Aluxes Ecopark — Attraction in Chiapas

Accessibility: they have 1 wheelchair but unfortunately it is broken so they have no working wheelchairs for guests. If walking is difficult for you, this may not be the place to visit. There are built in seats all throughout the park which made it do-able for me using a cane, but it was still a lot of walking. The bathrooms were wheelchair accessible and the entire park is flat ground with no stairs. There were sections of the park that were very sunny but most of the park was shaded from the trees. I still recommend wearing sunblock, a sunhat, and sunglasses as it is VERY hot and humid. A sweater is not needed in July, even for kids. BRING WATER. You will not come across very many employees while in the park, so if you need assistance, make sure to ask when you are entering.

What it is: This is a beautiful animal rehabilitation facility where they rescue animals from bad situations, house and feed them so they become strong again, then let them go back into the wild. Some of the animals, however, choose to stay here because they enjoy it (such as the birds).

Cost: 150 pesos per person.

Size: the place is medium size...big for kids but not super huge for adults. The average adult could probably go through this whole place in 2-3 hours but for me, a person with physical disabilities, it took 4 hours.

Experience: this place is truly beautiful and worth coming if you love animals and nature. You will see crocodiles, birds, butterflies, ocelots, snakes, turtles, monkeys, jaguars, ants, hawks, pigs, coatís, iguanas, deer, tapirs, bearded lizards, raccoons, manatees, and flamingos. Some of these animals are in enclosed areas, and some of them (such a birds, butterflies, and iguanas, are just roaming around freely. The whole place is very beautiful. There is a café if you forget your own food and drinks, or want something here. There is also a gift shop before you exit and they sell t-shirts, reusable water bottles, jewelry, patches, stuffed animals, posters,...

This is by far one of the best animal rehabilitation centres I have ever been too!!

All of the animals are so happy and treated with respect, dignity and care. We even met a lovely guy who was being the mother of an ant eater which requires 24hr care for months on end. Absolutely heart-warming.

The park itself makes for a lovely walk and all of the animals are visible and happy to be seen - not like in Zoomat where they either hide because of their awful surroundings or just look depressed because they are on their own. This place is the opposite to that.

We were able to feed manetees, spend time with giant tortoises and learn the stories of animals who had been abused and who are now learning how to enjoy their life again like Lola the Jaguar and the two adorable spider monkeys who were rescued from a life of eating potato chips and drinking Coca-Cola living in a cage - not joking that is a real story and is so sad.

Thank you Aluxes Ecopark for the work you do in rehabilitation and re-introduction of native animals back into nature. Because of you we were able to see once critically endangered animals living freely around Palenque. We even saw macaws flying over our hotel.

You are a generator of joy and...

THE BEST PART OF MY TRIP. We went on the night tour which was 1200 mxn which is $64 for up to four people.. i thought at the time it was a lot of money for mexico but after seeing what great work they do here and all the animals they helped to protect it was definately worthwhile. The tour is given by biologists voluntering at the ecoparque and local guides who are familiar with the natural jungle habitat. The tour was given in spanish and i'm not sure if its always the case so worth asking but even if you can't speak the language the experience itself is very worthwhile. You get see and feed many animals int the park, which is semi enclosed for which they give great reasoning as to why it must be that way. My favourite part where the manaties (which you feed) and the tapir. Its an incredibly tactile experience and exhilarting to see many wild nocturnal animales in such an organic way. They also highlight the plight of many of these native endangered species. Another great part of this project is that have helped reintroduce the native macaw population which had become extinct and are using modern technologies alongside ancient practises to help in this great conservation project. Great work and a really...