Take a tour
of East Africas
biggest butterfly zoo, as you witness varying species in
every stage of their amazing life-cycle within a fascinating
tropical garden environment.
About 400-600 butterflies live in a richly vegetated aviary,
about 30 x 20 m tall. Inspect the tiny butterfly eggs, touch
and hold the hungry caterpillars and watch them nibble away
at the leaves. Admire the beauty of the butterfly pupae
before witnessing them open up to hatch.
This is a project initiative for a sustainable environment;
the butterflies are all native to Zanzibar.
ZBC works closely with
the Jozani
Chwaka Bay
National Park, Jozani
Environmental Convervation
Association (JECA)
and Pete Development Association (PDA). Zanzibar Butterfly
Centre is 4.3km from the centre of
Jozani Chwaka
Bay National Park; the nearest airport is 21.6km (Zanzibar
International Airport).