点评:We had a great time at the Hoo Zoo. We booked to go on the Carnivore Experience through Virgin Experience Days and it was brilliant. We got to enjoy the zoo for a couple of hours at our own pace, during which we fed some deer and wallabies, as well as saw some of the amazing animals they cared for, before our experience began. We started the experience at 3.00pm and were taken around by Melissa who was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable about all the animals. Due to the heat, some of the animals weren’t interested in interacting with us and just lay in the shade looking like they wanted to be surrounded by air con, which was disappointing but completely understandable and didn’t take away from being so up close with them. But rather than just moving on to the next animal, Melissa compromised and took us to see some animals that weren’t part of the experience and were more than happy to enjoy some extra food from us, and this made the experience very enjoyable. The experience lasted about 70 mins, which was 10 mins longer than scheduled, which again was thanks to Melissa. We had a fantastic time at the zoo and the extra experience we booked was well worth it. We personally preferred the meerkat experience we did last year as there was a lot more interaction with the animals, but this one was still great and very enjoyable. I can’t praise Melissa enough, both for her friendliness and her knowledge, and she definitely was a huge factor in the experience being so enjoyable. We would definitely recommend a visit to the zoo, even if you don’t buy an additional experience. It’s just a fun day out and you can tell how well the animals are cared for, which is a lot better than some other zoos we’ve been to. All in all we had a great day, had a lot of fun, and learned a lot.
翻译:我们在Hoo动物园玩得非常开心。我们通过Virgin Experience Days预订了“食肉动物体验”项目,体验过程棒极了。在体验开始之前,我们按照自己的节奏在动物园里逛了几个小时,期间喂了鹿和沙袋鼠,还看到了许多由工作人员精心照料的珍稀动物。体验活动于下午3点开始,由Melissa带领我们参观。她非常友善,而且对所有动物都了如指掌。由于天气炎热,有些动物并不想与我们互动,只是躺在阴凉处,看上去就像渴望被空调包围一样。这虽然有些令人失望,但完全可以理解,也丝毫不影响我们与它们近距离接触的体验。不过,梅丽莎并没有直接带我们去看下一种动物,而是做出让步,带我们去看了一些原本不在体验计划内的动物。这些动物非常乐意接受我们提供的额外食物,这也让整个体验变得格外愉快。整个体验过程持续了约70分钟,比预定时间多了10分钟,这同样要归功于梅丽莎。我们在动物园里玩得非常开心,额外付费的体验项目也物有所值。就我们个人而言,更喜欢去年参与的狐獴互动体验,因为那时与动物的互动机会更多;不过这次的体验同样很棒,也令人乐在其中。梅丽莎真是太出色了——无论是她的亲切友善还是丰富的专业知识都值得称赞。她绝对是让这次体验如此愉快的重要因素。我们强烈推荐大家去参观这个动物园,即便不购买任何附加项目也值得一去。这绝对是愉快的一天,从各处都能看出动物园对动物的照顾无微不至,这一点比我们去过的其他一些动物园要好得多。总的来说,我们度过了非常美好的一天,玩得很开心,也学到了不少知识。