Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary
January 30th, 2006
Imagine the scene of colourful fluttering wings flitting around you, within the distance or an arm, isn’t it a breathtaking atmosphere? Look no further, the Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary (also known as Butterfly Farm) of Melaka is the place where this statement is describing. The Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary is reputed to be the largest netted butterfly park and insect garden in the world.
The farm houses more than 200 local butterfly species including rare ones like Raja Brooke Birdwing species. The Raja Brooke Birdwing is a distinctive black and electric-green birdwing butterfly from rainforests in Borneo, and recognized as the most striking of all butterflies in Sarawak. This butterfly is protected by law because they are threatened by the wildlife trade.
As opposing to animals caged in the zoo, butterflies here are freely flitting everywhere in the enchantingly landscaped farm. Some of the butterflies might even be coming into you and making a pause of their flits at your arm. At anytime, the number of butterflies surrounding you is surely more than what you have seen in your garden.
As the name suggests, this farm is not only about butterflies, but reptiles and insects as well. The sanctuary houses a wide variety of exotic snakes (such as the giant Burmese Phyton and the King Cobra), huge spiders, scorpions, and other skin-crawling six-legged or eight-legged insects which are not commonly found in our city jungles.
If you are visiting Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary, you might consider planning a 1-day-zoology-trip at Ayer Keroh, by stopping over the Zoo Melaka, as well as Crocodile and Reptile Park.
Getting There
The Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary Melaka is located at Ayer Keroh, less than 1 minute drive from the toll. Once passing off the Ayer Keroh toll of North South Expressway, take note of butterfly-shaped sign boards, and you shall find the butterfly farm on your left. You will reach the butterfly farm before Zoo Melaka. Click here for Ayer Keroh map
GPS Coordinate: N2.29571 E102.31416
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4 Comments Add your own
1. AmazingMelaka.com . Disco&hellip | January 30th, 2006 at 2:17 am
[...] If you are visiting Crocodile and Reptile Park, you might consider planning a 1-day-zoology-trip at Ayer Keroh, by stopping over the Zoo Melaka, as well as Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary. [...]
2. AmazingMelaka.com . Disco&hellip | January 30th, 2006 at 2:18 am
[...] If you are visiting Zoo Melaka, you might consider planning a 1-day-zoology-trip at Ayer Keroh, by stopping over the Crocodile and Reptile Park, as well as Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary. [...]
3. AmazingMelaka.com . Disco&hellip | February 19th, 2006 at 3:34 pm
[...] Butterfly and Reptile Sanctuary [...]
4. fizah | July 14th, 2006 at 9:29 pm
i want suggest to this web for provided the map of tourism at ayer keroh malacca.because i as student easy to investigation at the site.
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