点评:We booked this 14-day tour more than six months in advance and specifically requested a Mandarin-speaking guide.
Unfortunately, our first guide could not communicate effectively in either Mandarin or English and had limited knowledge of Mongolian culture and the sites included in our itinerary. We requested a replacement. The agency was polite, but explained that they could not evaluate the guide’s Mandarin proficiency because they do not speak Mandarin themselves. However, this should not be the customer’s responsibility when a Mandarin-speaking guide has been requested.
After our repeated requests, the agency replaced the guide on the third day with a much better one.
We also paid an additional fee to stay in ger camps with private bathrooms whenever available. However, we still spent one extra night in a ger without a private bathroom and only found out after arriving. We had to contact the agency ourselves, and were simply told that all rooms with private bathrooms were fully booked. No compensation or alternative solution was offered, even though we had booked the tour more than six months in advance and paid extra for this service.
The drivers were professional and experienced throughout the trip. Overall, the transportation was excellent. However, both guides assigned to our tour were part-time guides and were not always able to provide detailed explanations of the attractions. Better guide screening and communication with customers would greatly improve the overall experience.
翻译:我们提前六个多月就预订了这次14天的旅游行程,并特别要求安排一位会说普通话的导游。
遗憾的是,我们的第一位导游既无法用普通话也无法用英语进行有效沟通,对蒙古文化以及行程中所含的景点也了解甚少。于是我们要求更换导游。旅行社的态度很礼貌,但解释说他们自己不会说普通话,因此无法评估导游的普通话水平。然而……在事先要求提供说普通话的导游的情况下,这不该由顾客来负责。
经过我们多次反馈后,旅行社在第三天换了一名优秀得多的导游。
我们还额外支付了费用,就是为了能入住带有私人浴室的蒙古包营地。然而,我们还是不得不在一个没有私人浴室的蒙古包里多住了一晚,而且是在抵达后才得知这一情况。我们只能自己联系旅行社。我们只被告知:所有带独立浴室的房间都已订满。尽管我们提前六个月以上就预订了旅行团,还为此服务支付了额外费用,但旅行社并未提供任何补偿或替代方案。
整个行程中,司机们都表现得专业且经验丰富。总体而言,交通服务相当不错。不过,为我们 tour 配备的两名导游都是兼职人员,因此并不总能对各个景点做出详尽的讲解。更好的引导、筛选以及与客户的沟通将极大提升整体体验。