Monday, January 11, 2010

Butterfly Farm @ Teluk Bahang

Penang Butterfly Farm is open in public on March 1986, suppose to be the first Butterfly farm across the tropical region. Consist of 120 species of butterfly and insects, a must visit place when visiting Penang.


This is the main entrance of the Butterfly Farm park.




There are many types of Butterfly, and to show a few, below is some photo taken from the Butterfly Park.










After walking around the garden of the butterfly park, you will reach an in house education hall.


This is the hall way after the farm. Inside has photo of many type of Butterfly and Insect around the world.





This is the stamping corner. Consist of 9 stamp which you can stamp on your Catalog Guide you get when you enter the Butterfly Farm. The stamps shows how Butterfly evolve from caterpillar to grown up butterfly.



A small waterfall right after you out from the hallway.



The beauty of Lily Pond from one of the park attraction.





They have 3 pairs of Mandarin Duck available. According to some rumors, the Mandarin Duck need to be in pairs (male and female) else it can't survive, wanna believe it?

Towards the ending of the Butterfly Farm tour, we able to see many type of bugs and reptile, here are a few of reptiles available.






Some type of Lizard



An Eel or a Fish!!???



This bugs is call 'Man-Face Bug', because the bug resemble a human face on the backs with hair, eyes, nose and a mouth.

That's some of the attraction available at the Butterfly Farm and there is MORE if you would like to go to see for your self. The entrance fee is RM10 if you show your 'MyCard' and if you don't meaning you are a foreigner you will charge for RM20 as entrance fee (no charges if bring your own camera though, i did show him my camera when I'm paying the fee). Have fun.

Admission



Adult RM20.00
Children (4 - 12 years old) RM10.00

( 50% discount for MYKAD holder )

Visiting Hours


Monday - Friday 9.00AM - 5.30PM ( Last Entry at 5.00PM )
Weekend & Public Holidays 9.00AM - 6.00PM ( Last Entry at 5.30PM )

Insect & Reptile Show Time


Morning show time 10.00 - 10.30AM
Afternoon show time 3.00 - 3.30PM

1 comments:

YIN SAN said...

Greetings from Penang Butterfly Farm .

Kindly take note on Penang Butterfly Farm new entrance ticket price with effective from 1st January 2012 and do update this in your newsletter or any correspondences on the publications which will be distributing to the public and our tourists.
Thank you in advance for your co-operation.
PENANG BUTTERFLY FARM 2012 ENTRANCE TICKET PRICE
ADULT : RM 27.00 per person
CHILD : RM 15.00 per person
CHILD (3 years& below) : FREE ADMISSION
SENIOR CITIZEN : RM13.50 per person (proof of age required)
MYKAD/MYKID HOLDER: 33.3% discount on adult/child entrance price (upon presentation of MyKad/MyKid)

Note:-
Adult : Aged 13 years old& above
Child : Aged 4 to 12 years old
Senior Citizen : Aged 58 years& above
DIGITAL VIDEO CAMCORDER/DIGITAL CAMERA USAGE CHARGES
Digital Video Camcorder: FREE OF CHARGE
Digital Camera: FREE OF CHARGE
OPERATING HOURS
Daily: 9.00am – 6.00pm (Last Entry at 5.00pm)
** Penang Butterfly Farm is open 365 days all year round except half day on the eve of Chinese New Year Day. Kindly take note that show time from the Penang Butterfly is no longer available and we have replaced it with free& easy Nature Guided Tour inside the farm, available daily.. Large Groups - Discounts are available to school bookings and other large groups. Please contact us for prior bookings and other services such as our educational programs which can be conducted in groups.
Thank you
Best Regards
Marketing& Promotions Department
Penang Butterfly Farm | 830, Jalan Teluk Bahang, 11050 Penang, Malaysia
t: +604-8851253 | f: +604-8851741

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