In the butterfly dome Papiliorama, over 1 000 exotic butterflies fly freely around the visitors in a lush tropical garden. With their dazzling colours and various shapes and sizes, they offer an enchanting ballet. The other stages in the butterfly’s fascinating life cycle can also be discovered: the hatching of a butterfly from its pupa in the emerging chamber or the eggs and caterpillars in the terrariums.

The tropical climate in the 1 200 m² dome transports visitors into the fascinating world of the tropics. The plant world is represented here with around 120 species: a colourful sea of flowers with nectar plants for butterflies, but also large palm trees and other impressive ornamental plants. Our exhibition is inhabited not only by butterflies, but also by various spectacular bird species such as nectar birds, Nicobar pigeons and turacos. The waters are populated by freshwater stingrays and other exciting fish species from the tropics of America and Asia.