Just An Ordinary Girl

Photo By: Elin Chow

Continuing from my previous post about my trip to Cameron Highlands, we set off from Silverstar Apartment @ Greenhill Resort at 8.30am in the morning. After having our breakfast, we headed off to visit the Butterfly Farm.

The Butterfly Farm

Established in year 1990, the Butterfly Farm was initially started by the founder as a hobby to house some of the most beautiful and exotic living creatures in Malaysia. Currently, the Butterfly Farm houses a wide range of live butterflies, insects, reptiles and amphibians, all opened for tourists to visit.

Opening Hours & Admission Fee

The operating hours and admission prices to the Butterfly Farm are as follows:



How To Get There

The Butterfly Farm is located close to the famous Kea Farm, about 3km from Brinchang.

The Butterfly enclosure is a magnificent glass house where dozen species of.butterflies are housed in an indoor rain forest atmosphere. It is built with the idea of creating a beautiful flower garden in an enclosed area, specifically with the purpose of raising and exhibiting butterflies to the public.


From the moment we stepped into the Butterfly enclosure, we were really delighted to be surrounded by a myriad of fluttering butterflies around and all over the place.


Even though I am pretty scared of insects, I could not help but fall deeply in love with such delicate beautiful creature of nature. The Butterfly enclosure actually offers me a really good opportunity to observe these amazing creatures up close and probably capture some great-looking photos on camera. It was a pity that I did not get to bring along my DSLR for my trip to Cameron Highlands. This would mean that I could only rely on my Samsung S3 for the entire trip.


Although the Butterfly enclosure was not big, we still managed to spent an enchanting hour or so interacting with the butterflies. Occasionally, some of the butterflies even landed on my arms and stay there for a few seconds before fluttering off again. It was such a great experience!


Exiting from the Butterfly enclosure, it is not difficult to spot a cactus bed just right at the entrance. Beside it, you will find a flight of stairs that will you lead down to the rest of the zones.


I think I am still fine with just one snake, but not a dozen of them! Can you imagine what would happen if all these snakes escaped from its enclosure? Not sure whether they are poisonous, but whether or not, this is bound to create some huge panic among people.


It is without doubt that brilliant sun flowers can always bring a smile to one's face. Thus it is really delightful and inspiring to see rows upon rows of sun flowers in full bloom as we strolled down the flowers field.

With that, we ended our visit to the Butterfly Farm. Overall, it was quite an enjoyable and worthwhile trip. The admission price of RM 5 is really affordable, especially if you are visiting in a large group of people.

The farm is actually not very big or interesting, but for the RM 5 which you had paid, there is really nothing much which you could complain about. I expected more, but the experience was still not too bad. If the owner could, I would really suggest him to have the name of the attraction changed. If not, at least try to make the butterflies the main attraction of the farm.

Personally, I really feel that the Butterfly Farm is just a perfect place for a family with kids to spend some quality time at. It will not be bad to visit the Butterfly Farm as an educational trip where kids get to explore, learn and interact with our Mother Nature.

However, I do have a feeling that the living creatures are not well-taken of. Take the rabbits for example. The furry little ones look really lifeless to me. Well, not just the rabbits only. It was the same for other living creatures that are housed at the Butterfly Farm as well.

However, as what I had said, for RM 5 which you had paid, the Butterfly Farm is still worth a visit. Take this time to learn and appreciate our Mother Nature.

The living room is well-lit by a beautiful chandelier, which enhances the beauty of the apartment.


The master room comes with one large king size bed and one single bed with a small en-suite bathroom. Everything in the room looks pretty comfortable enough for a good night sleep. Indeed, we slept really well on that night.


There are no air conditioner or fan installed in the entire apartment. I believe the cooling climate is enough to keep you cool for an entire day. However, it might get a little too warm in the day. It would be good if the owner could have a ceiling fan installed. Luckily there is a metal rack for us to hang our wet towels.


The bathroom is really cramped and when you shower, everything just gets pretty wet and slippery. Please note that there are no bath towels provided, which means that you will have to bring yours along. This really annoyed me too as I have to pack in extra weight in my small backpack. But luckily, we actually called the owner two days before we arrived to enquire whether there are any bath towels in the apartment. If not, we can just forget about showering that night. But we still glad that the owner has actually provided us with a hair dryer in the bathroom to dry our hair after bathing. There were also bars of soap provided as well, but you would have to bring along your own shampoo if you are intending to wash your hair.


The room that was located just next to the entrance door is actually the smallest among the three. There is basically just enough space to accommodate one king size bed.


Similar to the master bedroom, the bigger room also comes with one large King size bed, one single bed, a small couch and a wall mirror. However, this room does not have an en-suite bathroom. The other bathroom is situated in the kitchen of the apartment.


It was then that we realized that the apartments are actually surrounded by lush greenery and mountains! I especially love the refreshing cool mountain air and enjoyed the peaceful, nature-filled environment very much.