点评:I recently had the good fortune to travel in Kyrgyzstan in the caring hands of Visit Karakol, and I can safely say this was one of the best trips I have ever had, anywhere in the world. Visit Karakol were totally professional in every aspect and, along with my photographer companions, we could not fault any part of the organisation in a trip which showed us the very best the Kyrgyzstan has to offer.
Our guide Javlon was perhaps the best guide I have ever had - knowledgeable, passionate, generous with his time, always concerned with his clients' comfort and safety, and tuned in to their wishes. Who else would think to bring his own little burner to make us freshly brewed filter coffee at sunset after a hair-raising horse ride to a precipitous ridge at 3700m ???
His colleague Farhad, who joined us for part of the trip was similarly thorough, energetic, and professional in every way.
Apart from spectacular nights in yurts in Kol-Suu and Ak-Say, we were also lucky enough to spend a couple of nights at Visit Karakol's home base, the Green Yard Hotel in Karakol. The clean and spacious rooms, the welcoming and inclusive atmosphere make you feel like you are personal guests of Timur Akbashev and his family, which in a way you are. Nestled in a beautiful garden of conifers and fruit trees, which provides much of the organic food used in the kitchens, Green Yard Hotel is rightly famous for its outstanding breakfast - one of the best I have had, anywhere in the world - featuring a wide variety of organic savoury and sweet items, including the countless homemade jams proudly made by Timur's mother.
In short, I cannot recommend Visit Karakol strongly enough. If you are going to Kyrgyzstan, they should be your first (and last) port of call for organising an unforgettable trip to this amazing country.
翻译:我最近有幸在Visit Karakol的精心安排下前往吉尔吉斯斯坦旅行,我可以毫不夸张地说,这绝对是我迄今为止最棒的旅行之一。Visit Karakol在各个方面都展现出了极高的专业水准,我和我的摄影师同伴们对整个行程的安排都无可挑剔,他们让我们充分领略了吉尔吉斯斯坦最美的风光。
我们的导游Javlon或许是我遇到过的最棒的导游——他知识渊博、热情洋溢、慷慨大方,始终将客人的舒适和安全放在首位,并且非常了解客人的需求。想想看,在经历了惊险刺激的骑马之旅,抵达海拔3700米的陡峭山脊之后,还有谁会想到自带小炉子,在日落时分为我们冲泡新鲜的滴滤咖啡呢?
他的同事Farhad也和我们同行了一部分行程,他同样细致周到、精力充沛、专业敬业。
除了在科尔苏和阿克赛的毡房里度过令人难忘的夜晚之外,我们还有幸在卡拉科尔旅游局的总部——绿园酒店住了两晚。干净宽敞的房间,热情友好的氛围,让你感觉像是蒂穆尔·阿克巴舍夫一家的贵宾,某种程度上来说,的确如此。绿园酒店坐落在美丽的针叶树和果树花园中,花园里种植着许多有机食材,为酒店厨房提供食材。酒店以其丰盛的早餐而闻名遐迩——这是我吃过的最棒的早餐之一——种类繁多的有机咸甜食品,包括蒂穆尔母亲亲手制作的无数种果酱。
总之,我强烈推荐卡拉科尔旅游局。如果你要去吉尔吉斯斯坦,他们应该是你规划一次难忘之旅的首选(也是最终选择)。