Despite living in Miami for 17 years, I had somehow never been to Monkey Jungle. I finally stopped by on a recent trip and I'm glad I did. It's smaller than I expected, but still a lot of fun and definitely unique. Pro tip: arrive early in the day. Once the heat picks up, the monkeys tend to stay out of sight, so the earlier you go, the better your experience will be. Pro tip 2: The signage for the bathroom is awful. The bathroom is located in area where the monkeys are over the water. The exhibits were interesting, but the highlight was feeding the monkeys through the cages and watching them cleverly lift the little food trays really entertaining to see up close. The staff was friendly and informative, and the whole visit felt relaxed and enjoyable. I'd definitely recommend it, especially if you're looking for something a little different to do in Miami. read more

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The idea of this place sounded great, but the reality was a bit disappointing. When we purchase tickets, the first thing we asked was how do we get pictures with a monkey. We were told that it was $150 each!?? we had to decline that. We were there for 3 "Shows". Two of them were pretty much identical, simply feeding the monkeys but at different locations. The other one was feeding a tortoise. The person narrating and his helper were dressed in what looked like African Safari Ranger gear - all for show for the little kids. What you will hear is about how great the place was before hurricane Andrew essentially wiped it out. Now it is basically 25 or so small monkeys, a couple tortoises, one large lizard, and a couple cages of parrots. They appeared to be doing the minimum amount needed to keep the doors open. There is a monkey feeding station where you can purchase food and put it into these little buckets that the monkeys pull up themselves to eat from above you. That was the highlight for us and my kids really enjoyed that part. If it wasn't for that, the place would have been a bust considering the Miami zoo is less expensive, a much shorter drive and on a completely different level. My advice to the owner would be to allow pictures and interaction with the monkeys for free to make it worth it and more attractive for people to want to come there. read more

We were in Miami and looking for something interesting to do nearby and decided to go to monkey jungle. Make sure to set your expectations low as half the jungle is closed due to renovations but they offered discounted admission due to that reason. The monkeys were very fun to feed through the small buckets and the monkey pool show was fun and informational! If you're looking for a fun and short (less than an hour) adventure outside of Miami this is it! read more

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This is a fun stop to explore along with all the other wildlife parks in the area. This took us about an hour just to walk around, we tried to be scarce with the monkey food to be able to feed the monkeys at the end of the park as well. We were able to find just one tube to feed the monkeys at the end and the bowls at the beginning. Seeing the other animals was a great addition and the fish were really nice to see as well. To interact with the monkeys it's apart of a tour, which is $150/person. We opted out and just walked around on our own. If you want to spend some time in the park they have little tours in additional exhibits every 2 hours or so. The one we saw was where you could give lettuce to the tortoise, but there was a lot of kids so we just kept walking around. Nice quick spot to stop at to see some cute animals! read more

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Let me preface this by saying I visited this place over 25 years ago and was so excited about it then, and since I was in the neighborhood I decided to go again. Well. The Monkey Jungle looks like it is in a sad state of affairs and much of the park is closed. Sure, there are monkeys to feed (which is the highlight), and sure they're super cute to look at, but the energy of this place is kinda depressing. When we visited, we were told we were paying a discounted rate of $20 per person due to the closures of some areas due to hurricane dance and fallen trees. Wasn't the last hurricane like 20 years ago?! One might conclude that repairs to exhibits and clean ups could be made. You can see and feel the decline. I hope it continues to stay open and get visitors. Otherwise who knows where are all of the those precious monkeys will go? And there are some birds, iguanas and tortoises to see. One of the exhibits said "sloth", but we didn't see him. We were there for about an hour but covered the entire space in about 20 minutes. read more

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Monkey Jungle is Miami's Longest-Running Wildlife Park opening back in the early 1930's!! It is a historic Icon and I have fond memories of going there when I was a young child. The park was much different back then, I am referring to circa 1975 to the 1980's with my parents. One of the Monkeys reached out to me took my eye glasses off my face. My parents tell the story fondly. Fast forward like 30 years and here I am taking my own kids to this same park, however the layout is much different. My kids and myself absolutely love feeding the monkeys by putting peanuts in basket and the monkeys are on top and pull up the basket and then put it back down for more peanuts. It is just the coolest and no more monkeys reaching out taking off your glasses. Feeding the monkeys was never like this before and that is because of Hurricane Andrew in 1992. We are so lucky that this wildlife park is still here today. The path of Hurricane Andrew went directly thru Monkey Jungle causing catastrophic damage that you can not imagine. If they were not already dead, Apes, Monkeys and Gorillas roaming the streets. God Bless the staff and caretakers of Monkey Jungle, they stayed on site helping the animals that were hurt, helping the animals find their way home. Courageous Amazing People!!! The wings of Aviary is one of the additions that was added to the park after Hurricane. Monkey Jungle is such a fun family park, we are so lucky to have this in Miami. read more

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Was fun and interesting while we waited for later flight at MIA Would recommend, nice friendly staff read more

I went there to do the capybara experience with my daughter. Jungle island itself is very small and walked the whole thing in 30 minutes while waiting for the experience to start. It's not easy to find your way, the signs were confusing. I didn't know that the experience included like 10 other people and the trainer even told that our time slot was overbooked. We didn't get to really interact with the capybara since there was so many people and they were overwhelmed. The pictures taken by the photographer were terrible. It's difficult to get a good picture with all those people around. Very disappointed with the experience. They should mention that the experiences isn't private but includes a group of strangers. The capybaras were cute though. read more

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My 13 year old daughter (a monkey lover) and I had am amazing experience. I called and Carlos patiently answered all my questions. We did the guided tour and it was worth every penny. Everyone that works there was extremely professional, knowledgeable and friendly. Eddie our tour guide was fantastic!! Respectful, kind and had wisdom to spare on everything we asked. Getting to feed the monkeys up close is an experience my daughter and I will never forget. I will say, even if it's hot bring a tight fitting long sleeve shirt with neck and chest coverage to wear during the feeding. The mosquitoes and ants will nibble on you otherwise. I highly recommend doing the full experience. My heart is so beyond full. The babies were magical. I am forever grateful I got to share this with my daughter. read more

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Monkey time is what you are working on here. We drove 45 minutes for the hopes to feed some monkeys. Well we fed like 2 or 3 and they were not that hungry. I was super excited about this experience but the monkeys weren't having it that day. Super disappointing! (this was $20 per person) Small place, pretty clean. How many animals are actually on site? I have no idea but I felt like whenever we turned around their were like 1 or 2 animals to see. We did watch an 11am show of the squirrel monkeys and they came out for wheel barrels full of food. We weren't feeding them but hey, those monkeys appeared! I did see a super fat iguana. Like so fat he just laid there and looked like his arms couldn't support his weight. Kind of depressing. read more

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This place is good for kids probably up through 10-11. It's probably 2-3 hour experience if you do everything like watch the monkey show it's just an explanation about monkey history and food is thrown in. Also the reptile aka tortoise feeding and squirrel monkeys. Based on other reviews we didn't do the $150 experience since it was everything we did but a walk into and personal feeding of the monkeys. For $20pp it was worth the few hours. We bought food in the front and went around the feeding cups an tubes and that was fun for a young one. Not sure that $150 would be worth it. read more

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We loved Monkey Jungle! We stopped by on a whim not knowing what to expect. Discovered it was so interesting and fun. I recommend it highly. read more

I went there twice with my hubby first time we went it was Amazing There were so many cute little monkeys and the guide was very nice , second time we went because we had so much fun the first time but we had to wear a mask and the reason !? people might get the monkeys sick !! I didn't get that it might be the other way around so i don't know and monkeys weren't that interested in the food that much there wasn't many of them and the price was higher it's not cheap for two people to go into feed the monkeys so i don't think I'm going back again. read more

Very fun, able to work though the rain and still were able to go to all the stations. Feeding the tortoises was very fun. read more

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14805 SW 216th Street Miami, Fl I remember coming to Monkey Jungle when I was in my teens. We wanted to check it out again but were surprised by the whopper price. No longer can you walk around and look for a fair admission price. The price is 150.00 per person with a tour for your group. Since I value my wallet we did not enter and went to the Zoo Miami instead. The price of Zoo Miami is only 22.00 a much better value and only a 20-minute drive away from this ridiculous price. read more

When I tell you that this stop was the highlight of my day trip to Miami!! I am so glad that I stumbled upon it while searching for things to do in the city. I called the Monkey Jungle on Wednesday morning 01/5/2022 during our drive from Palm Beach to Miami. I was advised that we could sign up for the 2:30 pm tour and that we needed to arrive by 2:15pm to complete paper work and pay the fee. We arrived around 1:30pm. We were greeted by Steve (The director). He was very personable and chatted with us about the business. He also asked a staff to escort us to the restroom that was located on the property. He suggested that we go grab a bite to eat and return around 2:15pm. Upon our return we were the only patrons. We paid the entry fee that totals $160.50 with taxes and signed a waiver form. Another group of 2 arrived shortly after. The tour commenced about 10 minutes after the noted start time of 2:30pm. Our guide was Will and he was AWESOME!! He was knowledgeable, personable and just had a great energy!! Most importantly he had a great sense of humor. He is the kind of person you wished was your friend!! Will advised us that his goal was for us to have a great time and his only ask from us was to be safe and to keep the animals safe. To keep the monkeys safe we had to ensure that we wear our mask properly for the duration of our time at the Monkey Jungle. Will provided great information about the various types of monkeys on site as well as history on how the company was started. Following the informational session of the tour we were provided an opportunity to feed the monkeys. This first encounter was us placing food (dried fruit) in a dish and watching the monkeys use a chain to pull the food to themselves. This activity shows the intellect of the monkeys. It was interesting to see how the monkeys that have a higher rank skipped over the raisins! Will said they basically think raisins are for the lower ranking monkeys!! The main event is going into the rainforest. This is where the squirrel monkeys reside and where we interact with them face to face. Will showed us the best way to get the monkeys to come to us. His visual example was on point. Once we were given a tray and food was placed on it the monkeys were ready to eat!!! We had so much fun feeding the monkeys and taking some cute pictures and videos. This experience is pricey, however, I think it is well worth the cost for special occasions. It is clear that the employees love what they do. The great customer service and entertainment of the monkeys makes it all worthwhile!! My only wish is that it lasts a little longer!! read more

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Not sure how anyone can give this place more than 1 star. It's $20 per person and you hardly see any monkeys. Most of the areas are closed and you mostly see birds. It's a sad situation for this animals, the place is outdated and mostly empty. Not to mention that they offer a private tour for $150 per person. You have to be out of your mind to charge this for about 20 minutes of walking the park. This is the type of thing that Miami offers. read more

Very clean small park! From the name we expected to see a lot more than we did. Only 2 areas of monkeys. Enjoyed both. Don't waste money on food, there was only one monkey to feed. May have more animals in Oct. if you want to spend $150 each, call to find out times for animal encounter tours, we were 40 min late! read more

there weren't just monkeys, there were birds, iguanas, emus, parrots, turtles, etc. this is an amazing place to bring your kids 10+. it's very worth it to get the tour, especially where you can feed the monkeys, i suggest the tour, you go into the monkeys habitat and fed them, which means, you have on hand contact with monkeys, but you won't get that offer if you do not do a y tour!! WILL, will is an amazing tour guide, you absolutely need to have him, hopefully you guys can!! we were lucky enough to get him after reading a good review about him, and yeah, he's pretty good !! thank you so much will!! p.s. you should tip ! read more

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Fantastic I would only change one thing.. Our tour guide was fantastic and very funny. The up close impersonal experience with the monkeys was truly breathtaking.. five out of five stars for the staff and the experience. The only reason I'm giving three stars is because of them making you wear masks when playing with the monkeys it clearly has nothing to do with the monkey safety and is still just left over woke ideology. I highly recommend this business changing that policy. All in all I would recommend going however, you absolutely need to be prepared to wear a mask...that's sad In my book. Still a lot of fun though. read more

Monkey Jungle - Monkeys and masks - Zoos Near Me - Miami, Florida

Small, but unique experience! We did the $20 per person option that gives you general entry. Our toddler really enjoyed feeding the monkeys and watching them race around overhead. The turtles and macaws were also pretty neat. The whole area is nice to walk around in, looks really authentic and jungle-y. We spent an hour here, which was very worth the price! read more

Hilarious experience! You'll have a great time. We brought kids ages 2 and up. One bummer is they make you wear a mask when feeding the monkeys. read more

Magnífico lugar. La interacción con los animales muy bien organizada. Cuenta con un staff maravilloso. Los niños pasan un momento muy divertido. read more

Monkey Jungle - Feeding monkeys - Zoos Near Me - Miami, Florida

What a unique and beautiful experience. This was one of the coolest experiences I've ever had, getting to interact with these beautiful and smart and adorable monkeys. The animals seem happy and the staff respectful and well-informed. The experience felt less exploitative than other animal exhibits I've been to, and was just generally joyful. Thankfully, I did not get peed on, like I was warned I might. Yes, it can feel a bit pricy for the size of the place, but the experience is unlike any other. I can't wait until I'm back in the area and can do the close encounter (or whatever it's called) where you can actually touch the monkeys! read more

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Absolutely love coming here with the kids!! Amazing service everything is just jolly !! Don't miss out on this experience

What a great experience! We booked the tour that includes 1:1 time with the monkeys. Will, our guide, was funny, engaging, and extremely knowledgeable about all of the various types of monkeys, the habitat, their diet, personalities, intellect, and more. We would book again. read more

I honestly feel like this place is a little expensive for $30 a person but the annual pass for $40 is a good deal if you plan on going at least twice. I think the entrance should be more around $17-$20 because there's not a full day of things you can do here. I spent max 2 hrs and did everything. I decided to do the rainforest tour which was $89 plus tax and it included the entrance fee and 40 minutes of feeding time with the squirrel monkeys. I felt that was worth it, my sister and I had such a great time taking selfies and feeding the monkeys they were so cute. I think it's a great place to go, once especially if you have kids or love monkeys. The animals seem happy and well taken care of which is important to me. read more

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Not what we expected. If you really want to be in contact with the monkeys you have to pay $150 per person, including children. Otherwise they charge $20 per person and you only see a few turtles and parrots. The monkeys can only be seen in one area and they only walk on top of the net. The place lacks affection, it is neglected. read more

Make sure to print any coupons you want to use. We went during Miami Attraction month and did not get to use the BOGO offer because we didn't have a printed coupon. This is an excellent park for young children to enjoy because it is on the small side. As an adult I had a blast feeding the monkeys. You can purchase small boxes of raisins or craisins for $1. There are machines around the park selling sunflower seeds for a quarter. The monkeys are behind fences. There are bowls hanging from the fence. You place the food in the bowl and the monkey pulls up the bowl and takes the food and then releases the bowl. It is a fun experience. For $90 you can take the tour and pet the monkeys. There are short scheduled presentations during the day to learn more about the monkeys. There is parking right in front of visitor center. They have a gift shop and a small snack stand. There is a picnic pavilion to reserve for parties. read more

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It was a cute short pit stop. We didn't do the $150/pp tour where you get to have the monkeys jump on your shoulders etc bc it was just too expensive. We fed the monkeys instead who are caged above your head and you feed them pre-bought raisins. That was the highlight for us as we have parrots and turtles back home on the west coast at Jungle Gardens. Disappointed the main monkey experience was so expensive but it was a cute place to spend an hour. read more

I have been visiting South Florida for a few years now and have been looking forward to visit Monkey Jungle. I LOVE primates! My last two visits I was unable to go as the hurricanes closed the facility down. Last year I missed the opening by a week I think. I can completely understand the challenges a place like this faced after that disaster. I guess my expectations were more than the reality. Don't get me wrong, they have done a wonderful job of taking care of the animals and the environment will certainly come back but I hope the tourists will too. I loved being the "caged " animal. The monkeys were all around us. You can feed them using seed or dried cranberries or raisins which you ut in little buckets that are attached to chains that the monkeys can pull up and get their treats. Others in cages have tubes you can slide the food down. The lone gorilla who is 50 years old is tended to by 3 different people and has been taught various commands which performs a couple of times a day for the visitors. I kind if felt sorry for him because he seemed rather disinterested in OUR visit. The visit was not cheap, the return was sweet but I left feeling a little "empty". read more

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It was really great, cool up close and personal experience with the monkeys, our tour guide Will was great, lots of stories and fun facts about the monkeys and genuinely just an entertaining person to be around. read more

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The cost is $150 per person for a tour guide. Half the place is closed down. My grandson and I settled to guide ourselves for about $20 a person. That was ok. Monkey Jungle is not what it used to be. Not much in the souvenir shop I think there was five shirts in the shop. Not worth it. read more

Great experience! Our tour guide (Will) was so nice and it was a clean facility. Monkeys were well cared for and had great habitats. Loved feeding the adorable squirrel monkeys read more

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Going here was one of the highlights in my childhood - 50 years ago. Figured it would have changed a lot - but NO, it was wonderfully fabulously just as it was - "Where Humans are Cages and Monkey run wild." Because Monkeys can contract COVID they had to close down but eventually started offering small group tours so long as everyone wears a mask - which I was more than happy to do to protect the animals. Not cheap to do, but worth every penny! (Plus, I think the owners must be paying out-of-pocket to keep this place going during the pandemic, so I was more than happy to contribute to that!) Our guide, Will, was brilliant and well-informed. I was fascinated to learn about the social structure of the Macaque monkeys. And it was SO MUCH FUN to be able to feed the little Spider Monkeys as they happily crawled all over us. Truly can't top smiling thinking about it all! read more

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The last time I was at Monkey Jungle was 11years ago. Everything is still the same! A nice place to visit while in Homestead. They have a ton of old and new world monkeys in a beautiful habitat. The entrance fee is a little steep at $30 per person w an additional $60 for a monkey handling experience. Either bring your own drinks or have single dollar bills because the water/soda machines dont take anything else. Also, bring change for food dispensers around the park for the monkeys. Watch out for the macaques taking a piss over the cages..you might get showered! Overall, an awesome experience on a warm and sunny day! read more

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It rocks!!! Tons of entertainming primates. You get to feed them & they are seemingly happy. I've been places where they aren't happy & this is not it! read more

Absolute favorite monkey experience yet, and I've done quite a few. Cost was $150/person and experience was worth every penny. Plenty of opportunities to actually interact with the monkeys and get up close. I was in heaven when we got to feed the spider monkeys, feels like you are in a jungle and they come running and jumping from all angles to get a treat. This encounter was educational, tour guides were knowledgeable and entire experience was amazing. read more

Monkey Jungle - Informative - Zoos Near Me - Miami, Florida

My friend wanted to come here sooooo bad so we decided to give this place a try. We opted for the rainforest Amazon tour where you can feed the monkeys. So, feeding the monkeys were a lot of fun! The squirrel monkeys are so cute and small. They will hop all over you--for food, of course. Our tour guide, Chris did a good job providing us with tips for getting the monkeys to climb on your hand. We were in the rainforest for about an hour. We also got to see capuchin monkeys. So why three stars? The price. Specifically, the price for the value. It was about $30 without the tour and $90 with tour. Without the tour, I don't think there's a whole lot there. You can see a presentation (at designated times) about the gorilla, King and a presentation on the Java monkeys at the swimming pool. The employee for Java monkey presentation was reading from a script and it was sort of monotone. The presentations were about 20 minutes long. Also, you can feed monkeys by buying raisins and putting them in a metal bowl which the monkeys pull up. I did like the parrots-they even say "hello." I just know that if I was a kid, my mom wouldn't have been able to afford the tour. If money's not an issue, go for it. But if it is, go to Zoo Miami. read more

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Overpriced & lackluster guide presentation. Gift shop picked over. Beautiful birds were just ignored. Could've done much more here. Enjoyed feeding the monkeys. Would've liked any interaction with the Capuchins. Jungle foliage is gorgeous. Parking is ample & shaded, very good. Beautiful home for the monkeys- glad of that. read more