点评:My partner and I just arrived after a 5 day, 4 night camping safari with It Started in Africa. It consisted of the Serengeti, Ngonrogoro crater and Tarangire.
It was an incredible experience and even though I've been to Tanzania before, in a way longer safari, I have never seen some of the things I got to see with Jerimiah driving us around. Baby cheetahs, baby lions, baby elephants, lions hunting, wildebeest fighting, two leopards you name it! He was also very attending to our wants and needs and we noticed a huge effort to try to make things running smoothly and on time. Incredible how on a 5 day safari we got to see the big 5!
We had a really specific plan on Tanzania, we first went to a NGO to volunteer with Hyenas, near Karatu in a very hard to reach town, and then we wanted to go on a Safari to see wildlife in action. It Started in Africa were incredibly accommodating for our situation. They were the only ones who modified the itinerary to fit out pick up location, picked us up at the camp we were staying in, and left us directly at the airport on time (without a overnight stay in Arusha, so we enjoyed every single Safari day to the fullest!)
Besides that, Jeremiah kept the car in impeccable condition and drove us around safely and without any issues.
Every trip eventually has some ifs and buts. Besides some poor campsite facilities conditions (sort of out of ISIA reach); here, the biggest downside was the difficulty sticking to schedules, with around 1h of delay every single day... This might as well be a cultural shock, for living in a country that takes punctuality very seriously... and it eventually got better, but I wish my daily requests were enough, instead of having to get "mad".
Nevertheless, the guide, Jeremiah, was really helpful and put a bit effort into making things run smoothly, and was even helping the cook get everything ready on time (which was the origin of our problems).
Thank you!!
翻译:我和我的伙伴刚刚结束了为期5天4夜的“非洲之行”(It Started in Africa)露营之旅。旅程涵盖了塞伦盖蒂、恩贡罗戈罗火山口和塔兰吉雷。
这真是一次难忘的经历。虽然我以前去过坦桑尼亚,而且行程时间更长,但我从未见过像Jerimiah开车带我们游览时看到的景象。小猎豹、小狮子、小象、狮子狩猎、角马打斗、两只豹子,应有尽有!他还非常关注我们的需要,我们注意到他为了确保一切顺利按时完成付出了巨大的努力。在5天的旅程中,我们竟然看到了五大动物,真是太不可思议了!
我们在坦桑尼亚有一个非常具体的计划:首先去卡拉图附近一个偏僻小镇的一个非政府组织做鬣狗志愿者,然后我们想去野生动物园看看野生动物的日常活动。 “非洲之旅” (It Started in Africa) 非常贴心地照顾了我们的情况。他们是唯一一家根据接车地点修改行程安排的公司,在我们入住的营地接我们,并准时直接送我们到机场(无需在阿鲁沙过夜,让我们尽情享受了每一天的Safari之旅!)
除此之外,Jeremiah 把车保养得无可挑剔,载着我们安全出行,没有任何问题。
每次旅行都会有一些“如果”和“但是”。除了一些糟糕的营地设施(ISIA 无法触及);在这里,最大的缺点就是很难按时出发,每天都会延误大约1个小时……对于生活在一个非常重视准时的国家的人来说,这或许也算是一种文化冲击……虽然后来情况有所好转,但我希望我每天的请求足够多,而不是“抓狂”。
尽管如此,导游 Jeremiah 还是非常乐于助人,他付出了一些努力使事情进展顺利,甚至帮助厨师按时准备好了一切(这正是我们遇到问题的根源)。
谢谢!!