Please note that this review is by a US tourist and not a local guide. Fun place to spend a few hours. The butterflies were beautiful. The guy running the place gave nice explainations about the butterflies. It is small, but worth the nominal charge (unlike some tourist traps here - beware of the snake place and the new visitor's center who are out to fleece you!) It is worth stopping by the Butterfly Haven if you have a few minutes of down time. Lost one star just because it is small and there were limited varieties of butterflies. There is also no gift shop or other tourist trappings, which actually is quite refreshing

Very nice guided tour! It stars in the room with microscope explaining the biology and development of butterflies, following by walking tour inside the Butterfly Haven house where you see in real life them eating, laying eggs and developing! You will need a good camera here to capture those beautiful butterflies.

It's called Butterfly Haven, as it is a safe haven for these animals, but it wouldn't be wrong to call it Butterfly hEaven, as it is heaven for butterfly lovers and anyone curious to see the beautiful animals up close. The entrance fee is 5 to 7 dollars per adults, depending on your residency, and includes a tour of 10-15 minutes with one of the guides. You can skip it, if you so wish, but you'd be missing out, as it is very informative about the different species of butterfly and they point out small things you wouldn't be able to see on your own, like butterfly eggs laid on leaves. There are over one thousand butterflies in two separate spaces, so that they can separate the ones that wouldn't "go along" with the others and safeguard also old and weaker butterflies. All can feast on sugar water and sliced mature tropical fruits, which are vey rich in sugar and which the butterflies love especially when they are starting to go and ferment. It is also a rather unique possibility of taking pictures of butterflies from so up close, be it with a camera or even with your smartphone. Highly recommended.

The Butterfly Haven is a beautiful place to visit. The butterflies were so pretty and so much fun to photograph. The dome is pretty and intimate. The staff were knowledgeable and spoke English so we really got to learn a lot. A must to visit if you're in the area!

Great quick stop to experience something different, many species of butterflies and a quick lesson on their life cycle. You get to see also how they raise them in this environment. Entry price around $5 per person (not to high, but it supports their work)

Came in May 2023 with my sis. We had a lovely time. The young lady helping us, stayed with us for a good 15 minutes, explaining the different stages of the butterflies, the type of butterflies available here and the difference between each of them. Very informative, and friendly staff. The owner showed me some plants and even send me off with a piece of a species I did not know I needed. 🥰

I really LOVE this place. The staff are friendly, funny and professional. We learned a lot about butterflies. We had fun. The grounds are BEAUTIFUL!!! Take pictures. Lots of pictures. Our guide told us to take our butterfly videos in slow motion. That is a great tip.

Beautiful and charming little butterfly greenhouse. Many species of butterfly flying everywhere. Very colorful and magical. They guides there are very nice and the owner really takes good care of the place. Entrance fees very reasonable. $5/person

Nice tour. Perfect for a 1.5 hrs of nature. They have many different kinds of butterflies. The staff is really friendly and helpful. Make sure to come comfortable

Very nice place with enthusiastic & friendly staff. After buying an entrance ticket (USD 5) I was pleasantly surprised to get a tour and a presentation. The place is small but well worth a visit.

An amazing experience. Walking among the butterflies was amazing. I learned a lot here.

Beautiful species of butterflies. You can't escape if they land on you, so if one does, you might was well give it a lift to the closest flowers and wait until it leaves your side

Beautiful, and great service.

The butterfly haven was a nice tour to see different kind of local butterfly versions at one station, understand the growth process and get some interesting information about.

Extremely beautiful. The staff was so helpful and educated us in the different species of butterflies housed by them.

If you like 🦋 Butterflies Haven is the place for you. I loved the visit so much. You can enter the casa butterfly and all the butterflies flying freely around and you can spot and discover the different typs. Was so fun - just do it and thank me laters.

Incredible, beautiful, magical! Simply stated . . . visit here!

We also went to Butterfly Haven 🦋 This little place are actually heaven for this beautiful species. That was a wonderful experience to have them so close to us and we get to see their beautiful shapes and colors. We learn a lot about this local species, how they survive from predators and their metamorphosis. The keepers are very knowledgeable even though some of them have no college education at all. The place is run by these biologists, lovers of butterflies and insects. I loved the fact that they transmitted their knowledge to their helpers. That was very impressive. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Nice place with hundreds of butterflies all around you. The guide tells you a little about the different species of butterfly and also lets you touch the caterpillars at the end. A bit pricey ($7 for foreigners) for entrance when the whole thing takes about 30 min to get through.

Great people, breading butterfly Beautiful place to visit

What a great way to spend a few hours, for adults or kids of just about any age (even our 15m old liked it)! Lots of butterflies, and knowledgeable, multilingual, staff are extremely helpful. We have been to similar enclosures in the US, but this was better, being just netted in but otherwise outdoors. Not sure that I would drive a great distance just for this, but if you're in the area I would highly recommend this be on your list. Open every day except Tuesday, $5 for adults, $1.50 for kids 11m and up.

Very beautifuly designed and you walk amongst the fluttering butterflies.

Thousends of butterflies in amazing colors. Well worth a visit

Cool place, you will see many butterfly species (15-20), the area is quite small, but they also explain the whole life of butterfly from egg to caterpillar to butterfly. Entrance is $7. It is close to city centre, if you have a spare hour in your schedule, this place will fill in your space.

Great place to visit. The staff and your was superb. They really love their butterflies and take good care of them. Was like a family experience to go around the farm and learn from the owner. I highly recommend this visit.

I’ve never been around so many butterflies. The staff was friendly and explained a little bit about each butterfly and their process. It is small and in our opinion a bit expensive for what you get. But I would recommend it

A good place, they teach you about the different species of butterflies and their metamorphosis process. It is quite inductive.

Excellent. Lovely staff and a great place to see so many butterflies up close

Misleading sign at the entrance. 5 USD entrance only for "residents". Foreigner entrance is 7 USD. Too much, butterfly gardens like these can be enjoyed all over Central America for less.

Great attention, both spanish and english. Good prices, beautiful butterfly garden. Spectacular

7 dollars each for foreigners, 3 for under 12. So amazing butterflies, I would say about 12 or more different species, but the quality of the butterflies is huge, so it's so charming for taking videos. Employees are so friendly and kind. They held an umbrella for us to walk to our car when we are leaving and it was raining. Very appreciated.

One of the most interesting and great places to visit in Anton valley, such a butterfly haven, you will have a short video explaining your experience and everything you need to know about the amazing world of butterflies, very generous nice people and very professional and experts in what they do. This place is a must see if you are ever in this area.

Beautiful place. A special shout-out to the staff, not only we’ve been given a tour through the place but we’ve been allowed to touch the caterpillars! To top it off they had the education movie in the Czech language as we learned the owner of the place is Czech as well

They take you into a say 60 square meter space where they have hundreds of butterflies, about 10 different types. The butterflies get to sit on you, on your hands, clothes. Afterwards there is a short explanation on how they breed the butterflies and how much the caterpillars really eat. Enjoyable. Costs 7 dollars for us outsiders. You're outside in about an hour. There is also a short educational video on how the butterflies get their color from the structure of their wings. They're not pigmented.

A nice little presentation for a brief visit. Good for children, but need to be careful not to step on butterflies.

(Translated by Google) Fantastic, there is much to learn from this place, learn to care for all animals also the caterpillars ..... why one day we will admire it as a butterfly 😉 (Original) Fantastico, hay mucho que aprender de este lugar, aprendamos a cuidar todos los animales tambien las orugas.....porqué un dia la admiraremos como mariposa 😉

You can see a lot of different species of butterflies here, obviously, but the friendly staff and the interesting tour they give is what completes the experience

For $5 per person this was an enjoyable side trip. The butterfly garden is not massive but it was informational and entertaining.

Loved interacting with the butterflies. Also, John the owner, is very knowledgeable and taught us all lot about the life cycle and habits of them.

Loved this place! There are plenty of butterflies. They show you the lifecycle of the butterfly with the caterpillars! The entrance fee is $5 🎉

Great and fun way to learn about butterflies and their importance for Life. The guides speak both english and spanish

Definitely worth a visit! The price is relatively high for the area at $7 (for foreigners). There are so many butterflies. And the staff is knowledgeable.

It was pouring down rain for our visit BUT all of the staff were very friendly and hospitable. The one girl who showed us around told us that her English wasn't the strongest, however, she explained things very well about the caterpillars/ butterflies presented. There was a nice variety of butterflies that were seen, some even landed on my friends. It's a small space and due to the rain, our feet did get a little wet but if you wear the proper shoes it won't be an issue.

Wonderful

Great place! They tell you plenty of information about the caterpillars and how they develop into butterflies or moths. And show you round pointing out things like the butterflies eggs and small caterpillars you may of missed otherwise. Well worth the small entrance fee of $5

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(Translated by Google) Nice lecture. very very small (Original) Netter Vortrag. sehr sehr klein

Very much recommended. I had a great experience here. And the guy who showed us the park had lot of energy and explained very well. I just loved the place.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful place to stay and learn all about butterflies. The butterfly garden is very beautiful and an absolute must see if you are in El Valle. (Original) Wunderschöner Ort zum Verweilen und alles über Schmetterlinge zu erfahren. Der Schmetterlingsgarten ist sehr schön und ein absolutes Must see wenn man in El Valle Ist.

(Translated by Google) We loved the place! And the attention was very good. (Original) Nos encantó el lugar! Y la atención fue muy buena.

(Translated by Google) I loved the place, it lives up to its name, its guides handle all the information perfectly (very well prepared) beautiful experience. (Original) Me encantó el lugar, hace honor a su nombre, sus guías manejan toda la información a la perfección (muy bien preparados) bonita experiencia.

(Translated by Google) Super nice place. Very nice tour guide (Original) Super belle endroit .tres belle visite guide

(Translated by Google) Totally recommended, there are many butterflies and their guides give very detailed explanations of the life cycle of the butterflies and data that we would only know if we were students of the butterflies, the truth is very interesting! (Original) Totalmente recomendado, hay muchas mariposas y sus guías dan explicaciones muy detalladas del ciclo de vida de las mariposas y datos que solo conoceríamos si fuéramos estudiosos de las mariposas, es muy interesante la verdad!

Lovely place the staff were really nice and the area was really cool. Had lots of different types of butterflies. At the end of the day is when they release all the new butterflies and they can put one on you. Really cool area for kids and adults.

(Translated by Google) A small butterfly garden very useful to get to know Panama's butterflies up close. Then you see them in nature and thus it is easier to identify them (because you see them everywhere). I really liked the explanation, they give the common names of each butterfly, although I think they should also indicate the scientific names and then be able to search better if you want to expand information. (Original) Un pequeño mariposario muy útil para conocer de cerca las mariposas de panamá. Luego las ves en la naturaleza y así es más fácil identificarlas ( porque las ves por todos lados ). Me gustó mucho la explicación, dan los nombres comunes de cada mariposa, aunque creo que también se deberían indicar los nombres científicos para luego poder buscar mejor si se quiere ampliar información.

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Been to other butterfly sanctuaries and exhibits but never with this much interaction. The flew all around us, landed, and hung on as long as you wanted. Our guide was very knowledgeable with a cheerful personality and good English Great for kids. Recommended.

Very nice place, the tour starts with a short conversation about the life of butterflies. Then, along with the guide, we go to a meeting with butterflies.

Good stop for a break. Limited size butterfly caged one but warm hosting and guided tour included. With the $15USD we paid. Our kids are 10 & 11.

Our family of seven really enjoyed seeing all the different butterflies.

This place is such a cute gem to visit while in El Valle. We speak mainly English but asked for a tour on Spanish and the tour guide spoke slowly and clearly for us to understand, and answered all questions we asked. This place is really cool if you want to learn more about butterflies in Panama and in general. Everyone working there was so nice!

It is a great place, mainly because of the staff since they are absolutely lovely and funny. They really care about your wellbeing and provide a lot of interesting information. Really worth a visit if you are in Valle. The butterflies are very beautiful and there are many.

Small place but with lots and lots of butterflies! Totally recommended. Friendly butterflies that randomly sit on you!

Amazing experience. Learned a lot about butterflies as well. Very surreal and beautiful. Magical even!

If you like butterflies and have nothing else to do. This is your place. The staff is good and polite.

(Translated by Google) It is a very revealing site since one can know a lot more about butterflies, but only small details are missing so that the same one can rise in level. (Original) Es un sitio súper revelador ya que uno puede conocer muchísimo más sobre las mariposas solo le faltan detalles pequeños para que el mismo suba de nivel.

Great place to visit learn and see butterflies through see, touch and listen activities. Woth a visit especially with kids.

(Translated by Google) Without a doubt the best place in Anton! The best attention, they left us alone with the butterflies for a while and then the guide explained everything about the butterflies until they give you a brochure so you can differentiate each one (but you have to return it). (Original) Sin duda el mejor lugar en Antón! La atención buenísima, nos dejaron a solas con las mariposas un buen rato y luego la guía nos explicó todo acerca de las mariposas hasta te dan un folleto para que vayas diferenciando a cada una(pero lo tienes que devolver).

Very good experience

(Translated by Google) Beautiful and excellent explanation (Original) Bello y excelente explicación

(Translated by Google) very instructive to visit (Original) tres instructif a visite

(Translated by Google) It was closed (Original) Estaba cerrado

(Translated by Google) Very nice experience (Original) Muy Bonita experiencia

(Translated by Google) The butterfly is beautiful, but the feeling is that the place is too small. (Original) 蝴蝶很美，可惜就是感觉地方太小了

(Translated by Google) Good place, a little small (Original) Bien lugar, un poco pequeño

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Loved this place, so amazing to see so many butterflies. Nice and friendly staffs.

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(Translated by Google) Very nice but a bit expensive with the other wildlife sites (Original) Muy lindos pero un poco caro con los otros sitios de fauna

kids like there but small places for watching

(Translated by Google) The guides are the best (Original) Los guías son lo máximo

(Translated by Google) Spectacular (Original) Espectacular

(Translated by Google) Where to buy a panama? (Original) Где тут купить панаму?

(Translated by Google) A small place but very well oriented and attended. (Original) Un lugar pequeño pero muy bien orientado y atendido.

Great place to visit in El Valle, run by enthusiasts and professionals. Hundreds of butterflies to see, variety of species. Don’t miss the place, definetely worth seeing all the butterfly beauty!