A little disappointing given the higher cost compared to other show farms in the area.
Highgate Ostrich Show Farm的点评
点评:I visited this farm may years ago as a child and had fond memories, so I thought it would be a nice idea to bring my family to the same farm so that they could experience something similar (obviously some things have had to change over the past 30 years - such as racing ostriches, which is fine).
I left the farm feeling somewhat disappointed in that I think the farm's website oversold the tour - based on a few reasons:
1) Highgate is the oldest show farm in the region & should therefore (in theory) have the best tour infrastructure. Not sure what was different about our tour as it seemed very standard.
2) Highgate's fees are at a premium compared the other show farms in the area, which implies that the tour had something unique, but there was nothing special about the tour.
3) The advertised tour duration was 1hr 15min, but our tour only lasted 45min (our guide opened the tour by saying that it would only be 45min)
4) The tour was advertised to include learning "more about our incubators" - I was expecting to be taking into the incubator room to see the eggs under lamps etc, but all this entailed was a 2min talk between stops about the changes in incubator technology over the years and pointing out some old looking mechanical engine sitting outside a building
5) The tour was also advertised as allowing us to "visit the breeding room". This never happened.
6) When the tour guide demonstrated the strength of the eggs (by standing on four eggs), he didn't offer any of the guests to do the same - not even any of the kids.
In short, I am not sure what justifies the higher price as the tour seems to be standard compared to the other 2 big show farms in the area (Cango and Safari - who are both cheaper & closer to town).
Having said all of the above, the family's highlights included having the opportunity to hold 1 month old chicks and being able to feed the birds (using a bucket - not your hand as implied on the website)
翻译:很多年前我还是孩子的时候去过这个农场,留下了美好的回忆,所以我想带家人再去一次,让他们也能体验一下类似的经历(当然,过去30年里有些东西肯定发生了变化——比如鸵鸟赛跑,这倒也无妨)。
离开农场的时候我有点失望,因为我觉得农场的网站把参观行程夸大了——原因有几点:
1)海格特是该地区历史最悠久的展览农场,因此(理论上)应该拥有最好的参观设施。但我的参观体验却很普通,我不确定它有什么特别之处。
2)海格特的门票价格比该地区的其他展览农场要高,这让人觉得他们的参观行程肯定有什么独特之处,但实际上并没有什么特别之处。
3) 广告宣传的参观时长为1小时15分钟,但我们的参观只有45分钟(导游一开始就说只有45分钟)。
4) 广告宣传参观内容包括“了解更多关于我们孵化器的信息”——我原本以为会参观孵化室,看看灯光下的鸡蛋等等,但实际上只是在参观间隙用两分钟时间讲解孵化器技术的演变,并指着建筑物外一个看起来很旧的机械装置。
5) 广告还宣传可以“参观育种室”,但这个也从未实现。
6) 当导游演示鸡蛋的承重能力(站在四个鸡蛋上)时,他没有邀请任何游客也这样做——甚至没有邀请孩子们。
总之,我不明白为什么价格这么高,因为与其他两家附近的大型农场(Cango和Safari,价格更便宜,离市区也更近)相比,这家农场的参观内容似乎很普通。综上所述,这家人此行的亮点包括有机会抱抱一个月大的小鸡,以及能够喂鸟(用桶喂,而不是像网站上暗示的那样用手喂)。