点评:I was disappointed with this tour overall. According to the website, “They take on small groups of 10-15 people at a time in order to protect the birds and make sure everyone has an experience they can remember”. However, on the evening I attended, there were far more people than advertised. There were multiple groups, and each group appeared to be significantly larger than 10–15 people.
When checking in, I was asked whether I had any neck, back, or knee issues and whether I could walk on sand. As I don’t have any of those issues, I said I was able to walk on sand. As it turned out, only one group—presumably those who said they couldn’t walk on sand—was taken to the viewing platform. The remaining groups were spaced along the beach.
Unfortunately, the location assigned to my group saw only a handful of penguins come ashore. From our spot, we could clearly see the viewing platform in the distance, where many more penguins were emerging from the water. This may have been specific to that night, but it’s hard not to assume the platform was built in that location for a reason.
We stood on the beach while a small number of penguins came out of the water and lingered briefly, after which we were instructed to move up the beach so the penguins would follow us. We were then led back through the rookery to the burrows where the chicks were, but due to the large group size, I was unable to see much at all.
By this point it was dark - although there was a tour guide at the front and back of the group with yellow torches, unless you were standing right next to them, you essentially walked back in the dark without seeing anything.
Overall, the experience was very underwhelming. If you do decide to take this tour, I would suggest saying you can’t walk on sand, as it seems you may at least get to see more that way.
翻译:我对这次旅行总体上感到失望。网站上说,“为了保护鸟类并确保每个人都能拥有难忘的体验,他们每次只接待10-15人的小团”。然而,我参加的那天晚上,人数远远超过了宣传的数量。有好几个团,每个团看起来都远超10-15人。
办理入住时,工作人员问我是否有颈椎、背部或膝盖问题,以及是否能在沙滩上行走。由于我没有这些问题,我回答说可以。结果,只有一组——大概是那些说不能在沙滩上行走的人——被带到了观景台上。其余的团则分散在沙滩上。
不幸的是,我们这组所在的位置只看到了寥寥几只企鹅上岸。从我们的位置可以清楚地看到远处的观景台,那里有更多的企鹅正从水中浮出水面。这或许只是当晚的特例,但很难不让人觉得这个平台建在那个位置是有原因的。
我们站在沙滩上,几只企鹅从水里出来,短暂地停留了一会儿。之后,我们被指示沿着沙滩往上走,这样企鹅就会跟着我们。然后,我们被带回企鹅栖息地,来到小企鹅的洞穴。但由于人太多,我几乎什么也看不到。
这时天已经黑了——虽然队伍前后各有一位导游拿着黄色手电筒,但除非你站在他们旁边,否则基本上只能摸黑走回去,什么也看不见。
总的来说,这次体验非常令人失望。如果你决定参加这个旅行团,我建议你告诉导游你不能在沙滩上行走,因为那样你或许至少能看到更多。