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Jungle Island
Jungle Island
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9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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Jungle Island, a favorite South Florida landmark, is an intimate eco-adventure park and events destination located in the heart of Miami, across from the cruise ports between Downtown Miami and South Beach. Building upon a rich tradition that began in 1936, Jungle Island is home to thrilling new attractions designed to take guests to new heights and some of the world's most rare exotic animals. Visitors enjoy immersive, real-life jungle experiences including treetop adventures, engaging animal shows and informative exhibits while strolling by streams and waterfalls under a lush canopy of tropical trees. Book unforgettable hands-on encounters with fascinating animals or go on privately guided behind-the-scenes VIP tours - just like the many A-list celebrities who frequent Jungle Island. With its newly renovated Bloom Ballroom and picturesque outdoor spaces including a private beach, the 18-acre park also serves as Miami’s destination for extraordinary events.
Miami, Florida
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2023
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Joy B
Jacksonville, FL1 contribution
Mar 2020 • Family
I love nature so any attraction that takes me outdoors is usually a win. This destination seems to be a work in progress, some attractions being added, some under construction, some not yet opened. Lemurs are my favorite animals and I never thought I would get to touch one. The lemur encounter was well worth the price of admission and the extra charge but unless you were a crazy lemur lover you may not agree.
Written March 13, 2020
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Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lovely review! I will certainly pass on your wonderful comments to the team. Aren't the Lemurs awesome?! It was a pleasure to have you join us for the lemur encounter and we are pleased you loved them as much as we do! We look forward to welcoming you back at Jungle Island again!
Written April 23, 2020
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Salvatore S
Brooklyn, NY20 contributions
Jan 2023 • Family
A really beautiful place. The animals are amazing, the macaws and birds are right there in the open, and the playgrounds are fantastic. I give 5 stars for the value — if you book a day in advance currently it’s free admission. You can tell there is a lot of work to do as they reboot this place — it has A TON of potential. Very excited to see what Jungle Island has in store for it. My daughter loved it. Our whole family did.
Written January 8, 2023
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A Zachery
3 contributions
Dec 2022
We traveled in from the Northeast and took my parents and my two teenagers. We had the best time at Jungle Island. It is a small, family friendly zoo that allows you the opportunity to get up close and personal with the animals. By far, the very best part was the lemur encounter. I could have stayed in the enclosure with them literally all day. The staff was friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. We also got up close to the capybaras who were so cute and friendly. Finally, we met one of the senior staff members who shared some secrets with us which made it feel even more special. I would recommend it for all ages. There is no charge to come in and tour the zoo but the lemur encounter is well worth the $$$.
Written December 26, 2022
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vz86
11 contributions
Jan 2020
I went to the Luminosa lights festival in the evening at Jungle Island. I was utterly horrified to see a monkey in a very small cage trying to sleep, while a speaker from the festival blared just outside its cage. Bright lights from the festival permeated the entire cage. Whoever set up this festival had NO regard for the animals being affected by it. Jungle Island--you should be ashamed. Everyone in my party was disgusted and we will not return.
Written February 5, 2020
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Hi vz86
First of all I would like to thank you for visiting Luminosa at Jungle Island. Jungle Island is dedicated to providing a wonderful home to its animal family while sharing them with visitors in ways that foster awareness and sensitivity toward the animals. The animals at Jungle Island are the core of our park experience.
Jungle Island has been a respected Miami institution for over 80 years and is proud to serve as a sanctuary and home to over 350 animals and birds. Under the guidance and supervision of trained animal experts, Jungle Island provides visitors with up-close-and-personal experiences with some of the world’s most rare and endangered animals, in order to educate guests about wildlife conservation and nature.
The health and wellbeing of the animals takes precedence over all other interests. Each animal receives the highest level of care including:
· care and maintenance standards, which meet or exceed requirements set forth by the Zoological Association of America (Jungle Island is ZAA accredited)
· daily visual examinations, regular veterinary physicals, routine diagnostics, an individualized diet and supplements
· specialized enrichment and wellness
· a caretaker who is familiar with the individual animal, his or her diet, behavior, and appearance
During the production of Luminosa, we consulted regularly with our park President John Dunlap, who is the former managing director of the San Diego Zoo, as well as Dr. Jason Chatfield, Jungle Island’s VP of Zoological Operations and veterinarian. Both are the world’s leading animal experts. Both John and Jason are available via phone, email or an in person meeting.
During Luminosa Festival of Lights, we share our love and passion for the animals and our park with guests from all over the world.
Written February 6, 2020
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Y9767GZrafaelah
Miami, FL18 contributions
Feb 2023
This is an absolute disappointment to visit!
Impossible to get through on line to book. You have to Register the day before. Not well explained on line of what is included and what is available.
At the Park the Check in was 50 minutes in Line in an enclosed area and no air conditioning. Nobody knew what they were doing. One lady being trained in by the Manager who was also checking king in. Only one other person . A disgrace. Playgrounds which are not at all supervised for numbers or ages of kids.
Animal and Bird cages with not as much as the name of said animal or bird, where they are from etc etc. Zero education. No benches for people to sit while kids playing etc.
Only interest is a money maker of doing VIP tour or animal encounter.
Never again will I take people visiting Miami to this park.
Impossible to get through on line to book. You have to Register the day before. Not well explained on line of what is included and what is available.
At the Park the Check in was 50 minutes in Line in an enclosed area and no air conditioning. Nobody knew what they were doing. One lady being trained in by the Manager who was also checking king in. Only one other person . A disgrace. Playgrounds which are not at all supervised for numbers or ages of kids.
Animal and Bird cages with not as much as the name of said animal or bird, where they are from etc etc. Zero education. No benches for people to sit while kids playing etc.
Only interest is a money maker of doing VIP tour or animal encounter.
Never again will I take people visiting Miami to this park.
Written February 23, 2023
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Gavin L
High Wycombe, UK4 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
We visited during the early part of our holiday, they were in the process of starting to open up again, offering new features which unfortunately we could not do at the time. However we booked prior, the lemur and capybara encounter. This was the main focus of the visit. The guides were friendly and very knowledgeable about the animals and the environment. They showed a lot of genuine care and compassion for the environment, making sure during interactive sessions the animals wellbeing was the top priority. Even though the main areas were not open to the public yet, our guide Ryan took us around showing us many of the other animals. He had a very personal connection with the animals and it showed with how passionately he spoke. Seeing a place like this that has people who care deeply gives me hope for the conservative of these animals. Jungle island is a place that aims to educate by being more involved with the animals. Ryan spoke of the plans to expand and offer more diverse experiences, these will make it a one of a kind place to visit. When I next come back this will be on my list to do. Whilst this maybe on the more expensive end...I am happy knowing that the money goes towards the fantastic animals. They also don't overcharge for soft drinks...well done! A small thing, but shows the mentally of the place. Thank you Ryan, excellent job!
Written August 12, 2022
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Whitney J
Las Vegas, NV20 contributions
Apr 2023 • Friends
Very cute place !! So clean! All of the animals are all very well taken care of. I did the lemur encounter. Was very impressive they were so cute and so friendly!! My only complaint is that they take too many people for the private encounters at once. Our tour guide and encounter person was Selven he was very knowledgeable and and his dedication to the animals and facility was unmated!! You can tell he spends countless hours with all of the animals their.
Written April 18, 2023
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jelyapt
Miami, FL134 contributions
Feb 2023
Such a disappointment! We used to go to Jungle Island all the time with our grandchildren and it was wonderful. Our 14 year old grandson wanted to go today after not having been there for over 4 years.
We purchased the least expensive tickets online ($10 each) and thought we would just be able to show the e-mail confirmation and breeze on in. Nope.. we had to stand in a long indoor line once there. It made no sense to us.
They no longer have a lot of the animals they used to and no longer have the wonderful and educational animal show. If anyone wanted to go into any of the places to visit the animals up close, it was $65.
There is also no longer a restaurant-only a food cart. You also can't feed the parrots anymore or take a photo holding them.
The only saving grace was a playground that looked like fun for kids ages 4 and up.
Save your money and go to Zoo Miami!!
We purchased the least expensive tickets online ($10 each) and thought we would just be able to show the e-mail confirmation and breeze on in. Nope.. we had to stand in a long indoor line once there. It made no sense to us.
They no longer have a lot of the animals they used to and no longer have the wonderful and educational animal show. If anyone wanted to go into any of the places to visit the animals up close, it was $65.
There is also no longer a restaurant-only a food cart. You also can't feed the parrots anymore or take a photo holding them.
The only saving grace was a playground that looked like fun for kids ages 4 and up.
Save your money and go to Zoo Miami!!
Written February 23, 2023
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jeydiea
Miami, FL3 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
Not sure why there are so many good reviews for this place! But I’ve noticed that most of them are for the over priced animal encounters. I’m a Miami native and Denver transplant, who came to over to visit and I was appalled to see what had happened to this place! Most of what was once a crowded tourist attraction has downsized to a small area where you can see fences and bulldozed structures. There were once tigers and they have all gone, they even had a liger once! The penguins, the orangutans, and the alligators are gone too, they once had an alligator as long as a school bus! And there were 6 - 7 shows a day in three different arenas and now there’s only one twice a day. The aviary has been closed down too. You can do the park in less than an hour unless you do the treetop climbing gym or an animal encounter. All of course extra! It’s $25 to get in, way over priced for what it is. And on top of that you have to pay $15 to park. It’s all a complete rip off.
Written July 5, 2023
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Chifeilayfranchurroqui
9 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
It was disappointing and sad, animals look very sad all the time, nobody clean the space for them and definitely nobody care them. The publicity say they have cangooros and bunnys but is not true and we paid $25 dollars each person and the parking is not included, the price for parking is $15 dollars. They took a picture before entry and then they try to sell it for $37 dollars! Also they have soda machines and a small bottle of water is $7 dollars!
Unbelievable the worst place to go in Miami, don't waste your money there!
And I hope someone help that poor animals.
Unbelievable the worst place to go in Miami, don't waste your money there!
And I hope someone help that poor animals.
Written July 16, 2023
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Lynda Perry
Les Coteaux, Canada2 contributions
Do you actually get to interact with the capybaras for a full 30 minutes during your encounter or is half (or some) of that time spent learning about them?
RedParade
Moscow, Russia211 contributions
I interacted with them for a full 30 minutes - I fed them while a staff member told me some facts about them and took pictures!
FamilyFunWorld
Alpharetta, GA178 contributions
When will the general admission be available again?
Lisa C
2 contributions
I was told a year, they are doing major renovations and additions.
Can you take pets ?
Jungle Island
Miami Beach, FL
Hi there. Service dogs are permitted but general pets are not.
Ruthi K
3 contributions
Do trainers still interact with orangutans?
WeWannaGoTooo
Miami, FL276 contributions
I only seen the trainer inside feeding them. I don't believe they have any interactions with visitors. If so, I didn't see that show.
Michael T
Lyons, GA2 contributions
How long should we allow here? Whole day, half day, or couple of hours?
LewisandVivian13
Pompano Beach, FL425 contributions
A couple hours is sufficient
LUKAVIEIRA
Brasilia, DF113 contributions
Are they open on christmas day?
Hi Lukaviera,
Thank you for your interest in Jungle Island.
We are open 7/7 - 365 days a year.
We look forward to welcoming you and your family during the most wonderful time of the year!
Kind regards
Allison
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