点评:I don’t always write reviews, but felt that I had to here given so much (from my perspective) mixed information heading into the tour - most reviews were great, but some said the trip was awful. I was on the fence weather to keep our trip as scheduled or cancel it (our of fear of the trip, but so glad we kept it).
I did the tour with my wife and 3 kids - 9, 7 and not quite 3. We had an absolute BLAST thanks in large part to our wonderful guide Lisa. Check in was easy. I will say I was a bit nervous when we got there and Lisa said to me (who’d be paddling a larger kayaks with 2 kids “you’re going to get a workout today, dad.”). Ultimately, the trip was so much fun. If you’re in moderate shape and have a good attitude you’ll have a great time - guaranteed.
Some common criticisms I’d read about before hand: “the river is so busy, with boats, etc.” “the falls are so crowded ,” the “paddle is sooo hard/windy.” From my perspective none of that stuff made a difference. I hardly noticed any other boats amidst the beauty of the river. Sure there are other folks at the falls and on the river/hike, but this is Hawaii, so I don’t expect private grounds. And while it was particularly windy when we were out (hence the early warning) I still didn’t think it was a difficult paddle back or a thing that took away from the fun.
All in all, like so much, I think you need the right attitude. If you’re ready to have fun and put in a build amount of effort (I’m early forties and in “okay shape”) you’ll be fine and have fun.
Let me give some praise to Lisa too who was awesome. Warm, friendly, tolerant of my children, she was great. We even got to hand dig worms and feed a wild bird that she had befriended (I’m not kidding).
Bottom line, if you have a good attitude and are moderately fit and ready for a fun adventure, I think k you’ll have a killer time. I’d due the trip again tomorrow, as would my entire family.
翻译:我通常不写评论,但考虑到这次旅行前(从我的角度来看)收到的那么多信息(含糊不清),我觉得我不得不在这里写一篇评论——大多数评论都很棒,但也有一些评论说这次旅行很糟糕。我当时很犹豫,不知道该按计划进行还是取消(我们害怕这次旅行,但很高兴我们坚持了下来)。
我和妻子以及三个孩子一起参加了这次旅行——一个9岁,一个7岁,一个不到3岁。我们玩得很开心,这在很大程度上要感谢我们出色的导游丽莎。办理入住手续很容易。我得说,当我们到达那里时,我有点紧张,丽莎对我说(我当时要带着两个孩子划一艘更大的皮划艇),“爸爸,你今天要锻炼一下。”)。总而言之,这次旅行非常有趣。如果你身体状况良好,心态良好,你一定会玩得很开心——保证。
我之前读到过一些常见的批评:“河上人太多了,有很多船等等。” “瀑布人太多了”,“划桨太难了/风太大了”。在我看来,这些都没什么区别。在美丽的河流中,我几乎没注意到其他船只。当然,瀑布和河上/徒步旅行时也会有其他人,但这里是夏威夷,所以我不指望有私人场地。虽然我们出去的时候风特别大(所以提前预警了),但我并不觉得划桨回来有什么困难,或者有什么影响乐趣的事情。
总而言之,就像很多事情一样,我认为你需要正确的态度。如果你准备好享受乐趣,并付出大量的努力(我四十出头,身体状况“还行”),你就会没事,玩得开心。
我也要表扬一下Lisa,她太棒了。她热情友好,对我的孩子很宽容,真是太棒了。我们甚至还亲手挖了虫子,喂了一只她结识的野鸟(我没开玩笑)。
总之,如果你心态好,身体健康,准备好迎接一次有趣的冒险,我想你一定会玩得很开心。我明天会再次出发,我的家人也一样。