点评:Wilderness Safaris [www.Wilderness-Safaris.com] has the concession to operate safari camps in various African national parks in Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
They are required to hire local people in each area which allows you to get to know the culture and the individuals from the area villages. You are greeted on arrival and departure with local song and dance. The food is consistently 5 star. The staffs are 10 star. You can be on a balcony in one country and look across the Zambezi river into Namibia.
In keeping with park requirements, every element of the camp experience is based on conservation practices. It is glamping with a conscience. The game tour guides are exceptional in their skills.
I stayed at Makalolo Camp in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe area; Toka Leya Camp in Zambia area; Baobab 1 Camp in Botswana area; and Santawani Okavango Delta Camp in Botswana area. Since they are geographically connected, there are similarities but also definite difference in terrain, concentration of types of animals, foliage etc. We saw all of the Big 5, all of the Ugly 5, two of the Small 5 and two of the Shy 5, a gigillion other animals plus over 107 different bird species (we counted). I counted 107 members of a baboon troupe parading past my tent early one morning -- 8 had babies with two babies on top and the rest underneath nursing as the mothers walked by. It's just natural. Sometimes an elephant strolls by too.
There are numerous concessionaires and tour services in these areas but Wilderness is clearly the better choice. Keep in mind that responsible tourism such as Wilderness' ethics and practices provide much needed employment and living wages for economically stressed areas of the world. You also can buy local handcrafts such as basketry without having to go to a town.
翻译:Wilderness Safaris [www.Wilderness-Safaris.com] 拥有在博茨瓦纳、津巴布韦和赞比亚的多个非洲国家公园内运营狩猎营地的特许经营权。
他们必须在每个地区雇用当地人,这让您有机会了解当地文化,结识当地村民。抵达和离开时,您都会受到当地歌舞的欢迎。食物始终保持五星级水准。员工服务更是无可挑剔。您可以在一个国家的阳台上眺望赞比西河对岸的纳米比亚。
为了遵守公园的要求,营地体验的方方面面都以保护自然环境为基础。这是一种兼具环保意识的豪华露营。导游们技艺精湛,经验丰富。
我曾入住过位于津巴布韦维多利亚瀑布地区的 Makalolo 营地;赞比亚地区的 Toka Leya 营地;博茨瓦纳地区的 Baobab 1 营地;以及博茨瓦纳地区的 Santawani Okavango Delta 营地。由于地理位置相连,这些地区既有相似之处,也有明显的差异,例如地形、动物种类密度、植被等等。我们看到了非洲五霸、非洲五霸、非洲五霸中的两种、非洲五霸中的两种,以及无数其他动物,还有超过107种不同的鸟类(我们数过了)。一天清晨,我数到107只狒狒从我的帐篷前走过——其中8只狒狒带着幼崽,两只幼崽趴在母狒狒身上,其余的则在下面吃奶,母狒狒们则悠闲地走过。这很自然。有时,还能看到大象漫步经过。
这些地区有很多特许经营商和旅游服务公司,但显然,Wilderness是更好的选择。请记住,像Wilderness这样秉持负责任的旅游理念的公司,其伦理和实践能够为世界上经济困难的地区提供急需的就业机会和生活工资。您还可以购买当地的手工艺品,例如篮子,而无需前往城镇。