Monkey Park

The Monkey Forest began its journey as a living corner for the children of Yodfat in the 1970s. At that time, the ancestors of the squirrel monkeys arrived from a habitat in Belgium and the place was named “The Monkey Forest” after them. From the very beginning, the attitude of the founders of the place was that keeping the monkeys in cages was wrong, so they were given a large forest plot to live in the territory that became theirs.

In 1990, the Monkey Forest became an animal sanctuary, educational and touristic. Since then, the basis for the relationship with the animals and the forest vegetation has been one of respect and love. The attitude is that animals feel, sense, are important to our world and deserve to live (when they are not in the wild) as close to natural conditions as possible. So, we invite you, nature and animal lovers, to come, walk leisurely along the forest paths, meet the animals that live there, without harming the trust created with the animals, their safety and the vegetation.