ARUBA UNCUT 

BUTTERFLY FARM

If you Google butterflies, 630 million results will appear as your search. The first result, which is Wikipedia, will give you an in-depth explanation of butterflies. From their etymology to their ecology everything is explained in details with their full scientific names and complicated Latin and Greek names. 

That is why I am not going to get into that and neither will the tour guides at the Aruba Butterfly Farm.

The Aruba Butterfly Farm is open 7 days a week. The farm is open from 08:30-16:00. Some days they open from 06:00 with yoga. Please check with them on alternate hours and activities.

Butterflies, in general, need a humid environment to live in. This farm comes close to the perfect environment, but this makes the farm also hot during the day. The best time to visit would probably before 11:00 or between 14:30 and closing.

Butterflies are pollinators, which mean that they carry seeds from the male flower to the female flower. This process works for both the flower and the butterfly because the butterfly enjoys the nectar from the flower and in return helps to carry the pollen.

Butterflies like the fermenting juices of rotting fruit, so you will find “feeding” stations in different areas of the farm with bananas, oranges or other fruit. 

While they fly around and are very busy in the morning hours, because of this fermented diet, the butterflies will usually settle down in the late afternoon.

At any given time there are somewhere around 800 butterflies from 35 different species living in the garden. Some butterflies have a live span of about 2 weeks while others can live up to 9 months, depending on the species.   

Entrance fee ranges from eight dollars for children ages 4 to 14 and fifteen dollars from 15 years and up. For visitors between 0-3 years old are free. Please inquire about the return pass or other specials.

The farm offers a guided tour every fifteen minutes where the guides will explain the entire process from eggs, chrysalis, caterpillars and the entire life cycle.

Butterflies are very gentle but fragile creatures. Please follow the staff instructions so that no butterfly is harmed during your visit.

This is a very interesting, educational and fun activity while in Aruba. For kids is probably a must do.

I recommend this activity any day of the week. Just be prepared for the heat and humidity. This is a big thumbs up!

Doc.