Where to Go: the 5 Best Farm and Petting Zoo Visits Worldwide

1.The Maui Butterfly Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 446 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $49Our pick

Spend about 45 minutes at the Maui Butterfly Farm with a small group of up to 12. Guides such as Laura and Lara explain the butterfly life cycle, breeding, research, and conservation. You may handle caterpillars, butterflies, and praying mantises, then feed butterflies inside the flight house.

“This was such a great experience with my 3 1/2 year-old and eight month old. Our guide Lara was fantastic, the perfect amount of expertise mixed with casual vibes that made you feel right at home. We learned so much about the lifecycle of butterflies and my favorite part was getting a flower to catch the butterflies on.”

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2.Maui: Interactive Butterfly Farm Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 62 reviews · 45 min · from $49

Spend 45 minutes inside Hawaii’s only walk-in butterfly house with an English-speaking guide and a group of up to 10. See caterpillars and chrysalises, hold butterflies and praying mantises, learn about Monarchs, and discover how your visit supports Hawaii’s butterfly population.

“What a beautiful experience.The operators clearly care about educating the public about the amazing butterflies. I highly recommend this wonderful little tour.It is a GEM!!!”

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3.Private Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest,Butterfly Farm, Chocolate Tour bird watching

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $130

Travel privately from Quito into Mindo’s cloud forest with a bilingual guide such as Francisco, Marco, or Christian. Feed hummingbirds, walk to waterfalls, visit a butterfly garden, eat lunch, and learn how Ecuadorian cacao becomes chocolate. Optional zip lining may fit the day.

“This was a great day trip with Francisco. Basically everything was great. Our 9 year old especially enjoyed the ziplining. It was a real treat to get to feed the hummingbirds. The chocolate tour was actually very interesting and educational in addition to being tasty. We always love a good butterfly garden, but one advantage of this one was there were LOTS of blue moros.”

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4.Penang Round Island Tour With Tropical Spice Garden & Entopia Butterfly Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 15 reviews · from $91

Travel privately around Penang from George Town in an air-conditioned vehicle, stopping at the Esplanade, a batik factory, Tropical Spice Garden, and Entopia butterfly farm. Driver Mr. Ong is praised for his helpful commentary, while the gardens and butterflies make this a strong family outing.

“Was nice drive outside Georgetown. Mr . Ong was informative and helpful. Really enjoyed the butterfly farm.”

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5.Bird Park & Butterfly Farm Nature Include All Entrance Tour From Kuala Lumpur

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $74

Visit three peaceful Kuala Lumpur nature spots with private air-conditioned transport, hotel pickup, an English-speaking driver, and all admission fees included. Expect free-flying birds, close butterfly encounters, and more than 800 orchid varieties, with about 45 minutes at each stop.

“The birds walk and fly around freely. If you’re afraid of birds be prepared to experience them walking and flying around you calmly. The butterflies were amazing and the fauna was also amazing! It was so much fun watching and chasing them to get good videos and pictures. A must do event if you want to take a break from the city hustle.”

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