Free-flying butterflies
Close enough to photograph.
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A netted butterfly garden in the heart of the Perdana Botanical Gardens, covering about seven thousand square metres, where thousands of butterflies fly freely among tropical plants, ferns and small ponds, many of them local Malaysian species. You walk narrow paths through the greenery, and the butterflies come close enough to photograph, while the ponds hold fish and turtles. At the end is an exhibition hall with cases of preserved butterflies, beetles and giant insects from Malaysia and around the world, and a gift shop. A foreign adult ticket costs about thirty ringgit, paid in cash or by local QR payment, so bring cash. It opens daily from nine in the morning to half past four in the afternoon. The visit is short, calm and good for children, and mornings are best for active butterflies. It is a few minutes' walk from the Bird Park, the National Museum and the National Mosque, so make it part of a day in the gardens.
Close enough to photograph.
Beetles and giant insects.
Near the Bird Park.
Perdana Botanical Gardens, near KL Bird Park
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