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15 December 2007 Saturday
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Butterfly Park, Kuala Lumpur
... located in Lake Gardens on the edge of downtown Kuala
Lumpur
Driving on to the coach’s Stop 14, we entered a dense, humid, tropical forest,
netted against birds and other predators, where 6,000 butterflies filled the air
like the living chips of a kaleidoscope. This was the Butterfly Park: as
enchanting as if we had stepped into another, more delicate and very fragile,
world. Just in case the flowers on the plants do not produce enough nectar, the
butterflies can dine on trays of red hibiscus blossoms sprayed with a mixture of
10 per cent honey and 90 per cent water.
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Entrance fee is Rm5.oo for adult and Rm 3.00 for Children.
Yin enter free. Camera fee Rm1.00 and Rm1.00 for 1 pack of fish food
for feeding fish and totis.
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We enter through the long vertical
rows of green chains at the entrance. A tranquil garden flourished with pleasant
plants and flowers. . Surrounded with The sounds of streaming water and
beautiful butterflies. And a dragonfly came and stand on your thumb to welcome
your visit.
The garden resembles an atmosphere of a mini
rain forest. There is this green box filled with cocoons right after we walk
down the stairs, that is the breading and nursery area.
The small pathways are clean and well kept. We
were amazed by the beautiful plants, flowers and butterflies all around you.
Complimented with sitting areas. .
A view tower.
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Streaming man-made waterfalls where the girl
posing behind the water curtain.
Yin was more fascinated with the small animals
that butterflies around here.
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the turtle pond with ever hungry turtles
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near by is a rabbit cage
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and a small pond filled with the koi fishes
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This Green forest
landscaped park is home for over 6,000 butterflies from 120 species. Only
5 minutes walk from the Bird Park.
Here you can learn about the life cycle and mating habit of the
butterflies.
There is a nursery and
breeding area.
The Butterfly Park isn't
really huge, the garden can easily be done in half an hour with another
half hour in the Insect Museum.
The
insect museum will
enhance your knowledge about these creepy-crawlers. Comprising the
beautiful landscape are flower and fruit plants and some rare herbs
essential in the diet and pollinating activities of the butterflies.
This museum has a good collection of butterflies from different part of
the world.
Admission:
Adult: RM5 Child: RM1
Address:
Butterfly Park
Jalan Cenderawasih
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-2693 4799 |
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Butterfly Park, complete with an insect museum, fascinate most
kids. While Xing spend time in chasing after butterflies, Yin was fascinated
with the small animal in this Butterfly Park - the rabbits and tortoise.
On the exit path we pass through the
insect museum which was fairly interesting. Here not o achieves of various
insect species from as far as South America (where Chun Xing was
born), there were live insects too.
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More about the Insect Museum of
Butterfly Park of Kuala Lumpur
Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve :
Dr. Wong Fook Yee :
http://www.fungyuen.org/about_advisor_eng.shtml
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A Butterfly Park where over 6,000 butterflies from 120 species roam and fly
freely in a simulated natural rainforest environment.
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For the night we checked in Citin Hotel at 38, Jalan Pudu just
opposit the Puturaya Bus terminal. For Rm 145.00 a small room is expensive for
for us but the hotel is just opposit the bus terminal where taxi are available
to go to Genting the next morning.
Citin Hotel is formally the Katari Hotel.
