点评:I booked the tour very last minute — literally the night before — yet the guide showed up right on schedule the next morning, which I appreciated. During the briefing I asked to add the castle ruins, a stop that wasn’t originally included in the route I was sent, and the company eventually agreed. Throughout the day we made several planned stops around the northern part of the island: the lone baobab, the so-called “dragon’s back,” a Salt lake, and a picturesque beach close to Mitsamiouli village. Lunch was included, although we ended up waiting roughly forty minutes because another group from the same company joined us for the meal. The food itself was simple but acceptable — fish with vegetables — nothing more than that. By the time we returned, it was already 16:00, so the outing lasted about eight hours, noticeably shorter than what I would consider a full-day tour. The guide was pleasant, talked about the island’s background and traditions, and did his best to answer my questions.
Even so, the tour left me somewhat conflicted. One of the places listed in the itinerary I received beforehand wasn’t visited at all. We spent a lot of the day driving, while the actual time at each stop rarely exceeded twenty to thirty minutes. Considering the cost, it felt like the program could have been more substantial. The water situation also puzzled me: on a very hot day, only 1.5-liter bottle was provided for the entire duration, which simply isn’t enough. And once the tour was over, no one from the company reached out to ask how things went, which doesn’t give the impression that guest experience matters much to them. In general, the day wasn’t bad, but the combination of small omissions and avoidable oversights kept it from being truly satisfying.
翻译:我直到最后一刻才预订了这次旅行——真的是前一天晚上才订的——但导游第二天早上准时出现,我很感激。在行程介绍会上,我要求增加城堡遗址的参观,因为这个景点并不在我收到的原定路线中,旅行社最终同意了。当天,我们在岛屿北部进行了几次预定的游览:孤零零的猴面包树、所谓的“龙脊”、盐湖,以及靠近米萨米乌利村的风景如画的海滩。午餐包含在行程中,但由于同一旅行社的另一个团也加入了我们,我们等了大约四十分钟。食物本身很简单,但还可以接受——鱼配蔬菜——仅此而已。当我们返回时,已经是下午四点了,所以这次旅行大约持续了八个小时,明显比我心目中的一日游要短。导游很友善,讲解了岛屿的历史和传统,并尽力回答了我的问题。
即便如此,这次旅行还是让我有些矛盾。我事先收到的行程单上列出的一个景点根本没去。我们大部分时间都在开车,而每个景点的实际停留时间很少超过二三十分钟。考虑到价格,感觉行程安排本可以更充实一些。饮用水的情况也让我很困惑:在如此炎热的天气里,全程只提供了一瓶1.5升的水,这显然不够。而且行程结束后,公司没有人联系我询问体验如何,这让我感觉他们并不重视游客的体验。总的来说,这一天不算糟糕,但一些小的疏漏和可以避免的失误,让它无法真正令人满意。