"I went on a weekday and this place did not disappoint! They have a small zoo with zebras, an ostrich, monkeys, and deer – I’m sure more animals too, but I didn’t get to see them all. I was mainly here for the ATVs, and wow… what an adrenaline rush! We rode about 5 miles through rocky, muddy trails – heart-pounding and intense (at least for me!). Experienced riders might find it less challenging, but it was the perfect mix of fun and adventure. The tour guides were awesome, always checking in and making sure everyone was safe. My package included lunch, which had burgers, hotdogs, fries, fruit, and a few extras – a nice way to wrap up the ride. Overall, an amazing experience and totally worth it!"

Kathi Cintora (Jojo)

"We had an overall excellent visit with our group. The staff, including the veterinarian, led the group in a fun, educational manner and the whole event was on time. In Mexico! Our group of kids had so much fun being guided through an artistic, educational monkey presentation followed by a tour including all the monkeys there, the birds (gorgeous) and even a snake. The property is spacious and very well kept. If you have children, we highly recommend Akumal Monkey 🐒 Sanctuary. Recommended to book in advance."

Greg Griffin

"AtlasAdventured highly recommends visiting the Akumal Monkey Sanctuary!

While living in Tulum we decided to visit the Akumal Monkey Sanctuary for our daughter's 6th birthday and we had an amazing experience. We booked the 'Monkey Sanctuary + Snorkel' package and we added on the buffet lunch for about 7k pesos for all three of us (~$115 USD each)

You are told to arrive 15 min before your scheduled tour or you risk losing your spot and will not be refunded. We arrived 30 min early but tour orientation started about 15 minutes late anyways and a few people in our group arrived even later than that but we're still admitted so not sure how strict this rule is. Our group only had 7 people in it. Our family and two other couples. There was also our tour guide and the photographer/cameraman who takes pics and videos of you throughout the day. You can buy single media files or all of them at the end of your time there.

We walked through a few of the different animal areas and got to pet some goats before getting to the most anticipated part of the experience, getting to interact with a Monkey. There are no cameras, jewelry, personal belongings, etc allowed in the enclosure and one girl in our group had dermal piercings that they were trying to get her to take our but she explained that it wasn't possible and they asked her to keep her hair down to try and cover it so the Monkey didn't grab at it. The monkey crawls on your head and then across your hands as they give it treats so be prepared to have Monkey saliva and treats scattered over ya. You can't pet/hold the Monkey. They do have multiple sinks to wash your hands thoroughly before and after your time with the Monkey. Since there are no cameras allowed in the monkeys area, the only way to get pictures of this experience is to buy them at the end of your tour.

Then you get to pet a snake which was cool but nothing too crazy. Then a photo opp with some colorful parrots/birds.

All of this happens over the course of 1.5-2 hours.

If you book the Snorkel package, this is the point where they get you ready to drive down to Akumal Bay. You get Snorkel and goggles provided. They load you into one of their Akumal Monkey Sanctuary vans and drive you down to the bay where you will meet your certified guide who will explain the rules and will be with you during the Snorkel experience. After getting life jackets on and your belongings put away in a bin on the beach (no lock on the bin and we weren't offered lockers but there were lockers both at the Sanctuary and at the beach area. Not sure the price or if you have the opportunity to rent those), then you get on a small boat for about 5 minutes before jumping in to Snorkel. Not sure if the boat is always used or if they just had us get on it to get past the sargassum. You Snorkel for about 15 minutes in the deeper water where there are lots of fish and coral before swimming about halfway in where the turtles hang out. We saw 4-5 turtles and were really close to them. Obviously, you are not allowed to touch them.

After snorkeling, you take the 10 minute drive back to the Sanctuary where you can enjoy your buffet lunch. This is the only part that was a let down for us. When we arrived most tables were full except 1 in the back that had no fans and was in the sun so it was extremely hot and lacked air flow. The buffet was pretty much empty of good food and had some fruit, veggies, about 10 cold fries, 1 hamburger that was cold and some chips with cheese sauce. We asked the workers about the empty trays and they said more hot dogs, hamburgers, etc. Would be out in about 5 min but after 20 minutes of picking at fruit and chips we were over it and decided to head back home.
We did buy the media package with all of our pics and a video compilation of the day but the pictures were not the best quality even though they used a gopro and the color seemed off but better than nothing. They tried charging $100 usd for the pictures but we were able to talk him down to about half that.

Great experience overall!"

Atlas Adventured