点评:An astounding experience that I will never forget. We booked this tour because we were hoping to experience the local environment and learn about the history of the Maya people. On every possible metric, David delivered fantastically.
He knew an astounding amount about the local flora and fauna. Over a tour that lasted an entire day from early morning to late afternoon we travelled deep into the jungle and saw an incredible variety of animals and plants. We saw almost every animal we had reasonably hoped to see (no jaguars unfortunately ha!) from toucans to great Curassows, Ocellated turkeys, a bunch of hawks and an entire spider monkey family! We were even lucky enough to see a mother Tapir and her child! Tapirs are apparently very difficult to see even with a deep knowledge of the area. I really appreciated how David tailored the tour to our interests. I love reptiles and amphibians and was really hoping to see some. Although most people are not interested in snakes David tailored the tour for us and we were able to find a vine snake, a giant toad and several other frogs!
In addition to nature, David’s knowledge of maya history and culture was extremely extensive. I particularly appreciated that he had several books that he referred to for extremely obscure knowledge. It was wonderful to walk around an ancient Mayan city as incredible as Calakmul with a guide who so clearly understood and respected the ancient Maya people.
Unfortunately, over the last 2 years there has been a huge increase in deforestation in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve. It was deeply saddening to see how this incredible forest (the largest rainforest north of the amazon) was being fragmented into smaller and more fragile chucks by large companies only interested in profit. I was so glad I could visit this place and support the local people who live there.
If you want to experience the wonder of a wild, beautiful, and mysterious maya city located deep in the jungle, please hire David, you will not regret it!
翻译:这是一次令人震惊的经历,我永远不会忘记。我们预订了这次旅行,因为我们希望体验当地的环境并了解玛雅人的历史。在每一个可能的指标上,大卫都表现得非常出色。
他对当地的动植物了解得非常多。在从清晨到傍晚持续一整天的旅行中,我们深入丛林,看到了种类繁多的动物和植物。我们看到了几乎所有我们希望看到的动物(不幸的是没有美洲虎!)从巨嘴鸟到大凤冠雉、眼斑火鸡、一群鹰和整个蜘蛛猴家族!我们甚至很幸运地看到了一只貘妈妈和她的孩子!即使对该地区有很深入的了解,貘似乎也很难看到。我真的很感激大卫如何根据我们的兴趣量身定制这次旅行。我喜欢爬行动物和两栖动物,真的很希望看到一些。虽然大多数人对蛇不感兴趣,但 David 还是为我们量身定制了行程,我们找到了一条藤蛇、一只大蟾蜍和几只青蛙!
除了自然之外,David 对玛雅历史和文化的了解也非常广泛。我特别欣赏他有几本书,他可以参考这些书来了解非常晦涩的知识。在一位如此了解和尊重古代玛雅人的导游的带领下,漫步在像卡拉克穆尔这样令人难以置信的古老玛雅城市真是太棒了。
不幸的是,在过去的两年里,卡拉克穆尔生物圈保护区的森林砍伐量大幅增加。看到这片令人难以置信的森林(亚马逊北部最大的雨林)被只对利润感兴趣的大公司分割成更小、更脆弱的块状,我深感悲痛。我很高兴能参观这个地方,支持住在那里的当地人。
如果您想体验位于丛林深处的狂野、美丽和神秘的玛雅城市的奇妙之处,请聘请 David,您不会后悔的!