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 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!
CA
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!
AE
Email Remzi Gokdag | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Experience
We had a fantastic experience with your company and our guide Joseph. He was kind and helpful. We were able to see not only Big 5, but also different species, monkeys, zebra and wart hogs. We had great views wonderful scenery and saw everything that was available. Our vehicle was perfect. It was absolutely fantastic safari.
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Email yelgok | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Monkey Adventure is very professional both pre-booking and afterwards.
We had our first Safari experience in November. It was breathtaking and have the best memories of my life.
We started from Masai Mara, then to Lake Nakuru and finally Amboseli. It was 6 days and 5 nights.
Our guide and driver Joseph was very pleasant and hospitable. He had a great knowledge of the areas and great spotter. Had the pleasure to see the Big 5! We even had an extra day with him to visit various sites in Nairobi the day after the safari.
Thanks to Monkey Adventure for all their help pre-booking and afterwards. All hotel bookings were done as agreed, meals and water were included. Nyani was very helpful during pre-booking and then Yvonne took it over and was great as well. Thank you all for this amazing experience.
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Email Ernest | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
If you want to see all the cool safari animals these guys will show them to you.
We had a great time with Arvind our guide. Very friendly and knowledgable. Even got us a good spot to watch a lion eating zebra. Very comfortable vehicle. We can't wait to do it again in the future.
Email P&M | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A flawless, 5-star experience
We did a week-long safari in Masai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha and Amboseli with our guide, Denis Lekina. Denis is a Maasai, knows everything about local traditions, and knows the Kenyan parks like the back of his hand. His accomplishments speak for themselves – among others, he was hired by a camera crew to film Melania Trump’s safari visit, and worked for 6 months as a guide for the crew researching the lions of Masai Mara and filing the “African Cats” documentary. As a result, he knows all of the lions in Masai Mara by name, knows their territory, where to search for them.
Denis ensured we were always amongst the first cars to arrive to any rare animal sighting and always had the best view. In a single afternoon, we saw 4 of the big 5, in addition to the wildebeest river crossing and a crocodile kill.
The office team of Monkey Adventures were flexible, very responsive, and had good knowledge of the various parks. They took time to understand what we were really after and tailored the trip accordingly. For example (following a standard itinerary) we initially wanted to spend two nights in Amboseli, but the team advised us we should instead spend more time in Masai Mara given that we wanted to focus on seeing as many different animals as possible. Similarly, we wanted to allocate most of the budget to staying in the best locations in Masai Mara, and were fine with staying in budget accommodations in other areas we visited in order to reduce the overall cost. Monkey Adventures were fully flexible, and tailored our trip to meet our wishes. In addition, they also followed-up immediately after the trip to ensure everything was in order and we were satisfied with everything.
I am sure we will be coming back, booking with Monkey Adventures and asking for Denis as our guide. I would highly recommend anyone thinking of a safari to do the same.
GH
Email Kwaku A. A. H. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was worth the money paid and will love to do it again when another opportunity comes up
All inquiries and planning for the trip was smoothly and efficiently done via email and on the internet including the 30 percent advance payment. The balance was paid on arrival in Kenya. My wife and two kids (6 and 2 years old) and I did a private 6 days Kenyan Safari to Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli National parks. Within the first 3 days game drives (the vehicle was in good condition and comfortable), we had seen all the big 5 and other wildlife that anyone will wish to see thanks to the experience of our tour guide/driver Peter. This made the rest of the tour flexible for the kids to do other fun activities and also have some rest. The icing on the cake was the one night stay at the Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge where we were entertained just before dinner by a dance group with songs and dances which the kids still sing and dance to to date and the view of the ice on the mountain in the clear clouds from our balcony at the Satao Elerai early in the morning as well as seeing different wildlife at the observatory while at the open air restaurant. Our only regret was that we did not go along with a powerful camera to enable us take some very good closeup photographs. I will happily recommend Monkey Adventures to anyone interested in doing a similar Safari tour.
Email Milo Owen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best week of our lives!
The week we spent with our guide Ashley was absolutely phenomenal. He was an amazing guide, great company, and spotted animals everywhere! We saw the big 5 and had the best week of our lives. Cannot recommend Monkey Adventures enough!
CH
Email Alireza | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Experience in Kenya
---Short version---
We did a nine-day private safari in Kenya and a one-day Nairobi tour organized by Monkey Adventures. We enjoyed every second of it and we are as satisfied as we can be. We totally recommend Monkey Adventures for their kind and professional staff, their flexibility, their punctuality, and their good prices.
---Long Version---
Planning Phase:
After sending the first inquiry, we received a reply very quickly from Arvind. He was a tour consultant at Monkey Adventures who helped us to plan the tour. The whole process took place via emails. The response time was low and some days we exchanged several emails. The planning was exactly as I wanted to be. The itinerary was flexible and up to us and Arvind provided us with the necessary recommendations regarding the order, the number of nights at each national park, etc. For choosing the accommodations, they provided us with several options. We were also free to choose any other camps, lodges, and hotels that we wanted. Generally, it was a smooth process and I was very satisfied with the resulting plan.
After finalizing the itinerary, we were communicating with Nyani. We paid the initial 30% and were about to pay the rest one month before the tour starts. Our tour was half in Kenya and half in Tanzania but unfortunately, our Tanzanian visa got rejected due to a new rule which we were not aware of. Monkey Adventures provided us with invitation letters and also tried to help us with our visa application from their Tanzanian office. Nothing worked out. Less than a week before our tour starts we had to cancel the Tanzanian part of our tour. Again Monkey Adventures helped us to extend our Kenyan part with three more days.
Safari Phase:
We met Fauziah from Monkey Adventures office and Richard our safari guide on the morning of the first day of our tour at the hotel we were staying in Nairobi. After finalizing the payment and having a short briefing session we hit the road with Richard. Richard was very experienced. He was very cool and patient and easy to communicate with and passionate about what he was doing and knowledgable about the wildlife of Kenya. We enjoyed the entire nine days that we were with Richard going to Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli, Tsavo east and Tsavo west.
Beach Phase:
Richard dropped us at our hotel in Mombasa on the last day of safari. We planned the beach phase ourself without Monkey Adventures but if I would do that again I would ask them to plan this part too. We only asked Fauziah to plan our trip from Mombasa to Nairobi. She and also Richard recommended us to take the train. We accepted and we are happy with this decision. Fauziah arranged a ride from our hotel to the train station in Mombasa. She bought us the train tickets and arranged a ride from the train station in Nairobi to our hotel. Everything went as planned. The cars were nice and the train was as comfortable as they already told us. Fauziah was so caring that she called the drivers to check if everything was fine.
Nairobi day-tour:
The next day Sami (sorry if the spelling is not correct!) from Monkey Adventures came to our hotel and picked us up for the Nairobi day tour. He was a very calm and nice guy. He helped us to plan the day based on our limited time. We enjoyed the day and he dropped us at the airport in the end. Fauziah called us to get a feedback of the whole experience. We flew back home with lots of awesome memories of Kenya, friendly and kind Kenyan people, and their amazing wildlife.
Thank you Arvind, Nyani, Fauziah, Richard, Sami and the rest of the Monkey Adventures team that made this possible!
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Email Morten | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing!
Extremely good service! We had two guys, Reagan and Robert, and they made such an effort to make us enjoy the whole trip. With solid knowledge about the animals, they managed to show us some of the amazing animals and the nature that this country has to offer. We can recommend their service strongly!
