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MickeyMickey · 08-06-2009, 01:43 PM

Did I read somewhere that the butterfly farm in St. Thomas or St. Maarten is walking distance from the port? If so which one, and how far of a walk!

Thanks!

sharen24 · 08-06-2009, 01:54 PM

St. Thomas has the butterfly farm within easy walking distance from the ship. The walk is just across the parking lot.

AnaRN · 08-06-2009, 03:38 PM

As the PP said....

It is literally across a parking lot. When you pull into port...look out your window or over the railings --- there will be a restaurant RIGHT outside of the fence and RIGHT behind that will be another small building with a big, covered fenced in area --- THAT is the Butterfly Farm.

We went in the afternoon and the guide spent 45 minutes with us - one on one time....GREAT staff there. I would totally recommend doing it yourself -- we shared the place with just one other family - it was terrific and MUCH cheaper then doing the Disney excursion. Walk time is around 1 minute.

lbgraves · 08-06-2009, 04:06 PM

You cannot walk to the butterfly farm in St. Maarten. It is much too far away.

MickeyMickey · 08-06-2009, 04:09 PM

Thanks, anyone know the cost in St. Thomas to do it on our own? I couldn't find it on the website.

Thanks,

lbgraves · 08-06-2009, 04:24 PM

There might be infomation about the cost in the DIS DCL FAQ thread under EXCURSION REVIEWS for St. Thomas.

4Goofys4Dis · 08-06-2009, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MickeyMickey

Thanks, anyone know the cost in St. Thomas to do it on our own? I couldn't find it on the website.

Thanks,

we went and LOVED it! Kids spent an hour and a half there and like the PP said, it was a one on one "tour" and they were great with the kids. I think we paid $12 a person but they gave us a $5 coupon per person to use in their shop...we pooled our coupons and bought something worth $20 and didn't have to pay anything (there is no limit on how much you spend to use the coupon). To get the $5 coupon you had to be from a cruise ship, so we had to show our KTTW (although it was a little obvious!

)

Take some $$ to tip your "guide" as well. They are very nice and we learned a lot. We drove past the one on St. Marteen and it didn't look as nice.

Have fun!

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08-06-2009, 01:54 PM	#2
sharen24 DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 939	St. Thomas has the butterfly farm within easy walking distance from the ship. The walk is just across the parking lot.

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08-06-2009, 03:38 PM	#3
AnaRN Disney Addicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 39	As the PP said.... It is literally across a parking lot. When you pull into port...look out your window or over the railings --- there will be a restaurant RIGHT outside of the fence and RIGHT behind that will be another small building with a big, covered fenced in area --- THAT is the Butterfly Farm. We went in the afternoon and the guide spent 45 minutes with us - one on one time....GREAT staff there. I would totally recommend doing it yourself -- we shared the place with just one other family - it was terrific and MUCH cheaper then doing the Disney excursion. Walk time is around 1 minute.

08-06-2009, 04:06 PM	#4
lbgraves Little Cinderella's Mommy The bad news is...they are driving me nuts!!! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 37,990	You cannot walk to the butterfly farm in St. Maarten. It is much too far away.

08-06-2009, 04:09 PM	#5
MickeyMickey DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 500	Thanks, anyone know the cost in St. Thomas to do it on our own? I couldn't find it on the website. Thanks,

08-06-2009, 04:24 PM	#6
lbgraves Little Cinderella's Mommy The bad news is...they are driving me nuts!!! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 37,990	There might be infomation about the cost in the DIS DCL FAQ thread under EXCURSION REVIEWS for St. Thomas.