点评:Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center provided a terrific 2.5 hour English guided tour of the entire wildlife sanctuary. My spouse booked the tour a couple of days in advance, using the Center's website. It was there that we were able to arrange for the English guided tour. General admission (self-guided) was a lesser admission price, but we were blown away by the quality of our guided tour through the sanctuary.
Our tour began at 10:00am, our guide was Sarah. There was no one on our tour but the two of us. Sarah was remarkable. Later we learned that she was a biologist--and that was obvious in the wonderful information that she shared with us as we toured. Sarah was very well-versed in both the intricacies of the Center as a nonprofit sanctuary, and details of each and every bird, bug, and animal that we encountered. We loved learning about the rescued wildlife, conservation, rehabilitation, and endangered species breeding programs.
At the Center's hospital a lot of information is shared without traipsing through the facility itself.
Our tour was almost three hours long. When it was done, we enjoyed a very tasty meal at the Center's restaurant, Kivu. The trail through the park is about 2.5 kilometers. It was well-paved and well cared for. It was hilly, but not to any extreme. The paths are mostly shaded by trees. There was a small children's petting zoo area and a couple areas with souvenirs and coffee.
After our meal, we went back to a couple areas that we wanted to see again (monkeys).
As we use Atenas as our base-camp, Rescate was about 25 minutes away. This tour was far and away one of the true highlights of our Costa Rican visit. Their mission is noble. Their "behind-the-scenes" tour is fantastic. You won't be disappointed.
翻译:雷斯卡特野生动物救助中心提供了一次精彩绝伦的2.5小时英语导览游,带我们参观了整个野生动物保护区。我的配偶提前几天通过中心的网站预订了这次导览游。我们正是在网站上安排了英语导览。虽然普通门票(自助游)价格更低,但我们对导览游的质量感到非常惊喜。
我们的导览游于上午10点开始,导游是莎拉。除了我们两人,没有其他游客。莎拉非常出色。后来我们才知道她是一位生物学家——这一点在她讲解的过程中显而易见。莎拉不仅对中心作为非营利性保护区的运作机制了如指掌,而且对我们遇到的每一种鸟类、昆虫和动物的细节也了如指掌。我们非常喜欢了解中心救助的野生动物、保护、康复和濒危物种繁育项目。
在中心医院,无需亲自前往医院就能获取大量信息。
我们的参观行程将近三个小时。结束后,我们在中心餐厅 Kivu 享用了一顿美味的晚餐。公园内的步道大约 2.5 公里,路面平整,维护良好。步道虽有起伏,但并不陡峭。大部分路段都被树荫遮蔽。公园里有一个小型儿童动物园,还有几处出售纪念品和咖啡的区域。
用餐后,我们又去了几个想再看的地方(比如猴子)。
由于我们以阿特纳斯为大本营,雷斯卡特距离这里大约 25 分钟车程。这次参观绝对是我们哥斯达黎加之行的一大亮点。他们的使命崇高而伟大。他们的“幕后之旅”精彩绝伦。您一定不会失望。