfly Garden
These are the activities available inside Dubai Butterfly Garden:
- Butterfly Museum & Gallery
- 4 indoor dome sections with gardens and walkways
- Butterfly hatching displays
- Interact with butterflies area
- Water feature area with seating
- Cafe with light bites
- Outdoor garden with snack shop
- Children’s activity area (face painting etc)
- Cinema
- Gift shop
Butterfly Museum & Art Gallery
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As you enter, you will find a small museum with different species of butterflies on display and artwork made from butterflies in glass cases.
Indoor dome butterfly gardens
These are the main attractions, made up of different sections where you can wander around the pathways with butterflies flying around you and different butterflies sitting plants.
It’s also where the displays are, such as the different butterflies hatching and where you can sit in an enclosure for a butterfly to sit on you. The staff help with the butterflies by using a stick to take butterflies from the top and placing them on you.
You usually have to wait for people to leave the seating area and then you can go in and request the staff to help you. I found them helpful and pleasant to deal with.
There’s also an area where there is a water feature with seating, so you can choose sit and relax more in this area. However seating is limited so you may need to wait for a seat to be available.
Cinema
There’s a free cinema with a large amount of seating at the end or you can turn right through the gift shop and decide to go there first if you prefer. When I went the film was in Arabic.
Food options at Dubai Butterfly Garden
Food options are very limited, you’ll find a coffee shop serving Starbucks coffee that has small desserts and juices. There’s also an outdoor garden area that has a small snack shop serving pop corn, crisps and soft drinks.
Again, seating is limited, but there are a few tables and chairs. You could also sit on the astroturf grass if you bought a blanket with you.
On the map, there did seem to be an additional outdoor area and gardens; however, while we were there, it was closed off.
Children’s Activities
There’s an area with benches where children can engage in different activities, such as face painting and drawing.
Souvenir shop
The shop is actually quite large, and there are even traditional Arabic clothes.
Dubai Butterfly Garden Map
Be aware that this map does make the Butterfly Garden look larger than it is, these areas are all close together.
Commonly asked questions about Butterfly Garden Dubai
How much is the Dubai Butterfly Garden ticket price?
The Dubai Butterfly Garden ticket price varies depending on the type of ticket you are purchasing. The standard ticket price is AED 55 for adults and children. It is free for children three and under along with disabled visitors. Also available is group promo packages. For groups of four or more people you can get a Dubai Butterfly Garden offer of 1 or 2 tickets free, meaning you get in for as little as 165 AED for a family of 4.
The ticket price includes admission to the Butterfly World and a kid’s cinema. The Butterfly World features a 6,000-square-meter curated garden and an educational area. Visitors can learn all about the life cycle of butterflies, and browse the butterfly museum and shop for souvenirs.
There are also activity workshops for kids available.
Is it worth visiting the Dubai Butterfly Garden?
In all honesty, I wouldn’t go out of my way to visit Dubai Butterfly Garden on its own. It’s best to visit it combined with Dubai Miracle Garden and it’s most recommended for those with children.
As a solo adult, there are much better attractions in Dubai.
It’s also quite far out from the rest of Dubai, located close to Motor City and Arjan
What is the Dubai Butterfly Garden timing?
Dubai Butterfly Garden is open year-round and daily from 9am till 6pm. Offering a unique opportunity to see butterflies in temperature-controlled domes. Timings are subject to change during public holidays.
Getting there in the morning and early is the best time to avoid the crowds and don’t forget to dress comfortably for the day too!
When is the best time to visit Dubai Butterfly Garden?
In terms of the season, the best time to visit the garden is from November to March but I highly recommend November as they usually refresh all the flowers at the beginning of the Dubai Winter season. Winter months are also the best for seeing the butterflies and having a pleasurable experience.
Is The Dubai Butterfly Garden wheelchair accessiable?
If you are using a wheelchair, then you’ll find Butterfly garden Dubai wheelchair friendly. The gardens are designed to be accessible by wheelchair, so that wheelchair users can enjoy the attractions. This garden has separate entrances for people using wheelchairs, so that they can safely explore the park. The gardens also have a dedicated service to assist wheelchair users too.
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Final words
If you are looking for a place where you can spend a day and see butterflies, then the Butterfly Garden Dubai is a great choice. The colourful butterflies that inhabit these domes really are a wonderful sight to see. There are literally hundreds of them fluttering around. So make sure not to miss it off your Dubai visit list!
