点评:Our trip to Madagascar was an unforgettable experience that saw us visit 4 national parks, spot 13 lemur species, 12 chameleon species, 2 humpback whales and countless birds.
We have been lucky enough to travel to many different locations and have never had a guide/driver and was hesitant at first, but after meeting Tony and spending the best part of 2 weeks with him, I have to say it was absolutely worth it and the highlight of our trip. Madagascar is somewhere, especially if you have a short amount of time to explore, you need a driver. Tony was fun, funny, informative and never too much or too little. Absolutely perfect. He was always on time, never pressured us or made us feel awkward about giving tips or belongings to locals and always had our best interests at heart. He was always flexible and would go with whatever we wanted to do whenever we wanted to do it.
The organisation of the trip was customised to meet our needs, we explore RN7 but added Adringitra and was 100% worth it, we climbed to the top of Chameleon Rock and got amazing views of the incredible landscape whilst being watched closely by ring tailed lemurs. The guides were all amazing, knew their stuff and one, William's father, had 2 species named after him. In Ifaty, we also visited the spiny forest and went whale watching where we were lucky enough to seen humpback whales breaching and we were the only boat in sight.
The poverty is absolutely real in Madagascar and if I were to go again I would absolutely have brought pens, paper, board/card games, footballs, soap and washing powder for the local kids.
If you do go to Madagascar, support local businesses such as GMT+3, they will make sure you have a truly unforgettable experience for all the right reasons.
翻译:我们的马达加斯加之旅是一次难忘的经历,我们参观了4个国家公园,发现了13种狐猴、12种变色龙、2头座头鲸和数不胜数的鸟类。
我们很幸运,去过很多不同的地方,但从未请过导游/司机,一开始也有些犹豫。但在遇到Tony并和他一起度过了将近两周之后,我不得不说,这次旅行绝对值得,也是我们旅程的亮点。马达加斯加是一个特别的地方,尤其是在你只有很短的时间去探索的时候,你绝对需要一个司机。Tony风趣幽默,知识渊博,而且服务周到。他简直完美。他总是准时到达,从不强迫我们,也不会让我们因为给当地人小费或物品而感到尴尬,他总是把我们的最大利益放在心上。他总是灵活变通,无论我们想做什么,他都会配合。
行程安排根据我们的需求量身定制,我们探索了RN7,还额外加了Adringitra,绝对物超所值。我们爬上了变色龙岩的顶端,饱览了壮丽的自然风光,同时环尾狐猴也近距离地注视着我们。导游们都很棒,知识渊博,其中一位,威廉的父亲,甚至有两个物种以他的名字命名。在伊法提,我们还参观了多刺森林,并去观鲸,我们很幸运地看到了座头鲸跃出水面,而且我们是唯一一艘船。
马达加斯加的贫困现象确实存在,如果我再去一次,我一定会带上笔、纸、棋盘/纸牌游戏、足球、肥皂和洗衣粉给当地的孩子们。
如果您真的要去马达加斯加,请支持像GMT+3这样的当地企业,他们会确保您拥有一次真正难忘的体验,而且一切都恰到好处。