Medicinal Plants & Butterfly Exhibition

This tour is NOT done inside Manuel Antonio National Park

Person $69

12+ years

Deposit to book $29

Kids $0

0-11 years free

Plus taxes

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Overview

Explore the wonders of nature with a guided butterfly garden and medicinal plants tour in Manuel Antonio. This educational medicinal plants butterfly life cycle tour in Quepos is a family-friendly Biophilia Park butterfly exhibition with forest trails in Costa Rica. This traditional medicine plants and over 20 butterfly species tour in Quepos is a unique experience.

Discover the Biophilia Park medicinal plants garden and research lab experience in Manuel Antonio. This eco-tour of medicinal plants and butterfly observation at Biophilia Park in Costa Rica is a must-do for nature lovers. Check out the Biophilia Park tour reviews for medicinal plants and butterfly exhibition in Quepos to see what our guests are saying.

Enjoy a daytime guided walk of medicinal plants and butterflies in Manuel Antonio. This environmental education tour of the butterfly garden and medicinal plants in Quepos, Costa Rica is an unforgettable experience. Our butterfly exhibition is home to over 20 different species of butterflies, which you will be able to observe on this guided tour. While the garden hosts adult butterflies, the younger stages of the butterfly‘s life cycle can be observed in our research lab, where we exhibit their eggs, larvae, and pupa. It is a unique learning experience, and at the end of this tour, you will be able to identify a particular butterfly, its family, and its species. At Biophilia, we also offer different programs apart from the Butterfly Exhibition & Medicinal Plants tour, including an environmental education program, volunteering program, and research program, and we’d love to tell you more during your visit!

PLEASE NOTE:– Transportation from Jacó, Uvita, Dominical, Parrita is NOT included but can be added for an additional extra fee.

Final balance is due 48 hours prior to your tour date.

Duration of the tour: 3 hours. Schedule: 8am / 10am / 2pm.

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Questions

Can I touch the butterflies at the Butterfly Exhibition?
Generally, it’s best to avoid touching the butterflies as it can harm their delicate wings. Instead, enjoy observing them from a safe distance. The exhibition is designed to let you appreciate their beauty without disturbing them.
Yes, the medicinal plants section typically includes explanations about the traditional and modern uses of various plants for health and wellness. Guides often provide interesting insights into their medicinal properties.

Wear bright clothing, as butterflies are attracted to vivid colors. Also, avoid using strong perfumes or lotions, which might repel the butterflies. Follow the guidelines provided by the exhibition staff for a safe and enjoyable visit.

Reviews

Great guide and unique experience

March 25, 2026

Loved learning about plants and butterflies. Our guide Beatriz made it personal and fun and shared so much knowledge. Really recommend this experience.

Leela Wilson

Response from Manuel Antonio National Park | Information Center

Hi Leela, thank you so much for the lovely review! We are so glad you enjoyed the ‘unique’ side of Manuel Antonio with Beatriz. While everyone loves the big animals, the plants and butterflies are the heart of the ecosystem, and we’re delighted Bea could share that knowledge with you! It’s wonderful to hear she made the day both personal and fun. We appreciate the recommendation! Pura Vida!

Lots of wildlife and plants to learn

January 22, 2025

Our tour through the plants and butterfly exhibit was awesome! My kids are 5 and 3 and they are very energetic so our tour guide took us through an extra trail. He told us about plants and different wildlife along the way. Learning about the different plants was really interesting and the butterfly garden was beautiful. My kids also liked the bamboo house and had time running through there.

Sara

Response from Manuel Antonio National Park | Information Center

Thank you so much for your wonderful review Sara! We’re thrilled to hear that you and your family had such an enjoyable experience on the Medicinal Plants and Butterfly Garden tour. It’s great that your kids had fun exploring the bamboo house and that our guide was able to customize the tour to keep everyone engaged. We’re glad you all enjoyed learning about the plants and wildlife, and we’re delighted that the butterfly garden left a lasting impression. We hope to welcome you back again for more adventures soon!

Pura Vida

Michael R

We learned so much!

August 29, 2024

Beatriz, our guide, was trained and educated in botany. Her education and her direct experience (abuela was indigenous) provided a very intimate view of how to use medicinal use. She allowed us to ask questions although she provided so much information that we had few questions.

Julie Sutton

Wonderful tour guide, so very knowledgeable

March 29, 2024

We learned so much about many medical plants and their usage.

Hope the guide Beatriz, will write a book some day. Butterflies were beautiful and we saw many different kinds in all stages of development.

I HiGHLY recommend the tour

Joan Holland

NOT associated with Manual Antonio Park but still good

September 18, 2023

This tour was very interesting for multiple reasons , Dagoberto is very nice and loves to talk about plants helpful for diabetes! ; he also loves Stevia plants. Learned about butterflies in a very peaceful garden setting, I was very happy when Dagoberto helped a butterfly, adding an extra star just for this. Thank you Dagoberto!

** Please note despite the name Manual Antonio Park , this tour is NOT associated with the park , and is a 20 minute taxi ride out of town. Suggest organising a taxi driver to take you there and collect you on way back as not sure what cell signal is like there!

Holly T

Best tour I’ve ever been on

September 16, 2023

My friend and I went on an amazing tour with Beatriz. She was extremely knowledgeable and passionate and catered the tour to our interests specifically my interest in the culinary and medical uses of plants. It poured during our time at biophila but Beatriz remained very personable and upbeat. We had an amazing time! We would highly recommend this tour!

Sabrina and Emily

Very informative!

May 27, 2023

I was really impressed by the level of detail our guide went into about the plants and butterflies. I left with lots of notes and info the research further. Thanks Beatriz and Biophilia!

Leora

Great

May 27, 2023

Very informative

Krisha

Very educational

June 19, 2022

Dagoberto, was our guide and we had a wonderful experience. He was very educated and patient. This is a great tour for all ages. If you need a day to relax and still get out this tour is for you.

Susan

More than we expected

January 29, 2022

A must on your list in Manuel Antonio. Our guide, Beatriz, was incredible. We learned so much. We took the butterfly and medicinal plants tour and time flew so quickly. We were truly inspired by the work done by José and his team.

Guillaume

Inspirational

November 6, 2021

It was such a wonderful experience learning about both the butterflies and medicinal plants as well. Jose and Beatriz are clearly very passionate about what they do and have inspired me to add to my garden as well.

Gail Bryan

Amazing butterfly tour

July 16, 2021

The buterfy tour was amazing and we definatly recommend it. The guide Mile was very attentive and had a lot of knowledge to share. It was a really positive experience.

Joel and Davina

So much to know and love about butterflies!

July 1, 2021

The butterfly exhibit was an absolutely wonderful experience to be apart of! The research they’re doing is fascinating and it was so wonderful to learn so much about such beautiful creatures.

Jenee

Amazing work by scientists and eco-conservationists

April 29, 2021

The guide, Mile, was very passionate and knowledgeable and was very patient in teaching us about the different species of butterflies and their natural habitats, and life-cycles. We learned a lot about butterflies and their role in the ecosystem. We also met with the head scientist Jose who told us about the amazing research and outreach efforts. Truly, a wonderful global initiative at Biophilia.

Dev Ray

el viaje asombroso

April 12, 2021

es un lugar espectacular, se encuantra en un área boscosa, entre árboles, y cerca de la playa.

el lugar es espectacular, los conocimientos de los encargados es amplio, te explican a fondo los detalles, desde el inicio y hasta la muerte de las mariposas, su alimentación, reproducción, en fin es un excelente lugar !!!!!!!!

Danny Vindas