Why not experience the world of butterflies, stroll through a tropical forest in a custom made dome with butterflies flitting around your head...a totally unique experience soon to be opened in Eshowe.
The Eshowe Butterfly House is linked with the Fort Nongqayi Museum Village by sharing the parking, entrance and ticket area. The dome is home to mainly Afromontaine forest butterfly species, particularly the Emperor Swallowtail (Papilio ophidicephalus zuluensis). The butterfly complex extends 137m x 50m area, with an interpretation centre will be a smaller dome linked with the main butterfly dome.
The Butterfly Routes is the first community-based butterfly house network of its kind in South Africa featuring a variety of butterfly species according to the vegetation of the area. This is a project developed by African Conservation Trust, with funding received from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF). Situated in northern KwaZulu-Natal and extending from Eshowe to Tembe, this community-based ecotourism venture offers the display of live indigenous butterflies in a butterfly dome and butterfly guided tours in the nearby community land forest.
The butterfly dome is also perfectly situated to explore the historical Fort Nongqayi, the Dlinza Forest Aerial Boardwalk or the impressive Mpushini Falls!
For more information visit www.butterflyroutes.org or tel: 072 620 8376
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