Considered one of the largest and most spectacular in the world, Xcaret´s Butterfly Pavilion invites you to admire a wide variety of native butterflies flying free.

A free flight area of 3,500 m2 in size and 15 meters in height with multi-level gardens, a cascade, and the tropical jungle, are the scenery you will find in this magical home of 20 reproduction area.

You will bear witness to a miraculous metamorphosis at our reproduction area where all the stages of their life cycle are shown.

Be awed by watching them coming out from their chrysalis or pupa with their new colored wings!.

Valued by ancient cultures as a symbol of beauty and mysticism, the Aztecs saw butterflies as the souls of the warriors who died in battle or by sacrifice.

Another legend tells of how butterflies flew to heaven and became the stars.

Today it may seem that their only purpose is to delight us with their beauty and make us feel like children again, however, this is not true; they are great pollination agents and indicators of changes in the environment.

We recommend you visit the Butterfly Pavilion in the morning, when the sun begins to heat up, as then, you can find more of this beautiful colorful flowers in motion, flying around in the exuberant vegetation of the Yucatan Peninsula.