Description
Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary in the Brecon Beacons National Park is a rescue centre that provides lifelong homes for unwanted and mistreated animals, especially primates. Residents include chimpanzees, baboons, macaques, tamarins, spider monkeys, and marmosets, alongside other rescued animals like meerkats, wolf dogs, African savannah cats, horses, and donkeys. The sanctuary is dedicated to giving each animal a safe, enriched, and stress-free life.
Visitors can meet a variety of animals and learn their rescue stories. Special Meet & Greet experiences allow guests to spend 30–45 minutes with animals such as chimpanzees, baboons, meerkats, and servals, offering food or enrichment under keeper supervision. These sessions range from £40–£90 for one person and £60–£165 for two.
Admission prices are: Adults £11.00, Children (3–14) £7.00, Seniors £9.00, Family (2A+2C) £30.00, and under-3s free.
Overall, the Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary is a meaningful and educational day out, showing the importance of animal rescue and welfare. With a variety of species to meet and engaging experiences, it’s a must-visit for animal lovers and families alike.
Features
- Paid
- Host birthday parties: No
Features
The sanctuary rescues and provides a home for a wide variety of primates—including chimpanzees, gibbons, baboons, spider monkeys, vervets, capuchins, tamarins, macaques, and marmosets—and also cares for other rescued species like meerkats, wolf dogs, horses, donkeys, pigs, African savannah cats, serval cats, raccoons, and rabbits.
Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary offers a variety of Meet & Greet experiences, each including sanctuary entry and the chance to spend 30–45 minutes up close with rescued animals alongside a keeper. Visitors can feed chimpanzees, join baboons on their island, or meet capuchins, meerkats, servals, and spider monkeys, learning each animal’s rescue story while offering them treats or enrichment. Prices range from £40–£90 for one person and £60–£165 for two, with sessions available Monday–Saturday at 11:30 am or 2:30 pm, bookable directly with the sanctuary.
25.86 miles
