点评:After doing Colombo, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya we drove down to Tissamaharama for Yala safari. My brother in law (My wildlife photography mentor) had advised me to go through Menaka safaris hence I had booked them 02 months in advance. It was for the first time we did a full day safari. The prices were reasonable the the vehicle was top class.. The amazing driver picked us up from the resort at dot 4.30 am. Apart from quality Sri Lankan Breakfast and lunch we moved along the length and breadth of the Park scouting for wild animals along with birds. But alas! No movement or alarm calls for the elusive leopards / sloth bears. But we saw a lot of elephants, wild buffaloes, deers, crocodiles, birds etc. Paradise fly catcher and India horn bill were the biggest catches. The driver collected intelligence from other drivers but no luck till 5.00 pm. Suddenly ahead we saw a lot vehicles lined up and as we neared them, I saw the leopard resting inside a small cave like structure. He advised us that the its time for the leopard to come down so be ready with my camera stuff. For around 30 minutes the leopard gave us a show. Thanking God for such a sighting we headed back. But in 5 minutes we saw again a lot of vehicles lined up. It was almost 5.40 pm and dark. Another driver said a mom and two cubs are behind the bushes. And to our luck two of them came out and posed for us for a minute. What a sighting for the day. Thanks to Menaka Safaris it was possible. Returned tired and dehydrated to the Resort but our hearts were filled with joy.
Thanks again Menaka for helping us with so much adventure and off course the great food.
翻译:游览完科伦坡、康提和努沃勒埃利耶后,我们驱车前往蒂瑟默哈拉默参加亚拉狩猎旅行。我的姐夫(我的野生动物摄影导师)建议我去梅纳卡狩猎旅行,因此我提前 2 个月预订了。这是我们第一次参加全天狩猎旅行。价格合理,车辆也是一流的。出色的司机在凌晨 4:30 到度假村接我们。除了优质的斯里兰卡早餐和午餐外,我们沿着公园的长度和宽度寻找野生动物和鸟类。但是唉!没有发现任何动静,也没有听到难以捉摸的豹子/懒熊的警报声。但是我们看到了很多大象、野牛、鹿、鳄鱼、鸟类等。天堂捕蝇鸟和印度角喙是最大的收获。司机从其他司机那里收集情报,但直到下午 5 点才有收获。突然,我们看到前面排起了长队,当我们靠近车辆时,我看到豹子在一个类似小洞穴的结构中休息。他告诉我们,该是豹子下来的时候了,所以准备好我的相机。大约 30 分钟的时间里,豹子给我们带来了精彩的表演。感谢上帝让我们看到了这样的景象,于是我们往回走。但 5 分钟后,我们又看到排起了长队,有很多车辆。当时已经快到下午 5 点 40 分了,天已经黑了。另一位司机说,灌木丛后面有一只母豹和两只幼崽。幸运的是,其中两只出来为我们摆了一会儿姿势。今天真是难得的景象。感谢 Menaka Safaris 才让我们有机会看到这一切。回到度假村时,我们又累又脱水,但我们的心里充满了喜悦。
再次感谢 Menaka 带我们经历了这么多冒险,当然还有美味的食物。