While on a wild ride through the Shipstern Nature Preserve in Belize we decided to head to a little dot on the map called the Belize Butterfly Breeding Sanctuary. We had spent the morning in Corozal Town even having a coat-imundi sighting in the sugar cane fields of Caledonia. Shipstern Nature Preserve is 22,000 acres of jungle, savanna, and mangrove swamp just outside of the lovely and small town of Sarteneja. The butterfly breeding center supplies many other countries with pupae to further growth of its particular type of Butterfly. The center is difficult to find, approximately an hour or so beyond Orange Walk Town, and requires a four wheel drive journey through dirt roads past Mennonite farms and settlements. The center is funded on donation but has no official entrance fee. It boasts a lovely Botanical Trail and small educational museum. But, please for the sake of all that is important to you, bring loads of mosquito repellent. (It’s as if this is where the mosquitoes go for vacation and they are hungry!)
Believe it or not Butterflies are made in red cups
Beach view in nearby Sarteneja
Bulldog Travels / Photos By Jenny 
What a fun little adventure, if it takes a dirt road to get there I’m in! 🙂 At first I thought, why would they need a breeding sanctuary in Belize, doesn’t they have the perfect butterfly climate? But that was explained later in the post:) Very nice pictures!
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What an amazing place ! I’ve come across a similar sanctuary in Mindo Ecuador, and that was very nice to visit 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by and commenting. It was very small and very remote but it was certainly very interesting to visit.
We’re there various types of butterfly at your sanctuary or just one?
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Various types. They were doing all sort of breeding as well and there was also feeding stations for tourists to be able to see them from up close 🙂
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Loving it! I always wanted to see a butterfly sanctuary. There is a butterfly farm in the Netherlands but only opens during spring time..perhaps I could take a look this year 🙂
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You must! Think of the glorious photos you will take. And so close to home!!!!
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Wow, what a unique experience!
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Beautiful capture.
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Thank you! Thanks for the comment and for stopping by.
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Beautiful and interesting post, good blog, thanks for showing and sharing!
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Thanks for visiting. I would love for you to follow me if you aren’t already. Headed to Colorado this weekend for some fabulous outdoor time! Thanks the comment!
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Mosquitoes on vacation. Ha!!
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