点评:My wife and I were booked on a 12 day Safari in Northern Tanzania by our Travel Agent Megan Thompson from Creekside Travel. Our Safari company was Takims Holidays and our driver/guide’s name was Masatu.
This review is primarily to recommend our driver/guide Masatu. He has 17 years experience which was so valuable because he knows how to get to any destination in the parks (the dirt roads are numerous with hundreds of interconnections) and he is amazing at spotting nearly hidden or very distant animals and birds. His knowledge of their names and behaviors is extensive so we leaned a great deal - he enjoys answering any and all questions.
A couple examples: He found us a Martial Eagle that had just killed a baby gazelle and drove us right next to it before and during his feasting on the animal. Another time we encountered an old, cranky elephant blocking the road. He could tell the elephant was angry and after watching it for 20 minutes he was able to drive around it off road so that we could continue safely.
Finally, he gladly worked with us to make adjustments in our daily itineraries. Some hot days we preferred just one long morning drive. Other days we added a late evening drive.
Masatu is a very friendly man who frequently talks to other drivers passing by to get the latest info on what animals are nearby. He clearly initiated many more conversations than did the other drivers.
We highly recommend Masatu with Takims Holidays for Northern Tanzania safaris.
翻译:我和妻子通过旅行社 Creekside Travel 的 Megan Thompson 预订了为期 12 天的坦桑尼亚北部野生动物园之旅。我们的旅行社是 Takims Holidays,司机兼导游名叫 Masatu。
这篇评论主要是为了推荐我们的司机兼导游 Masatu。他拥有 17 年的经验,这非常宝贵,因为他知道如何到达公园里的任何目的地(那里有很多土路,而且岔路纵横交错),他非常擅长发现几乎隐蔽或非常远处的动物和鸟类。他对动物的名称和习性了如指掌,所以我们学到了很多——他很乐意回答我们提出的任何问题。
举几个例子:他找到了一只刚刚捕杀了一只小瞪羚的战鹰,并在它享用美食之前和期间一直开车带我们近距离观察。还有一次,我们遇到一头年老暴躁的大象挡住了路。他看出大象很生气,观察了 20 分钟后,他开车绕过大象,让我们能够安全地继续前行。
最后,他欣然配合我们调整了每日行程。有些炎热的日子,我们选择只安排一次上午的长途驱车游猎。而有些日子,我们则增加了一次傍晚的行程。
马萨图非常友善,他经常与其他路过的司机攀谈,了解附近有哪些动物出没。显然,他比其他司机更主动地与人交谈。
我们强烈推荐马萨图和塔基姆斯假日旅行社(Takims Holidays)带您游览坦桑尼亚北部野生动物园。