Batchelor Butterflyfarm

We had a very relaxing day and the meal was wonderful. We were greeted by a friendly person and his smile was contages. We enjoyed feeding the rabbits and Evan sat down in the butterfly house. So nice to do something different.

This is not for the accommodation but the 'farm' element. The main attraction is hutches of rabbits that you can feed. There were around 6-10 butterflies when we went in April. There is a croc you can see also and that is about it. Good experience for kids who can feed the rabbits but at $20 per adult it is too steep really.

I drove from Litchfield NP into Batchelor with the kids to take them to the butterfly farm and animal park for a change of scenery. We turned up and thought we'd have lunch there too. Entry fee was $20per adult and $10per child with use of the pool. (The pool looked like it needed a refresh and a change of water- not very appealing) We walked up to the reception/bar where there was a sign saying to ring the bell if unattended, and a man working on a fuse box in the corner of the dining room. We rang the bell. The man didn't even look up. We waited another 5mins, also noticing a dog laying in the kitchen as we could see straight through, and rang again. Again, nobody responded and the man simply walked straight past us without even a greeting towards us and walked into the office. As we decided not to stay, a lady walked out behind us, not a word to be said to us and proceeded into another building. Needless to say, we did not stay to experience any more 'customer service'.

Visited the butterfly house with my children. They enjoyed feeding carrots to the bunnies and farm animals. Animals look generally healthy and well cared for. Butterflies were lovely but some of the other creatures definately steal the limelight....probably the closest you will ever get to a big live croc! The owner is an absolute legend. A one of a kind top end experience.

If you are travelling to visit Litchfield especially in a big group, they have big rooms that fit 6 people with all the facilities. We loved the vibe of the place, we could use the pool, they had farm and we could grab food and drinks straight from them till 8pm when we stayed. Loved the ambience and owners are funny and super friendly.

Farm visit very underwhelming. Not worth $20/adult. The place is quirky for sure and the staff / owner were kind and delightful. Clearly love their home and space. We thought we were coming to see some butterfly and didn't realise the farm animals were part of the deal. Their enclosures were fine, not very manicured and seemed to be alot of dusty mud in a very tropical environment. Stop in for a drink at the bar and a chat with the locals but keep on going after that.

**this is not a review of the accommodation- simply the "butterfly farm" I really wanted to like this place and wasn't going to leave a review, however we visited this place last week in the dry season and also saw maybe 2 butterflies, and I'd noticed in other responses the owner has put the lack of butterflies down to being wet season however it is now dry season and seems to be the same issue. If there's no butterflies thats fine, but it shouldn't be advertised as a butterfly farm- I grew up on a farm and if I wanted to see goats, pigs and rabbits I would have stayed at home- we did the 2 hour round trip souly to see butterflies so it was disappointing. It also had a very un maintained, dirty dusty feel about the entry/eating area... I hadn't eaten all day and was planning to eat after we had finished our walk around, but it just didnt seem clean at all to me so we didn't eat- again I get the "it's darwin" vibe, but just because its Darwin doesnt mean it cant be clean. We also felt slighty uncomfortable/ surprised when we were greated with the older man behind the counter with no shirt on, and then bumped in to him wandering around in nothing but a towel. I get the laid back Darwin vibe, but it's a business and it seems highly inappropriate, especially as we were there with a family with young girls. Honestly the whole place gave me Tiger King vibes and it did make me slightly uncomfortable all round, I will however give the benefit of the doubt and visit again in a few weeks with visiting family and hopefully there are more butterflies and old mate finds his shirt...

I’m sorry to say but I was very upset seeing the condition the animals were in. The rabbits had no water at all,no hay and just living in there poo. The ducks, chickens and the goats had dirty water and some had none,they are living in long grass and tree branches all in there spaces, along side some rubbish,it was really clustered and the crocodile is alone in a small area and just looked so down, I felt really sad for the animals and I’m sorry if this inconveniences you but I will be contacting rspca just so they can do a check on the animals as I couldn’t just leave today and act like what I saw wasn’t devastating.

So happy we found this place! Didn't get to see that butterflies but they let us play with the goats and rabbits and they were so tame. The food was actually surprisingly good. Made my holiday to Darwin complete

5 stars for a unique place to stay, 3 stars for the food. Ambience: A trip place in all senses of the word. It had a definite hippy vibe from the accommodations, staff, amenities and even the music. The cabins were spacious, quiet and very clean. The music can be a little hard to take (3 hours of reggae one night and 3 hours of Bob Dylan the next). Good WiFi but it's only available in the common areas, not your room. Service: Really nice staff. The owners were friendly and interesting. Some of the other staff were less than knowledgeable about the park (in spite of living there for over 6 months), so you may want to get advice about local attractions from elsewhere. The butterfly and bunny enclosures were a delight and a nice way to wind down after a hard day in the park. Food: Meh. Pretty limited options of basic fare. Good drinks, but cost is a premium. Price: Very decently priced accommodation but they make it back on the food and drink. I'd definitely go back if I were to be visiting Litchfield again.