Affenberg Salem
Some 200 Barbary macaques roam freely across 20 hectares of forest, and visitors can feed them at close range along the paths.
Affenberg Salem is the largest free-roaming Barbary macaque park in Europe. About 200 monkeys roam the forest. Visitors walk the trails and can feed them popcorn provided by the park at designated spots. Keepers give talks at set times. The park also has a white stork habitat, where the roofs are covered with stork nests, and a deer park. It is open from mid-March to early November, roughly 9:00 to 18:00. Admission costs about 12 euros. It is very popular with families with children, and driving there is convenient.
Opening hours
Approx. mid-Mar–early Nov, 09:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Birnau Pilgrimage Church
- Salem Abbey & Palace
- Pile Dwelling Museum Unteruhldingen
- Meersburg Old Town
- Meersburg Castle
- New Palace Meersburg
- Mainau Island
- Überlingen