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KJArmy
Not the Best and not the Worst, but more clarity needed with costs.
Oasis Overland的点评
点评：I enjoyed this trip as I was looking to get back to nature after that last five years of worldwide nonsense and I was burnt out from work.
I've done overlanding many times before and had varied experiences with other companies.
This was by far the shortest trip I have done and the most expensive. First you pay for the tour, and with everything these days more expensive than in the past. Local Payment is another sting especially going from AUD to either GPB or USD.... so basically I paid another $1000AUD on top of an already pricy trip. For minimum food, I don't like eating after 6pm and so didn't have dinner most nights, my choice.. I'd like to know what the actual trip cost covers... they really need to break it down for clarity.
Being an old hand at these kinds of tours, I took my own tent, A) because I am a naturally early riser and didn't want to "annoy" a tent mate, and B) Having your own space is key to sanity.
My plan for this trip was just to drop out of my life for a short time, this was accomplished as my phone was not friends with local free wifi and I was only able to connect about 4 times the whole three weeks of the trip, and to be honest other than needing to do some banking, I found out that is was very freeing not being connected everyday, almost like travelling 25 years ago... I didn't even take headphones or music... just books.
My trip for me was about the journey, watching the landscape go by, seeing what the locals did daily and watching the madcap traffic dance, this is great in a truck. Having visited East Africa on a 7 week overland 25 years ago I wanted to see it through older eyes and note the changes... and see the encroachment of humanity on wildlife, which is as expected, everywhere.
We did see the wildlife, although it was sad to take pictures and see houses and buildings in the background... takes away the sense of "in the wild".
My BIGGEST bugbear was the Gorilla Trek van driver "add on". When you book your trip you can either book the Gorilla Trek or not, as this was the main reason for why I booked. But the night before the trek we were advised that we needed to pay $50 USD to the van driver who would take us... and this Pi**ed me right off... I mean you pay for the Trek before you leave, thinking that you wouldn't have to pay any more, and then the night before "oh yeah you need $50 USD ($100 AUD) to the driver" this should have been included in the "Gorilla Trek" optionally payment BEFORE departure. I did not carry a great deal of USD with me as I was not planning on many "optional extras" nor spending on souveniers and as such didn't think I'd need that much cash.
I also wanted to done the Balloon ride over the Masai Mara.... sadly the night before I was informed that my choice of payment was not an option and so therefore I did not do it, and surprisingly I didn't feel all that upset by that, even though it was something I had really wanted to do.. I do feel bad that my guide did go to the trouble to organise it all with the company, but sometimes things just don't go to plan.
I cannot fault my tour guide and driver, they were exceptional and I have nothing but respect for them. Those on the trip got along really well... some were continuing on for a few more weeks and so had a good rapport with each other going forward....
Overall 3 weeks was more than enough for me nowadays, my tolerance level for social interactions sadly doesn't last any longer... :D .
One thing I have noted with Overland trips such as this is the number of "grey nomads" that now take them. when back in the day it was usually 18-40 years olds... seems that retirees are moving from caravans to overland trucks. Not sure if I'l do a truck trip again as I don't want to be that old nomad..., but wouldn't completely rule it out, I'll just be sure to check the "add ons" with included trips.
Overall not the worst trip and not the best (that was in my 30's) Other than the expense side of things, it was what it was and I went in with personal minimal expectations and just enjoyed the getting away.
I've done overlanding many times before and had varied experiences with other companies.
This was by far the shortest trip I have done and the most expensive. First you pay for the tour, and with everything these days more expensive than in the past. Local Payment is another sting especially going from AUD to either GPB or USD.... so basically I paid another $1000AUD on top of an already pricy trip. For minimum food, I don't like eating after 6pm and so didn't have dinner most nights, my choice.. I'd like to know what the actual trip cost covers... they really need to break it down for clarity.
Being an old hand at these kinds of tours, I took my own tent, A) because I am a naturally early riser and didn't want to "annoy" a tent mate, and B) Having your own space is key to sanity.
My plan for this trip was just to drop out of my life for a short time, this was accomplished as my phone was not friends with local free wifi and I was only able to connect about 4 times the whole three weeks of the trip, and to be honest other than needing to do some banking, I found out that is was very freeing not being connected everyday, almost like travelling 25 years ago... I didn't even take headphones or music... just books.
My trip for me was about the journey, watching the landscape go by, seeing what the locals did daily and watching the madcap traffic dance, this is great in a truck. Having visited East Africa on a 7 week overland 25 years ago I wanted to see it through older eyes and note the changes... and see the encroachment of humanity on wildlife, which is as expected, everywhere.
We did see the wildlife, although it was sad to take pictures and see houses and buildings in the background... takes away the sense of "in the wild".
My BIGGEST bugbear was the Gorilla Trek van driver "add on". When you book your trip you can either book the Gorilla Trek or not, as this was the main reason for why I booked. But the night before the trek we were advised that we needed to pay $50 USD to the van driver who would take us... and this Pi**ed me right off... I mean you pay for the Trek before you leave, thinking that you wouldn't have to pay any more, and then the night before "oh yeah you need $50 USD ($100 AUD) to the driver" this should have been included in the "Gorilla Trek" optionally payment BEFORE departure. I did not carry a great deal of USD with me as I was not planning on many "optional extras" nor spending on souveniers and as such didn't think I'd need that much cash.
I also wanted to done the Balloon ride over the Masai Mara.... sadly the night before I was informed that my choice of payment was not an option and so therefore I did not do it, and surprisingly I didn't feel all that upset by that, even though it was something I had really wanted to do.. I do feel bad that my guide did go to the trouble to organise it all with the company, but sometimes things just don't go to plan.
I cannot fault my tour guide and driver, they were exceptional and I have nothing but respect for them. Those on the trip got along really well... some were continuing on for a few more weeks and so had a good rapport with each other going forward....
Overall 3 weeks was more than enough for me nowadays, my tolerance level for social interactions sadly doesn't last any longer... :D .
One thing I have noted with Overland trips such as this is the number of "grey nomads" that now take them. when back in the day it was usually 18-40 years olds... seems that retirees are moving from caravans to overland trucks. Not sure if I'l do a truck trip again as I don't want to be that old nomad..., but wouldn't completely rule it out, I'll just be sure to check the "add ons" with included trips.
Overall not the worst trip and not the best (that was in my 30's) Other than the expense side of things, it was what it was and I went in with personal minimal expectations and just enjoyed the getting away.
翻译：我很享受这次旅行，因为在过去五年的全球混乱和工作让我精疲力竭之后，我希望回归自然。
我以前多次进行过陆路旅行，在其他公司也有过不同的经历。
这是迄今为止我进行过的最短的旅行，也是最昂贵的旅行。首先，你要支付旅行费用，而现在所有东西都比过去贵。当地支付是另一个难题，尤其是从澳元兑换英镑或美元……所以基本上我在已经很贵的旅行上又多付了 1000 澳元。对于最低的食物，我不喜欢在晚上 6 点后吃东西，所以大多数晚上都没有吃晚饭，这是我的选择。我想知道实际的旅行费用包括什么……他们真的需要把它分解一下才能清楚。
作为这类旅行的老手，我带了自己的帐篷，A) 因为我天生早起，不想“惹恼”帐篷伙伴，B) 拥有自己的空间是保持理智的关键。
我这次旅行的计划是暂时离开我的生活，这之所以能够实现，是因为我的手机无法使用当地的免费 wifi，在整个三周的旅行中，我只能连接大约四次，说实话，除了需要进行一些银行业务外，我发现每天不连接网络非常自由，几乎就像 25 年前旅行一样……我甚至没有带耳机或音乐……只有书。
对我来说，我的旅行就是旅途，看着风景从身边经过，看看当地人每天做什么，看看疯狂的交通舞蹈，这在卡车上很棒。25 年前，我曾以 7 周的陆路旅行访问过东非，我想用更成熟的眼光来看待它，注意变化……看看人类对野生动物的侵占，这是意料之中的，无处不在。
我们确实看到了野生动物，虽然拍照和看到背景中的房屋和建筑物令人难过……带走了“在野外”的感觉。
我最大的烦恼是 Gorilla Trek 货车司机的“附加功能”。预订行程时，您可以选择预订大猩猩之旅，也可以不预订，因为这是我预订的主要原因。但在徒步旅行的前一天晚上，我们被告知需要向载我们的面包车司机支付 50 美元……这让我很生气……我的意思是，您在出发前支付了徒步旅行的费用，以为您不需要再支付任何费用，然后在前一天晚上“哦，是的，您需要向司机支付 50 美元（100 澳元）”，这应该包含在出发前的“大猩猩之旅”可选付款中。我没有随身携带大量美元，因为我没有计划购买许多“可选附加服务”，也没有购买纪念品，因此我认为我不需要那么多现金。
我也想乘坐热气球飞越马赛马拉……遗憾的是，前一天晚上我被告知我选择的付款方式不适用，所以我没有去，令人惊讶的是，我并没有因此感到沮丧，尽管我真的很想去。我确实为我的导游费尽心思与公司安排这一切而感到难过，但有时事情就是不会按计划进行。
我不能责怪我的导游和司机，他们非常出色，我对他们只有敬意。旅行团的成员相处得很好……有些人继续旅行了几个星期，因此彼此之间关系很好……
总的来说，现在 3 周对我来说已经足够了，遗憾的是，我对社交互动的容忍度已经无法再持续下去了…… :D 。
我注意到，像这样的陆路旅行有一件事，那就是现在乘坐这些旅行的“灰色游牧民”的数量。以前通常是 18-40 岁的人……似乎退休人员正在从大篷车转向陆上卡车。不确定我是否会再次进行卡车旅行，因为我不想成为那个老游牧民……，但不会完全排除这种可能性，我只会确保检查包含旅行的“附加服务”。
总的来说，这不是最糟糕的旅行，也不是最好的旅行（那是在我 30 多岁的时候）除了费用方面，它就是这样，我个人带着最低的期望去旅行，只是享受这次旅行。
我以前多次进行过陆路旅行，在其他公司也有过不同的经历。
这是迄今为止我进行过的最短的旅行，也是最昂贵的旅行。首先，你要支付旅行费用，而现在所有东西都比过去贵。当地支付是另一个难题，尤其是从澳元兑换英镑或美元……所以基本上我在已经很贵的旅行上又多付了 1000 澳元。对于最低的食物，我不喜欢在晚上 6 点后吃东西，所以大多数晚上都没有吃晚饭，这是我的选择。我想知道实际的旅行费用包括什么……他们真的需要把它分解一下才能清楚。
作为这类旅行的老手，我带了自己的帐篷，A) 因为我天生早起，不想“惹恼”帐篷伙伴，B) 拥有自己的空间是保持理智的关键。
我这次旅行的计划是暂时离开我的生活，这之所以能够实现，是因为我的手机无法使用当地的免费 wifi，在整个三周的旅行中，我只能连接大约四次，说实话，除了需要进行一些银行业务外，我发现每天不连接网络非常自由，几乎就像 25 年前旅行一样……我甚至没有带耳机或音乐……只有书。
对我来说，我的旅行就是旅途，看着风景从身边经过，看看当地人每天做什么，看看疯狂的交通舞蹈，这在卡车上很棒。25 年前，我曾以 7 周的陆路旅行访问过东非，我想用更成熟的眼光来看待它，注意变化……看看人类对野生动物的侵占，这是意料之中的，无处不在。
我们确实看到了野生动物，虽然拍照和看到背景中的房屋和建筑物令人难过……带走了“在野外”的感觉。
我最大的烦恼是 Gorilla Trek 货车司机的“附加功能”。预订行程时，您可以选择预订大猩猩之旅，也可以不预订，因为这是我预订的主要原因。但在徒步旅行的前一天晚上，我们被告知需要向载我们的面包车司机支付 50 美元……这让我很生气……我的意思是，您在出发前支付了徒步旅行的费用，以为您不需要再支付任何费用，然后在前一天晚上“哦，是的，您需要向司机支付 50 美元（100 澳元）”，这应该包含在出发前的“大猩猩之旅”可选付款中。我没有随身携带大量美元，因为我没有计划购买许多“可选附加服务”，也没有购买纪念品，因此我认为我不需要那么多现金。
我也想乘坐热气球飞越马赛马拉……遗憾的是，前一天晚上我被告知我选择的付款方式不适用，所以我没有去，令人惊讶的是，我并没有因此感到沮丧，尽管我真的很想去。我确实为我的导游费尽心思与公司安排这一切而感到难过，但有时事情就是不会按计划进行。
我不能责怪我的导游和司机，他们非常出色，我对他们只有敬意。旅行团的成员相处得很好……有些人继续旅行了几个星期，因此彼此之间关系很好……
总的来说，现在 3 周对我来说已经足够了，遗憾的是，我对社交互动的容忍度已经无法再持续下去了…… :D 。
我注意到，像这样的陆路旅行有一件事，那就是现在乘坐这些旅行的“灰色游牧民”的数量。以前通常是 18-40 岁的人……似乎退休人员正在从大篷车转向陆上卡车。不确定我是否会再次进行卡车旅行，因为我不想成为那个老游牧民……，但不会完全排除这种可能性，我只会确保检查包含旅行的“附加服务”。
总的来说，这不是最糟糕的旅行，也不是最好的旅行（那是在我 30 多岁的时候）除了费用方面，它就是这样，我个人带着最低的期望去旅行，只是享受这次旅行。
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