Visitors explore Gondwanaland in search of the 40 different animal species along the jungle paths, by boat or my favorite along the tree top trails, complete with suspension bridges.
Without a doubt the highlight for me was Monkey Island. Monkey Island is an island within Gondwanaland in which visitors walk along a small path with free roaming cheeky squirrel monkeys. Being monkeys, like all wild animals, they can be unpredictable One cheeky monkey leaped from a hanging tree branch using a girl’s head as his landing spot before quickly leaping to another higher hanging branch. I was excited seeing such an interaction. Judging from her tears, she was less so. What is predictable though is their penchant for stealing. You would never guess by their cute seemingly innocent faces that they are well-known thieves, who move quick as a flash. One minute your sunglasses are perched on the top of your head, next they are in the grasp of a yellow arm squirrel monkey stashing them in the crook of a tree. Keys, or any other shiny objects are favorites. Be forewarned just because your wallet is stashed in your purse doesn’t mean that it’s safe. Squirrel monkeys know how to undo zippers in a flash with their small agile hands.
But if you’re going to be robbed, it may as well be by an adorable squirrel monkey don’t you think?