I was very skeptical when my wife booked online as it was very expensive. Within 5 minutes of being in the monkey sanctuary I had changed my mind. It was worth every cent and more. We took the additional option to feed the monkeys and they surrounded us and were literally eating out of our hands. Our guide was fantastic and we enjoyed every minute of the hour tour. Keep up the good work and we’ll definitely be back

We loved the experience, a simply must. Although I must say it is quite expensive. The place is well taken care of with very friendly staff. Monkeys is very comfortable with people and have no problem to come up close. One even climbed on me. The only reason for giving only 4 stars is because everybody going in for feeding time pays the same price however not every person gets their own feeding bucked we were 2 and only got 1 and there was a family of 6 and they only got 4 even though all of us paid full price. There is drinks available to buy onnsite at affordable prices. Bathrooms also very clean. And safe parking with a very friendly car guard also there.

Very nice place to see monkeys and elephants. There are a lot of monkeys (mainly Kapuziner and lemurs I think) and 4 elephants in the 2 sections. The monkey tour is about 1 hour long, the elephant tour about 1.5h and you have enough time to ask any questions and take pictures. Even if you don't ask any questions the guides will tell you a lot about the animals which is very nice. Careful with the monkeys, the will try to search your pockets and backpacks so have an eye on them when they're climbing into you (what will most likely happen unless you tell them strictly not to do it, but it is also funny). In the elephant tour there are 3 parts, feeding an elephant, walking with elephants and touching elephants / taking pictures with elephants. Also in larger groups everyone will have a chance to perform the activities which is very nice. All in all I can only recommend going there. If you go with kids plan some time (maybe for a picnic) between the tours as especially the elephant tour also involves some stops where kids (especially when they don't speak English) might feel bored. There is a playground right outside with a picnic table where families can spend some time between the tours

Not cheap for an hour's tour, but a very memorable experience. The park is superbly built with raised wooden paths and bridges in an amazingly wooden setting. The monkeys are not indigenous, from South America, Madagascar etc. and many are very friendly, jump onto you or search your pockets for food. With over 150 m9nkeys and many Duikers, there is movement all the time. A really cool environment for the Monkeys.

We got free entrance as it was my husbands birthday - really a nice spoil. Charlie, our guide, was very knowledgable and really enjoyed doing the tour with him. I am almost 7 months pregnant and we went on a Sunday while it was raining and still enjoyed the tour - just be careful, wear comfortable shoes and rather take it slow while walking. The monkeys are so cute and you can see that they are loved and well looked after. Curio shop is also very nice and has a wide variety of items. Highly recommended.

The best experience ever and our guide Connie was amazing in explaining the life of elephants. Will recommend the experience

We've lived here for a year and have done numerous animal experiences from safari to feeding baby rhinos. This was easily our favorite yet! The one hour tour was so fun! We immediately were "pickpocketed" by sneaky James; he went full on hands into my wife's purse and managed to grab a folded brochure out of my daughter's pocket. When you feed the monkeys they all jump around the people to get to the food. Our kids loved it, and my wife and I enjoyed it just as much. The guide was so very nice, and you could tell he really loved his job. This will be a place we come back to for sure. We really want to do the day long one with the elephants and the lions.

Visited the Monkey Sanctuary on Sunday morning 05/11/2023. Overall a good experience, but incredibly overpriced. Definitely catered more towards tourists than locals. You see most of the monkeys in the beginning of the tour and then its more of a 45 minute hike over a bunch of bridges and through a rockery where you don't see much. Guides are friendly and its great to see the monkeys up close but don't think it is worth R500 per person.

I genuinely enjoyed doing the monkey tour. I opted to be in the feeding group and I was so fun to have the monkeys be comfortable enough to climb on you. The tour was informative, very fun and the walkways, the nature and the views throughout WA breathtaking!

This was such an awesome experience! Well worth the price. The venue has all of the covid regulations in place. Friendly service. Our guide even took my phone and took pictures and videos of the entire tour. This ment that I had time te enjoy the experience and not worry about taking photos. Sam was an excellent guide!

We enjoyed it very much. I believe taking the feeding package is a MUST. We went with our 20months daughter and she loved it. The monkeys are not aggressive, they can steal your things so so make sure to put them well in your bag. The monkeys are free in a very very big enclosed forest so it feels good to see them. It is worth the price.

What a nice beautiful experience for the whole family, and they do such good work with these little monkeys. You walk among them and really get to see how these naughty gritters love life. A must do for anyone who loves animals.

Really enjoyed my walk through the monkey sanctuary I feel like it's a little over priced as there are not alot of monkeys anymore! Where have they all gone? It might be a good thing or bad thing but the guides are friendly the places is well kept and the monkeys are happy! Soooo good experience always!

Not cheap, but when you see how well kept the place is, the amount of careful planning that goes into keeping the monkeys healthy and happy, it is money *well* spent. Our guide, Mofolo, was a gentle soul who had a unique connection to the monkeys and other critters. Just make sure you have nothing worth stealing.... They like shiny stuff. It's an easy and relaxed walk for about an hour, mostly on wooden platforms, with two swing bridges just for fun.

Highly recommend. Wyson was the best guide we could have asked for. He is so knowledgeable and made the experience even more incredible. The monkeys are very comfortable and engaging with humans. This was absolutely the best experience!!

What a great experience! Thank you to our guide Wason (sorry if I spelt incorrect). We enjoyed so much!

Nice moments to share with funny monkeys. Love it. Guides friendly. Thanks to Sam for the monkeys tour and James for the Elephant tour.

I had my third visit to the monkey sanctuary yesterday, and I have never been disappointed. The staff and guides are all very friendly and knowledgeable. The guides are patient and answer all of our questions with ease. The monkeys are mischievous, funny and adorable. I will keep returning again, and again. A beautiful, fun and interactive outing for anyone that has love and respect for animals.

We had a fantastic time Our guide Wyson was great and so knowledgeable. It’s my boyfriend’s first visit to SĄ from London and we were looking for things to do near Hartbeespoort, when we came across the monkey sanctuary. Beautiful surroundings and cute monkeys 🐒 Well worth a visit!

Such an amazing experience. My children absolutely loved interacting with the monkeys. Our guide was great and very knowledgeable. It was so much fun and highly recommend x

Quite disappointed and sad about the conditions both birds and monkeys are kept in. Tiny low cages. There is more than enough room to have those animals in more humane conditions. I’m not happy to have contributed to such torture. Besides that, quite often they have the same type of animal in different cages. I don’t see the point. I wonder why they would keep alpacas in such a hot climate in which they don’t belong. I know they’re “in”, but a zoo should know better.

What a magical experience feeding the monkeys , the guide Sam was awesome and gave us lots of information we needed to know

Amazing

The feeding option is quite an experience, the monkeys, lamas, & duiker come up close and personal. Great time.

Lovely as always and friendly tour guide. Kids loved it!

This was a fun and interesting experience. Our guide was very knowledgeable. A must do when in Harties.

Wonderful staff, clean, well maintained, a great day out.

Dont forget to visit the meercats - take the gate to the right side of the entrance. Lovely enclosure where you can watch che meercats really close!

A wonderful experience. Thank you Sam, our guide, you were great.

Very fun experience. Please give them a visit it's worth every penny.

The monkey sanctuary was possibly one of my favorite things. The experience is unbelievable and I honestly can't wait to go back.

Rip-off ⚠ R400 per person to walk through the Sanctuary at break- neck speed.. No assistance for elderly people crossing the stream. The guide does not wait for anyone and therefore you haven't a clue what pearls of wisdom are ...needless to say we were in and out in just over 40 minutes.. Despite it being an hour tour. . . The Sanctuary itself is magnificent! The monkeys are very chilled and enjoy interacting with people as they are food driven. If Sarah, their biggest monkey, likes you she will hitch a ride. Loved the monkeys and would have been far happier playing with them than rushing after the guide.

Lovely place, great guides lots of fun!

A lovely outing with my toddler. Quite a walk around so maybe not recommended for kids under 3. A great morning out and we loved the interaction with the monkeys and lemurs.

My family had a fun and exciting afternoon at the sanctuary. The guide was so knowledgeable and friendly. The facilities were clean, including the restroom.

Had a fantastic day at the Elephant and Monkey Sanctuary. Guides are very friendly and accommodating. And the animals are AMAZING.

Incredible experience! Way better than you'd expect, and incredible staff!

Absolutely amazing and would recommend this experience. And our tour guide made it more interesting with all the story's and information that he shared while giving the tour.

My heart melted!!! We did the feeding tour and the monkeys were sooo cute! I highly recommend to do this tour! They live in a huge area where they can move freely, and the people take good care of them.

Right next to the Elephant sanctuary same place... A must do as well.. Monkeys are naughty... So cute.. they grab what they can so keep your belongings safe...lol Seriously lots of fun... Also a must do...

Its very expensive . And the monkeys are mainly visible in 1/4 of the park. For me it was not worth it.

Very nice place to visit. We enjoyed it walking more than 80% of the time under trees with the monkeys everywhere around. Our guide's speech was not always very clear - pronunciation of words not always clear, but all in all an enjoyable visit

A must to visit

This rating is about the price. Ridiculously high. Didnt even enter the sactuary... rethink your pricing and the rating will go up.

Good safari experience

Wonderful place expensive but an enjoyable experience some of the monkey where very cheeky but quite good fun

Take the family, well maintained and support the good work.

Had a wonderful time here.

Fun, friendly atmosphere, peaceful. Will definitely go again.

Expensive

A little crammed for elephants but loved watching the animals...

Great for the holidays

Wow amazing

Well worth a visit

For R370, it's certainly NOT worth it. Way too expensive. Only seen a few monkeys at the start. It's more of a hike.

Awsome experience feeding the monkeys would definitely recommend visiting

Clean park but a bit on the high price end R 370 per person. Kids over 4 years of age R 205. But if its your birthday your in lucky free walk for you. They catering for foreign tourists. The coffee shop was not running on the day we were there but it may be dew to covid. So its costly to the local tourists. But its a fun place if you not afraid of having monkeys come close or on you. There is a snake park within 5 km but is more like a zoo with a few animals worth a stop. For cheaper viewing of monkeys There is other monkey parks in the east rand with cover charge of R30 per person but you don't get to walk with the monkeys.

Beyond phenomenal experience. Better than I could have imagined.

Monkeys are so well looked after. Thank-you to Sam our tour guide who has so much compassion for each monkey. I loved it

Great Place

The Monkey Sancturay was well worth a visit. Sanitation and hygiene are of utmost importance and there are strict controls. Social distancing is enforced and the groups are small. The tour guide explains the history of the orphaned and rescued monkeys. There are walkways, sway bridges, a river and little waterfalls. The sanctuary is coveted by a tree canopy to protect the monkeys from hawks. I can highly recommend this activity.

I miss that place

Nice Sanctuary..

Brilliant

Real tourist destination

Good

Awesome experience

An experience of a life time. Absolutely love everything this sanctuary stands for. Our guide was amazing. The monkeys are too beautiful. We were fortunate enough to have quite a few of them interact with us. The tortoise following us around stole the show. The walk was lovely. Highly, highly, highly recommend a visit.

It was an amazing experience. Thank you so much ! This with the Elephant Encounter was a great day out. Lots of fun.

Go for your birthday. The tours are free. Best gift I gave to myself this year. You really get to have a monkey on your shoulder 😅.

Awesome

The tour guide was really funny and sweet. What an experience! This sanctuary does amazing work! It was so great to see the monkeys free and interact with them in their own habitat.

Excellent experience

Well run and maintained. Guides accent was difficult to understand

Cool atmosphere and lots to see and inside with all the monkey's. Will visit again. And beautiful views on top of the walk ways.

Best experience ever. Loved every second.

(Translated by Google) I recommend to visit. Interesting tours, rather ennobled territory. There is an opportunity to drink soft (and not only) drinks to take a break and share experiences. (Original) Рекомендую к посещению. Интересные туры, довольно облагороженная территория. Есть возможность выпить прохладительные ( и не только) напитки, что бы передохнуть и поделиться впечатлениями.

So amazing Monkey pick pockets

Such an amazing experience. My children absolutely loved interacting with the monkeys. Our guide was great and very knowledgeable