Butterfly Creek

Auckland



Just few minutes drive from Auckland Airport, Butterfly Creek is home to Australasia's premier Tropical Butterfly House.  It's also home to giant crocs, baby alligators, the only display of New Zealand's giant weta as well as tarantula and many the other bugs. 

During your visit, you can also enjoy the country's largest marine coral and fresh-water tropical aquaria.

Buttermilk Farm has all your farmyard favourites while other wildlife can be observed from the Red Admiral Express Train as it circulates the working wetlands.

Travel back to a time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Dinosaur Kingdom at Butterfly Creek is a prehistoric themed attraction featuring more than 60 dinosaurs, including huge, life size animatronic dinosaurs.

Visit Kiwi Forest, with kiwis, otters & eels – plus see dragons, unicorns & other legends in our Mythic Creatures Exhibit.

Butterfly Creek features three rooms to host kids parties, while the Papillon room features a wrap-around deck and can hold up to 200 people.

Prices and Opening information:

For full price and planning information for your visit to the Butterfly Creek website.

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