You don't have to go all the way to South America to get up close and personal with primates. Coming to some treetops near you (well, in Cornwall anyway) are some endangered woolly and capuchin monkeys.

This trip to a sanctuary dedicated to their welfare and conservation is a must for any fans of these clever, funny and beautiful creatures. After meeting the primate keepers and receiving a health and safety briefing, you'll help the team to clean out the woolly monkeys, meet the capuchins and hear about their backgrounds.

Take a well deserved lunch break at Tree Top Cafe, after which you will help prepare the woolly monkeys' lunchtime fruit bowls, pick wild leaves from the Victorian gardens and get involved in monkey enrichment (making sure the monkeys don't get bored!).

After a quick coffee break, you'll learn how to make a capuchin fruit bowl.

Each of you will take home a t-shirt and certificate, photos of the monkeys you have met and one year's free membership of the sanctuary.

Availability: This experience can be booked from April until September, Sunday to Thursday (excluding bank holidays). The sanctuary is closed Fridays and Saturdays.

Weather: Cancelled only in extreme weather conditions such as heavy snow or torrential rain. The sanctuary will call you if they need to cancel the experience for any reason.

Duration: Lasts for eight hours.

Numbers On Day: This is an exclusive experience with both of you and the primate keeper.

Spectators: This experience is not suitable for spectators. However you will receive a guest pass for free entry into the sanctuary for one person. The sanctuary is open to the public from 11am until 4pm and entry charges are £6.00 for adults and £3.50 for children.

Dress Code: Please dress comfortably and for the outdoors. Overalls, wellies and rubber gloves will be provided while cleaning enclosures. This is a hands on experience in a working environment and you should wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty.

Guidelines: Minimum age is 16. Participants need to be able bodied as the experience involves a degree of manual labour and much of the area covered is not wheelchair accessible.