点评:WOW!
A friend recommended that we should book our Kenyan safari through JT Safari's & we were not disappointed!
I initially found searching for a safari a little bit of a mind field, as there are so many options & the prices can vary massively.
I emailed Julius & he was very prompt with his reply. I let him know the dates we were wanting to safari & he soon replied with the options available. These provided us with information on different camps & different budgets so we could thoroughly explore our options.
We were initially trying to also work out our budget to see if we would part drive to the Masai mara or to fly from Nairobi. Again, Julius was very helpful in breaking down the costs to show how much it would be to fly & how much to drive etc.
We decided that we would drive from Nairobi to our camp in the Masai Mara & then we would fly down from the Mara to our next stop at Almanara Luxury Villas.
The booking process was very simple, we paid a deposit, then a 50% payment further down the line, then a smaller interim payment a few days before leaving & then we paid the final balance when we were there. Again, I was very apprehensive about sending over larger amounts of money but everything was legit & paid through a secure booking link.
Julius had advised us that we would be collected from our hotel at 7am on the day of our safari. George (our driver) collected us & we started our journey to the Masai Mara.
It was advised that the journey takes about 5 hours by car to Zebra Plains Mara Camp (where were staying) but I think in fact it took about 7 hours. We had a few stops along the way, to see the Rift Valley, and another refreshment stop, which had an opportunity to look in some local shops. It was amazing to drive through the towns of Kenya, and a real eye opener for our kids to see the culture of this beautiful country! The kids were excited to spot Baboons along the way! Although the journey took longer than expected, we were so pleased we took the option to drive as we felt we saw a lot of the country & how people live!
We arrived to our camp & George said we would meet 2 hours later for our first game drive! Everyone was very excited!
George was great - we went out for 3 hours on our first evening & spotted giraffe, lions, zebra & lots more! We even saw lions hunting, but missed their kill! A great start to our safari.
For the next two days, we did whole day safari's, where George collected us at 7.30am & we came back at 4.30pm. We saw so many animals! George knew his way around the reserve so well & he was so informative & answered all of the questions that we had! The truck provided us with lots of shelter as it was so hot. The hotel had provided us with packed lunches & George took us to a viewing point for lunch on one day, which had toilets! The next day, we enjoyed our lunch in the bush under a tree!
On our safari, we were lucky to see, elephants, lions, giraffes, hyenas, ostrich, impala, lots of different antelope (but I can't recall all of their names!), baboons, hippo, crocodile, zebra, buffalo, various types of birds...and so much more! The only big 5 we didn't spot, was the rhino.
Julius had then organised & booked our flight from the Mara onto our next destination in Ukunda. On our last day, George collected us & took us to the airstrip. He stayed with us until we boarded our aeroplane.
Before we arrived to the airstrip, we had mentioned that we were keen to visit a Masai village, as we had taken some pencils & sweets to give to children in the village. This was no problem for George & he arranged for this to happen before our arrival time for our flight.
George was a great guide - thank you so much!
Thank you to Julius for such a smooth transition from start to finish - we will hightly recommend you to friends & family!
The Harris Family x
翻译:哇!
一位朋友建议我们通过 JT Safari 预订肯尼亚游猎之旅,我们并没有失望!
一开始,我发现寻找游猎之旅有点费脑筋,因为选择太多,而且价格相差很大。
我给 Julius 发了电子邮件,他很快就回复了。我告诉他我们想去游猎的日期,他很快就回复了可用的选项。这些选项为我们提供了不同营地和不同预算的信息,以便我们彻底探索我们的选择。
我们最初还试图计算预算,看看我们是开车去马赛马拉还是从内罗毕乘飞机去。同样,Julius 非常乐于助人,他把费用分摊了出来,显示了飞行费用和开车费用等。
我们决定从内罗毕开车到马赛马拉的营地,然后从马拉乘飞机去下一站 Almanara Luxury Villas。
预订流程非常简单,我们先付了定金,然后稍后付了 50%,然后在出发前几天付了一笔较小的临时款项,然后我们到达目的地后付了最后的余额。同样,我对汇出大笔款项非常担心,但一切都是合法的,并通过安全的预订链接付款。
Julius 告诉我们,在狩猎当天早上 7 点会有人来酒店接我们。George(我们的司机)接了我们,我们开始了前往马赛马拉的旅程。
据说开车到 Zebra Plains Mara Camp(我们住的地方)大约需要 5 个小时,但我认为实际上大约需要 7 个小时。我们在途中停了几次,参观了裂谷,还停下来休息,有机会逛了一些当地的商店。开车穿过肯尼亚的城镇真是太棒了,让我们的孩子们大开眼界,了解了这个美丽国家的文化!孩子们很高兴在路上看到狒狒!虽然旅程比预期的要长,但我们很高兴选择了开车,因为我们觉得我们看到了很多国家和人们的生活方式!
我们到达营地,乔治说我们会在 2 小时后见面,进行我们的第一次游戏驾驶!每个人都很兴奋!
乔治很棒——第一天晚上我们出去了 3 个小时,发现了长颈鹿、狮子、斑马等等!我们甚至看到狮子在狩猎,但错过了它们的猎物!这是我们狩猎之旅的一个很好的开始。
接下来的两天,我们进行了一整天的狩猎,乔治在早上 7:30 接我们,我们下午 4:30 回来。我们看到了这么多动物!乔治对保护区非常熟悉,他知识渊博,回答了我们所有的问题!由于天气太热,卡车为我们提供了大量的庇护所。酒店为我们提供了盒装午餐,乔治有一天带我们去了一个有厕所的观景点吃午餐!第二天,我们在树下的灌木丛中享用了午餐!
在我们的狩猎之旅中,我们很幸运地看到了大象、狮子、长颈鹿、鬣狗、鸵鸟、黑斑羚、许多不同的羚羊(但我记不起它们所有的名字!)、狒狒、河马、鳄鱼、斑马、水牛、各种鸟类……还有更多!我们没有发现的唯一五大动物是犀牛。
朱利叶斯随后组织并预订了我们从马拉飞往下一个目的地乌昆达的航班。在我们最后一天,乔治接我们并带我们去了机场。他一直陪着我们直到我们登上飞机。
在我们到达机场之前,我们曾提到我们很想参观马赛村,因为我们带了一些铅笔和糖果送给村里的孩子们。这对乔治来说没有问题,他安排在我们航班到达之前完成这件事。
乔治是一位很棒的导游 - 非常感谢!
感谢朱利叶斯从开始到结束的顺利过渡 - 我们会向朋友和家人大力推荐您!
哈里斯家族 x