Guess what!? I’ve officially scratched off one thing from my bucket list! I went zip lining at Monkey Jungle! I have wanted to zip line since I was a little kid and it was definitely worth the wait.
Heading up to monkey jungle was a gorgeous drive. You get to see the farms, the local’s homes, and gorgeous landscape.
The Monkey Jungle has a place for snacks, drinks, and a hang out.
Thats also where Mr. talkative parrot hangs out.
We all took some snacks with us and I took my Quest bars!
photo credit: aj trela
Zip lining was so fun! If you want to see the lines and jumps we did, head over to the youtube and watch the videos!
Above is a photo of our guides. They each have their own celebrity names! I was paired up with Wyclef Jean! The guides were all hilarious and would tell you anything to make you feel safe.
photo credit: aj trela
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One of the girls didn’t want to jump off the platform free fall into the bat cave and so “Lionel Ritchie” told her he’d jump with her. Of course he just threw her off the platform. Sometimes that’s the way to do it. Oh, and their countdown isn’t a 1, 2, 3! It’s a 1, 5, push!
They were a lot of fun!
After our last zip line, we got in the back of a truck and headed up a dirt road through a herd of cows back to the main area.
photo credit: aj trela
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This is the group shot after our zip lining. I think I was putting on my gloves while the camera was shooting, but anyways…
photo credit: aj trela
I got it right the second time.
photo credit: aj trela
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I was so excited to see the monkeys. Now, I’m obsessed and seriously want one. They are like little cats without claws, and they have their own finger prints. Do you know how a baby holds on to your finger? The little monkeys do the same. They were just so precious!
photo credit: aj trela
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At first, the monkeys gave me the chills when they were crawling all over me because I didn’t know what to expect, but then I got used to them. They were eating peanuts, raisins, and coconut. They really enjoyed the raisins.
I loved that monkey jungle had a rescue monkey there. He used to live in a cat cage for years and only got fed sunflower seeds every couple of days. He seems much happier now. They know a lot about their wildlife at monkey jungle and take very good care of them.
Other animals we saw? turtles, parrots, birds, different species of monkeys, fat rabbits, and giant iguanas.
Fun fact *squirrel monkey’s poop smells like fruit.
There is so much to see and do at Monkey Jungle and it’s such a wonderful place for the community! All Profits from these venues go to charity and the clinic.
I can see why people all over the world stop here.
omg this look soooooo cute and so much fun!!! 🙂 ur so brave for ziplining, i’d be so scared of falling LOL. they monkey’s are adorable, i want to adopt one. maybe you can to and mr. grumbles will have a friend! 🙂 who is AJ? is he a friend of nick’s?
I went to school with AJ – she’s an awesome photographer / #PRboss.
She’s awesome! & basically awesome at everything!
Yummy Quest bar! But eeeewwwww…I could never go into a bat cave if my life depended on it! XP
Did you feel sore the next day from all these fun activities?
Looks like so much fun! I love that picture of you with the monkeys 🙂
Omg I just did this two days ago also a check off my bucket list. My husband and I loved it.
You look so happy and like you are having a blast 🙂
You look so beautiful and happy!!!
Those monkeys are so stinkin’ cute! I want one too!
I am so glad you are having such a great time!
I told my husband that I really wanted us to go there as soon as we can afford it!
Looks like such an amazing experience, I will definitely have to keep this in mind if I ever get to the DR!
The monkeys are so cute!! I am a huge animal lover so I would have loved to spend a day at Monkey Jungle. I think that zip lining looks so beautiful and fun, but I feel like I would still be scared to do it. I’m a chicken, I know 😉
Did you get to do this with the Extreme Hotel? After reading your posts, I’m seriously looking at a vacation here!!
Tara you are pretty
Those monkeys are adorable
so cool