Donkey Sanctuary Tour: Interactive and Educational Experience in Bonaire

Embark on an interactive and educational tour of Bonaire’s Donkey Sanctuary. Get up close and personal with the donkeys, learn about their care, and enjoy stunning views of the sanctuary and its wildlife.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bonaire Cruise Port - Cruise Ship Passengers: Your guide will welcome you with your first name or last name on a sign in front of the cruise ship exit/enter gate where your ship is docked.
    As you walk away from your ship, you will be approaching a security checkpoint gate. When you exit the gate, walk straight forward, and look straight ahead….
What's Included
  • Guided by an experienced and knowledgeable long-time Bonaire resident
  • Transportation to and from your ship or hotel
  • Selection of beverages including Coca-Cola, Sprite, Water, and Coca-Cola Max
  • Clean and safe vehicle with air-conditioning and working seatbelts
  • Transportation via small van, car, or pick-up depending on the number of guests
  • A local appreciation gift after the tour
What's Not Included
  • Entrance to the Sanctuary is Not Included:
  • $9 - per adult
  • $4.50 - Per Child up to 12 years of age
  • Admission is possible till 16:00
  • payment by pin from US $ 20 possible at the counter for admission payments
Additional Information

On this tour, you will experience Bonaire’s Donkey Sanctuary - a habitat created to rescue donkeys needing extra care, food and water. You will interact with the donkeys throughout the drive as they regularly ‘say hello’ and attempt to put their noses through the car window! You can also purchase a few carrots at the sanctuary to feed a few lucky…

Location
Kralendijk
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Discover47757865403
Oct 26, 2024
RECOMMENDED, A VERY GOOD CAUSE! - Last week I received a great enthusiastic explanation from the owner/initiator. She cares for all more than 800 donkeys, together with volunteers. Super good to have this shelter. In the shop we bought a nice amount of souvenirs: the proceeds go entirely to the donkeys. Very nice!
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William_k
Jul 22, 2024
Great Day With The Donkeys - What a fun tour. Our guide Resine was the best. The sanctuary was great and Resine was full of Bonaire knowledge. It’s great to see these amazing animals so well cared for. We would highly recommend this tour and guide. Bring lots of carrots, the donkeys will love you for it.
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George_b
May 4, 2024
Donkey Sanctuary - The Donkey Sanctuary is such a great place. Glad there are good people to volunteer there and help these animals. Recina Kowid was a great guide and very knowledgeable. She even helped us set-up an island tour with another house with just one phone call. Highly recommended.
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1964lance
Feb 10, 2024
Great visit to Bonaire Donkey sanctuary - We had a great tour provided by the Shekhinah team, with our driver Nigel proving to be very knowledgeable about the sanctuary. Driving through the reserve and knowing there were around 800 of the donkeys to see was such fun, especially being able to feed them. As you can see by the pictures, the donkeys are so happy, they smile! This was an independent tour arranged prior to our P&O cruise and we were picked up at the cruise terminal. All communication was efficient, so wholeheartedly recommend it.
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Valerian
Jan 20, 2024
Tour 08.01. - Very friendly guides. It was a great tour. a lot of information was received. We were almost alone in the park, far away from tourists. Thank you
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Dickdewaard
Jan 12, 2024
Donkeys are definitely not stupid - Very nice welcome and a clear explanation about the past and present. It's also nice to be able to feed the donkeys ourselves during our tour of the grounds
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597keving
Dec 30, 2023
Animal lovers will thoroughly enjoy - If you are an animal lover, this is for you. We loved our drive through the sanctuary and it was great fun when all the donkeys gathered around at feeding time. It was fun to see the babies as well. My wife and I both highly recommend.
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Glencove1
Dec 18, 2023
One of our favorite tours ever! - We loved this tour! Our guide was patient and soft-spoken. The donkeys! Such gentle animals that for centuries were exploited and abused. Then they were abandoned. This sanctuary was a wonderful thing to see. We took cut apples with us and the donkeys came right to us to take them. We keep talking about this tour; it was such a highlight for us.
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Joanne_l
Mar 11, 2024
Sanctuary was interesting but tour was WAY too expensive - Learning the history of donkeys on Bonaire. I enjoyed the newborns and the donkey who kept pace with our van (I learned later he was hoping for food).
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Victoria_c
Nov 12, 2024
We were robbed. - Frustrating and abusive situation. Guide did not call or show up. The Sanctuary refused our tickets and we had to by them again. We were told that they never accept guided tours or tickets purchased elsewhere. Entrance fee is 9$ per person. Viator charged 89$ per person. When issue was brought up to customer service, a refund was refused. No verbatim of my chat conversation was provided. I feel we were the product of an elaborated scam between Viator and Shenekah Tours.
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