Butterfly Creek

I hadn't been to Butterfly Creek for years but took my partner for his birthday and was pleasantly surprised by how different it was and how many attractions it had. The admission price was also really reasonable and the encounters during the day were great. We saw the crocodile being fed 🐊and close ups of the tarantula 🕷and reptiles 🐢🦎 Of course the Buttetfly house was magical ✨️ with hundreds of tropical butterflies 🦋 fluttering all around you. But Butterfly Creek is so much more than just butterflies......with monkeys 🐒 meerkats, lace monitors, an aquarium,🐠 a small train that encircled the park 🚇 buttermilk farm where you can feed the animals 🐇🐐🐄 a hidden playground for children 🤸‍♀️ and the Dinosaur walk 🦖 conplete with a Mythical Creature exhibition 🦄 and life size dinosaurs that move and 'roar'...it was amazing! ✨️ even the cafe menu was delcious 🍔🍟🥤Highly recommend for all ages, they even do birthday packages and their gift shop is gorgeous with a huge array of reasonably priced souvenirs 🛍

Came as a treat from Christchurch for my birthday and I am so so glad I did. I was worried that the "dinosaurs" might be cheesy but seeing families enjoy it made me happy. I have a phobia of butterflies yet I went thru the butterflies. The animals all looked happy and the farmyard with the goats and their activity centre/enrichment was next level it was so cool, sadly with it being hot and the goats sleeping I didn't get to see them use it. yes I used the train and it was great. This place is great and yip would go again. good signage, close to the airport, the staff were friendly and efficient , keepers always smiling and the food was pretty good, I loved my visit

I did the tamarin experience on 28/03 and although it was quite short- it was so fun. The emperor tamarins are so cute and curious, they were happy to eat out of my hands. The keeper and the volunteer (i forgot their names) who came with me were great! Friendly and informative. The volunteer took some amazing photos of me interacting with them, thank you to her! The other highlight was definitely the butterfly house. Pros: hands on experiences with some of the animals (butterflies, feeding farm animals). Keepers are very informative and seem super passionate (I listened to the kiwi talk with Sam(?) which was great.). The big dinosaur statues have some that are animatronic which is cool Cons: The park itself is a bit small and I covered the rest of it in about an hour. The enclosures for the crocodiles were also a bit small and a little sad looking and food options are limited Still a 5 star experience with the encounter - rating probably would be lower without it