Akumal Monkey Sanctuary - 77776 Akumal

Atsiri was an excellent tour guide at the monkey sanctuary. Our 3 yr old son loved seeing and interacting with all of the animals. She was very patient and great with kids during our 2 hour tour.

10/10 would recommend again! ATV to the cenote as well! Best to do it it all! The guides were AMAZING. Such a great time!

One of the best animalparks I've ever visited. It's not very cheap but that's ok because you can tell that the animals are fine. And the best part for me was, that I could touch a monkey who was sitting on my head ? They make pictures of you and the monkeys and , which you can buy either one for 20 Dollar or all of them for 50 Dollar. It is not cheap but they use it for support, so it's not a Bad Thing.

If you get there chance to go on the tour to see the Animals around the sanctuary ask for Siri! See the best tour guide! We got to hold monkeys, a boa, and macaws. As well as pet goats and a baby deer! This is the best place to take yourself and your family. I highly recommend coming here. There is also a Cenote and a 4 hour ATV tour! This place has it all and they save the animals!

My friends enjoyed our experience at the sanctuary. It was clean and the animals appeared healthy. During our experience with the monkey, they gave clear instructions and didn’t push her to interact with us. The atv’s were fun and adventurous! We visited the cenote and there were areas for us change to when we got there and when we left. Great value for the money!

First of all: the 3 star rating does not mean it is not worth being visited - I just want to add another perspective to those many many 5 star ratings. If you are European, you will not expect the place as it is - like a little zoo, mostly nice but sometimes small cages for animals. It is not deep in the jungle, there are plenty parking spots but most tourists come by with shuttle bus and take combined tours (+Cenote or +Quad driving)… again, little weird from European perspective for a Sanctuary and animal rescue but keep in mind that their most visitors/donators are US. Unfortunately it is not possible to visit the Sanctuary on your own without tour but we have to admit that the tour is done very nice and we enjoyed it a lot. Our guide Jose knew a lot about the animals and explained a lot and even if the tour itself has its moments (petting monkey, holding snake or macaws) which seem once more odd or unusual for some it is fun and in my personal opinion ok as the affected animals were never able to return into the wild. Some critics I read was about non-Mexican animals such as zebras or dear - they came from private collections or circuses so it is great that they take them. Overall it was a very nice visit although it feels for us like some kind of mix between small zoo and sanctuary- but we fully appreciate what they are doing and therefore it is totally worth the entrance fees (and donations) to support them rescuing animals and bringing them back into wildlife if possible!

Lucky to get in for the tour here without a reservation, they are highly recommended as our group was full as well. There is an interpretative centre and two monkey enclosures inside the main building with one very friendly little guy who will greet you. The tour started on time with an introduction by our guide Angel. I had a great time listening to his knowledge and also the jokes cracked me up a number of times. There is a huge mix of monkeys in the sanctuary along with other wildlife that is there for rehabilitation and to live a peaceful life close to nature. Holding the macaws and small python was also a once in a lifetime experience. I enjoyed the emphasis Angel put on environmental stewardship and protection of the local ecology. His tips on leaving the sunscreen and bug spray well away from the water will be remembered forever. Angel truly is a kindred spirit I could totally see him as environmental minister for Q.R. or MX one day!!

This place is nice and it's cool what they do for the animals. We did feel rushed through and didn't have much time to look at any of the animals. Our tour would go on tangents while talking and talking for a long time for 15 minutes but then only got 2 minutes to look at the animals. We did take a stroller through the sanctuary, which is nice because it's alot of walking for kids