Akumal Monkey Sanctuary & Rescue Center: Deep Dive into Mexico's Wildlife Conservation Efforts

Discover the Akumal Monkey Sanctuary & Rescue Center and dive deep into Mexico’s wildlife conservation efforts. Experience the beauty of nature, learn about animal protection, and support a worthy cause!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Akumal Monkey Sanctuary - One of the unique features of the sanctuary is its educational program, which seeks to raise awareness among the local community about the importance of animal welfare and conservation
    As you walk through the sanctuary, you’ll see a wide range of animals, from monkeys swinging through the trees to majestic boa constrictors…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Monkey Bonding at special areas
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Optional transfer service from Tulum or Playa del Carmen for $15 USD extra per Person
  • We do not do Pickups at Cancun Area, we can arrange a private transfer from Cancun for $130 USD
  • Lunch
Additional Information

A visit to the sanctuary not only provides the chance to observe adorable and intriguing primates but also offers enlightenment about the pivotal efforts being made to safeguard and nurture endangered creatures. You’ll attain insight about the obstacles they face in their natural environment and ways in which we can contribute to the conservation of…

Location
Akumal Monkey Sanctuary
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Explore05732513009
Apr 9, 2025
A must do experience - Tour was an amazing experience. And educational. Can’t say enough about Sixto who was our guides. It was great to see that all wildlife are treated with great care and respect. Very friendly staff all around.
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Allison
Apr 9, 2025
Amazing experience! - We had pre booked our tickets online for the sanctuary and snorkeling! Easy booking process through their website. When we arrived, we were advised that snorkeling would be canceled as there was a storm coming in and the ocean was too rough to snorkel in. I was super disappointed as I was highly looking forward to that - but I appreciate the staff being thorough and putting customer safety first! They told us to email and they would process a partial refund for the snorkeling - they did and it was processed and refunded within 3 days! Our guide was very informative and highly engaging! He made sure to take time explaining everything and made sure to answer any questions anyone had. You’re allowed to take your own photos in every part of the sanctuary, minus when you go into the separate enclosure to have time with one of their monkey’s - this is solely for safety purposes for the animal! They do have a professional photographer that accompanies the group through the tour and you have the opportunity to purchase those photos at the end. For the two of us, it cost $50 USD ($72ish CAD) and we ended up with over 50 pictures of incredible memories. We had a phenomenal time and would highly recommend a visit to the sanctuary! Make sure you bring your water and sunscreen!!!
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Connori2025
Jan 26, 2025
EXCELLENT! - Super fun! Worth every penny! Definitely check this place out! Do the whole tour. ATV, Cenotes, & The monkeys!! Buy the photos at the end too. Also super worth it!
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Pvr5651
Jan 21, 2025
Good Work! - I love the work they do to rehabilitate zoo, circus, and illegally housed animals. Hats off to Mexico for making it illegal to profit off of wildlife. You are miles ahead of the U.S,
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Indianatraveler81
Jan 20, 2025
Great experience at the animal sanctuary - We loved this tour! They are doing wonderful work with animals needing rescue. Very dedicated. The interactive experiences were great and done with much respect for the animals. We bought the photos and they were emailed to us within 24 hours. Just had to download from a link. They were well worth the cost.
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Misty_s
Jan 8, 2025
Monkeys! So Great! - Fantastic experience! I mean MONKEYS - what else do you need in life? Our guide Oscar was very knowledgeable and made the experience so pleasurable. Thank you for all you are doing for the animals. Cannot recommend enough.
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Sheila_m
Jan 20, 2025
Touching experience, physically and emotionally! - Booking a pickup and drop off might make this tour unnecessarily pricey. Viator advises that ride costs $60USD pp round trip from Playa del Carmen but the sanctuary only charges 300 pesos pp. So best to pay for the ride in pesos when you arrive at the sanctuary. The tour experience was excellent. I would give it five stars if it included some free time after the 2 hour tour. Would have liked more time with the animals.
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Bonniew932
Feb 12, 2025
Disappointing! - Monkeys were all in cages. Our guide was informative, but the videos make it look like you would have more up close encounters with monkeys. We did go into a separate area with a monkey named Sara and a photographer took pictures of everyone with the monkey. (No personal phones or cameras allowed, it was expensive to buy the digital photos) Photos with birds and/or snake were available too. We saw zebras on the drive in, but tour guide never brough us near them. We also paid for the cenote, which was definitely not worth it! It was very dark, rocky and slippery and very cold! We took a few pics and left. We paid their transportation to pick us up at the hotel. The van was packed, we were crammed into the front seat with the driver.
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Roving01774702369
Apr 4, 2025
The only good thing about the sanctuary was seeing the little animals - It was the first time going and we were very excited and we wanted the day to come. It wasn't what we had imagined. The photos were of very poor quality.
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Markus_p
Feb 23, 2025
That is not a Sanctuary,... - That is not a Sanctuary, Its only a very poor zoo with a few apes in a cage. The only interest for the team to make expensive pictures. For this intrance fee a shame!!!
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From $95
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).