You could be forgiven for thinking a "Butterfly Centre" is a boring way to spend an hour of your travel time. But then we ended up in this quality Butterfly Centre called "Flying Colours" as part of our tour round Bohol island in The Philippines. We were quite surprised by it!
This was my first ever visit to a butterfly centre, what was it like? To get in you pay 35 Philippine Pesos, less than 1 $US so that was fine. You get a guided tour a local lady shows you the caterpillars and butterflies and takes you round, she can also help you take photos. You will get some absolutely amazing photos from your epic adventure in this butterfly centre.
First section you see a range of caterpillars and you can hold them. Despite having seen numerous caterpillars in my time, this was the first time to see a 'big' caterpillar. In glass boxes they have various stages of the caterpillar development - from being a caterpillar, to eating, to being housed in a cocoon to releasing themselves as butterflies! These were all live insects ready to become butterflies, the time it takes for the transformation varies but most of the ones we saw would take just over two weeks to go from caterpillar to butterfly.
After that you can see the biggest butterfly in the Philippines, which has been preserved in a box. It's pretty big! Plus they have also preserved a moth, again photos are welcome and you can get fun ones taken to pretend you have butterfly wings!
The last section of your tour at the centre will be outside where you can see and hold lots of butterflies. Different colours are here too. This is a place worth seeing and the travelling lifestyle will make you enjoy it more.
So what is it? A butterfly farm!
Where is it? Bohol Island, Philippines
Best way to reach it? You can hire a car or a bike if you want but basically just get a driver and a day tour of Bohol!
Admission price - 35 Philippine Pesos
The people that work there are all locals so it's also good for the economy.
Finally, when you are backpacking or indulging in a Philippines holiday, be sure to put the marvellous Butterfly Centre at Bohol island on your list. As you can tell it is a popular tourist attraction and a unique place to connect with nature in this ways on your inspiring jaunts around the globe.
This was my first ever visit to a butterfly centre, what was it like? To get in you pay 35 Philippine Pesos, less than 1 $US so that was fine. You get a guided tour a local lady shows you the caterpillars and butterflies and takes you round, she can also help you take photos. You will get some absolutely amazing photos from your epic adventure in this butterfly centre.
First section you see a range of caterpillars and you can hold them. Despite having seen numerous caterpillars in my time, this was the first time to see a 'big' caterpillar. In glass boxes they have various stages of the caterpillar development - from being a caterpillar, to eating, to being housed in a cocoon to releasing themselves as butterflies! These were all live insects ready to become butterflies, the time it takes for the transformation varies but most of the ones we saw would take just over two weeks to go from caterpillar to butterfly.
After that you can see the biggest butterfly in the Philippines, which has been preserved in a box. It's pretty big! Plus they have also preserved a moth, again photos are welcome and you can get fun ones taken to pretend you have butterfly wings!
The last section of your tour at the centre will be outside where you can see and hold lots of butterflies. Different colours are here too. This is a place worth seeing and the travelling lifestyle will make you enjoy it more.
So what is it? A butterfly farm!
Where is it? Bohol Island, Philippines
Best way to reach it? You can hire a car or a bike if you want but basically just get a driver and a day tour of Bohol!
Admission price - 35 Philippine Pesos
The people that work there are all locals so it's also good for the economy.
Finally, when you are backpacking or indulging in a Philippines holiday, be sure to put the marvellous Butterfly Centre at Bohol island on your list. As you can tell it is a popular tourist attraction and a unique place to connect with nature in this ways on your inspiring jaunts around the globe.
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