点评:My partner and I did the 10 day north (capital/Lalibela/Gondar/Bahir Dir) and Danakil Depression tour. The attention and guidance provided on the non Danakil portion of the tour was very good with Tesfaye being a kind and wonderful guide and the drivers were all great. Especially important was the care provided by Tes and the driver when our travels were temporarily interrupted by robberies of money and phones of occupants of vehicles on our route by a militia group. Through the efforts of Tes and the driver, we avoided any issues.
The company dropped the ball on the Danakil portion of the tour as it was subcontracted to another operator that gave us little attention and guidance focusing all of their attention on a group of 9 Russians. But for the acts of Abel (our driver), we would not have known what to do or given a table and food to eat. The depression, although spectacular in parts, was difficult for older people as there were no toilet or bathing opportunities, we slept outdoors on a thin mattress and the weather was very hot.
Hotels on the non Danakil part of the trip were hit or miss with decent food and accommodation in Addis and Lalibela. The food at the Haile resort in Gondar was awful and its presence near a church with all night loud religious chanting made sleep (even with earplugs) difficult. The food at Bahir Dar was good but the room temperature was set at a very high level making for a difficult sleep. We opened the sliding door but sleeping with the mosquito net was not comfortable.
Overall, there were good and not so good moments. We appreciated the people who took care of us but also felt sadness at the situation in the country with lawlessness and the prospect of additional conflict to a population that needs peace just to try to make ends meet.
翻译:我和我的伴侣参加了为期10天的北部(首都/拉利贝拉/贡德尔/巴赫迪尔)和达纳基勒洼地之旅。在非达纳基勒洼地部分的行程中,导游Tesfaye非常热情友好,司机们也都很棒,我们得到的照顾和指导都非常到位。尤其值得一提的是,在我们行程中,途中发生了一起民兵组织抢劫车辆乘客钱财和手机的事件,Tesfaye和司机给予了我们极大的帮助,使我们的旅程暂时中断。多亏了Tesfaye和司机的努力,我们才避免了任何麻烦。
然而,旅行社在达纳基勒洼地部分的行程中却做得一塌糊涂,因为这部分行程被外包给了另一家运营商,他们几乎不给我们提供任何帮助和指导,而是把所有的精力都放在了一个由9名俄罗斯游客组成的旅行团上。如果不是我们的司机Abel的帮助,我们根本不知道该怎么办,甚至连吃饭的地方都没有。虽然有些地方景色壮观,但对于老年人来说,这段旅程却十分艰难,因为没有厕所和洗浴设施,我们只能睡在户外的薄床垫上,而且天气非常炎热。
除了达纳基勒地区之外,行程中的酒店质量参差不齐,亚的斯亚贝巴和拉利贝拉的酒店在餐饮和住宿方面都还不错。贡德尔的海尔度假村的食物难以下咽,而且它靠近一座教堂,整夜传来震耳欲聋的宗教吟唱声,即使戴着耳塞也难以入睡。巴赫达尔的食物不错,但房间温度设置得太高,让人难以入眠。我们打开了滑动门,但睡在蚊帐里并不舒服。
总的来说,这段旅程有美好的时刻,也有不太美好的时刻。我们感谢照顾我们的人们,但也为这个国家目前的混乱局势感到难过,民众急需和平才能勉强维持生计,而未来可能还会爆发更多冲突。