点评:We did the half-day tour to the Elephant Village and chose this particular experience because it involves no riding and all the elephants are rescues that are clearly well loved.
Our guide, Lei (? Spelling), picked us up from our hotel in a minivan and took us to the village, where tea and coffee were waiting on arrival. We had some free time to explore and take photos of the elephants before Lei gave us a brief but informative talk about the elephants, the village, and the mahouts who care for them. We even learned a few basic elephant commands!
Next, we got to feed the elephants, visit the elephant hospital, and learn about how dung paper is made. There was a short stop at the souvenir shop—no pressure to buy anything—and then we fed two cheeky calves who absolutely loved the bananas. They were very playful and so adorable.
We chose to add the elephant bathing experience (an extra cost, but well worth it). Being in the river with one of these gentle giants—our girl was 45 years old—was an absolute highlight.
The tour wrapped up with a long boat ride up the river. Unfortunately, there were no waterfalls due to the dry season, but the ride was still very pleasant. We finished the day with a delicious buffet lunch before being dropped off back at our hotel.
We had a fantastic day and highly recommend this tour!
翻译:我们参加了大象村的半日游,之所以选择这次体验,是因为它不需要骑乘,而且所有大象都是被救助的,显然深受人们喜爱。
我们的导游Lei(拼写错误?)开着一辆小型货车从酒店接我们,带我们去了大象村。我们抵达时,村里已经准备好了茶和咖啡。我们有了一些自由活动时间,可以自由探索和拍摄大象的照片。Lei简短而详尽地讲解了大象、大象村以及照顾它们的象夫。我们甚至还学会了一些基本的大象指令!
接下来,我们喂了大象,参观了大象医院,并了解了粪纸的制作方法。我们在纪念品商店短暂停留——没有强制购买任何东西——然后我们给两只调皮的小象喂食,它们特别喜欢香蕉。它们非常顽皮,非常可爱。
我们选择额外付费体验大象洗澡(虽然需要额外付费,但绝对值得)。能和这些温柔的“巨人”——我们45岁的女儿——在河里共处,绝对是一次难忘的体验。
旅程以一次漫长的乘船逆流而上结束。可惜的是,由于是旱季,没有看到瀑布,但乘船的体验仍然非常愉快。我们享用了美味的自助午餐,结束了一天的行程,然后被送回酒店。
我们度过了美好的一天,强烈推荐这次旅行!