点评:Where can I start…I booked a day private safari with Asante Bibi to go from my hotel (The Residence, Kizimikazi). I struggled as local resources like TUI said they couldn’t arrange as our hotel was too far from the airport. I found Asante Bibi online as wrote as the reviews were excellent. I corresponded with Daudi Gembe who has provided every piece of information I could want and made the booking and arrangements simple. Additionally he gave practical advice and answered any questions promptly and completely and even added to my pre safari excitement by sharing some live videos 🙂. He arranged our transport to and from our hotel without problem and our drivers were prompt and polite. At the airport in Zanzibar our driver went with us into the small terminal and ensured we were met there and given our tickets. The flight went on time and was super! Fantastic views from our one propeller fixed wing plane shared with 23 other excited tourists. The flight took 45mins and we arrived into Nyerere Park Airport. We could have chosen Mikumi National Park but it is smaller (3,230km square) compared to Nyerere (30,893) and seems to have too many vehicles. Online it says the plus is that you stand a better chance of seeing something as the animals are more concentrated but for me it was I little like going to a UK safari park. Nyerere (also called Selous) is more like a true huge park experience but of course finding animals is more of a chance. At the airport we were met by Gladnes (our guide) and Robert (our driver) wearing Asante Bibi shirts and the largest of smiles. There were around 8 vehicles when we boarded our 4x4 and they all split up but were in touch with each other by radio in case of spotting something interesting. This meant we got that “we are our own in the wilderness experience which I wanted. Gladnes and Robert work at the park and used their experience to answer any questions and advised us to speak quietly to avoid disturbing the animals. And what did we see….well what didn’t we see… Warthog, giraffe elephant ( including a 3 week old baby with its family) , zebra, hippos, mongoose, tree squirrel, wildebeest, kudu, impala, dikdik, water buffalo , baboon, and a variety of birds including African Fish Eagle, Saddle Billed Stork, Southern Ground Hornbill, Giant fisher, weaver birds in hanging colonies and best of all a lion with a kill….wow! It was an amazing and exhausting day but Gladnes and Robert kept us well supplied with refreshments including breakfast by a lake (heavenly) and lunch with a selection of delicious hot food and cold drinks (also toilet facilities here). Top tip is wear muted colours ( not white, black or colours), don’t wear perfume but do wear factor 50. You are close to the equator and you will burn even on an overcast day and the covers on the vehicles offer little protection from the sun. I took a hat and wrap around sunglasses to protect my eyes from the dust and they really helped. Can’t recommend Asante Bibi and the team enough…Asante Sana!
翻译:我该从何说起呢……我通过Asante Bibi预订了一次单日私人游猎服务,从我下榻的酒店(The Residence, Kizimikazi)出发。起初我遇到了不少困难:像TUI这样的本地旅行社表示无法安排行程,因为我们的酒店离机场实在太远。后来我在网上发现了Asante Bibi,看到众多好评后便决定选择他们。我与Daudi Gembe取得了联系,他提供了我所需要的所有信息,使整个预订和安排过程变得简单顺畅。此外,他给出了很多实用的建议,迅速且详尽地解答了我们所有的疑问。他甚至还分享了一些实时视频,让我对即将开始的游猎之旅更加期待了 🙂。他顺利安排了我们往返酒店的交通工具,司机们也准时到达且彬彬有礼。在桑给巴尔机场,司机陪同我们进入小航站楼,确保有人在那里接应我们并递上机票。航班准时起飞,体验棒极了!从我们乘坐的单螺旋桨固定翼飞机上可以欣赏到绝美的景色,机上有23名同样兴奋不已的游客。飞行时长45分钟,随后我们便抵达了尼雷尔公园机场。我们本也可以选择米库米国家公园,但它的面积(3,230平方公里)远小于尼雷尔公园(30,893平方公里),而且那里的车辆似乎也太多。网上资料称其优势在于动物分布更密集,因此更容易看到它们;但对我而言,那里的体验有点像去英国的野生动物园。尼雷尔国家公园(也称塞卢斯保护区)更像是真正意义上的大型公园,不过要看到动物则全凭运气。在机场,我们受到了Gladnes(我们的导游)和Robert(我们的司机)的热情迎接,他们穿着Asante Bibi品牌的衬衫,脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。我们登上四驱车时,周围还有大约8辆车;它们虽然各自分开行驶,但通过无线电保持联络,以便一旦发现有趣的景象便能相互通知。这样一来,我们便获得了我所期待的那种“独自置身荒野中的体验”。格拉德尼斯和罗伯特在公园里工作,他们凭借丰富的经验解答了我们的各种问题,还建议我们说话要轻声细语,以免打扰到动物们。我们看到了什么呢……其实该说是没看到什么呢……狒狒猪、长颈鹿、大象(其中还有一只跟随父母的三周大的幼象)、斑马、河马、獴、树松鼠、角马、大羚羊、黑斑羚、小苇羚、水牛、狒狒,还有各种鸟类,包括非洲鱼鹰、鞍嘴鹳、南非地犀鸟以及巨鹮。成群结队栖息的织布鸟,最棒的还要数那只捕到猎物的狮子……哇!那是既精彩又令人筋疲力尽的一天。不过格拉德尼斯和罗伯特为我们准备了充足的茶点:我们在湖边享用了早餐(简直天堂般的美妙体验),午餐时则有各种美味的热食和冰镇饮料可供选择(此处还有卫生间设施)。小贴士:穿着色调柔和的衣服(避免白色、黑色或鲜艳色彩),不要喷香水,但一定要涂抹防晒指数50的防晒霜。你身处赤道附近,即使在阴天也很容易被晒伤;车辆上的遮阳罩对防晒也几乎起不到什么作用。我带了一顶帽子和可包裹住脸部的墨镜来防止灰尘进入眼睛,它们真的帮了大忙。我真心极力推荐Asante Bibi及其团队……非常感谢!