点评:After reading some horror reviews about going in the rainy season, I was seriously doubting if this was a good idea. However, it was an amazing experience and I experienced none of the muddy, rainy, leechy disasters that other visitors have.
I was the only person doing the Giant tour that day, meaning I essentially had a private tour with two fantastic guides, Pen and Nor. They always looked out for my safety when hiking and ziplining, made sure I was happy and comfortable in the treehouse, and were great conversation companions.
We were lucky with the weather; it only rained for about two minutes over the two days! Not a leech in sight and the trail would have been fine in normal hiking shoes, but I had rented the spiked rubber shoes just in case. It was sweaty work in the humidity but very manageable.
The mosquitoes were something else though, no amount of repellant could keep them at bay and I returned red and lumpy. This has nothing to do with the organisation though, it’s the jungle! Of course this also meant that all sorts of creepy crawlies visit the treehouse, but the mosquito nets over the mattresses are very good quality.
Food was plentiful and cooked fresh by the women living in the camp nearby. I enjoyed trying the different Lao flavours.
It’s expensive but I’m very glad I went ahead with it- flying along the longest and highest ziplines in the world is truly an incredible experience! No gibbons but that was to be expected on the Giant loop. Everyone’s experience will depend on the conditions on that particular day, and their own sense of adventure
翻译:读了一些关于雨季去那里的恐怖评论后,我真怀疑这主意到底好不好。然而,这真是一次超棒的体验,我完全没有遇到其他游客说的那些泥泞、下雨、水蛭横行的糟糕经历。
那天只有我一个人参加巨人之旅,这意味着我基本上享受了一次私人导览,两位非常棒的向导Pen和Nor全程陪同。他们在徒步和滑索时总是非常注意我的安全,确保我在树屋里舒适愉快,而且他们也很健谈。
我们运气真好,两天下来只下了大概两分钟的雨!一只水蛭都没看到,而且就算穿普通的徒步鞋也完全没问题,但我还是租了带钉的橡胶鞋以防万一。虽然在潮湿闷热的环境下徒步有点出汗,但完全可以忍受。
不过,蚊子就完全不一样了,用再多的驱蚊剂也挡不住它们,我回来的时候浑身又红又肿。但这跟组织方没关系,这就是丛林的魅力!当然,这也意味着各种各样的爬虫会光顾树屋,不过床垫上的蚊帐质量非常好。
食物很丰盛,都是附近营地的妇女们新鲜烹制的。我很享受品尝各种老挝风味美食。
虽然价格不菲,但我很高兴自己做了这个决定——在世界上最长最高的滑索上飞驰,真是一次令人难以置信的体验!虽然没有看到长臂猿,但这在巨型环线上也是意料之中的。每个人的体验都会受到当天天气状况和个人冒险精神的影响。