Apenheul Reviews

Nice, very busy on the first day of the season. The monkeys were unfortunately a bit shy, apart from a few, or they were just lazy

The cashier was very helpful and gave me all the details before hand. The recommended time to do all the exhibits at a leasurely pace is 3-4 hours but I arrived pretty late so a couple of exhibits were closed. Despite this I could see a fare amount of the animals inside even though almost all of them were in their shelters. I managed to do the whole circuit in a little more than 1 hour but it takes a bit of running around.

Great park. Very beautiful. Lots of animals, lots to see. Really fantastic.

Nice park with beautiful monkeys, we also really enjoyed the gorilla show.

The @penheul remains a nice park. My daughters, 3 and 5, again enjoyed stray monkeys. They love the playground and the merry-go-round. Time to get closer to the monkeys. For example walk through loft. Or paths such as in the Amersfoort animal park.

The salads in the Bigfoot restaurant were delicious!

Very nice for young and old. The monkeys that walk free are also nice for the smaller children because they can get very close

Lovely space for the monkies and families. Great day out. Only a lot of the attractions are closed due to Covid-19

So I was very disappointed with the park. The money was not worth it, especially because it was 46. It was said that the monkeys come to the people's shoulders and jump around in the trees, they were not allowed to touch them and they did not entice them to come in. There were plenty of places to eat since you even saw more of them than monkeys , And the prices for the food are already very high.

The park is arranged so that you have 1 simple route; so you almost automatically at every "stay" of the different monkeys.
At about 3/4 of the route the monkeys walk / swing loosely through the park and they can suddenly stand at your feet. We took about 4 hours on the route.

This is an amazing zoo, everyone should visit. It's world's apart from any other zoo I've visited. You could easily spend a full day here and still have stuff to return for. There was a fun interactive feature where children could explore hand sizes, tool usage, food choices, limb length etc and loads of fun playground equipment spread throughout for the children to enjoy. Our three were shattered at the end of the day!

Wonderfully wandering in a beautiful environment where the monkeys clearly enjoy themselves. Ideal play learning environment for children. Place to come back. And again and again ....

Everything well organized and super clean compliments for everyone

Remains fun and educational. Although they are doing well, some stays are on the small side.

It is a shame that it was not as it used to be, when you were really bothered by all the monkeys, they were in your neck and you had to lift one through the whole park.

Very nice place, especially the skulls, because they really surround you

Dissapointing. Many not to be seen. Otherwise they were just sleeping. Not a good day

A good monkey zoo / park kids think it was fun even though the weather wasn't quite with us and especially the little monkeys crawling on us.

Unique zoo with lots of loose monkeys and quite a lot of play options for children. Nice feed shows. Beautiful green location with very large monkeys / islands for the monkeys (no cages / bars). A short walk from the parking lot, but through a beautifully landscaped forest park.

Was very nice also the monkeys that came to sit on your shoulder

Nice and beautiful park. It is only a short walk from the parking lot.

Cozy day out. Not too big. Enough play for children.

Been yesterday was very nice but have a complaint.
The toilets were dirty very dirty.

Have fun for young and old. We were there for the second time.

This is a very fun and educational experience, the staff are very friendly and the animals look well cared for.
Unfortunately they will soon close for the winter season but, I will definitely go there again next year with the family

Nice park. Lots of education for children. Monkeys have beautiful lodgings and look good. Park is clean. Little "healthy" food, (too) many snacks ...

Apenheul is a great place to enjoy the whole day among the beautiful animals. There are many different types of monkeys that sometimes run free. The park itself is very spacious and so they have enough room to move around. There is a large parking space next to the park. Tip pay on busy days in the souvenir shop.

Had a nice day with my friend.
Also worth a visit.

We were with our twins (16 months old) in the monkey park. You can go for a walk in peace, in several places you have the opportunity to eat and dwell in playgrounds.
The park is in a very well-kept condition, one would think that would be open only recently.
The size of the enclosure is in places really impressive.

A little tip, with the Ruhrtop Card you pay only 50%, children under 2 have free admission.

We wanted to go to the Apenheul to touch the stalls and then we are there and then it is not allowed and then we search on the site it is in small letters that you cannot touch them by the RIVM puts the largest on the front page

Nice zoo, but you have to walk a long way from the parking lot to the entrance of the zoo. But otherwise a nice zoo.

Fun, casual hiking trail with plenty of entertainment for children: the stray monkeys are very exciting. From animal species to animal species. Interesting and appealing. In terms of breaks / play opportunities also great response. The lunch menu has both healthy (salad) and snacks. Something for everyone.

Very nice zoo with lots of extras for children, it's a fun experience.

We really enjoyed this place a lot. Kids had a lot of fun. Besides finding monkeys walking freely around, there are also some playgrounds and interactive areas where children can have a lot of fun. Sadly due to corona some of the areas were restricted but it is understandable. Still, we spend quite sometime in this zoo. Just at the entrance you will find this huge and amazing playground. If you come with children, get the 5 euro children bag, it will make the visit even more fun. So bring you own food or enjoy at the available restaurants. After 4 pm you can buy freshly oven baked pizzas.

Nice and educational park. If you love monkeys, animals and people, a must go. :-)

Great disappointment. Very busy, if there was a stray monkey in the neighborhood, there were 20 people around it. Nice park for families with children up to 8 years, not above. I was there with a daughter of 18 and a son of 13.

Beautifully decorated park in which the animals seem to enjoy themselves. Nice stays for the animals and beautiful trails to walk on.

Hardly monkeys running around freely, then prefer to the zoo for the high ticket price. The area is clean and well maintained

The monkeys walk freely and the feeding times are very informational and fun to watch. the park outside the apenheul is also amazingly beautiful

Fun for young and old! They have several species in the park and in many areas there are monkeys freely roaming who might like to jump in you to see if you have anything in your pockets. Nice playground in the middle for the kids. Be aware that it is a longer walk from the parking lot to the entrance.

Great park a great experience for the whole family and close contact with the animals.

Lovely weather watching monkeys on a weekday. Not crowded and t again helped too. Cool but dry

Too bad that the monkeys do not really jump around you but stay at a distance

It was very nicely dressed only if you go to apenheul the goal is: monkeys walk loose on and on people .. but with us that was really disappointing

Very nice! Especially the first part where the cheeky monkeys walk around. Unfortunately, little to eat for people with a cow's milk allergy. They have an allergen card when they bake, for example, they bake the frikadels in the same fat as the cheese soules. So bringing your food yourself is handy.

Been on July 30. All in all maybe 20 monkeys seen. And certainly no gorillas. Yes, a bit of back in the distance! Very disappointing for a lot of money !!!
Never again!!!!!

Even though the weather was rather typically Dutch with rain and overcast for a large part of the day we had an excellent time at the Apenheul. The kids loved all the monkeys on display and throughout the park they were able to pick up quite a lot of educational tidbits and information. We got some really fun pictures and will definitely be forced by the kids to return in the future.

The death's head monkeys were by far the favourite with the children because of their inquisitive demeanour and cheerful behaviour.

Lovely green garden to walk through. On the way all sorts of questions about the monkeys and other animals present. Very nice park, especially with children 4 - 10+ to do the tests. (y) Feeding the gorillas was a very nice show.

It is a pity that it rained quite a bit that day, and you are not covered almost everywhere. So umbrella was not superfluous. But otherwise a beautiful and fun park to have seen.

I had not been there for a long time. What has changed and how beautiful it has become! I was on a day trip with my daughter to celebrate a 50th birthday together.

Nice afternoon away. Despite being busy it didn't feel like it was packed. Fun and active animals and according to our son of 5 cool playgrounds.

Enjoyed watching monkeys, the animals roam freely even have enough room to pull back away from people and the freedom of a Happy and Holy great environment. Also plus points for their role in helping and preserving apes and monkey species worldwide.

Super fun day out with the family. It was hot today but there was plenty of shade and the monkeys were all clearly visible. Clear explanation, plenty of benches and great food for sale. Simply well organized and friendly staff.

Always nice to go but as in all parks much too high prices for food and drink. You see families with the wagon walk with everything and that should not be necessary.
From the photos they make of you, a part is black and white and part is printed in color. Color costs 7.50 and black and white 9.00
Almost no one takes them and then they are torn and thrown away.
Why not 5.00 you sell a lot more.

Beautiful park with great stays. The park is very suitable for photography because of the green stays, the monkey areas and the lack of fences. The staff is friendly and you can borrow a bag for free to protect your belongings and ensure that the monkeys do not steal your food. Unfortunately, not everyone does this and monkeys always come very close (especially in prams) to steal food and that is of course very bad for them.

A little busy today, but that is to be expected with such nice weather. Beautiful park.