点评:Rwanda is known as the "Land of a Thousand Hills," but we think of it as the "Land of a Million Smiles." Our smiles were the biggest, thanks to Amahoro Tours.
We took a 14-day tour of Rwanda with Amahoro Tours, including primate tracking and safari game drives.
We chose Amahoro Tours because we wanted to support a local company and have all our dollars stay in Rwanda. We also liked that the company partners with several community organizations that help to better the lives of women and children in Rwanda. We wanted to be respectful tourists that consider the well-being of the country and its people and wildlife.
We couldn’t be happier with our choice.
Mercy, the administrator who organized our trip, was helpful and patient with our questions and requests for changes. She organized a wonderful tour for us that encompassed a variety of wildlife and cultural experiences and stunning landscapes, as well as opportunities to connect with the community. The lodgings she booked for us (“midrange”—at our request) were exceptional, and one of them, Munazi Eco Lodge, is one of our favourite accommodations we’ve ever experienced in our many years of travel.
Nearly all our activities were private, with the exception of some of the primate treks and one game drive. We prefer this to travelling in a larger group of strangers, as it allows our stops to be customized to our needs and wishes.
Our guide, Edmond, took wonderful care of us every step of the way. He is courteous, kind, knowledgeable, a good driver, and has a terrific sense of humour. We greatly enjoyed the time we spent travelling with him. Also, he lives near the gorilla trekking area, so he knew all the people involved. We’re sure he played a part in securing treks for us that were best suited to our age and ability. For the chimpanzee trek, he took us to a forest that was a longer drive away, but was a smaller forest, which pretty much guaranteed that we would see the chimps and have a manageable hike. He also graciously put up with our absent-mindedness, as we both kept leaving stuff behind, and he helped to retrieve our items.
Rwanda is an over-the-top beautiful country with the nicest, most hospitable people we’ve ever met. Amahoro Tours was instrumental in helping us to experience all that Rwanda has to offer. I highly, highly recommend this company.
翻译:卢旺达被誉为“千丘之国”,但我们更愿意称它为“微笑之国”。多亏了Amahoro Tours,我们脸上都洋溢着最灿烂的笑容。
我们跟随Amahoro Tours进行了为期14天的卢旺达之旅,期间体验了灵长类动物追踪以及野生动物观赏之旅。
我们选择Amahoro Tours,是因为我们希望支持本地企业,让每一分钱都能留在卢旺达。我们也很欣赏这家公司与多家社区组织合作,致力于改善卢旺达妇女和儿童的生活状况。我们希望自己能成为负责任的游客,切实关心这个国家及其人民和野生动物的福祉。
我们对自己的选择感到无比满意。
负责安排我们行程的协调员Mercy非常热心,对于我们的疑问以及各种修改请求也始终耐心予以回应。她为我们安排了一次极棒的旅行,行程中包含了丰富多样的野生动物观赏、文化体验以及绝美的自然风光,还有与当地社区交流的机会。应我们的要求,她为我们预订了“中等价位”的住宿,这些住宿品质出众;其中穆纳齐生态旅馆更是我们在多年旅行经历中最喜欢的下榻之所之一。
除了几次灵长类动物观察之旅和一次野生动物观赏游之外,我们参加的活动几乎都是私人定制的。比起和一大群素不相识的人一起旅行,我们更喜欢这种方式,因为它能让我们根据自身需求和意愿来安排行程。
我们的导游埃德蒙全程都悉心照顾我们。他彬彬有礼、善良热忱且知识渊博,驾车技术出色,还极具幽默感。和他一起旅行的时光让我们乐在其中。另外,他就住在大猩猩追踪区附近,因此认识所有相关的工作人员。我们确信,他在为我们安排最适合我们年龄与体能的徒步路线方面发挥了作用。在观赏黑猩猩的徒步行程中,他带我们前往了一片需要驱车较长时间才能到达的森林,不过那片森林范围较小,这基本上确保了我们能见到黑猩猩,同时徒步过程也不会太过艰难。他还耐心包容了我们的粗心大意——我们俩老是忘带东西,而他则帮我们找回了那些物品。
卢旺达是一个美得令人窒息的国家,那里的人民也极为友善、友好。他们是我们见过最热情好客的人。Amahoro Tours帮助我们充分体验了卢旺达的一切美好。我极力推荐这家公司。