Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, Kuranda: Location & prices
The Australian Butterfly Sanctuary in Kuranda, Queensland, is like an aviary for butterflies. Tours of this Kuranda attraction also visit the butterfly breeding laboratory.
What is the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary?
The Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is a tourist attraction in Kuranda, Queensland. It attracts a lot of visitors on day trips from Cairns – particular those arriving on the Skyrail cable car or Kuranda Scenic Railway.
This Kuranda attraction is essentially an aviary, but with butterflies rather than birds.
To skip the explanation, and just book your tickets, head this way…
Where is the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary?
The Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is in the Atherton Tableland village of Kuranda, near Cairns in far north Queensland.
The Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is located next to the Kuranda Heritage Markets, Birdworld Kuranda and the Kuranda Koala Gardens.
How many butterflies are there at the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary?
According to the attraction’s website, there are more than 1,500 butterflies at the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary.
These include local Queensland rainforest species, such as the Cairns Birdwing.
Trip-booster! 8 great day trips from Cairns to power-up your holiday
- Kuranda combo package – take the Kuranda Scenic Railway up and the Skyrail cable car down.
- Green Island tours with beach time, glass bottom boat and snorkelling. (Or pick a Fitzroy Island trip instead).
- Moore Reef day tour – with underwater observatory, snorkelling gear, glass bottom boat & semi-submersible cruises.
- Great Barrier Reef snorkelling cruise – with snorkelling stops at two excellent spots on the Reef.
- Cape Tribulation rainforest day tour – with Mossman Gorge Aboriginal cultural experience and Daintree River crocodile-watching cruise.
- Atherton Tableland waterfalls and rainforest tour – including wildlife-spotting and a swim in a volcanic lake.
- Outback 4WD tour – visiting Chillagoe Caves, Aboriginal rock art and Granite Gorge.
Kuranda butterfly sanctuary tours
Entry to this Kuranda butterfly sanctuary is via a guided tour, which goes through the aviary section and into the laboratory where the butterflies are bred.
Tickets cost $20.50 and should be booked online.
How to get to Kuranda, Queensland
The smart way to get the best out of visiting Kuranda is to book a combo ticket which allows you to go up on the Kuranda Scenic Railway and down on the Skyrail cable car. You’ll stop for a look at Barron Falls in Barron Gorge National Park on the way up.
These packages, including hotel transfers, cost from $152 at time of writing. The combo ticket should be booked in advance online.
Other Atherton Tableland attractions include Gallo Dairyland, Millaa Millaa Falls, Lake Eacham and the Curtain Fig Tree.
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