点评:Park opens at 9AM. 1st tour is 9:30AM. 2nd tour is 11AM. Previous reviews said a tour is required to visit the park but it actually isn’t required anymore. Most guests were walking around unguided. The coco de mer trees are obvious and plentiful. The trail is marked with signposts 1 to 23 up the hill. It’s 700+ stairs, mostly without shade. Great overlook of the island at the top. Bring plenty of water because it’s hot and sweaty. 2 tortoises in a pen at the bottom. Machine sells water for 10 SCR but you must bring own bottle. Also has free running water near the start of the hike that comes from a stream somewhere but the guide says to “drink at your own risk.” Park has a free parking lot. Entrance fee is 300 SCR but save 10% (cost 270 SCR) if you pay online. (Photo from ticket office with QR code below). Takes cash and credit card. Guided tour does not cost any additional money. Guide spoke English and French. (Our group had 7 people). The guide only stayed at the bottom and discussed the coco de mer tree and cinnamon plants,. Guide did not hike to the top with us (which was fine because then everyone can climb stairs at their own pace). Personally, I liked listening to the explanation about the coco de mer trees and found it interesting. Would recommend going there for the 9:30AM tour before it gets even hotter afterward. Whole thing took us about 2.5 hours.
I did not visit Valle de Mai, but locals say Fond Ferdinand is 6x bigger, has more coco de mer trees, and 150 SCR cheaper per person. Less touristy and crowded. Fond Ferdinand hike is harder (less shade and more stairs). Valle de Mai is a UNESCO world heritage site.
翻译:公园于上午 9 点开放。第一次游览是 9:30。第二次游览是 11 点。之前的评论说参观公园需要导游,但实际上不再需要了。大多数客人都是在没有导游的情况下四处走动。海椰子树很明显,而且很多。小路标有 1 到 23 的路标,沿着山上走。它有 700 多个台阶,大部分没有阴凉处。顶部可以俯瞰岛屿。带足够的水,因为天气炎热,让人出汗。山下有 2 只乌龟在围栏里。机器以 10 塞舌尔卢比的价格出售水,但您必须自带水瓶。在徒步旅行的起点附近也有来自某条小溪的免费自来水,但导游说“饮用需自担风险”。公园有一个免费停车场。入场费为 300 塞舌尔卢比,但如果您在线支付可节省 10%(成本 270 塞舌尔卢比)。(售票处的照片,下面有二维码)。接受现金和信用卡。导游不收取任何额外费用。导游会说英语和法语。(我们团有 7 个人)。导游只在山下停留,讨论海椰子树和肉桂树。导游没有和我们一起爬到山顶(这很好,因为这样每个人都可以按照自己的节奏爬楼梯)。就我个人而言,我喜欢听关于海椰子树的解释,觉得很有趣。建议在上午 9:30 去那里,以免之后天气变得更热。整个过程花了我们大约 2.5 小时。
我没有去过 Valle de Mai,但当地人说 Fond Ferdinand 大 6 倍,海椰子树更多,每人便宜 150 塞舌尔卢比。游客较少,人潮较少。Fond Ferdinand 的徒步旅行更难(树荫较少,楼梯较多)。Valle de Mai 是联合国教科文组织世界遗产。