点评:We took the 15-day safari to Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe/Victoria Falls in late September and early October. The trip was excellent and the very highlight was our driver/guide, Lion. He was extremely knowledgeable, attentive and kind and made the trip very special and memorable for us. We highly recommend him to those traveling in the area.
We opted for the luxury category and all, but two, of the accommodations were in that category, although those were not bad. The food was, by and large, excellent. There was a lot of driving, but we had a large area to cover. The visit to the Living Museum village of the Damara people was very informative and well-organized. However, the visit with the Himba people was less enjoyable, as we were unprepared for the repeated pressure for various financial contributions, and this was a detraction to the trip. In our opinion, it would be better to include a meaningful contribution or compensation to them in the tour price, instead of people being put on the spot.
The scenery was spectacular in Sossuvlei and Victoria Falls and there certainly was opportunity to see and photograph an impressive number of wildlife species throughout the tour.
On the whole, the trip was an excellent experience and, as mentioned above, was greatly enhanced by our driver guide, Lion.
翻译:我们在9月底10月初参加了为期15天的纳米比亚、博茨瓦纳以及津巴布韦/维多利亚瀑布之旅。这次旅行棒极了,其中最出彩的就是我们的司机兼导游莱昂。他知识渊博、细心体贴且和善友善,让我们的旅程变得格外特别且令人难忘。我们大力推荐他给所有计划前往该地区旅行的朋友们。
我们选择了豪华级别的行程,除了两家住宿外,其余均为豪华级酒店,不过那两家也还不错。总的来说,那里的食物也相当不错。很好。虽然需要驾驶的路程很长,但我们需要游览的区域范围也很大。参观达马拉人的生活博物馆村极具教育意义,组织得也很好。不过,与辛巴人的互动体验就不太愉快了,因为我们毫无准备地遭遇了对方多次索要各种费用的情况,这大大影响了旅行的体验。我们认为,最好在旅游费用中包含对他们的实质性捐助或补偿。这样就不必让游客们陷入尴尬的境地了。
索苏维莱和维多利亚瀑布的景色十分壮观,整个行程中我们也有很多机会观赏并拍摄到大量野生动物。
总的来说,这次旅行是一次极佳的体验;正如上文所述,我们的司机兼导游莱昂让这次旅行更加精彩。