点评:PROS:
- Elephant viewing was superb
- Food quality during our 2-night stay was excellent
CONS:
- Severely overpriced for similar experiences
- Our accommodation (cabana) was deplorable and needed much attention
- The communication once on site was very scant and incomplete
- Did NOT receive any feeling that our presence there was of any value
- Did not have electricity the 2nd night of our stay
We have done several similar activities during our travels to 70 countries, being environmentally sensitive and concerned for wildlife. But THIS experience was severely lacking in any attention the the basic comforts of the guests paying (for us it was $600) for an overnight ethical elephant experience. We advised our friends traveling to the area behind us, to skip EVP altogether, do a 1 day experience there, or try the one-day Mondulkiri Project, instead. They really enjoyed their experience with MP, and skipped EVP.
It's a shame, because we believe in and (obviously) support what they are doing. But, the condition of our cabana and its bathroom had my wife and I looking at each other with expressions of "you have to be kidding"! We do not expect glamorous, cushy conditions in situations such as these. But this was REALLY "Come on! Make some effort to have windows and doors in working order, mosquito nets without holes, bathrooms that are functional and not repugnant, and bedding that conveys it's safe and comfortable to place your body on."
翻译:优点:
- 观赏大象的体验非常棒
- 两晚住宿期间的食物品质极佳
缺点:
- 价格过高,与类似的体验相比简直天价
- 我们的住宿(小屋)非常糟糕,亟需修缮
- 到达目的地后,沟通非常有限且不完整
- 我们丝毫没有感受到自己被重视
- 入住的第二个晚上没有电
我们曾到访过70个国家,体验过许多类似的活动,因为我们注重环保,也关心野生动物。但这次的体验却严重忽视了客人的基本舒适度,而我们却为此支付了600美元,体验了一晚的“人道大象之旅”。我们建议后来前往该地区的友人完全放弃EVP,选择一日游,或者尝试蒙多基里项目(Mondulkiri Project)的一日游。他们非常享受蒙多基里项目的体验,所以放弃了EVP。
这很可惜,因为我们认同并(显然)支持他们的理念。但是,我们小屋和浴室的状况让我和妻子面面相觑,一脸“开玩笑吧!”的表情。我们当然不会指望在这种地方能享受到豪华舒适的住宿条件。但这真的让人觉得“拜托!至少也得花点心思把门窗修好,蚊帐不破洞,浴室干净整洁,床铺舒适安全吧!”