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点评：Family has been on multiple safaris with Bearded Heron over the years and were finally able to go on a 10-day safari. Family set very high expectations and I will say Bearded Heron surpassed those expectations. We had a wonderful time in South Africa.
Tina, who runs the entire office side, did a fantastic job arranging everything in country for us. We simply had to arrange our flights to and from the USA.
Johannesburg: A driver met us at the airport, helped with baggage, and took us to where we were staying, Golfers Lodge. What a great place to start our trip. Luiza, the owner, is caring and energetic. Our room was spacious and clean with a small kitchen area. Luiza also made sure we had a fresh breakfast every morning. Wonderful grounds that are well landscaped and maintained. It was like Luiza adopted us from the moment we arrived. We talked about food, discussed dinner options, and she steered us in the right direction. Fahrenheit, O Peri Peri, and Banjaara, were all great and each presented different styles of food. We had three full days of tours: an overview of the city including Soweto, the Cradle of Humanity, and a day of art, food, and human origins. We were on private tours each day with a guide who drove or a guide and a driver. Johannesburg can change very quickly from one block to another, so you want to go on guided tours rather than walking on your own. Our guides Nthatho and Howard were great. They were deep wells of knowledge and enjoyed sharing Johannesburg and the Cradle of Humankind with us. Three days of tours worked well for us.
Tina and a travel agent she works with, Owain, helped book our in-country flights. Drivers got us to and from each airport.
Neil, Roan, and Jack (Neil's son, who did a working safari while on break between university classes) met us at the gate to Kruger National Park. They loaded our bags in the support truck, we loaded in the safari vehicle, and the safari started as soon as immediately. Have what you want to wear, camera, etc. in a convenient location that is ready and easy to grab. We really enjoyed our time with Neil, Roan, and Jack. The safari was everything we heard about from family and more. That's because of the three of them. They're good people to spend time with. We were in the northern half of the Kruger and after our safari we met some South Africans who were very impressed with the area we covered and the camps we stayed in. The common comment was that we "did it right." High praise from people who said they visited often. I have a little over 1200 photos and videos form our 10 days. We spent most of our time on the hard-pack dirt roads and there were times we went hours without seeing any other vehicles. That's the good part of going to the northern half of the park. People stopped to talk with Neil and commonly asked about lions or leopards, all while missing a chance to watch three generations of young elephants while they interact. Seeing baby baboons and their troop. The 500+ varieties of birds. Zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, giraffes, warthogs, jackals, and even mongoose that don't care bout you as they go about business as usual was wonderful. I didn't get tired of it. Yes, seeing lions and cheetahs in the wild great too, but my inner child just enjoyed all the wildlife interactions. With that said, in the bush you can go from Km/miles and not see any wildlife, but keep your head in the game and keep watching. You might be the one that spots something great. Neil has to balance watching around the vehicle, looking for tracks, and safely driving.
Roan was our bush chef and handled our in camp needs. He situated our bags in our cottages and made sure we had plenty of bottled water. He's also just a nice person to spend time with. Roan is a key element of having a good camp experience. Jack was just along for this trip, so he pitched in at camp and was an extra spotter during several game drives. Learning about South Africa beyond the Kruger from Neil, Roan, and Jack and just talking together was time well spent.
Our Kruger Safari with Neil, Roan, and Jack was a bucket-list lifetime event. I've already recommended that other family reach out to Bearded Heron.
All good and wonderful things have to come to an end, so our driver met us at our last camp and took us to the airport. We continued on to Cape Town. Our initial guide, Tobie, met us at the airport and took us to our hotel, Cloud 9, in an area known as the Kloof. Our hotel, Cloud 9, is a boutique hotel, a wonderful value, and a great location. We were supposed to be with Tobie every day, but an unexpected issue changed those plans. We had John one day and then Sean the remaining 5 days. All of our guides were delightful. Again, just the guide and us. Again, the guides were all very knowledgeable and engaging. We booked more days in Cape Town and spread things out. We're glad we did. It meant we were able to flex our schedule if we needed to adjust for the weather. It also meant we were able to stop at the 12 Apostles Hotel and enjoy a cup of rooibos tea on the balcony while overlooking the ocean. Table Mountain, Cape Point, Boulder Penguin Colony, the different wine areas, Hermanus, Robben Island, and so much more to see. Cape Town is a great destination for food too and walking distance in the Kloof. We had a Michelin star quality meal at Upper Union and it was affordable for us. We found that the small plates at several restaurants were a great way for us to have dinner. We tried more options and didn't have the leftovers. We wish we had more time to explore more of South Africa.
Using Bearded Heron to book everything was a wise decision on our part. Tina listened to what we were looking for and set everything up. She has a strong working relationship with the guides and they know each other. She has an expectation that the guides would be a great fit for us and they were just that and more. Yet, she still checked in with us once in a while just to be sure all was okay. That's client service that's hard to find. South Africa has embraced tourism as a major part of their economy and it was evident. We felt like we were genuinely welcomed everywhere we went and I'm not being naive about it.
Tina, who runs the entire office side, did a fantastic job arranging everything in country for us. We simply had to arrange our flights to and from the USA.
Johannesburg: A driver met us at the airport, helped with baggage, and took us to where we were staying, Golfers Lodge. What a great place to start our trip. Luiza, the owner, is caring and energetic. Our room was spacious and clean with a small kitchen area. Luiza also made sure we had a fresh breakfast every morning. Wonderful grounds that are well landscaped and maintained. It was like Luiza adopted us from the moment we arrived. We talked about food, discussed dinner options, and she steered us in the right direction. Fahrenheit, O Peri Peri, and Banjaara, were all great and each presented different styles of food. We had three full days of tours: an overview of the city including Soweto, the Cradle of Humanity, and a day of art, food, and human origins. We were on private tours each day with a guide who drove or a guide and a driver. Johannesburg can change very quickly from one block to another, so you want to go on guided tours rather than walking on your own. Our guides Nthatho and Howard were great. They were deep wells of knowledge and enjoyed sharing Johannesburg and the Cradle of Humankind with us. Three days of tours worked well for us.
Tina and a travel agent she works with, Owain, helped book our in-country flights. Drivers got us to and from each airport.
Neil, Roan, and Jack (Neil's son, who did a working safari while on break between university classes) met us at the gate to Kruger National Park. They loaded our bags in the support truck, we loaded in the safari vehicle, and the safari started as soon as immediately. Have what you want to wear, camera, etc. in a convenient location that is ready and easy to grab. We really enjoyed our time with Neil, Roan, and Jack. The safari was everything we heard about from family and more. That's because of the three of them. They're good people to spend time with. We were in the northern half of the Kruger and after our safari we met some South Africans who were very impressed with the area we covered and the camps we stayed in. The common comment was that we "did it right." High praise from people who said they visited often. I have a little over 1200 photos and videos form our 10 days. We spent most of our time on the hard-pack dirt roads and there were times we went hours without seeing any other vehicles. That's the good part of going to the northern half of the park. People stopped to talk with Neil and commonly asked about lions or leopards, all while missing a chance to watch three generations of young elephants while they interact. Seeing baby baboons and their troop. The 500+ varieties of birds. Zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, giraffes, warthogs, jackals, and even mongoose that don't care bout you as they go about business as usual was wonderful. I didn't get tired of it. Yes, seeing lions and cheetahs in the wild great too, but my inner child just enjoyed all the wildlife interactions. With that said, in the bush you can go from Km/miles and not see any wildlife, but keep your head in the game and keep watching. You might be the one that spots something great. Neil has to balance watching around the vehicle, looking for tracks, and safely driving.
Roan was our bush chef and handled our in camp needs. He situated our bags in our cottages and made sure we had plenty of bottled water. He's also just a nice person to spend time with. Roan is a key element of having a good camp experience. Jack was just along for this trip, so he pitched in at camp and was an extra spotter during several game drives. Learning about South Africa beyond the Kruger from Neil, Roan, and Jack and just talking together was time well spent.
Our Kruger Safari with Neil, Roan, and Jack was a bucket-list lifetime event. I've already recommended that other family reach out to Bearded Heron.
All good and wonderful things have to come to an end, so our driver met us at our last camp and took us to the airport. We continued on to Cape Town. Our initial guide, Tobie, met us at the airport and took us to our hotel, Cloud 9, in an area known as the Kloof. Our hotel, Cloud 9, is a boutique hotel, a wonderful value, and a great location. We were supposed to be with Tobie every day, but an unexpected issue changed those plans. We had John one day and then Sean the remaining 5 days. All of our guides were delightful. Again, just the guide and us. Again, the guides were all very knowledgeable and engaging. We booked more days in Cape Town and spread things out. We're glad we did. It meant we were able to flex our schedule if we needed to adjust for the weather. It also meant we were able to stop at the 12 Apostles Hotel and enjoy a cup of rooibos tea on the balcony while overlooking the ocean. Table Mountain, Cape Point, Boulder Penguin Colony, the different wine areas, Hermanus, Robben Island, and so much more to see. Cape Town is a great destination for food too and walking distance in the Kloof. We had a Michelin star quality meal at Upper Union and it was affordable for us. We found that the small plates at several restaurants were a great way for us to have dinner. We tried more options and didn't have the leftovers. We wish we had more time to explore more of South Africa.
Using Bearded Heron to book everything was a wise decision on our part. Tina listened to what we were looking for and set everything up. She has a strong working relationship with the guides and they know each other. She has an expectation that the guides would be a great fit for us and they were just that and more. Yet, she still checked in with us once in a while just to be sure all was okay. That's client service that's hard to find. South Africa has embraced tourism as a major part of their economy and it was evident. We felt like we were genuinely welcomed everywhere we went and I'm not being naive about it.
翻译：多年来，我们一家人多次参加 Bearded Heron 的旅行团，这次终于有机会体验了一次为期 10 天的 safari 之旅。家人对这次旅行抱有很高的期望，而 Bearded Heron 的表现远远超出了我们的预期。我们在南非度过了一段美好的时光。
负责整个办公室运营的 Tina 为我们安排好了在南非的一切，她做得非常出色。我们只需要安排往返美国的机票即可。
约翰内斯堡：一位司机在机场接我们，帮我们搬运行李，然后送我们去了下榻的酒店——Golfers Lodge。这里真是我们旅程的完美起点。酒店老板 Luiza 热情好客，充满活力。我们的房间宽敞干净，还带有一个小厨房。Luiza 每天早上都确保我们能享用新鲜的早餐。酒店环境优美，园林景观维护得也非常好。从我们抵达的那一刻起，Luiza 就如同家人一般热情地接待了我们。我们聊起了美食，讨论了晚餐的选择，她总是能给我们提供合适的建议。 Fahrenheit、O Peri Peri 和 Banjaara 都很棒，每家餐厅都呈现了不同的美食风格。我们参加了三天的行程：一天是城市概览，包括索韦托和人类摇篮；另一天则专注于艺术、美食和人类起源。我们每天都参加私人导览，由一位导游开车或一位导游兼司机带领。约翰内斯堡的街区变化很快，所以最好参加导览团，而不是自己步行。我们的导游 Nthatho 和 Howard 非常棒。他们知识渊博，乐于与我们分享约翰内斯堡和人类摇篮的故事。三天的行程安排对我们来说非常合适。
Tina 和她合作的旅行社代理 Owain 帮我们预订了国内航班。司机负责接送我们往返各个机场。
Neil、Roan 和 Jack（Neil 的儿子，在大学假期期间参加过一次野生动物园工作）在克鲁格国家公园门口迎接我们。他们把我们的行李装上后勤车，我们坐上越野车，立刻开始了我们的旅程。记得把你想穿的衣服、相机等等放在方便取用的地方。我们和尼尔、罗恩还有杰克相处得非常愉快。这次旅行比我们从家人那里听到的还要精彩。这都要归功于他们三个。和他们在一起真的很开心。我们去了克鲁格国家公园的北部，旅行结束后，我们遇到了一些南非人，他们对我们游览的区域和入住的营地都赞不绝口。他们一致认为我们“玩得真棒”。这些经常来这里的人都给予了我们很高的评价。十天的行程，我拍了1200多张照片和视频。我们大部分时间都在坚实的土路上行驶，有时几个小时都看不到其他车辆。这就是去公园北部的好处。人们停下来和尼尔聊天，经常问起狮子或豹子，却错过了观赏三代小象互动的精彩瞬间。看到小狒狒和它们的族群，看到500多种鸟类，还有斑马、角马、水牛、长颈鹿、疣猪、豺狼，甚至还有那些毫不在意你、自在忙碌的獴，这一切都令人惊叹。我百看不厌。当然，在野外看到狮子和猎豹也很棒，但我内心深处的童真更喜欢与野生动物的互动。话虽如此，在丛林里，你可能行驶数公里都看不到任何野生动物，但要保持专注，继续观察。你或许就是那个发现惊喜的人。尼尔必须兼顾观察车辆周围、寻找动物足迹和安全驾驶。
罗恩是我们的丛林厨师，负责我们在营地里的各种需求。他帮我们把行李放到小屋里，并确保我们有充足的瓶装水。他也是个非常友善的人，和他在一起总是很愉快。罗恩是这次美好露营体验的关键人物。杰克这次只是跟着我们一起去的，所以他在营地里也帮了不少忙，还在几次游猎活动中担任额外的观察员。和尼尔、罗恩、杰克一起了解克鲁格国家公园以外的南非，以及和他们聊天，这些时光都非常充实。
和尼尔、罗恩、杰克一起的克鲁格野生动物园之旅，是我们一生中难忘的体验。我已经向其他家庭推荐了Bearded Heron旅行社。
天下没有不散的筵席，我们的司机在最后一个营地接我们，然后送我们去了机场。我们继续飞往开普敦。我们最初的向导托比在机场接我们，然后带我们去了位于克鲁夫地区的Cloud 9酒店。Cloud 9是一家精品酒店，性价比很高，地理位置也很好。我们原本计划每天都和托比在一起，但一个意想不到的情况改变了计划。我们第一天是约翰带队，剩下的五天是肖恩带队。所有的导游都非常棒。我们这次旅行只有导游和我们两个人。导游们知识渊博，而且都很健谈。我们在开普敦多订了几天行程，把时间安排得更灵活一些。我们很高兴这么做了。这样一来，如果天气变化，我们就可以灵活调整行程。这也意味着我们可以在十二使徒酒店稍作停留，在阳台上一边欣赏海景一边品尝一杯路易波士茶。桌山、好望角、博尔德企鹅栖息地、各个葡萄酒产区、赫曼努斯、罗本岛等等，还有太多值得一看的地方。开普敦也是美食天堂，而且就在克鲁夫峡谷步行可达的范围内。我们在Upper Union餐厅享用了一顿米其林星级大餐，价格也很实惠。我们发现几家餐厅的小份菜肴非常适合我们享用晚餐。我们尝试了更多选择，最后连剩菜都没剩下。我们真希望有更多的时间去探索南非的更多地方。
选择Bearded Heron预订所有行程真是个明智的决定。Tina认真倾听了我们的需求，并安排好了一切。她与导游们关系密切，彼此都很熟悉。她相信导游们会非常适合我们，而他们也确实做到了，甚至超出了我们的预期。然而，她还是会时不时地联系我们，确认我们一切安好。这种优质的客户服务真是难得一见。南非已经将旅游业视为其经济的重要组成部分，这一点显而易见。无论走到哪里，我们都感受到了真诚的欢迎，我并非天真地这么认为。
负责整个办公室运营的 Tina 为我们安排好了在南非的一切，她做得非常出色。我们只需要安排往返美国的机票即可。
约翰内斯堡：一位司机在机场接我们，帮我们搬运行李，然后送我们去了下榻的酒店——Golfers Lodge。这里真是我们旅程的完美起点。酒店老板 Luiza 热情好客，充满活力。我们的房间宽敞干净，还带有一个小厨房。Luiza 每天早上都确保我们能享用新鲜的早餐。酒店环境优美，园林景观维护得也非常好。从我们抵达的那一刻起，Luiza 就如同家人一般热情地接待了我们。我们聊起了美食，讨论了晚餐的选择，她总是能给我们提供合适的建议。 Fahrenheit、O Peri Peri 和 Banjaara 都很棒，每家餐厅都呈现了不同的美食风格。我们参加了三天的行程：一天是城市概览，包括索韦托和人类摇篮；另一天则专注于艺术、美食和人类起源。我们每天都参加私人导览，由一位导游开车或一位导游兼司机带领。约翰内斯堡的街区变化很快，所以最好参加导览团，而不是自己步行。我们的导游 Nthatho 和 Howard 非常棒。他们知识渊博，乐于与我们分享约翰内斯堡和人类摇篮的故事。三天的行程安排对我们来说非常合适。
Tina 和她合作的旅行社代理 Owain 帮我们预订了国内航班。司机负责接送我们往返各个机场。
Neil、Roan 和 Jack（Neil 的儿子，在大学假期期间参加过一次野生动物园工作）在克鲁格国家公园门口迎接我们。他们把我们的行李装上后勤车，我们坐上越野车，立刻开始了我们的旅程。记得把你想穿的衣服、相机等等放在方便取用的地方。我们和尼尔、罗恩还有杰克相处得非常愉快。这次旅行比我们从家人那里听到的还要精彩。这都要归功于他们三个。和他们在一起真的很开心。我们去了克鲁格国家公园的北部，旅行结束后，我们遇到了一些南非人，他们对我们游览的区域和入住的营地都赞不绝口。他们一致认为我们“玩得真棒”。这些经常来这里的人都给予了我们很高的评价。十天的行程，我拍了1200多张照片和视频。我们大部分时间都在坚实的土路上行驶，有时几个小时都看不到其他车辆。这就是去公园北部的好处。人们停下来和尼尔聊天，经常问起狮子或豹子，却错过了观赏三代小象互动的精彩瞬间。看到小狒狒和它们的族群，看到500多种鸟类，还有斑马、角马、水牛、长颈鹿、疣猪、豺狼，甚至还有那些毫不在意你、自在忙碌的獴，这一切都令人惊叹。我百看不厌。当然，在野外看到狮子和猎豹也很棒，但我内心深处的童真更喜欢与野生动物的互动。话虽如此，在丛林里，你可能行驶数公里都看不到任何野生动物，但要保持专注，继续观察。你或许就是那个发现惊喜的人。尼尔必须兼顾观察车辆周围、寻找动物足迹和安全驾驶。
罗恩是我们的丛林厨师，负责我们在营地里的各种需求。他帮我们把行李放到小屋里，并确保我们有充足的瓶装水。他也是个非常友善的人，和他在一起总是很愉快。罗恩是这次美好露营体验的关键人物。杰克这次只是跟着我们一起去的，所以他在营地里也帮了不少忙，还在几次游猎活动中担任额外的观察员。和尼尔、罗恩、杰克一起了解克鲁格国家公园以外的南非，以及和他们聊天，这些时光都非常充实。
和尼尔、罗恩、杰克一起的克鲁格野生动物园之旅，是我们一生中难忘的体验。我已经向其他家庭推荐了Bearded Heron旅行社。
天下没有不散的筵席，我们的司机在最后一个营地接我们，然后送我们去了机场。我们继续飞往开普敦。我们最初的向导托比在机场接我们，然后带我们去了位于克鲁夫地区的Cloud 9酒店。Cloud 9是一家精品酒店，性价比很高，地理位置也很好。我们原本计划每天都和托比在一起，但一个意想不到的情况改变了计划。我们第一天是约翰带队，剩下的五天是肖恩带队。所有的导游都非常棒。我们这次旅行只有导游和我们两个人。导游们知识渊博，而且都很健谈。我们在开普敦多订了几天行程，把时间安排得更灵活一些。我们很高兴这么做了。这样一来，如果天气变化，我们就可以灵活调整行程。这也意味着我们可以在十二使徒酒店稍作停留，在阳台上一边欣赏海景一边品尝一杯路易波士茶。桌山、好望角、博尔德企鹅栖息地、各个葡萄酒产区、赫曼努斯、罗本岛等等，还有太多值得一看的地方。开普敦也是美食天堂，而且就在克鲁夫峡谷步行可达的范围内。我们在Upper Union餐厅享用了一顿米其林星级大餐，价格也很实惠。我们发现几家餐厅的小份菜肴非常适合我们享用晚餐。我们尝试了更多选择，最后连剩菜都没剩下。我们真希望有更多的时间去探索南非的更多地方。
选择Bearded Heron预订所有行程真是个明智的决定。Tina认真倾听了我们的需求，并安排好了一切。她与导游们关系密切，彼此都很熟悉。她相信导游们会非常适合我们，而他们也确实做到了，甚至超出了我们的预期。然而，她还是会时不时地联系我们，确认我们一切安好。这种优质的客户服务真是难得一见。南非已经将旅游业视为其经济的重要组成部分，这一点显而易见。无论走到哪里，我们都感受到了真诚的欢迎，我并非天真地这么认为。
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