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Highlights
- Swap city noise for lake breezes as you spend a full, relaxed day wandering a flower filled island of gardens, palms, butterflies, and Baroque charm.
- Start by entering Mainau Island with your dated ticket, then follow easy walking paths to explore at your own pace without fixed schedules or groups.
- Enjoy access to Mainau’s themed gardens plus the Palm house and Butterfly house, so you can move between blooming beds, tropical trees, and fluttering wings in one visit.
- Stroll past seasonal flower displays, pause by lakeside viewpoints, and linger among palms and butterflies for an unhurried nature escape that suits couples, friends, and families.
Your Experience
Visit Mainau Flower Island on Lake Constance with access to themed gardens, the Palm house, and the Butterfly house.
Getting started
Enter Mainau Island using your pre-booked ticket and proceed through the main entrance. Your ticket is checked at the access point, so keep it ready on your phone or in print. Once inside, you are free to plan your own route across the island's paths and garden areas at your preferred pace.
Mainau Flower Island
What to expect
Explore a 45 hectare island in Lake Constance, known for its carefully designed park and gardens. Across the seasons you can see tulips, rhododendrons, roses, perennials, dahlias, and other plant displays arranged in themed garden areas. The island also features Mediterranean style zones with palm trees and citrus plants, historic buildings, and family friendly play spaces.
Features
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Walk through the themed gardens where seasonal flower displays change across the year, including beds of tulips in spring and dahlias later in the season.
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See Mediterranean planting areas with palm trees and citrus plants that create a warm climate feel in summer.
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Visit the Teutonic Knights' Castle and the Baroque Castle Church of St. Mary from the outside as part of your island exploration.
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Enjoy access to all public garden zones with your ticket, including the main parkland and designated themed sections.
Palm house
What to expect
Step into the Palm house to experience a controlled climate space focused on palm species and other warm climate plants. This indoor area contrasts with the outdoor gardens, giving you a chance to see tall palms and dense planting up close in a sheltered environment.
Features
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View mature palm trees that reach up toward the roof structure, surrounded by companion planting suited to a mild, sheltered climate.
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Use your ticket to enter the Palm house without additional payment as part of your Mainau Island visit.
Butterfly house
What to expect
Enter the Butterfly house to observe butterflies in a humid, plant filled indoor space. Paths lead you through the enclosure so you can watch the insects at close range as they move among flowers and foliage.
Features
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Follow the route inside the Butterfly house to see a variety of butterflies resting on leaves and flying through the air around you.
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Benefit from included access to the Butterfly house with your Mainau Island ticket, so you can combine it with time in the outdoor gardens.
Inclusions
- Entry to Mainau Island
- Access to themed gardens
- Access to Palm house
- Access to Butterfly house
This product offers multiple ticket options. Some items above (like transfers or fast-track access) may only apply to specific options — confirm what's included when you select yours.
Ticket Delivery
- Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
- Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
Cancellation Policy
These tickets can't be rescheduled or cancelled.