Name: The Monkey Farm
Address: the monkey farm, camino del cielo, Provincia de Guanacaste, ocotal, Costa Rica, CR
Telephone: +506 8853 0165

The Monkey Farm is a park, located at the monkey farm, camino del cielo, Provincia de Guanacaste, ocotal, Costa Rica. They can be contacted via phone at +506 8853 0165, visit their website www.themonkeyfarm.org for more detailed information.

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the monkey farm, camino del cielo, Provincia de Guanacaste, ocotal

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Added by Jopie, at 03 June 2016

Monday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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Scorpion_MXD Vlogs

24 July 2019

The farm is so cool. But the horse ride was amazing. You even get to ride in the ocean. I would definitely recommend it.
Notjusttheordinary

20 July 2019

A self sustaining farm and wildlife refuge that really does care. I've been to several "santuaries" before and most of them are just rip offs and tourist traps. The owner only makes money through the horse tours she offers to the beach as well as any donations from visitors. People are always calling her to come and rescue animals ! She doesn't get paid to do this! She also doesn't get paid to feed the homeless and has been the only one who has done this once a week, everyweek since 2014. How do i know this ? I was a volunteer there. Was so impressed with her , has come back roughly every 1-2 yrs to continue to volunteer and help out. Just this year in 2019 she had also started "rescuing " people. In an unintentional but wonderful turn of events have now helped 6 homeless people with varying addictions, clean up their lives, found new purpose and respect for themselves.
I highly recommend you booking a hour ride to the beach and visiting her farm . Not only will you have 1 of the most refreshing and beautiful rides but you will learn about farming and get to see some of the current livestock at her farm.
Scorpion_MXD

16 July 2019

This place is really cool. It is a cool ride to the monkey Farm too.
Joy Sarbou-Jubert

03 March 2019

Great little learning experience. What they are accomplishing is a amazing thing! We will come back next time we are here make another donation and enjoy the horse ride on the beach!
Looking for a place to donate.this is an amazing non- profit!
Steve Elefson

20 February 2019

We had a very nice, approximately 30 minute tour by a knowledgeable volunteer of the small farm, and got to see horses, goats, peacocks, talapia fish, a pig, rabbits, chickens and roostersbut no monkeys. Monkeys are only present when they've got rescues, which they didn't at the time of our visit. No fee for the tour other than a discretionary donation, unless you want to ride horses. The area around the farm is scenic as you drive around cliffs overlooking the ocean.
Doug Berg

18 April 2018

Very friendly and knowledgeable
Joshua N

20 March 2018

Please DO NOT visit the monkey farm. They are not permitted to rehab injured or orphaned wildlife, and animals get confiscated as soon as the authorities are made aware. This had led to them saying that they're not allowed to show the monkeys to tourists because they're not accredited as a zoo. They will most likely ask for extra donations which go to the owner.
They will have their monkeys playing with dogs and puppies, which, if they ever would be released, would lead to their death.
Please do not support this project.
Bodil Marc

09 February 2018

This is no monkey sanctuary or rescue as she doesn’t have the required permits,nor the knowledge required to run such a place.
Please do not support this American scammer but diligent research your option and spend your hard earned vacation money wisely by supporting those who actually do something positive for the Costa Rican wildlife.
J P

16 April 2017

I spent 4 months living on the farm in my big tent and the relationships that I made with some of the volunteers while I was there are ones that I cherish to this day. At that time it seemed wonderful, there were monkeys and animals everywhere and the volunteers seemed happy working on various projects all over the farm. I would find out a few months later, after leaving my career and home near the beach in San Diego to live and work on the farm full time, that I was wrong about the legitimacy of The Monkey Farm and had been misled in a number of ways. If you are looking to make a difference for wildlife it is my honest opinion that avoiding this place will do just that. The farm may have been a noble pursuit with good intentions at one point, but I firmly believe that it is the farthest thing you could get from a rehabilitation center or place for wildlife and it needs to stop pretending to be one – I saw more death and had to bury more animals while working on that farm than I care to think about. I ended up deleting almost all of the photos that I took while I was there because I felt like it was a farce and for a photographer who loves wildlife that should tell you something about how seriously I feel.
The operator of the farm can make some convincing arguments against the negative press out there and goes to great lengths to make it appear everything is okay there, even posting old pictures as new ones on social media and telling tripadvisor admins that ex employees have made negative reviews to get them removed – this was something she personally asked me to do which I refused on moral grounds. All of this negativity can sometimes be easy to ignore when in the back of your head you think you are going to a paradise in Costa Rica, but after a while the truth just can’t and shouldn’t be denied for your own good and safety.
Amanda C

23 December 2016

After earning my degree in veterinary medicine and coming to a crossroads in my life, I needed a change and wanted to seek out a purpose, gain experience with exotics in a clinic setting while volunteering for a good cause. After traveling over 3,000 miles to Costa Rica, I arrived at The Monkey Farm, only to find out that there were NO monkeys, no clinic and a very different atmosphere than I expected. I didn’t receive a very warm welcome from the owner, Vicki Conley whom I had been email back and forth for over a month while planning and she seemed very nice over email, but in person was completely different. I wasn’t given a tour of the farm or told anything other than pick any spot you want to set up your tent. I expected to be walking into a great experience with other volunteers from all over the world, a clinic for medical care, a permaculture garden that supplied our food, an aquaponics system I was curious to know all about and well cared for wildlife, exotic species and farm animals. Instead I walked into a living hell.

To read my full review and experience, see "The Monkey Farm Review" page on Facebook. Google says my review is too long to be placed here.
T T

23 December 2016

Not a monkey farm at all. There was not a single monkey. It's some french kids who have a garden; some goats and some ragged horses. We were shown a real live compost worm mound. We were asked for a donation. When we asked about the monkeys, we were asked in dismay "oh do you want to see monkeys in cages?" After being shamed for expecting to see monkeys at THE MONKEY FARM we left. Don't waste your time.
Jamie Macias

01 December 2016

It sounded good, until i arrived. Do NOT sign up for volunteering. They ask for a minimum of 30 days volunteering, & all they want is a free gardener for 30 days. There are NO animals to rescue or help at this location. Don't bother going unless you want to garden for 30 days.
Tara Schnaible

05 October 2016

What a sweet group of volunteers running this place. They are happy to walk you around the farm and show you all the eco-friendly ways they're growing food, raising animals. Sadly, the monkeys weren't around the day we visited. They give you moringa seeds when you visit, but be careful - they can be highly invasive in many places (especially if you don't regularly eat all the parts of it, as they recommend). Fun stop on the way to the beach.
Erick Hurtado

10 June 2016

Such an amazing place. The nature that surrounds you is unlike any other. The rescued animals are amazing to be around and the staff is so friendly and accommodating.