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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Thanks for the great review, we are pleased that you had a good visit. It looks like you also got to meet Goldie - one of our huge saltwater crocs!
Loved the experience. We had come back from Australia and consider this attraction to be up there with what we experienced over there. Great for kids
Thats amazing to hear - we always strive to offer a world-class family experience so are delighted that you had a great visit. Thanks for coming to see us!
The establishment provided a positive experience. It offered numerous amenities suitable for both children and adults. While a high ropes course was present, it was, regrettably, unavailable during the visit. Really recommended.
Thanks for leaving a review - we are pleased you enjoyed your visit. Confusing comments about the high ropes - this is not part of Butterfly Creek but was part of a neighbouring business that closed down more than 2 years ago.
Butterfly Creek is absolutely 💯 the Top 3 Toddler Park for the Whole Family. Butterfly Creek is an amazing Park with great variety of areas for young minds to explore and enjoy. Definitely book in advance to secure your visit, and believe me, You & the famz, will be🤩wowed Easy with BookMe, Easy to Find, Easy to Enjoy Atmosphere is amazing 😍Butterflies, Animals, Insects, Lizards, Fish🥰Dinosaurs Adventure Park, and Playgrounds, Petting Park, Most Awesome Train Ride and everyone is so happy and courteous. Super friendly staff that are so engaged and helpful Onsite Cafe have the Yummiest food options, and so tasty, price is good Butterfly Creek is super Clean throughout and I loved sharing a day out with my 17month old grand daughter, who literally was set on her own journey to follow the pathways, and explore a whole new experience We are definitely going back, and next time with her cousins, Uncles and Auntie's
Thank you for the incredible review! We are so glad your granddaughter had a great time exploring and that your overall experience was so positive! We can't wait to welcome you back with your family!
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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!