



Located just minutes from Auckland International Airport, Butterfly Creek is a fun blend of animal exhibits and amazing interactive attractions!
Located just minutes from Auckland International Airport, Butterfly Creek is a fun blend of animal exhibits and amazing interactive attractions!
Immerse yourself in a tropical butterfly house and travel back in time when dinosaurs ruled and visit the Dinosaur Kingdom with over 40 dinosaurs, some even life-sized, roaring and moving, you'll be amazed! See mermaids, unicorns and dragons come alive in our Mythic Creatures exhibit, and meet our adorable meerkats, tamarins and otters.
Visit Kiwi Forest and see NZ Brown Kiwi, Wetapunga and other native species, plus meet Scar and Goldie, NZ's only saltwater crocodiles. We have alligators, and you can visit Buttermilk Farm, and get up close to our cute farm animals for a hands-on experience. Sit down for some home-made food at the Butterfly Creek Cafe, or relax while your children play in the free playground or ride The Admiral Express Train.
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Great family fun, lots to do and see. Defiantly worth a visit.
lack of communication, no proper routing is odne, saw many people confused and missing few spots. Otherwise good for time pass or once.
Butterfly Creek was a wonderful place to go before my flight home. It had a wide variety of animals and at certain times you could watch them get fed or pet them. I really enjoyed watching the meerkats run around! I also like that there was a lot of parking and close to the airport.
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Taylor from New Zealand wrote on 07 April 2026
Definitely worth it
As a family of 5 we really enjoyed it! Make sure to check feeding times etc and when the last train rides are. Also, it was an overcast coldish day and the park was relatively warm - butterfly area was HOT. Not as many butterflies as I’d assumed, I think we saw 20 on our stroll but the overall experience was worth the 2 hour drive to get there!