Monkey Island
Monkey Island
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Anonymous
13 contributions
Jan 2020 • Solo
There's so much to see in Tambopata that sometimes the lodges take you to monkey island in the afternoon. Unfortunately, most animals, like most South Americans, take a siesta in the afteroon so you won't see very many. If you go to Monkey Island at dawn or dusk, you'll see more monkeys.
Written 19 January 2020
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The suitcase scale
Tel Aviv, Israel70 contributions
July 2019 • Family
It takes luck and good timing to be able to see or feed the monkeys. The island is quite big and if the monkeys (14 or15) in total don't come to you, you will not be able to see them. If you came after a group that fed them, slim chances they will come to you. Try and arrange the tour for early in the morning. The guides call them and if they are hungry, they will come. If not , they are way up in the trees and are hard to see.
Written 1 October 2019
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Ana Caceres
Pittsburgh, PA27 contributions
Aug 2019
This island was a project that failed. Monkeys that were stolen and sold in the black market were recovered 30 years ago and reintroduced in this island as a first step back into the jungle. 4 species were introduced but only 2 survived. These are the ones that remain living in the island. YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO FEED THEM. If you go in the dry season, food is scarce and the monkeys tend to come close to the tourists. You should not bring food or try to feed the monkeys! These are wild monkeys. It is very sad to see that other tours feed the monkeys and encourage this type of behavior. This is a natural reserve and monkeys are supposed to be in their wild habitats they should not be coming down and you should be meant to see them from afar.
We went in August and saw the two types of monkeys (spider monkey and brown macaws). It was beautiful. We did not try to feed the monkeys and did not bring any food. AS SHOULD BE. It is a cool place to see monkeys for a while and that's about it.
We went in August and saw the two types of monkeys (spider monkey and brown macaws). It was beautiful. We did not try to feed the monkeys and did not bring any food. AS SHOULD BE. It is a cool place to see monkeys for a while and that's about it.
Written 21 August 2019
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bellevued1
Chiclayo, Peru243 contributions
Feb 2022
Though our guide was amazing, the island tour itself is a great ripp off. There are no monkeys anymore on the island due to non.sustainable tourism, gold-mining and other factors. The monkeys have moved to other parts long ago. The municipality has artificially placed some monkeys there at one spot on the island, but as all the groups (and there are way too many every day) of tourists are led to the same place, the monkeys do not bother to show up, they are over-fed on bananas from the tourists...
Written 26 February 2022
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M H
Cape Town, South Africa251 contributions
Sept 2017 • Solo
We were taken here as part of a rather disappointing 'Kyak', Zipline, etc tour. I really disliked the whole Monkey Island thing. It is totally not okay to feed wild life. God knows how many groups go each day; I saw at least 4; the monkeys are encouraged to come and take food from tourists hands.
It is against all the laws conservation to feed, touch or in anyway interfere with wild animals.
I did hear that there is no natural food source on the island to sustain the monkeys and they were brought in but I am not sure if that is true.
A BIG' NO' FROM ME
It is against all the laws conservation to feed, touch or in anyway interfere with wild animals.
I did hear that there is no natural food source on the island to sustain the monkeys and they were brought in but I am not sure if that is true.
A BIG' NO' FROM ME
Written 3 December 2017
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egrace6
Australia6 contributions
Nov 2017 • Friends
The monkeys were stolen from the jungle and dumped on the island to become a tourist attraction years ago. The monkeys are now desperate for food as it's limited on the island so now they're trapped there relying on tourists to feed them which is now making them aggressive towards humans. Go for a look yourself if you like but don't pay lodges and guides to take you as you're endorsing the cruelty of snatching wild animals and dumping them somewhere they can't escape just for tourism.
Written 22 November 2017
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Ted K
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States8 contributions
May 2017 • Friends
This island is for rescued monkeys. We had a wonderful guide named Charlie from the Greenhouse Tambopata Hostel we stayed at he took us here and told us all about the different kinds of monkeys as well as how Monkey Island became a sanctuary for the rescued creatures.
Written 6 June 2017
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Gerry C
Ottawa, Canada12 contributions
Sept 2018 • Couples
This place is more like a zoo, with 30 resident monkeys that live off the food from the many tourists who come each day to catch a glimpse and feed them.
Written 9 October 2018
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David & Tricia
Greater Sydney, Australia953 contributions
June 2017 • Couples
Some of the resorts take you to monkey to see the monkeys , this is a total con as there has not been any monkeys there for years. Some of the more professional guides do not like taking people there but have to as it is part of some resorts program, find another resort.
Written 17 June 2017
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SpeedTravler
Seattle, WA96 contributions
Apr 2016 • Friends
This was part of a day-long river trip! leave all removables in the boat (hats, sunglasses, etc) keep your wallets and watches close-by or ready to lose them to these slick little devils who seems to enjoy toying with you more than you like watching them. Remember these are wild animals with big teeth!
Written 26 December 2016
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como es posible que exista una isla delos monos? esta especie no sabe nadar, fueron introducids, es decir pasaron por una etapa de captura y sacados de su territorio?
Written 12 September 2016
What kind of monkeys can you expect to see on Monkey Island. Any pygmy marmosets?
Written 17 June 2016
I can help by listing the species that i have seen so far in various visits: Capuchin de Cabeza Dura, Capuchin with white front, Bolivian Squirrel Monkey, Brown Tamarin Monkey, Red howler monkey, spider monkey, Golden Lion Tamarin. Not sure there is a pygmy marmoset though... Since its habitat is in Brazil up to the Atlantic coast, these monkeys will end up here only if they are confiscated from illegal trade. But i don't remember seeing one. I bet you are familiar with the fact that this is a project funded by the same institution that runs the Eco Amazonia property and involves re-introduction of captive species back to the wild. So there are only a few wild animals here. If you extend your visit in the part were no human constructions are allowed, you shall see some wild animals if you are lucky, since in this protected part the animals roam free the jungle. I wish it was a bigger part of the forest that was protected.
Written 18 June 2016
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