Butterfly Sanctuary Tour: Discover the fragile creatures in Puerto Vallarta's sustainable ecosystem

Experience the magical world of butterflies on a tour of the Butterfly Sanctuary in Puerto Vallarta. Discover their miraculous life, release newly hatched species, and learn from passionate guides.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mariposario Jardin Magico - Enjoy unforgettable encounter with nature in all its beauty and diversity, lead by the most passionate guides in Puerto Vallarta, while learning about the miraculous life of butterflies.
    Take a stroll through charming subtropical sanctuary filled with breathtaking species of butterflies from the Banderas Bay,…
What's Included
  • In-Person Guided Tour
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

Launched in 2019, our initiative is a labor of love and dedication. We aim to spread knowledge of these delicate and often misunderstood species and their importance, safeguard endangered pollinators, boost the population of common species, and encourage understanding, conservation, and protection of butterflies in our varied ecosystem. We are committed…

Location
Butterfly Sanctuary Mariposario Jardin Magico
Calle Golondrina
We will meet together in front of the Butterfly Sanctuary.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kishore
Mar 28, 2025
Highly recommend for families - We took the guided tour given by the biologist and it was well worth it. He was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about butterflies and plants. It was an amazing experience and my family thoroughly enjoyed it. Would definitely recommend to families looking for something different to explore in Puerto Vallarta.
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Martinsi6359hg
Mar 26, 2025
Fun and beautiful experience - What a beautiful and informative experience! Don't be thrown off by the dirt road to get there, the place is legit. Our host was so gracious and knowledgeable, and at the end we were all able to release a newly hatched butterfly into the sanctuary!
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Markamp
Mar 26, 2025
Great & Informative! - Very fun and informative day. guide was amazing. Learned lots about butterflies :) Highly recommend - great for couples and families. I would suggest paying g cash at door even thou there is a website option. It's $270 pesos at door and $400 online. They don't make anymore money it just goes to the ticket company. Yours are on the hour starting at 11AM - last tour is 3PM
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Jennifer
Mar 25, 2025
Sweet escape to learn about miracles of nature from passionate conservationists - This is a sweet escape to a slice of untouched nature in an otherwise somewhat industrial area. The tour guides are kind and patient and clearly passionate about what they do. I saw a butterfly at the exact moment it emerged from its chrysalis for the first time in my life - so cool! And they were able to talk to us about how to practice conservation in our home environments as well. I wish I had known there was a food option too - I would happily have budgeted more time to eat there. Smelled/looked delicious!
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Victorga1311bq
Mar 24, 2025
Super experience recommend for small children - Great activity for the whole family. My toddler loved releasing butterflies. Lots of butterfly and plant species to look at. Great guide with detailed explanations, always welcoming questions, showing us eggs, mating, tiny caterpillars, butterflies emerging from cocoons. Well worth experience that is a little different from the beach resort norm. The sanctuary is located about 15 minutes by uber from the airport and it was a great first thing to do between arriving and hotel check in.
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205nidiaa
Mar 22, 2025
Butterflies and more - About 25 min from downtown puerto vallarta- a hidden gem, tours in multiple languages. Tour guide offered biological expertise on butterfly anatomy, life cycle, local species and lore. Ended the tour with releasing a newborn butterfly. An amazing experience. We had ages from 3-80yrs- all engaged.
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Jeff
Mar 21, 2025
Great short family excursion - The guide was great and very patient with our 2 young kids. I would recommend for any families with kids that like nature and learning
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U9405iajoer
Mar 18, 2025
A wonderful experience - We loved our visit to the butterfly sanctuary. The one hour guided tour was full of wonderful information. Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. The Butterfly enclosure was teeming with a wonderful variety of butterflies. It was a wonderful way to spend an afternoon, surrounded by beautiful butterflies and plants . It is important to book your tour before you go .The area is rather secluded, about a 20 minute UBER ride from downtown PV but it was easy to get a ride back to PV. We will recommend this tour to everyone.
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Vanessay362
Mar 14, 2025
Butterflies! - We had a wonderful time at the butterfly sanctuary! Fabian is a knowledgeable, passionate and friendly guide. He cares deeply about butterflies and imparted his love of them to us. This is a unique and worthwhile experience when visiting Puerto Vallarta.
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Maps708902
Mar 16, 2025
Butterfly oasis - A small operation. Quite a few butterflies but would have liked to see more variety. We didn't arrive in time for the guided tour part. I'm sure that would have enhanced our experience.
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