点评:This review is for the ecotourism component of the part. It is not intented to detract from the conservation and environmental end of this reserve
Shame of the managers of this park for not allowing guests nor locals to explore the area without expensive companies/guides. If a nature park cannot be enjoyed freely by all then it is not a nature park at all. Of course, there are some situations where governments must impose restrictions on areas for the same of conservation. However, this is not the case with Rau forest that has large easily accessible trails running through it.
I arrived here on foot after reading that this area can be explored independently after respectfully paying the park fee, signing a waiver, and agreeing to rules. Upon arrival, I realized the situation was very different. The fellow at the front desk and park manager on phone denied entry to me even after others have posted about entering a few weeks prior. Locals were allowed to enter to cross the park on a road. However, it seems that this park believes parks are meant for exclusion which is the opposite of the park service duty.
It seems the ignorant Tanzanian government does not believe in free access for hiking trails for foreigners or its citizens. A DISGRACE
翻译:这篇评论是关于该保护区生态旅游部分的,并非有意贬低其在保护和环境保护方面的贡献。
这个公园的管理者真是可耻,竟然不允许游客和当地人在没有昂贵的导游/导游的情况下探索该地区。如果一个自然公园不能让所有人都自由享受,那它根本就不是自然公园。当然,在某些情况下,政府必须对保护区施加限制。然而,拉乌森林并非如此,它拥有宽阔且易于通行的步道。
我读到过,只要支付公园费用、签署豁免书并同意规则,就可以独立探索该地区,于是步行来到了这里。到达后,我意识到情况大不相同。前台工作人员和公园经理在电话里拒绝了我,即使几周前其他人已经发布了可以进入的信息。当地人可以穿过公园的道路进入。然而,这个公园似乎认为公园就是用来排挤的,这与公园管理部门的职责背道而驰。
看来无知的坦桑尼亚政府根本不相信外国人和本国公民可以免费进入徒步路线。真是丢脸。