{"id":21235,"date":"2016-07-20T11:12:42","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T15:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therockysafari.com\/?p=21235"},"modified":"2023-06-22T09:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T13:34:40","slug":"butterfly-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2016\/07\/20\/butterfly-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"\ufeffSaint Martin’s Butterfly Garden Is the Most Peaceful Place on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

After venturing over the border into the French side of the island, my family drove around in search of The\u00a0Butterfly Farm<\/strong> or Le Ferme Des Papillons<\/em> as the French call it.<\/p>\n

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For a mere $10 USD, you get\u00a0unlimited<\/strong> access to the butterflies. The entry ticket permits you to return as much as your heart desires until the end of your vacation. If you are on a cruise ship, your cruise pass can be used for a discount! Once inside, a young woman\u00a0(I believe\u00a0her name was\u00a0Molly) provided us with an informative tour of the butterfly garden.<\/p>\n

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I was given the chance to hold\u00a0the world’s largest moth species! I believe it was called an Atlas Moth. It was surprisingly clingy once it grabbed onto me.<\/p>\n

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The Butterfly Farm was the most tranquil place I have ever visited. Upon entering, they had lovely slow-paced music playing in the background. The butterflies were fluttering around everywhere<\/strong>. It honestly felt like the most peaceful place I have ever been in my life.<\/p>\n

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The butterfly variety there was remarkable. Molly, the tour guide, told us they had species\u00a0imported from all over the world. You could spot\u00a0every\u00a0color of the rainbow as you walked around between all of the butterflies. The colors that surrounded\u00a0me were stunning. It was butterfly paradise.<\/p>\n

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I was able\u00a0to hold a few different butterflies although, unlike the Atlas Moth, the butterflies would only stay on my finger for a minute or two before\u00a0taking off to, once again, flutter about freely. Molly told us to gently tap their antennae in order to establish trust with the butterflies. That seemed to world relatively well.<\/p>\n