点评:My wife and I had planned to visit Namibia a few years ago, but Covid got in the way. We finally got to do it in 2024. She had found Mannor Safaris online, and I worked with Theo, the owner, via email and WhatsApp to settle on specific dates and itinerary details for the Taste of Namibia tour. When we arrived at the Windhoek airport, we expected to be met by a guide, but it was Theo himself. The guy who was supposed to be our guide had broken his leg, and so Theo was our driver/guide for the week! Our tour included the drive to the Sossusvlei area (with stops at Rehoboth, Spreetshoogte Pass and Solitaire), Deadvlei, hiking up Big Daddy dune and Dune 45, a stop at Sesriem Canyon, a sunset drive on the petrified dunes near our lodge, then a drive passing through Namib-Naukluft National Park on the way to Walvis Bay and Swakopmund, a morning Living Desert tour, an afternoon Sandwich Bay 4x4 dune tour, a drive to Etosha National Park, with an afternoon safari, and a full-day safari in the park, and finally, the drive back to Windhoek. Theo was happy to stop for us to take pictures during the drives.
Many of the meals were included. For those, we met with Theo. A couple dinners (at Swakopmund) were not included, and we enjoyed local restaurants on our own for those. The lodgings were very good; not fancy, but nice.
Our time with Theo was wonderful. The scenery and wildlife were great, and it was good talking with Theo. We enjoyed learning about Namibia and its history, and appreciated getting his sensible perspectives on various issues.
Finally, when we were about to depart, we found out that our flight from Cape Town to Washington was cancelled due to expected severe weather. Theo phoned a contact in Cape Town who was able to take us on a day tour of Cape Town and the Cape of Good Hope on our extra day there.
We had a wonderful time, and highly recommend Mannor Safaris Namibia.
翻译:几年前,我和妻子曾计划去纳米比亚旅游,但疫情阻碍了我们。我们终于在 2024 年实现了这一愿望。她在网上找到了 Mannor Safaris,我通过电子邮件和 WhatsApp 与老板 Theo 合作,确定了纳米比亚风味之旅的具体日期和行程细节。当我们抵达温得和克机场时,我们以为会有导游来接我们,但迎接我们的却是 Theo 本人。原本应该担任我们导游的人摔断了腿,所以 Theo 成为了我们一周的司机兼导游!我们的行程包括开车前往索苏斯维来地区(在 Rehoboth、Spreetshoogte Pass 和 Solitaire 停留)、Deadvlei、攀登 Big Daddy 沙丘和 45 号沙丘、在 Sesriem 峡谷停留、在我们住所附近的石化沙丘上看日落、然后开车经过纳米布-诺克卢夫特国家公园前往鲸湾港和斯瓦科普蒙德、上午的 Living Desert 之旅、下午的 Sandwich Bay 4x4 沙丘之旅、开车前往埃托沙国家公园,下午进行一次游猎,在公园内进行全天游猎,最后开车返回温得和克。Theo 很乐意在开车途中停下来让我们拍照。
许多餐点都包含在内。为此,我们与 Theo 见面。几顿晚餐(在斯瓦科普蒙德)不包括在内,我们自己在当地餐馆享用了晚餐。住宿非常好;不是豪华的,但很舒适。
我们和 Theo 在一起度过了一段美好的时光。风景和野生动物都很棒,和 Theo 聊天也很愉快。我们喜欢了解纳米比亚及其历史,也很高兴能听到他对各种问题的明智看法。
最后,当我们即将离开时,我们发现从开普敦飞往华盛顿的航班因预计的恶劣天气而被取消。Theo 打电话给开普敦的一位联系人,他可以在我们额外停留的一天带我们游览开普敦和好望角。
我们度过了一段美好的时光,强烈推荐 Mannor Safaris Namibia。