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Visitor tip
Purchase food packets ($1 for raisins and sunflowers) at check-in to feed monkeys from ground-level feeding stations where they hoist chains above you—this is consistently highlighted as the must-do interactive experience and offers great value.
Best time
Arrive before 10:00 AM show time to maximize your experience, as the box office closes at 3:00 PM and multiple daily presentations (10:00 AM, 12:15 PM, 2:30 PM) cover monkey, reptile, and bird sections. Plan to stay at least 3-4 hours.
Visitor tip
Consider upgrading to the interactive squirrel monkey habitat experience ($150) or private rainforest tour with capuchins where guides provide personalized, educational engagement—reviewers note staff passion and knowledge enhances understanding significantly.
About Monkey Jungle
Zoological park hosting monkeys. Rainforest setting with monkeys & other animals, plus shows & a 10,000-year-old fossil display.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Zoo
- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Founded
- 1935
- Size
- 30-acre natural subtropical forest
- Experience
- Guided Rainforest Adventure Tours or self-guided exploration with animal encounters
What visitors say
I visited several times in January with family and friends. It was a fun way to spend the day every time I came. Knowledgeable staff with great presentations each time. Going in to feed and interact with the spider monkeys was…
The monkey jungle is a definite must see if you are in the Miami area and definitely if you have kids. The macaque Monkeys live in 7 acres of open air, the cages you see in the pictures are just to keep them away from the humans. There…
If you are looking for an interactive adventure with Eco Shows and natural habitat areas up close, I feel this was a great adventure for my friend and I. We were greeted with kindness when we approached the front entrance. When we…
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Did You Know?
- Monkey Jungle features a 10,000-year-old fossil display, adding paleontological significance to the zoological experience
- Macaque monkeys live in 7 acres of open-air habitat at Monkey Jungle, one of the largest open-air monkey habitats in the facility
- The attraction offers an interactive squirrel monkey habitat experience where visitors can have close contact with squirrel monkeys for $150, including the ability to pet and have monkeys climb on visitors
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