点评:We were advised by our driver/guide to do the boat trip on the lake at 3:30pm (the last trip of the day). We saw so many animals and birds - elephants, sambar deer, wild boars, buffaloes, a kingfisher and long tailed squirrel to name but a few. The boat crew were absolutely amazing. They pointed out the animals and birds, explained about them and took photos for us with our cameras through their binoculars, so we got much better shots than we would have ourselves. Our driver purchased our tickets for us in advance and ensured that we were escorted through the queues for the shuttle bus and the boat, making the whole (what looked like a chaotic) process simple and straightforward.
We did the nature walk the next morning at 10:00am. It is about 2 hours long, mostly flat and in the shaded forest, and accessed via a simple raft (that you stand on) across the narrow stretch of water. Our guide, Kannan, was so lovely. He clearly loved his job and got so excited when we saw the second rarest butterfly in Kerala. He explained about the trees, plants, animals and birds in so much detail and he took photos with our cameras whilst we observed through his binoculars. Our driver told us that the guides here are really poorly paid so suggested a tip (which he didn’t always do).
I totally recommend these two activities at the times we did them.
翻译:我们的司机兼导游建议我们在下午 3:30 乘船游览湖面(当天的最后一次旅行)。我们看到了许多动物和鸟类 - 大象、水鹿、野猪、水牛、翠鸟和长尾松鼠等等。船员们非常棒。他们向我们介绍动物和鸟类,向我们讲解,并用双筒望远镜帮我们拍照,所以我们拍的照片比我们自己拍的要好得多。我们的司机提前为我们购买了门票,并确保有人陪同我们排队等候穿梭巴士和船只,使整个过程(看似混乱)变得简单明了。
第二天早上 10:00,我们进行了自然漫步。大约 2 小时,大部分路段平坦,位于阴凉的森林中,通过一个简单的木筏(您站在上面)穿过狭窄的水域即可到达。我们的导游 Kannan 非常可爱。他显然热爱自己的工作,当我们看到喀拉拉邦第二稀有的蝴蝶时,他非常兴奋。他详细地解释了树木、植物、动物和鸟类,当我们用双筒望远镜观察时,他用我们的相机拍照。我们的司机告诉我们,这里的导游报酬很低,所以建议给小费(他并不总是给小费)。
我强烈推荐我们参加这两项活动。