A morning trek with lunch to Mandalao Elephant Sanctuary. Luang Prabang.
MandaLao Elephant Conservation的点评
点评:A truly exceptional trip. We did the morning visit which included a short educational presentation, a trek to see the elephants in the forest and finished with lunch. Our guide Rabbit collected us promptly from our hotel. He had excellent English. His knowledge of the elephants was very good. The trek started with a small boat river crossing. Rabbit’s knowledge of local plants and their traditional uses was fascinating. We found the elephants ( auntie and adopted daughter) quite high up in the forest enjoying the bamboo leaves. Rabbit helped me with the climb . We spent time moving through the forest with the elephants watching their natural behaviours . The Mahouts guided them down to an area where we could feed them pumpkin and touch their trunks. Afterwards we followed them down to the river to watch them drink. After a quick trip back across the river we were presented with a wonderful lunch. I would like to thank all at Mandaloa for making us feel so welcome and sharing their wonderful work. Everyone from the drivers, the boatman, the mahouts, the restaurant staff and especially Rabbit work so hard to look after their guests. A wonderful place that truly places conservation and the elephants welfare first.
翻译:这是一次真正非凡的旅行。我们参加了上午的行程,包括简短的讲解、在森林里徒步观赏大象,最后享用了午餐。我们的向导Rabbit准时到酒店接我们。他的英语非常流利,对大象的了解也十分透彻。徒步之旅从乘小船过河开始。Rabbit对当地植物及其传统用途的了解令人着迷。我们在森林高处找到了大象(一只母象和它的养女),它们正在享用竹叶。Rabbit还帮我爬了上去。我们花了一些时间与大象一起在森林里漫步,观察它们的自然行为。象夫们引导它们来到一处可以喂它们南瓜、触摸它们象鼻的地方。之后,我们跟着它们来到河边,观看它们喝水。短暂地乘船返回后,我们享用了丰盛的午餐。我要感谢Mandaloa的所有工作人员,感谢他们让我们感到如此宾至如归,并与我们分享了他们精彩的工作。从司机、船夫、象夫、餐厅员工,特别是Rabbit,每个人都尽心尽力地照顾客人。这是一个真正将环境保护和大象福祉放在首位的绝佳场所。