点评:I'll start with the good. A nice surprise on Icacos was how clean it was, including the water. Despite the hundreds of drinking and snacking tourists and dozens of boats, several with music blaring in what seemed like a competition, there was NO garbage. My scheduled snorkeling trip was canceled the afternoon before, which turned out to be a good thing, and Captain Mingo was available and prompt with drop off and pick up with late notice. If you've never seen blue tropical waters and clean white sand, don't mind hundreds of tourists and dozens of boats, like loud music, and like to drink, then you might really like Icacos. If you're looking for something less crowded and more quiet, Icacos is not your place. I've had the good fortune to snorkel in maybe eight or nine places around the world and am usually easily pleased, but Icacos had the worst snorkeling I've seen. Basically no coral, just rock, slightly cloudy water, and the fewest fish and least diversity I've seen. The snorkeling area is less than 100 yards long so there's very little to see after maybe a half hour at most. If you've never snorkeled before, you might not be disappointed. I have to say that I knew that this is a really popular destination and was expecting some crowds, but it was more than I had imagined. The adjacent photo is accurate with the number of boats. I would recommend just taking a water taxi and not paying for an expensive snorkeling tour.
翻译:先说说好的方面。伊卡科斯岛最让我惊喜的是它的干净程度,包括海水。尽管岛上有成百上千的游客在喝酒吃零食,还有几十艘船,其中一些船的音乐震耳欲聋,仿佛在比赛似的,但岛上竟然没有垃圾。我原定的浮潜之旅在前一天下午被取消了,结果证明这反而是件好事,因为明戈船长即使临时通知也能准时接送。如果你从未见过湛蓝的热带海水和洁白的沙滩,不介意成百上千的游客和几十艘船,喜欢大声的音乐,也喜欢喝酒,那么你或许会很喜欢伊卡科斯岛。但如果你想找个不那么拥挤、更安静的地方,伊卡科斯岛就不是你的理想之选了。我有幸在世界各地八九个地方浮潜过,通常很容易满足,但伊卡科斯岛的浮潜体验是我见过最差的。基本上没有珊瑚,只有岩石,海水略显浑浊,鱼类数量和生物多样性也是我见过最少的。浮潜区不到100码长,所以最多半小时后就没什么可看的了。如果你以前从未浮潜过,或许不会失望。我得说,我知道这里是个热门景点,也预料到会很拥挤,但实际情况比我想象的还要糟糕。旁边的照片准确地显示了船只的数量。我建议直接乘坐水上出租车,没必要花大价钱参加浮潜之旅。