点评:We booked a whale shark tour with Baja charters a few weeks ago and were really looking forward to the “luxury” experience. The night before our trip, our whale shark tour was cancelled because the park was closed. We later learned from our guide Dalia that this has been happening regularly this season (no mention of this when we booked for over $800).
Instead of the whale shark tour we were given a swim with a sea lion tour and a tour of Espiritu Santo Island. Little did we know this was actually just going to be a 6+ hour boat trip on a disgusting, smelly boat. Eventually we did snorkel, but only for 30 minutes and with extremely cheap life jackets on that choked you in the water. One couple had to get out of the water after a minute because they couldn’t breathe.
After this we were expecting a tour of the island as described on their website (snorkeling at different beaches, hiking around the island, observing different rock formations). Of course we saw none of this and headed straight back to the marina. When I asked a crew member about this they seemed confused and told me no. Later, this same crew member told me that we were stopping at a beach. But then we never did and the crew member didn’t acknowledge it. It seems like there’s a real lack of communication between the front office people and the tour people.
We feel ripped off by Baja Charters. Not only did we not get to see the whale sharks (what we came for), we were stuck sitting on a boat for 6+ hours, and lied to by Christine about the Espiritu Santo island tour. Don’t waste your money here if you are looking forward to snorkeling and outdoor activities.
翻译:几周前,我们预订了 Baja charters 的鲸鲨之旅,非常期待这次“奢华”体验。旅行前一晚,我们的鲸鲨之旅因公园关闭而取消。后来我们从导游 Dalia 那里得知,这种情况在本季经常发生(我们预订时花了 800 多美元,但并未提及此事)。
我们没有参加鲸鲨之旅,而是参加了海狮之旅和圣埃斯皮里图岛之旅。我们当时并不知道,这实际上只是一次 6 小时以上的乘船之旅,船上有令人作呕的臭味。最后,我们浮潜了,但只潜了 30 分钟,而且穿着极其廉价的救生衣,在水中会窒息。一对夫妇一分钟后就不得不离开水面,因为他们无法呼吸。
之后,我们期待着像他们网站上描述的那样游览岛屿(在不同的海滩浮潜、在岛上徒步旅行、观察不同的岩层)。当然,我们什么都没看到,直接回到了码头。当我问船员这件事时,他们似乎很困惑,并告诉我没有。后来,同一位船员告诉我,我们停在海滩。但我们并没有这样做,船员也没有承认这一点。前台人员和旅游人员之间似乎确实缺乏沟通。
我们觉得被 Baja Charters 骗了。我们不仅没有看到鲸鲨(我们来这里的目的),还被困在船上 6 个多小时,克里斯汀还骗我们关于圣埃斯皮里图岛之旅。如果您期待浮潜和户外活动,请不要在这里浪费钱。