- Address: Chiquibul Rd, Belize;
- Website: green-hills.net;
- Working hours: daily from 08:00 to 16:00;
- Entry fee: $ 10 (USD) for adults and $ 5 (USD) for children under 10 years of age;
- Phone: (501) 834-4017.
Belize is a paradise for tourists. Here you can not only relax by the sea, explore reefs, go fishing, but also visit interesting excursions. One of them is on the butterfly farm "Green Hills". The Butterfly Farm is the largest collection of live butterflies in Belize. Here you can observe more than 30 species in the natural habitat. Along with butterflies, you can enjoy a wide variety of plants and birds.
Description of the butterfly farm
The farm is located in the foothills of the Maya Mountains in the Cayo area in western Belize. Flock of butterflies fly freely over a well-groomed area of 3,300 square feet. Also you can watch the collections of butterflies in the pavilions and trace their entire life cycle. The star of the show is Blue Morpho. The guide conducts very interesting excursions, talks about different kinds of butterflies, explains the fascinating life cycle of the insect, shows the feeding troughs, and the tour lasts 45 minutes. Here, a paradise for photographers, because "pets" are absolutely not afraid of visitors. They sit right at people. It is necessary to substitute the hand, and then it will be a butterfly, and maybe not one. It is difficult to imagine biological diversity, more than in the "Green Hills". Although the center is proud of the collection of butterflies, consisting of thirty species, attention is also worthy of hundreds of species of birds and plants. Hummingbirds are fluttering everywhere. On the trees for them carefully hung feeders and drinkers.
Practical information
The butterfly farm "Green Hills" is open daily from 8 to 16 hours. The last tour starts at 15.30. The ticket price is 10 cu. for adults and 5 cu for children. Discounts are given for groups. For groups of more than 10 people, you need to make a reservation. Individual evening tours are available upon special request. On these excursions you can observe the special activity of butterflies before sunset.