The butterfly and botany experts
Mariposa Nature Tours specialise in butterfly and botany holidays throughout Europe and beyond.
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FEATURED TOUR
Get inspired for your next adventure with our featured tours, highlighting the very best Mariposa has to offer.
Orchids of the Gargano Peninsula
A week of orchid hunting in Europe's finest natural rock garden, the world-famous orchid destination of the Gargano Peninsula in Puglia - our tour timed to coincide with the very peak of the orchid flowering season. Perhaps as many as 40 species of orchid, and many hybrids, are possible as we explore the varied habitats the peninsula encompasses
12th of Apr - 19th of Apr 2027
£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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