点评:We loved the trip Insight Safaris planned for us through Uganda. From Murchison Falls to Lake Mburo, it couldn’t have been a more delightful mix of game drives, boat tours and primate treks. Calah did a masterful job of matching us with the best itinerary we could have imagined. The lodging selections were well suited to our comfort level. The people at all of them were friendly, helpful, professional and courteous and the food was (mostly) wonderful. At first, I was worried that we would be spending more time driving than experiencing, but I was wrong. Even the drives between the other events were an experience I wouldn’t want to have missed. We loved the fact that we saw cities, towns and villages; we experienced savannah, jungle, forest and wetland ecosystems. And the whole time, we had answers to any question we could pose right in the driver’s seat. We saw birds, ungulates (antelope, elephants! giraffes! rhinos! hippos!), and primates—oh my gosh—the primates were amazing! After the chimpanzee trek, we couldn’t imagine better, but then there were the gorillas. We were pretty sure that would be the pinnacle, and when the forecast was 80% rain for the Golden Monkey Trek, we considered that we would be OK if it were cancelled. As it turned out, the Golden Monkey trek was the highlight of the whole trip. It was marvelous! We were especially fascinated by the cultural aspects of this tour. Uganda is an affirmation that humans don’t need machines and technology to thrive. Americans are preoccupied with fiscal prosperity and personal comfort, but I don’t think we are as healthy and as happy as Ugandans. For our trip guide, Insight Safaris managed to find the best match in Uganda for us, Ayub. He was a walking encyclopedia about Uganda. He was good-humored and cheerful under all conditions, helpful, accommodating, interesting, intelligent, and most important, patient. He listened to what interested us and added a few excursions—vanilla bean and coffee bean cultivation/production as well as elephant-dung paper manufacturing. We are birders and he managed to find guides who were especially suited to our interests so that our game drives and boat trips seemed to be reserved especially for us—so much better than we could have expected. We both shot more than 4,000 photos and he accommodated our voracious appetite for snapshots to take home whenever and wherever it was safe. He narrated every part of the trip without being too chatty or intrusive. In short, it was the experience of a lifetime!
翻译:我们很喜欢 Insight Safaris 为我们规划的乌干达之旅。从 Murchison Falls 到 Mburo 湖,这段旅程完美地结合了狩猎、乘船游览和灵长类动物徒步旅行。Calah 为我们安排了我们能想到的最佳行程,他做得非常出色。住宿选择非常适合我们的舒适度。所有工作人员都很友好、乐于助人、专业且彬彬有礼,食物(大部分)也很棒。起初,我担心我们花在开车上的时间会比体验上的时间多,但我错了。即使是在其他活动之间的驾车旅行也是我不想错过的体验。我们喜欢看到城市、城镇和村庄;我们体验了大草原、丛林、森林和湿地生态系统。在整个过程中,我们可以在驾驶座上找到我们提出的任何问题的答案。我们看到了鸟类、有蹄类动物(羚羊、大象!长颈鹿!犀牛!河马!)和灵长类动物——哦天哪——灵长类动物太神奇了!在黑猩猩之旅之后,我们无法想象更好的了,但接下来是大猩猩。我们非常确定那将是顶峰,当预报说金丝猴之旅有 80% 的降雨时,我们认为即使取消了也没什么问题。事实证明,金丝猴之旅是整个旅程的亮点。太棒了!我们对这次旅行的文化方面特别着迷。乌干达证实了人类不需要机器和技术就能繁荣。美国人专注于财政繁荣和个人舒适,但我认为我们不如乌干达人健康和快乐。作为我们的旅行指南,Insight Safaris 设法为我们找到了乌干达最合适的人选,Ayub。他是乌干达的活百科全书。他在任何情况下都心情愉快、开朗、乐于助人、随和、有趣、聪明,最重要的是,他有耐心。他听取了我们感兴趣的内容,并增加了一些短途旅行——香草豆和咖啡豆的种植/生产以及大象粪便造纸。我们是观鸟者,他设法找到了特别适合我们兴趣的导游,所以我们的狩猎和乘船旅行似乎是专门为我们保留的——比我们预期的要好得多。我们两人都拍了 4,000 多张照片,他满足了我们对快照的贪婪欲望,让我们随时随地安全地带回家。他讲述了旅行的每个部分,但不会过多地闲聊或打扰。简而言之,这是一生难忘的经历!