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Madagascar is a wonderful and magical place.
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点评：Madagascar is a wonderful and magical place. Theresia at Soul of Madagascar helped fulfill a dream.
My husband and I spent the month of October 2024 in Madagascar. We had planned the whole tour with Enock and had paid our deposit. Unfortunately, he passed away unexpectedly. Theresia, who took over the business from her late husband, was very kind, attentive and answered my emails quickly. My cell phone did not work while in Madagascar so Theresia would contact me during our tour via our guide Joushia. Our driver was Rivo. Joushia and Rivo were always on time. Rivo knew the roads very well and drove safely. They made plenty of stops for fresh water to take to our rooms at the lodges. The roads in Madagascar are very bad and we had some very long days of driving. One day it took us 13 hours to get to our destination. There were other days that took 10 hours. The ferry crossings were organized and we enjoyed the short time on the river on our way to and from Tsingy. There were a few issues at the end of our trip with the vehicle. The back window would not go down and the air conditioner stopped working.
If you can, I would suggest flying between destinations when possible. Theresia and Joushia always kept us up to date on the three internal flights we had. The departure times always changed. That is not the fault of Soul of Madagascar.
We had to pay in cash everywhere we went so we were glad Joushia allowed us time to exchange our money at the international airport on our arrival. In Tana, we found a wonderful Indian restaurant called Le Paris-Delhi India and at the train station a wonderful little gem called Grand Café de la Gara that would take visa credit cards. If you find yourself at Grand Café de la Gara you have to try the lemon tart. We went back a second time just for the tart and some coffee before our late-night flight home.
Our lodges were good. We did notice that if there were roaches, they were in the bathrooms at the hotels in the cities. I saw some reviews that complained about roaches. The lodges in the National Parks were very clean, good food, helpful staff and there were always a few very friendly geckos to hang out with in our room. I enjoyed listening to them calling.
Everywhere you go one has to have the guide from Soul of Madagascar and a “local guide”. We told Joushia we wanted bird photos besides the normal lemurs that all the local guides take you to see.
We had talked to other tourists and found out that at some places, Anja Community Reserve was one, you will be met by the local guide and a “spotter”. You don’t need the spotter. That is what the guide is there for. Tell the local guide you don’t need the spotter and if the spotter still comes along there will be no tip for him.
FYI… the tips started adding up with all the added local guides but we were told it was regulations.
Some local guides are disrespectful of the local wildlife. We had a local guide at Anja Community Reserve show us a Hamerkop nest. There were some would-be spotters that started throwing rocks at the nest to see if the birds were there. My husband quickly grabbed the one spotter’s arm and lectured the spotters about disturbing the wildlife. There were a few other locations where the local guides were disrespectful of the wildlife. We saw local guides shake trees and branches to get the lemurs to move. We know the guides think their tip depends on how much the tourists see but throwing rocks at bird’s nests and moving branches to get the lemurs to move is not going to get a better tip. There were other guides that were very professional and kept demanding and uncaring tourists (some from a certain country known for their disrespect and rudness) back from disturbing wildlife. NO, it was not us.
Once Joushia understood we wanted to see and photograph birds he would arrange for the local guide to be more of a bird person. Our local guide, Sandra, at Isalo was great. She really knew her birds. Some of the local guides do not understand bird photography. They run ahead looking for birds and scare the birds off. Joushia understood this after the first few times and would keep the local guides back so a photo could be taken of the birds. Misaotra Joushia and Rivo for taking care of us while we were in Madagascar.
Madagascar is a wonderful and magical place. It has wildlife and birds that live nowhere else on this planet except in zoos. Some of these animals and birds are facing extinction in the wild. There is not much left of their natural lands and habitats in Madagascar. The deforestation in Madagascar is really bad. The wildlife is all in the national parks. Thank goodness the government is creating and protecting the parks. Your tourist money helps protect these animals. If you like adventure and want to see some wonderful and in some cases exotic wildlife then please visit Madagascar. Contact Theresia at Souls of Madagascar to start your next adventure.
Misaotra Thereisa for all your help.
My husband and I spent the month of October 2024 in Madagascar. We had planned the whole tour with Enock and had paid our deposit. Unfortunately, he passed away unexpectedly. Theresia, who took over the business from her late husband, was very kind, attentive and answered my emails quickly. My cell phone did not work while in Madagascar so Theresia would contact me during our tour via our guide Joushia. Our driver was Rivo. Joushia and Rivo were always on time. Rivo knew the roads very well and drove safely. They made plenty of stops for fresh water to take to our rooms at the lodges. The roads in Madagascar are very bad and we had some very long days of driving. One day it took us 13 hours to get to our destination. There were other days that took 10 hours. The ferry crossings were organized and we enjoyed the short time on the river on our way to and from Tsingy. There were a few issues at the end of our trip with the vehicle. The back window would not go down and the air conditioner stopped working.
If you can, I would suggest flying between destinations when possible. Theresia and Joushia always kept us up to date on the three internal flights we had. The departure times always changed. That is not the fault of Soul of Madagascar.
We had to pay in cash everywhere we went so we were glad Joushia allowed us time to exchange our money at the international airport on our arrival. In Tana, we found a wonderful Indian restaurant called Le Paris-Delhi India and at the train station a wonderful little gem called Grand Café de la Gara that would take visa credit cards. If you find yourself at Grand Café de la Gara you have to try the lemon tart. We went back a second time just for the tart and some coffee before our late-night flight home.
Our lodges were good. We did notice that if there were roaches, they were in the bathrooms at the hotels in the cities. I saw some reviews that complained about roaches. The lodges in the National Parks were very clean, good food, helpful staff and there were always a few very friendly geckos to hang out with in our room. I enjoyed listening to them calling.
Everywhere you go one has to have the guide from Soul of Madagascar and a “local guide”. We told Joushia we wanted bird photos besides the normal lemurs that all the local guides take you to see.
We had talked to other tourists and found out that at some places, Anja Community Reserve was one, you will be met by the local guide and a “spotter”. You don’t need the spotter. That is what the guide is there for. Tell the local guide you don’t need the spotter and if the spotter still comes along there will be no tip for him.
FYI… the tips started adding up with all the added local guides but we were told it was regulations.
Some local guides are disrespectful of the local wildlife. We had a local guide at Anja Community Reserve show us a Hamerkop nest. There were some would-be spotters that started throwing rocks at the nest to see if the birds were there. My husband quickly grabbed the one spotter’s arm and lectured the spotters about disturbing the wildlife. There were a few other locations where the local guides were disrespectful of the wildlife. We saw local guides shake trees and branches to get the lemurs to move. We know the guides think their tip depends on how much the tourists see but throwing rocks at bird’s nests and moving branches to get the lemurs to move is not going to get a better tip. There were other guides that were very professional and kept demanding and uncaring tourists (some from a certain country known for their disrespect and rudness) back from disturbing wildlife. NO, it was not us.
Once Joushia understood we wanted to see and photograph birds he would arrange for the local guide to be more of a bird person. Our local guide, Sandra, at Isalo was great. She really knew her birds. Some of the local guides do not understand bird photography. They run ahead looking for birds and scare the birds off. Joushia understood this after the first few times and would keep the local guides back so a photo could be taken of the birds. Misaotra Joushia and Rivo for taking care of us while we were in Madagascar.
Madagascar is a wonderful and magical place. It has wildlife and birds that live nowhere else on this planet except in zoos. Some of these animals and birds are facing extinction in the wild. There is not much left of their natural lands and habitats in Madagascar. The deforestation in Madagascar is really bad. The wildlife is all in the national parks. Thank goodness the government is creating and protecting the parks. Your tourist money helps protect these animals. If you like adventure and want to see some wonderful and in some cases exotic wildlife then please visit Madagascar. Contact Theresia at Souls of Madagascar to start your next adventure.
Misaotra Thereisa for all your help.
翻译：马达加斯加是一个奇妙而神奇的地方。马达加斯加之魂的 Theresia 帮助我实现了一个梦想。
我丈夫和我于 2024 年 10 月在马达加斯加度过。我们与 Enock 一起计划了整个旅程并支付了押金。不幸的是，他意外去世了。从她已故丈夫手中接管了这家公司的 Theresia 非常善良、细心，并迅速回复了我的电子邮件。我在马达加斯加时手机无法使用，因此 Theresia 会在我们旅行期间通过我们的导游 Joushia 与我联系。我们的司机是 Rivo。Joushia 和 Rivo 总是准时。Rivo 非常熟悉道路并且驾驶安全。他们多次停下来取淡水，以便我们带到小屋的房间。马达加斯加的道路非常糟糕，我们开了好几天的车。有一天我们花了 13 个小时才到达目的地。其他日子花了 10 个小时。渡轮过境安排得井井有条，我们在往返 Tsingy 的路上享受了短暂的河上时光。旅程结束时，车辆出现了一些问题。后窗无法降下，空调停止工作。
如果可以，我建议尽可能在目的地之间飞行。Theresia 和 Joushia 总是向我们通报我们乘坐的三趟国内航班的最新情况。出发时间总是变化。这不是 Soul of Madagascar 的错。
我们去任何地方都必须用现金支付，所以我们很高兴 Joushia 允许我们在抵达时在国际机场兑换货币。在塔那，我们找到了一家很棒的印度餐厅，名为 Le Paris-Delhi India，在火车站有一家很棒的小店，名为 Grand Café de la Gara，可以接受 Visa 信用卡。如果您在 Grand Café de la Gara，一定要尝尝柠檬挞。我们第二次回去，只为在深夜回家之前吃挞和喝咖啡。
我们的小屋很好。我们确实注意到，如果有蟑螂，它们就会出现在城市酒店的浴室里。我看到一些评论抱怨蟑螂。国家公园的旅馆非常干净，食物很好，工作人员乐于助人，我们的房间里总是有几只非常友好的壁虎陪伴。我喜欢听它们叫。
无论你去哪里，都必须有来自马达加斯加灵魂的导游和“当地导游”。我们告诉 Joushia，除了所有当地导游带你去看的普通狐猴之外，我们还想拍一些鸟类照片。
我们和其他游客交谈过，发现在一些地方，比如安雅社区保护区，你会遇到当地导游和“观察员”。你不需要观察员。这就是导游的职责。告诉当地导游你不需要观察员，如果观察员仍然来，就不会给他小费了。
仅供参考……随着所有当地导游的加入，小费开始增加，但我们被告知这是规定。
一些当地导游不尊重当地野生动物。我们让一位 Anja 社区保护区的当地导游带我们参观了 Hamerkop 鸟巢。一些自诩为观察员的人开始向鸟巢扔石头，看看鸟儿是否在那里。我丈夫迅速抓住了一位观察员的胳膊，训斥观察员不要打扰野生动物。在其他几个地方，当地导游也不尊重野生动物。我们看到当地导游摇动树木和树枝让狐猴移动。我们知道导游认为他们的小费取决于游客的观赏程度，但向鸟巢扔石头和移动树枝让狐猴移动不会得到更好的小费。其他导游非常专业，阻止了那些苛刻和冷漠的游客（其中一些来自以不尊重和粗鲁而闻名的某个国家）打扰野生动物。不，不是我们。
当 Joushia 明白我们想看鸟和拍鸟时，他就会安排当地导游更像鸟类爱好者。我们在伊萨鲁的当地导游 Sandra 很棒。她真的很了解鸟类。一些当地导游不懂鸟类摄影。他们跑到前面寻找鸟类，把鸟吓跑了。Joushia 在最初几次之后就明白了这一点，并会把当地导游留在那里，以便拍摄鸟类的照片。Misaotra Joushia 和 Rivo 在我们在马达加斯加期间照顾我们。
马达加斯加是一个美妙而神奇的地方。这里有野生动物和鸟类，它们生活在地球上除了动物园之外的任何地方。其中一些动物和鸟类在野外濒临灭绝。马达加斯加的自然土地和栖息地所剩无几。马达加斯加的森林砍伐非常严重。野生动物都在国家公园里。谢天谢地，政府正在创建和保护这些公园。您的旅游资金有助于保护这些动物。如果您喜欢冒险，想看到一些奇妙的、有时甚至是奇异的野生动物，那么请访问马达加斯加。联系马达加斯加灵魂的 Theresia 开始您的下一次冒险。
Misaotra Thereisa 为您提供所有帮助。
我丈夫和我于 2024 年 10 月在马达加斯加度过。我们与 Enock 一起计划了整个旅程并支付了押金。不幸的是，他意外去世了。从她已故丈夫手中接管了这家公司的 Theresia 非常善良、细心，并迅速回复了我的电子邮件。我在马达加斯加时手机无法使用，因此 Theresia 会在我们旅行期间通过我们的导游 Joushia 与我联系。我们的司机是 Rivo。Joushia 和 Rivo 总是准时。Rivo 非常熟悉道路并且驾驶安全。他们多次停下来取淡水，以便我们带到小屋的房间。马达加斯加的道路非常糟糕，我们开了好几天的车。有一天我们花了 13 个小时才到达目的地。其他日子花了 10 个小时。渡轮过境安排得井井有条，我们在往返 Tsingy 的路上享受了短暂的河上时光。旅程结束时，车辆出现了一些问题。后窗无法降下，空调停止工作。
如果可以，我建议尽可能在目的地之间飞行。Theresia 和 Joushia 总是向我们通报我们乘坐的三趟国内航班的最新情况。出发时间总是变化。这不是 Soul of Madagascar 的错。
我们去任何地方都必须用现金支付，所以我们很高兴 Joushia 允许我们在抵达时在国际机场兑换货币。在塔那，我们找到了一家很棒的印度餐厅，名为 Le Paris-Delhi India，在火车站有一家很棒的小店，名为 Grand Café de la Gara，可以接受 Visa 信用卡。如果您在 Grand Café de la Gara，一定要尝尝柠檬挞。我们第二次回去，只为在深夜回家之前吃挞和喝咖啡。
我们的小屋很好。我们确实注意到，如果有蟑螂，它们就会出现在城市酒店的浴室里。我看到一些评论抱怨蟑螂。国家公园的旅馆非常干净，食物很好，工作人员乐于助人，我们的房间里总是有几只非常友好的壁虎陪伴。我喜欢听它们叫。
无论你去哪里，都必须有来自马达加斯加灵魂的导游和“当地导游”。我们告诉 Joushia，除了所有当地导游带你去看的普通狐猴之外，我们还想拍一些鸟类照片。
我们和其他游客交谈过，发现在一些地方，比如安雅社区保护区，你会遇到当地导游和“观察员”。你不需要观察员。这就是导游的职责。告诉当地导游你不需要观察员，如果观察员仍然来，就不会给他小费了。
仅供参考……随着所有当地导游的加入，小费开始增加，但我们被告知这是规定。
一些当地导游不尊重当地野生动物。我们让一位 Anja 社区保护区的当地导游带我们参观了 Hamerkop 鸟巢。一些自诩为观察员的人开始向鸟巢扔石头，看看鸟儿是否在那里。我丈夫迅速抓住了一位观察员的胳膊，训斥观察员不要打扰野生动物。在其他几个地方，当地导游也不尊重野生动物。我们看到当地导游摇动树木和树枝让狐猴移动。我们知道导游认为他们的小费取决于游客的观赏程度，但向鸟巢扔石头和移动树枝让狐猴移动不会得到更好的小费。其他导游非常专业，阻止了那些苛刻和冷漠的游客（其中一些来自以不尊重和粗鲁而闻名的某个国家）打扰野生动物。不，不是我们。
当 Joushia 明白我们想看鸟和拍鸟时，他就会安排当地导游更像鸟类爱好者。我们在伊萨鲁的当地导游 Sandra 很棒。她真的很了解鸟类。一些当地导游不懂鸟类摄影。他们跑到前面寻找鸟类，把鸟吓跑了。Joushia 在最初几次之后就明白了这一点，并会把当地导游留在那里，以便拍摄鸟类的照片。Misaotra Joushia 和 Rivo 在我们在马达加斯加期间照顾我们。
马达加斯加是一个美妙而神奇的地方。这里有野生动物和鸟类，它们生活在地球上除了动物园之外的任何地方。其中一些动物和鸟类在野外濒临灭绝。马达加斯加的自然土地和栖息地所剩无几。马达加斯加的森林砍伐非常严重。野生动物都在国家公园里。谢天谢地，政府正在创建和保护这些公园。您的旅游资金有助于保护这些动物。如果您喜欢冒险，想看到一些奇妙的、有时甚至是奇异的野生动物，那么请访问马达加斯加。联系马达加斯加灵魂的 Theresia 开始您的下一次冒险。
Misaotra Thereisa 为您提供所有帮助。
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