Monkey World offers a range of personal talks and guided tours of the park by our Education Officers, or a more casual self-guided tour.
Please Note:
Monkey World entrance fee is not included with any of the tour or talks prices.
Intro Tour:
Discover Monkey World with our Education Team! As part of our festive fun, throughout December, join us for a free 30-minute introductory tour*, starting at 10.30am. This relaxed experience is a great opportunity to learn more about the work of Monkey World – Ape Rescue Centre and hear some of the fascinating stories behind the rescued primates who call the park home. Along the way, a member of our Education Team will help you identify some of the individuals you meet and share more about their backgrounds and lives at the park. With plenty of opportunity to chat and ask questions, the tour is designed to feel more like a conversation with our Education Team than a formal guided tour. There is no additional charge to take part. Simply meet your Education Team guide at the Adoption Centre at 10.30am (*subject to availability).
Personal Guided Tours:
Monkey World’s highly popular guided tours take private groups on a 1 hour 15 minute walking tour through our 65 acre park. One of the Education Team will guide you and your group on your journey, detailing the history of the park and our mission to end the illegal smuggling of primates from the wild. Throughout the tour, your guide will tell you the stories behind our primates’ rescues, explaining their transition from cruelty and abuse to their rehabilitation into appropriate social groups and large, natural enclosures.
Our tours are a fantastic way to gain a better insight into Monkey World’s work and to enhance your experience of the park; perfect for fans of Monkey Business and Monkey Life! Tours are very popular and often get booked up quickly. To avoid disappointment, tours should be booked in advance through our Admin Office by emailing admin@monkeyworld.org or calling 01929 462537. Gift Vouchers are also available.
Buggy Tours:
Enjoy the park from the comfort of our 6-seater golf buggy! This exclusive option gives the tour-goers early entry to the park at 9am, a 1 hour 15 minute guided tour and a hot drink at the Treetops cafe once completed!
The buggy tours are fantastic for those who find the park’s beautiful countryside a little too rugged, or for those who prefer to get in early and travel in comfort. You’ll be guided by a member of our knowledgable Education Team, and will see the primates waking up to start their day.
Buggy tours cost £85 for a party of up to 4 people.
For availability or to book, please email admin@monkeyworld.org or call 01929 462537.
Self-Guided Audio Tours:
To learn about the park, the primates and their rescue stories at your own pace, you can follow our self-guided tour, which can be accessed by your smart phone. This leads you on points of interest around the park, giving a real insight into the rescues and lives of our endangered primates.
The self-guided audio tour can be purchased and downloaded for £2 per device at the entrance gate, gift shop or adoption centre on arrival at the park. The audio points are signposted around the park.
Virtual Tours:
If you can’t visit the park in person, book one of our Zoom tours! By the power of video conferencing software, a member of our team will take you around the park to see all your favourite primates.
We’ll be running these as a personal tour, so can be very guided by which primates you like & what you’d like to see. We’ll also be able to take you “off-show”, up feeding towers that the public are not allowed to access, and round the back of enclosures also.
For an adoptive parent, virtual tours are £35.
For non-adoptive parents, they are £49 each. However, you have the option to share with one other person, if you have a friend who loves the park too, at a cost of £31.50 each.
Tours will run for approx. 1 hour 15 minutes.
For availability or to book, please email admin@monkeyworld.org
Prices are as follows:
**Adoptive Parents benefit from 10% off listed tour prices. Select the Adoptive Parent price on the booking page, or let a staff member know when booking.
| Personal Guided Tours* | |
|---|---|
| Up to 4 people | £40.00 |
| Up to 6 people | £55.00 |
| Up to 12 people | £75.00 |
| Buggy Guided Tours* | |
| Up to 4 people | £85.00 |
| Self-Guided Audio Tours* | |
| Per Device | £2.00 |
| Virtual Tour | |
| Adoptive Parent, per device | £35.00 |
| Non-Adoptive Parent, per device | £49.00 |
| Additional Device | £16.00 |
*Admission is not included in the tour price.
| Talks - School Groups / Ofsted registered organisations | |
|---|---|
| Topic-Focused Talks and Workshops – max 35 students* | £40.00 |
| General Talks - up to 35 students, additional students £1 each | £35.00 |
*Please see the Education page for more information and booking details.
| Talks - General Groups | |
|---|---|
| Up to 45 people | £40.00 |
| Over 45 people | £100.00 |
Keeper Talks
Can’t book a tour? Don’t worry, our video keeper talks explain all about man’s closest relatives. Scan the QR codes at the enclosures to view each talk! The keepers will also hold informal Q&A sessions at the below times. They love to share their knowledge of the primates in their care!
- 1 12:00pm Lemurs & Small Monkeys
- 2 12:30pm Woolly Monkeys
- 3 1:00pm Chimpanzees
- 4 1:30pm Orang-utans
- 5 2:00pm Gibbons
- 6 2:30pm Spider Monkeys, Capuchins & Stump-tailed Macaques
Please look out for this symbol for locations (also marked on the map). Locations may vary slightly in poor weather.
Please note:
Once a tour date has been offered to you, we will hold the time slot for 5 working days. After this period, the slot will be released and made available to other visitors.
