While touring round Bohol in the Philippines there is the option to visit a butterfly centre. It's called Flying Colours and the most surprising thing of all is that it's quite good and very enjoyable!
It was my first time to visit a butterfly centre. So what actually happens here? First up the entry cost is 35 Philippine Pesos. Works out less than $1 US Dollar so paying it is not an issue. The price includes a guided tour - a lady basically tells you about butterflies, takes you round the sanctuary and helps you take photos.
At the start you see lots of caterpillars, housed in a box. Some of them are big green ones and this was the first time I saw a caterpillar bigger than my finger! You can hold them of course. They stay in their glass boxes until they become a cocoon. After a few weeks suddenly that worm like green caterpillar has become a butterfly! You get to understand the whole process a bit better.
After that you can see the biggest butterfly in the Philippines, which has been preserved in a box. It's pretty big! Plus they have also preserved a moth, again photos are welcome and you can get fun ones taken to pretend you have butterfly wings!
Final part of the tour is basically for getting photos of butterflies. We had them on our noses, chins etc. for photos. It was a short and sweet tour but I really enjoyed it. These random moments of travel are what makes me tick and realise why I love a lifestyle of travel.
What? A butterfly centre called Flying Colours
Where? The island of Bohol in the Philippines
How to get there? Hire a car or bike might work out the best, but we got this visit included as part of a day long tour of Bohol.
Cost 35 Philippine Pesos
The people that work there are all local
It was my first time to visit a butterfly centre. So what actually happens here? First up the entry cost is 35 Philippine Pesos. Works out less than $1 US Dollar so paying it is not an issue. The price includes a guided tour - a lady basically tells you about butterflies, takes you round the sanctuary and helps you take photos.
At the start you see lots of caterpillars, housed in a box. Some of them are big green ones and this was the first time I saw a caterpillar bigger than my finger! You can hold them of course. They stay in their glass boxes until they become a cocoon. After a few weeks suddenly that worm like green caterpillar has become a butterfly! You get to understand the whole process a bit better.
After that you can see the biggest butterfly in the Philippines, which has been preserved in a box. It's pretty big! Plus they have also preserved a moth, again photos are welcome and you can get fun ones taken to pretend you have butterfly wings!
Final part of the tour is basically for getting photos of butterflies. We had them on our noses, chins etc. for photos. It was a short and sweet tour but I really enjoyed it. These random moments of travel are what makes me tick and realise why I love a lifestyle of travel.
What? A butterfly centre called Flying Colours
Where? The island of Bohol in the Philippines
How to get there? Hire a car or bike might work out the best, but we got this visit included as part of a day long tour of Bohol.
Cost 35 Philippine Pesos
The people that work there are all local
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