点评:We booked a 4-day private tour around Almaty region. The tour was highly disappointing from the beginning to the end. We have been with multiple tour operators in Central Asia & Kazakshtan, and this is by far the most disappointing experience.
We paid extra for an English tour guide. Didn’t talk to us throughout the trip, we always had to ask questions and he’d be annoyed to answer. Didn’t explain anything at all!
First of all, on the first day, the driver left us in a gas station leaving with our belongings. I find it absurd to make such a mistake in a private tour with only two people. He never apologized and continued to make fun of it and tell other people.
Secondly, we have been left alone in multiple locations without explanation. For example, one of the main reasons we selected the company for the 4 days tour is to go to the singing dune. The driver/guide left us at the entrance without coming or telling us how to climb up. We ended up not going because we were not sure if it was safe with wind. As you can imagine, this meant that we pay a day without much value (such a long drive for nothing). Also, the driver/guide did not come with us for the trekking from Kolsai 1 to Kolsai 2 and we ended up getting lost a couple of times during the trail. Finally, he also did not come with us for the Canyon.
Thirdly, the driver/guide was not explaining anything of what we were going to see, and we found it very annoying that we need to ask all info such as how much travelling time to next destination or how long the stop /walk. Also, he was barely talking even during lunch and dinner. He just finish his food and then stands up and goes away meanwhile people are still finishing their meal. Also, he only speaks to the same nationality in the guesthouse. We were seating at a dinner table without knowing anything. This is not enjoyable and also rude in most cultures.
We were just lucky that the host at the guesthouse in Saty Village was kind enough to try to speak to us even with little English knowledge —which we appreciated so much.
Fourthly, we paid for a private tour which should come with the added comfort and convenience. The driver was stopping at his own pleasure for smoking or going to the mini market without even announcing it or asking whether we needed to go for a pee or buy something as well. Very little caring about the guests!! Once, we even stopped to a river for him to take a bath while we never stopped in nice viewpoints.
Also, he didn’t let us order during lunch and he always orders the cheapest item in the menu all the time. We paid a good amount of money not to be treated like this.
We didn’t understand anything about Kazakhstan because of him. We left the country without knowing the culture, food, history, sites, etc.
it was such a disappointing trip and wouldn’t recommend to anyone.
翻译:我们预订了阿拉木图地区为期 4 天的私人旅游。这次旅行从开始到结束都非常令人失望。我们已经与中亚和哈萨克斯坦的多家旅行社合作过,这是迄今为止最令人失望的经历。
我们额外付了一位英语导游。整个旅途中没有和我们说话,我们总是要问问题,他会很恼火地回答。根本就没有解释什么!
首先,第一天,司机把我们留在加油站,带走了我们的物品。我觉得在只有两个人的私人旅行中犯这样的错误是荒谬的。他从未道歉,并继续取笑并告诉其他人。
其次,我们被单独留在多个地点,没有得到任何解释。例如,我们选择该公司进行4天旅行的主要原因之一是去歌唱沙丘。司机/导游把我们留在入口处,没有过来,也没有告诉我们如何爬上去。我们最终没有去,因为我们不确定有风是否安全。正如您可以想象的那样,这意味着我们支付了一天的费用,但没有多少价值(这么长时间的车程是白费的)。此外,从 Kolsai 1 到 Kolsai 2 的徒步旅行中,司机/导游没有和我们一起去,结果我们在路上迷路了几次。最后他也没有和我们一起去峡谷。
第三,司机/导游没有解释我们将要看到的任何内容,我们发现这非常烦人,我们需要询问所有信息,例如到下一个目的地的旅行时间或停车/步行多长时间。而且,即使在午餐和晚餐时,他也几乎不说话。他刚吃完饭就站起来走开了,而此时人们还在吃完饭。而且,他在宾馆里只和同一国籍的人说话。我们坐在餐桌旁,什么都不知道。在大多数文化中,这并不令人愉快,而且也是粗鲁的。
我们很幸运,萨蒂村宾馆的主人很友善地尝试与我们交谈,即使我们英语知识很少——我们对此非常感激。
第四,我们支付了私人旅游的费用,这应该会带来更多的舒适和便利。司机随心所欲地停下来抽烟或去小市场,甚至没有通知我们,也没有问我们是否需要去小便或买东西。很少关心客人!有一次,我们甚至在河边停下来给他洗澡,但我们从未在好的观景点停下来。
而且,他不让我们在午餐时点菜,而且他总是点菜单上最便宜的菜。我们花了很多钱才不被这样对待。
因为他,我们对哈萨克斯坦一无所知。我们离开这个国家时,对那里的文化、食物、历史、遗址等一无所知。
这是一次非常令人失望的旅行,不会推荐给任何人。