Sunday, June 3, 2018

Changi International Airport Butterfly Garden

Located at the Departure transit lounge of Singapore Changi International Airport Terminal 3 on Levels 2 and 3, the Butterfly Garden is the first in an airport and home to more than 1000 butterflies.  Be prepared to be enthralled by the various colorful butterflies flying around and learn about their life cycle whilst waiting for your flight out of Changi International Airport.

Changi International Airport Terminal 3 Butterfly Garden

Capacity of the Butterfly Garden

If you are on transit in Singapore and a nature lover, Singapore Changi International Airport allows you to slow down and take some time to refresh yourself with the soothing calls of nature no matter which terminal you are in.

Butterfly Garden - lovely colours

Butterfly Garden - lovely designs

Terminal 1 boasts the Cactus Rooftop Garden and Water Lily Garden.  The Sunflower Rooftop Garden and Orchid Garden are sure to cheer you up in Terminal 2.  Not to be outdone, Terminal 3 has its own Koi Pond and Butterfly Garden.

Beautiful design

Lovely colours

Iridescent colors

Great patterns on wings

Colours, colours everywhere

At the Butterfly Garden, be greeted by as many as 40 species of butterflies during the various seasons of the year.

Butterfly feeding

Butterfly feeding

Immerse yourself in the lush greenery and appreciate the various flowering plants.  Look out for some of the carnivorous plants of Singapore.

Carnivorous plants at the Butterfly Garden
A great haven especially for nature photographers where you can get pictures of the butterflies up close resting, flying and feeding.


Butterflies feeding 

Admired up close

Check out the 6-metre grotto waterfall, a lovely treasure of a gem.


Grotto waterfall

Spanning two floors

Learn more about the life cycle of butterflies at the educational corner.

Butterfly pupa

Butterfly just out of pupa

Butterfly just out of pupa, waiting for wings to dry

Do note that the butterflies are most active between 10am - 4pm.

Feeding time at the Butterfly Garden

Great place to admire the butterflies close up

Love admiring the patterns and designs of the wings

More about the butterflies' wings

If you are fortunate enough, you may have a butterfly or two landing on you.


Butterfly on head



Don't miss the Butterfly Garden at Singapore Changi International Airport.  Best of all, there is no admission fee.  A great unique experience indeed!

Singapore Changi International Airport Butterfly Garden



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