点评:We went with Osprey expeditions, which turned out to be Vagotours. Initially that was supposed to be a small group, but then we ended up being 16 people and two guides. One of the guides had to always be helping an older person in the group, so essentially there was one guide for the remaining 15 people and you pretty much were doing it on your own. More or less most things that could go wrong, went wrong at some point. Tents were not delivered on time, walking sticks that I asked for were not available, and food was basic pasta or rice once under a pouring rain since they didn't have a tent to at least cover some area from rain. I don't care much about food, but I wish there were hot tea or coffee available and not in minuscule quantities, especially when it was cold and it rained. Also, there were some problems with the company not having paid porters, although they got the money for it. This was the most disappointing part, because the porters carry up to 50 kg on their backs up the mountain... On the way back there was no transportation from the border to Boa Vista, but this part I am not sure can be blamed on the company since that was the day when Maduro was kidnapped and nobody really knew what was going on. Although I must say other people, with some Brazilian agencies, left on time and crossed the border safely, I assume, since we didn't see them stranded on the border. Anyway, don't go as a part of a huge group and make sure they at least have a radio for emergencies (our guides wouldn't be able to call for help if something happened, and the climb is really steep). Roraima is of course beautiful.
翻译:我们参加的是Osprey Expeditions的旅行团,结果发现他们其实是Vagotours。一开始说是小团,结果最后来了16个人,还配了两个向导。其中一个向导还得一直照顾团里年纪大的人,所以实际上剩下的15个人就只有一个向导,基本上都是自己摸索。几乎所有可能出错的事情都出了差错。帐篷没按时送到,我要求的登山杖也没给,食物也只有简单的意面或米饭,而且因为没有帐篷遮雨,所以下大雨的时候只能吃。我倒是不太在意吃的,但至少应该提供热茶或咖啡,而且量要多一点,尤其是在又冷又下雨的时候。另外,这家公司虽然收了钱,却没雇搬运工,这也有点问题。最令人失望的是,搬运工要背着重达50公斤的行李爬山……回程时,从边境到博阿维斯塔没有交通工具,但我不确定这是否应该归咎于旅行社,因为那天正是马杜罗被绑架的日子,当时情况不明朗。不过,我必须说,其他一些通过巴西旅行社预订的游客按时出发,安全过境,我猜是这样,因为我们没有看到他们被困在边境。总之,不要参加大型旅行团,并确保他们至少配备无线电以备紧急情况使用(如果发生什么事,我们的向导无法求救,而且山路非常陡峭)。罗赖马山当然很美。