A South Africa safari is the ideal wildlife trip to go on because the infrastlructure and accommodation is superb in all the wildlife parks there and it is still highly affordable in comparison to other African countries.

　　But given a choice some of the national parks and game reserves are better than others.

　　Here is a top five list ranking them according to travel reports received at the African Safari Journals website,my safari experience of twenty plus years,industry forums.magazines and the general consensus of the experts.

　　l.Kruger National Park

　　The Kruger National Park has to rank as one of the best South Africa safari destinations,only slightly behind the Masai Mara and Serengeti when it comes to wildlife viewing because the vegetation in Kruger can be dense and sometimes impair the ability co see longer distances.

　　But the variety of animals,birds and ecosystems that you can experience here are unparalleled anywhere else in Africa and the accommodation,roads and facilities are top notch and all at a very affordable price.

　　It's not unusual to see lion,leopard,cheetah,a pack of wild dog,rhino,elephant,buffalo and a whole host of antelope.crocodile and hippo in the course of a single trip including a variety of insects and reptiles.

　　On the bird front you will be spoiled with a seemingly never-ending supply of eagles,hawks,water birds and a host of migratory and indigenous species to the tune of about 510 different varieties.

　　You can easily do a self drive safari here and still see a decent amount of wildlife especially if you stick to the central and southern portions of this massive park (larger than Ireland).The north has fewer animals due to dryer conditions but also fewer tourists which makes for a more isolated and intimate wildlife experience.

　　If variety is the spice of life then a South Africa safari in the Kruger National Park is a rich dish indeed.

　　2.Sabi Sands Game Reserve

　　Sharing a fenceless bordcr on the western side of the Kruger National Park is the Sabi Sands game reserve which has a number of world famous private concessions like Mala Mala,Sabi Sabi and Londelozi.

　　The removal of the fence between the two parks allows the animals to move around freely and the game viewing experience is just as in the Kruger National with one important difference.Because this reserve is privately held,off road game tracking is allowed which improves your chances of finding the elusive big cats,elephant,rhino,buffalo and wild dog to a large degree.They also make use of two way radios in each safari vehicle so that if one finds something noteworthy the others can be alerted.

　　The sand and sabi rivers which bisect the reserve provide the focal point which attracts the wildlife to the area especially in the dry season.

　　So viewing the big cats on a South Africa safari here is virtually guaranteed and the accommnodation is some of the best in the world as illustrated by the Singita lodge which was the first and only accommodation in the history of the Conde Nast Gold List Reader Poll to get a perfect 100 score, an honour it has held for three years.There are about thirty different top class lodges situated in the reserve.

　　But this all comes at a price and unless you have reasonably deep pockets,this fantastic reserve will be out of reach which is why it doesn't get the Nr.one ranking for South Africa safari national parks and reserves.

　　3.Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park

　　If you want to see the endangered black and white rhinos in the wild then this is the park to head for because this is where the inexorable tide to extinction for the white rhino in Southern Africa was stemmed.

　　It now boasts the largest population of while rhino in the world numbering over l,600 and also a slowly increasing population of black rhino at just over 400.

　　On a South Africa safari here you will also be able to see lion,leopard,buffalo,elephant and cheetah in this park and more than 400 bird species have been recorded.Due to the large number of resident elephants you might have some close encounters witht them on the roads as they cross in front of you.

　　You can go for a daily walk in the park in the company of an armed ranger or you can do a several day extended hike in the southern Umfolozi portion.

　　4.Madikwe Game Reserve

　　This is a latter day Noah's ark story because most of the wildlife contained in this park was relocated here from other areas in 1991.

　　Twenty seven different species amounting to over lO,OOO head of game were re-introduced into this area where they once thrived but had disappeared because of hunting and habitat destruction.

　　A huge advantage of taking a South Africa safari in this park is that it is not situated in a malaria area so you don't have to bother about taking malaria tablets as you do in most other reserves.

　　All of the big five are on view here as well as cheetah and the rare wild dog packs which are the stars or the show here being regularly sighted patrolling their huge territories.Your chances of seeing them seem to be better here than most other parks.

　　Rare amtelope like the eland.gemsbok and sable put in an appearance here too and you will be able to enjoy your wildlife viewing in relative peace and isolation because not many tourists know about this excellent game reserve.

　　5.Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

　　The locals know that this is an excellent game park and it falls into that“best kept secret”category that each country seems to have where for some unknown reason a reserve doesn't get the notice from tourists and safari companies that it deserves.

　　Maybe it's because this reserve is set in the Kalahari desert and people don't normally associate deserts with lots of wildlife but there are always exceptions to the rule and this South Africa safari park qualifies.

　　You can see some pretty specialised and very interesting game here such as the gemsbok antelope which can go for months without water.springbok,blue wildebeest,eland and red hartebeest.

　　And wherever there is a good supply of antelope,the predators are never far away such as the black maned lions which this area has a disproportionate supply off,leopard and cheetah which can make full use of the wide open spaces to chase their prey at top speed.

　　The meerkat (suricate) is also regularly seen here and bat eared foxes contribute to the scavenging duties.

　　This South Africa park is famous for birds of prey such as the pygmy falcon and the sociable weaver which builds nests which are the bird equivalent of apartment blocks that are sometimes so big they break the branches they rest on.

　　There are hundreds of companies offering safari trips to South Africa.This Top Safari in South Africa operators list helps you choose effectively between them.

　　South Africa safari trip reports give you a great idea of what to expect from a trip like this by learning from other peoples travel experiences.

　　測(cè)試題

　　l.Among the South Africa Safari destinations.the Masai Mara is the best one for_________________.

　　A) hiking B) wildlife watching

　　C) bird viewing D) self-drive frip

　　2.In the Kruger National Park,you can find as many as 510 kinds of__________________.

　　A) predators B) insects C) reptiles D) birds

　　3.In the Kruger National Park.comparatively fewer tourists go to its________________.

　　A) western part B) eastern part C) northern part D) southern part

　　4.Mala Mala is one of the world famous private concessions which are located in____________.

　　A) the Kruger National Park B) Sabi Sands game reserve

　　C) Sabi Sabi D) Londelozi

　　5.Sabi Sands game reserve allows tourists to track the wild game off road because______________.

　　A) it is fenceless

　　B) it borders the Kruger National Park

　　C) each car is equipped with a two-way radio

　　D) it is privately owned

　　6.How many top class lodges are there in the Sabi Sands game reserve?

　　A) About lOO. B) About 30.

　　C) Only two. D) Only three.

　　7. The largest population of white rhino in the world can be found in__________________.

　　A) Sabi Sands Game Reserve B) Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park

　　C) Madikwe Game Reserve D) Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

　　8.When tourists want to have a daily walk in the Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park,they must be escorted by_______________.

　　9.Twenty seven different specics of wildlife were re-introduced into Madikwe Game Reserve after their extinction due to______________.

　　10.Gemsbok is one kind of specialized and interesting antelopes because it___________________.

　　答案詳解

　　1.[B][定位]根據(jù)題中的Masai Mara查找到第1個(gè)小標(biāo)題1.Kruger National Park部分的首段。

　　解析：原文該句中的the Masai Mara...when it comes to wildlife viewing表明本題應(yīng)選B,其他選項(xiàng)在該段均未提及，與the Masai Mara無(wú)關(guān)。

　　2.[D][定位]根據(jù)題干中的Kruger National Park查找到第1個(gè)小標(biāo)題1.Kruger National Park部分的第4段。

　　解析：原文該段的話題是“鳥類”，510 different varieties指的是5l0種不同的鳥類，因此本題應(yīng)選D。

　　3.[C][定位]根據(jù)題干中的tourists查找到第1個(gè)小標(biāo)題1.Kruger National Park部分的第5段末句。

　　解析：原文該句中的The north...less tourists表明本題應(yīng)選C，選項(xiàng)D在該段首句也有提及，但不符合題意，其他兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)并未提及。

　　4.[B][定位]根據(jù)題干中的Mala Mala查找到第2個(gè)小標(biāo)題2.Sabi Sands Game Reserve部分的首段。

　　解析：題目中的Mala Mala在原文該段的定語(yǔ)從句中提及，該定語(yǔ)從句的先行詞為 the Sabi Sands game reserve.表明 Mala Mala位于the Sabi Sands game reserve里面，因此本題應(yīng)選B。

　　5.[D][定位]根據(jù)題干中的off road查找到第2個(gè)小標(biāo)題2.Sabi Sands Game Reserve部分的第2段第2句。

　　解析：選項(xiàng)D與原文該句開頭的Because...引出的內(nèi)容相同，定位原文后可很快確定選項(xiàng)D為本題答案。

　　6.[B][定位]根據(jù)題干中的top class lodges查找到第2個(gè)小標(biāo)題2.Sabi Sands Game Reserve部分的第4段末句。

　　解析：原文該句中的thirty...表明本題應(yīng)選B，選項(xiàng)A中的100和D中的three在該段也有提及，但它們均不是“高級(jí)賓館”的數(shù)目，不符合題意;C在文中未提及。

　　7.[B][定位]根據(jù)題干中的white rhino查找到第3個(gè)小標(biāo)題3.Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park部分的第2段。

　　解析：根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞可將題目所在的段落定位于文章第3個(gè)小標(biāo)題Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park部分，由此可見本題應(yīng)選B，其他選項(xiàng)均與white rhino無(wú)關(guān)。本題可利用出題的順序性，先在第2個(gè)小標(biāo)題和第3個(gè)小標(biāo)題下面的部分尋找，找到在第3個(gè)小標(biāo)題下第2段的出處后，其他兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)就無(wú)須再看了。

　　8.[an armed ranger]

　　[定位]根據(jù)題干中的daily walk等詞查找到第3個(gè)小標(biāo)題3.Hluhluwe UmfoloziNational Park部分的末段。

　　解析：空白處應(yīng)為名詞(詞組)。原文中的in the company of和題目中的escort都有“陪伴”的含義，由此可見，of后的介詞賓語(yǔ)an armed ranger就是本題答案。

　　9.[hunting and habitat destruction]

　　[定位]根據(jù)題干中的Twenty seven等詞查找到第4個(gè)小標(biāo)題4.Madikwe Game Reserve部分的第2段。

　　解析：空白處應(yīng)為名詞(詞組)。本題要求查找的是造成以前物種滅絕的原因，原文以because of引出該原因，because of和due to同義,因此because of引出的名詞詞組即為本題答案。

　　10.[can go for months without water]

　　[定位]根據(jù)題干中的Gemsbok等詞查找到最后一個(gè)小標(biāo)題5.Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park部分的第3段。

　　解析：空白處應(yīng)為從句的謂語(yǔ)部分，可包括動(dòng)詞及其賓語(yǔ)。原文該句中which引出的定語(yǔ)從句描述了gemsbok這種羚羊的特點(diǎn)，這個(gè)從句是為了舉例說(shuō)明該句中的specialized and interesting game，由此可見，which引出的從句解釋了作者認(rèn)為gemsbok有趣的原因。要注意的是，which引出的從句到water一詞就結(jié)束了，接下來(lái)的springbok，blue wildebeest等詞可根據(jù)它們的構(gòu)詞推斷它們應(yīng)該是和gemsbok一樣都是羚羊的品種，并非是water一詞的并列成分。

　　參考譯文

　　南非野生動(dòng)物園五大國(guó)家公園和野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)

　　南非旅行是人們進(jìn)行野生生物觀光旅行的理想選擇，因?yàn)檫@里所有的野生生物公園的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施和住宿條件都是上乘的。而且，與其他非洲國(guó)家相比，這里的價(jià)格也非常全理。

　　同時(shí)，如果要選擇的話，這里的一些國(guó)家公園和野生生物保護(hù)區(qū)又比其他的旅游地要好。

　　以下是前五名的排名名單，其依據(jù)是非洲旅游雜志網(wǎng)站提供的旅行報(bào)告，以及本人二十多年以來(lái)的旅游經(jīng)驗(yàn)、產(chǎn)業(yè)論壇、雜志和專家的共識(shí)。

　　1.克魯格國(guó)家公園

　　[1]克魯格國(guó)家公園應(yīng)該被列為最佳南非旅行目的地之一，當(dāng)然就野生生物景觀而言，稍遜于馬薩伊瑪拉(Masaj Mara)和塞倫蓋蒂(Serengeti),因?yàn)榭唆敻駠?guó)家公園的植被很濃密，有時(shí)會(huì)有礙于人們向遠(yuǎn)處觀望。

　　但是，在這里你所能體驗(yàn)到的動(dòng)物品種、鳥類和生態(tài)系統(tǒng)與非洲其他地方相比都是無(wú)雙的，而且住宿條件、變通道路和各種設(shè)施也是一流的，并且價(jià)格合理。

　　光單程游覽過(guò)程中你都能見到獅子、豹子、獵豹、一群群的野狗、犀牛、大象、水牛和整群的羚羊、鱷魚和河馬，以及各種各樣的昆蟲和爬行動(dòng)物。

　　[2]在鳥類園，你可以盡情觀看那似乎永遠(yuǎn)也看不完的禿鷲、鷹、水鳥，以及許多引進(jìn)的或本土的鳥類，品種達(dá)510之多。

　　在這里.你可以輕松地自駕車旅行，并能觀看相當(dāng)數(shù)量的野生生物，如果你在這個(gè)巨型公園(算面積超過(guò)愛爾蘭)的中央和南部位置轉(zhuǎn)悠的話更是如此。[3]因?yàn)楦珊档臍夂驐l件，北部的動(dòng)物要少一些，這里的游客也相對(duì)較少，因而你能近距離地體驗(yàn)到更偏遠(yuǎn)地的野生生物。

　　如果品種的多樣性是生活的調(diào)味品的話，那么在南非克魯格國(guó)家公園旅行確實(shí)是一盤豐盛的菜肴。

　　2.塞比沙灘野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)

　　克魯格國(guó)家公園的西邊與塞比沙灘野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)共同擁有一條不設(shè)柵欄的邊界。[4]塞比沙難野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)內(nèi)有許多世界著名的私人擁有的區(qū)域，如Mala Mala,Sabi Sabi和Londelozi。

　　撤除兩個(gè)公園之間的柵欄使動(dòng)物得以自由地行動(dòng)，在此觀察動(dòng)物的體驗(yàn)與在克魯格國(guó)家公園一樣，只是有一點(diǎn)不同。[5]由于這個(gè)保護(hù)區(qū)屬于私人擁有，允許游客離開道路追蹤動(dòng)物，這樣你見到難以被發(fā)現(xiàn)的大型貓科動(dòng)物、大象、犀牛、水牛和野狗的幾率就大大增加，管理員使用安置在每輛旅行車上的雙向無(wú)線電接收裝置，這樣，若有游客發(fā)現(xiàn)了值得一看的動(dòng)物會(huì)馬上提醒其他游客。

　　沙灘以及將塞比保護(hù)區(qū)分成兩塊的塞比河流是一個(gè)重點(diǎn)地帶，它把野生動(dòng)物吸引過(guò)來(lái)，尤其是在旱季。

　　所以，這絕對(duì)保證你在這里進(jìn)行南非旅行時(shí)能觀賞大型貓科動(dòng)物，而且住宿條件是世界上最佳的，正如Singita旅館所證明的，它是Conde Nast金名單讀者民意測(cè)驗(yàn)史上第一家也是唯一一家得到滿分100分，它的這一榮譽(yù)保持了三年。[6]這個(gè)保護(hù)區(qū)內(nèi)有大約三十家品味不同的高級(jí)旅館。

　　當(dāng)然，所有這一切都得付出代價(jià)。如果口袋里沒有一定數(shù)額的金錢的話是無(wú)法享受這里的美妙園區(qū)的。所以它在南非國(guó)家公園和野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)的排名中沒有得到“易接近”的稱號(hào)。

　　3.Hluhluwe Umfolozi國(guó)家公園

　　如果你想要在野外看到瀕臨滅絕的黑、白色犀牛，那這個(gè)公園就是你應(yīng)該前往的地方，因?yàn)檎窃谶@里南非犀牛的無(wú)情的滅種浪潮受到了遏制。

　　[7]現(xiàn)在這里號(hào)稱擁有世界上最大數(shù)量的白色犀牛，數(shù)目超過(guò)1600頭，而且數(shù)目慢慢增長(zhǎng)的黑犀牛剛好超過(guò)400頭。

　　在這里進(jìn)行南非旅行，你也能在這個(gè)公園看到獅子、豹子、水牛、大象和獵豹，而且有記錄鳥的種類超過(guò)400種。由于這里有很多常駐大象，也許在它們橫過(guò)公路時(shí)你能在路面上與他們近距離接觸。

　　[8]你可以在一位帶有武器的巡邏員的陪同下每天在公園散步，或者你可以在南部的Umfolozi區(qū)域進(jìn)行持續(xù)幾天的遠(yuǎn)足。

　　4.Madikwe野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)

　　這是一個(gè)當(dāng)代的諾亞方舟故事，因?yàn)檫@個(gè)公園的太多數(shù)野生生物都是1991年才從其他區(qū)域被調(diào)遷到這里的。

　　[9]27個(gè)不同種類共計(jì)10000多頭野生動(dòng)物被再度引進(jìn)到這個(gè)它們?cè)?jīng)繁衍但由于狩獵和棲所破壞而曾經(jīng)消失的區(qū)域。

　　在這里進(jìn)行南非旅行的一個(gè)極是好處是，這個(gè)公園的位置不在瘧疾區(qū)域范圍，因此不必像在其他保護(hù)區(qū)那樣需要吃瘧疾藥片。

　　所有五種大型動(dòng)物在這里都能看到，而獵豹和罕見的野狗群則成為這里的展示之星，人們經(jīng)常見它們?cè)谧约旱膶掗燁I(lǐng)地里活動(dòng)。同其他多數(shù)國(guó)家公園相比，在這里見到它們的幾率似乎更高。

　　罕見的羚羊如大羚羊、南非大羚羊和黑貂也都在這里出現(xiàn)，你能相對(duì)平和不受干擾地觀賞野生動(dòng)物，因?yàn)椴⒉皇呛芏嘤稳酥肋@個(gè)迷人的野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)。

　　5.Kgalagadi境外公園

　　當(dāng)?shù)厝硕贾?，這是一個(gè)迷人的野生動(dòng)物公園，并且它屬于那種各個(gè)國(guó)家似乎都有的“被嚴(yán)守的秘密”一類，因?yàn)槟撤N未知的原因，這個(gè)野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)沒有得到游人和旅行公司應(yīng)該給予的關(guān)注。

　　原因可能是這個(gè)野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)位于非洲南部的喀拉哈里沙漠，人們往往不會(huì)把很多野生生物與沙漠聯(lián)想在一起。但是凡事總有一些例外，而南非旅行公園就符合這種例外。

　　[10]在這里你能看到一些特殊而十分有趣的野生動(dòng)物，譬如能幾個(gè)月不喝水而生存下來(lái)的南非大羚羊、跳羚、藍(lán)色角馬、大羚羊和紅色大羚羊。

　　并且只要有大量羚羊的地方，掠食性動(dòng)物就永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)走遠(yuǎn)，譬如這個(gè)區(qū)域不成比例的黑色鬃毛獅子以及能充分利用開闊空間全速追逐獵物的豹子和獵豹。

　　南非海島貓鼬(即沼貍)通常也在這里出沒，而蝠耳狐在這里做出凈化貢獻(xiàn)。

　　這個(gè)南非公園因其食肉鳥而出名，譬如矮小獵鷹和好群居的織巢鳥，它們建造的鳥巢有如公寓樓，有時(shí)大得把它們棲息的樹枝都折斷。

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　　南非旅行報(bào)告讓你能夠通過(guò)了解他人的旅行經(jīng)驗(yàn)而預(yù)期這樣一次旅行會(huì)是什么樣的。