The butterfly and botany experts
Mariposa Nature Tours specialise in butterfly and botany holidays throughout Europe and beyond.
TOURS BY THEME
Each of our themes are tailored to your interests, ensuring you get the most out of your next holiday. Select a theme to find out more.
FEATURED TOUR
Get inspired for your next adventure with our featured tours, highlighting the very best Mariposa has to offer.
False Comma and Summer Butterflies of Serbia
This is an exclusive tour, exploring the unspoilt and under-watched countryside of Serbia, in search of one of Europe's rarest and most beautiful butterflies, the enigmatic False Comma, but also featuring a host of other highly sought-after butterfly species. A tour not to be missed!
15th of Jun - 22nd of Jun 2028
£1,795.00 / person
LATEST NEWS
Latest updates from our expert guides at Mariposa.
A round up of how Team Mariposa's orchid tours have gone throughout the first half of the year...
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A small retrospective on our journey in 2025, and looking forwards to what 2026 holds for us all at Team Mariposa
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A personal perspective of the late summer butterflies of Hungary, written by Pallas's Fritillary & Late Summer Butterflies of Hungary 2025 tour co-leader, Jon Dunn
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Introducing our Early Bird discount, offering £150 off all week-long 2026 tours booked before 1 December 2025
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We're delighted to add two new spring tours to our growing portfolio of orchid tours - Orchids of Crete, and Orchids of Sardinia
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