Donegal's tropical butterfly house and licensed mini zoo — an 80% under-cover family attraction where hundreds of free-flying butterflies, exotic birds, lemurs, meerkats and even moving dinosaurs await, rain or shine.
Walk through a lush, heated tropical habitat filled with hundreds of free-flying butterflies of all shapes, sizes and colours from around the world. The star attraction since opening in 2011, it offers magical close-up encounters and excellent photo opportunities.
Be serenaded by lorikeets, turacos and parrots as you wander through the aviaries. Meet Guinness and Bailey, the popular toco toucans, along with red-billed toucans, owls and Milo the whistling cockatoo.
A licensed small-species zoo home to lemurs, marmosets (the world's smallest monkeys), squirrel monkeys, meerkats, raccoons, prairie dogs, a fennec fox named Finn, and sloths. Enclosures are thoughtfully designed with informative signage throughout.
Jurassic Land features life-sized moving dinosaur models that give a glimpse into the prehistoric past. Bug World showcases an amazing live collection of spiders, beetles and creepy crawlies — both added in 2017 and hugely popular with children.
Visit the reptile house to see lizards, corn snakes and other species. Staff-supervised handling sessions let kids (and brave adults) get up close and personal with select reptiles — ask at reception for daily times.
The Monkey Swing Play Park is a covered adventure playground with slides and climbing structures — free for zoo visitors and perfect for burning off energy on a drizzly Donegal day.
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