Monkey Adventures
- Located In:
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United States
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Member Of:
- Kilimanjaro Association of Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $1,350 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Anna | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything was great
John our travel planer, was very helpful, quickly answered all our questions and tailored the perfect safari for us.
Basecamp in Maasai Mara was awesome. Personals was lovely, very comfortable accommodation with great food. Highly recommended!
We spent un unforgettable week with our guide Letoloi. He was friendly, he knew a lot about animals and he was sharing the information about Kenya. He knew where to go to see all the animals without to be surrounded by another tourist cars. He has a lot of respect for animals, we saw all the animals so close but without feeling that we disturb them by our presence. Every day we had fantastic breakfast or lunch in savanna. Road from Masai Mara to Amboseli was so dangerous, we have seen many car accident, but Letoloi drive so carefully that we felt safe.
If we will be back to Africa for safari in future we will not hesitate to choose Monkey adventures. And if we will back to Kenya we would like to have Letoloi as our guide again
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Email Bill | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience
Monkey Adventures allows you to customize your trip - both the duration and the accommodations. This way you only pay for what you want. They provide links to the different hotels so you can easily chose among them. John, our trip planner, was great with arrangements and changes and responded promptly by email answering all questions, no matter how minor. He also provided links to easily gets visas, etc.
Our guide/driver, Dickson, was fantastic, taking efforts to have us see as much as possible including the big 5, black rhinos and a wildebeast river crossing. He was very knowledgeable and helpful.
All in all, we had a great and very affordable safari with Monkey Adventures.
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Email Swathi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
One of the best holiday experience for the family!
We did 7 day safari covering Masai Mara, Naivasha, Nakuru and Amboseli with Monkey adventures in Jan 2020. We had a absolutely fantastic experience. My 6 year old still talks only about the places, people and animals he saw. All thanks to monkey adventures for making it so memorable.
We started on 12th from Nairobi to Masai mara. Our guide Francis was a jolly person, and went along well with my son, patiently answering his several questions (which was one of my top concerns). They became good friends. Francis is 50 plus and my son is 6, yet their compatibility was so good.
The safari vehicle was good and comfortable.
Masaai mara is simply enchanting. We saw several animals upclose. We saw 4 of the big five here on day one itself.
After the wonderful game drives and 2 days of masaai mara, we headed out to Nakuru. We were met by the monkey representatives on the way, who checked if everything was going fine and if we needed any assistance.
In Nakuru we saw two Rhinos and a lazy lion sleeping on the track almost blocking the way. At the lake we walked a few meters with a ranger to the lake to see a Rhino up-close.
Next we headed out to Naivasha. The boat ride and walking tour in crescent island was awesome. We rode close to the family of hippos and in the walking tour we saw hyenas closer than expected:) :)
Our next stop was Amboseli. We saw many many birds here and several family of elephants, always with a tiny cute one amongst them.
Our last stop was at Nairobi, where we did a day tour visiting elephant orphanage and Giraffe center. Both amazing and a must visit place in Nairobi.
All the accommodations provided to us by the Monkey Adventures were beyond expectation. Since all three of us are vegetarians, they conveyed our dietary needs to the accommodations in-advance and we were provided with hot, yummy vegetarian meals everywhere.
We thank all of the monkey staff for making this trip a memorable one and looking forward for many more.
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Email Swaroop | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Memorable experience in Kenya with Monkey Adventures
I started to get in touch with Monkey Adventures in Dec 2019 and Nyani used to handle my safari plan. He was patient and kind enough to answer all my queries. Provided that I had only 2 months to plan my safari in Kenya, I should appreciate his help towards clarifying all my queries, and the whole process booking and payment was smooth. Finally I booked 5 days Masai Mara, Nakuru, and Lake Naivasha safari. I was flexible with the accommodation options and hence I found no issues there.
Once I landed in the Nairobi airport, Yvonne picked me up from the airport and I went to my Nairobi accommodation. She briefed about the tour in the evening. It was a warm welcome from them and I felt home and relaxed for the night. My tour started the very next day and I'm still as excited I was on that day.
On the safari starting day morning, the guide Joseph accompanied me throughout the tour. I had booked the Land Cruiser and it's truly a beast in that terrain! I was made aware that the last few kms towards Mara wouldn't be a pleasant drive. This vehicle manoeuvred through that road and the drive was manageable.
As a wildlife enthusiast, I know that the sightings are based on luck and it was definitely a lucky day for me. I spotted 4 of the big 5 animals (except rhinos) on the very first day. There was a leopard that was about to hunt a Gazelle but it missed the target somehow. Lucky day for the Gazelle but sad for the leopard. The endless Savannah would make even the giant elephants look tiny. Joseph was a knowledgeable and calm person. He spotted many species and explained about the rare species briefly. The next day when I was on safari, he contacted some others over the radio and we spotted a group of cheetahs. I was very happy about Masai mara as it was a dream visit there. Lake Nakuru and Naivasha didn't fail to surprise me either! I spotted many Rhinos, flamingoes, baboons, and Giraffes in Nakuru. And plenty of birds in both lakes.
It was truly a great experience and I would definitely visit Kenya many times again! Got to know that Monkey does safari in Tanzania and Uganda also. I've planned for Tanzania safai in Oct 2020 with them and hope everything goes as planned!
I'm already excited about my second safari and I would certainly recommend Monkey Adventures to my friends. Thank you everyone who were involved in making my safari experience special.
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Email Mark Measeck | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Monkey Adventures is a very professional and value for the money outfit
We arrived at JRO airport in Arusha and were picked up immediately upon leaving arrivals hall. Our guide was Frank and he was very professional and a veteran guide of 15 years in the Serengeti. Our itinerary was 10 days over 4 camps and two days in Arusha. We drive out for the 10 days and flew back to Arusha from the central serengeti. We were very thankful that Frank was such a good driver of the Land cruiser because it was very wet and muddy in many places. I have a whole new appreciation for a Land cruiser after this trip. Our camps were superb! Everything went a smooth as silk on the whole trip. I would highly recommend Monkey and our rep Benson. As soon as this virus thing is over, I plan to contact Monkey for another trip to N. Serengeti to see the migration.
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Email Jana from Prague | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable and creative company,which provide more experiences, than advertises
My 3-Days safari started at Diani Mombasa. In the fact that I was only by oneself, the guide picked me up directly in the hotel regardless of the distance.
Mr. Moses Mwanake Mwacha was such a kind and very knowledgeable guide who knows nearly all the wild animals in the park. He explained me all the details needed for that animals and landscape. He was gentlemanly and offered me kind help with photos of his i-phone ( my camera was broken). He sent me amazing photos . This is the guide I will recomend in case you plan safari in Kenya.
Hotels were wonderfull and we had the best reception at Ashnil Lodge Tsavo east and at Ziwani Voyager Tsavo west.
I would like to thank Monkey Adventures for planning such good and wonderfull Safari for me. I will honestly recomed this company to my friends and relatives.
Email Grant N | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Monkey Adventures 5
From my first contact, through negotiations on a plan and eventually booking, then meeting their representative in Nairobi and following flight to the Maasai Mara triangle and meeting our excellent guide Richard, everything was very clear, open and professional, my dear wife and I felt safe at all times and the knowledge of Flora, fauna, location/routes etc was extensive, he knew just the right places to go even though these were somewhat limited due to un seasonal heavy rain fall well into what should be the dry season. I recommend booking with these guys, they'll take care of the whole package as they did for first timers like us but I expect provide exceptional service to seasoned safari folks too. The truck was pretty new, easily dealt with challenging off road conditions and was spacious and comfortable, endless supply of drinking water on board, and handy guide books to help confirm identities of all sorts.
Excellent tour organiser and the guide, highly recommended
We had an amazing experience visiting Kenya for holiday. From the start we were picked from the airport as arranged, the communication was very clear from the beginning of our enquiry until the last minute. When we arrived at the national park we met our wonderful guide Richard. He was extremely experience with nature, knowledgeable about the animals and spotting beautiful creatures. We felt safe with his driving and confident about whatever he was organising. We will definitely be back in the future and using Monkey Advanture and request to have Richard as our guide. I am sure other guides are all meeting a very high standard. We met some of the team and they are so helpful and friendly.
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Email Milda & Filipe | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A magical week in Kenya thanks to our wonderful guide Alex!
Communication with Monkey Adventures was very smooth: quick replies and simple booking process. Monkey Adventures offered several options for accommodation and helped us in choosing the most convenient hotels for the route we wanted.
Service was better than we could have imaged: we were greeted at the airport by a representative from Monkey Adventures and presented to our guide Alex, who joined us for a 6 days safari. Alex did a wonderful job: he is very knowledgeable, friendly and one of the most interesting persons that we met from all our trips. That is a very important characteristics when you think that you are going to spend so much time with the guide. For this reason we highly recommend to do your trips with Alex!
Last but not least, Alex had a wonderful knowledge of the birds of Kenya. This really turns your Big 5 into Big colourful 500!
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Email Mukul Raj | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
High Five with the Big Five of Kenya in Five Days !!!!
We had one of our best trips in recent times with Monkey Adventures!
We booked the 5 days Kenya safari, and Nyani helped us with the booking and shared information regarding all the preparation necessary. Upon arrival at Nairobi, Yvonne met us at the airport for a briefing and we were informed of the plan for the next 5 days.
Joseph was our driver and guide, and he was fantastic. Thanks to his expertise and our luck(as he says), we were able to spot each of the Big Five in the trip. He kept us entertained with his immense knowledge of the place and the witty jokes. We had a nice relaxed day at Naivasha, with the boating and the walk in the island, before heading to Nakuru. We had missed sighting the Rhino in Masai Mara, but we were delighted to see a couple of them in Nakuru National park.
The camps that were recommended to us were good, and as we expected our stay to be. Nyani had ensured that they know of my wife’s allergy to peanuts, and they had cooked dishes separately for her, without using peanuts. That was a great gesture.
We thank Monkey Adventures for a wonderful experience. Highly recommended for those who wish to have a great time in Africa!