4/5 Crystal C. 5 years ago on Google
Monkey
Hill
was
on
my
top
list
of
things
to
do
in
Phuket
because
I
love
monkeys
and
this
place
was
inadvertently
marketed
as
a
casual
hike
with
unregulated
free
range
monkeys.
There
are
ample
health
warnings
and
locals
advising
against
direct
contact
with
the
monkeys,
which
is
easy
to
do
if
you
don’t
want
contact
(just
walk
calmly
and
don’t
show
food/water).
Feeding
seemed
welcome,
however,
as
there
are
banana
and
nut
stalls
at
the
bottom
of
the
hill
to
buy
to
feed
the
monkeys.
We
brought
bananas
and
loved
feeding
these
little
guys.
They’re
mostly
incredibly
well
behaved
and
will
very
politely
take
it
from
your
hand
if
you
offer
it
to
them.
It’s
adorable!
But
don’t
tease
them!
More
and
more
monkeys
will
wander
over
expecting
snacks.
Some
do
bite
and
grab
without
warning
(bf
got
a
nip
from
behind
when
he
turned
his
back
to
monkeys
who
saw
or
smelled
the
bananas
in
his
bag.
If
they
see
a
stash
on
you,
you
will
surely
build
an
audience.
There’s
also
a
pecking
order
of
which
monkeys
get
the
bananas
so
the
babies
will
scamper
quickly
at
the
sight
of
a
larger
alpha.
Word
of
advice:
don’t
try
to
pet
or
hold
them
because
they
aren’t
used
to
it
and
will
squeal
and
may
accidentally
scratch
you
trying
to
run
off!
You
will
also
see
plenty
of
stray
dog
packs.
They
wander
casually
and
sometimes
chase
the
monkeys.
While
they
are
very
comfortable
and
unbothered
by
the
many
tourist
visitors
and
exercising
locals,
they
don’t
appear
to
be
well-socialized
with
humans
and
are
also
covered
in
fleas/mange,
so
I
don’t
recommend
getting
too
close
to
them.
Overall,
super
fun
experience!
Convinced
my
boyfriend
to
like
monkeys
more!
Grab
made
it
easy
for
us
to
make
a
~500baht
trip
each
way
from
Patong.
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