点评:I booked with Birding Experiences based solely on all the 5-star reviews and was not disappointed!! Absolutely incredible experience from initial email contact, to the birding tour, and even weeks after the tour.
I contacted Birding Experiences months before we arrived in Costa Rica to book a one day tour. I asked a lot of questions and Jehudy Carballo responded to them all, even though he was guiding a multi-day tour. Fantastic communication right from the start. I did a lot of research on areas to go and decided that I really wanted to go to La Selva Biological Station. It was not one of their advertised tours; but, Jehudy was more than happy to arrange a quote and do everything that was needed to get into to La Selva.
Excellent communication from the moment we arrived in the La Fortuna area to the day of our trip. Jehudy was on time and the 2 hour drive to La Selva flew by because conversation was easy and very interesting. He's extremely knowledgeable about more than just birds!!!
We stopped along the road near La Selva and started birding at one of the hot spots in the area. Seeing two Great Green Macaws fly overhead is a sight that I will never forget - stunning!!
Getting into La Selva went smoothly and this birding tour was the highlight of my trip! I can't say enough about how knowledgeable and personal Jehudy is! We saw a ton of birds and I learned so much. Jehudy knew all the places to go and I never felt rushed to frame my shot. I was a bit worried that I wouldn't get as many hours birding as I wanted; because the drive to La Selva was 4 hours round trip. I know that a lot of companies are strict on timelines and while I absolutely respect this, I was resigned to the fact that we'd at least get a few hours in on a full day tour. BOY WAS I WRONG! :) When Jehudy turned to me and said, "is there a specific time you need to be back?" and I promptly replied with "nope", I knew that time was not going to be an issue. I got an absolutely amazing FULL DAY of birding and Jehudy never once was concerned with the time or kept looking at it. It was great!
The amazingness of this company did not stop after the tour was over. Jehudy mentioned that if I didn't know or remember any of the birds I saw, I was more than welcome to message him the picture and he would ID them for me. Weeks later, he's still incredibly patient and responds to my "I can't find this bird on google, what is it" requests!
Jehudy and Birding Experiences has been nothing short of amazing and I won't even look for any other tours when I'm in the area. I'm sticking with Birding Experiences from here on in. Book with them and I will assure you, you will not be disappointed. I can't say enough good things.
翻译:我仅根据所有 5 星级评论预订了 Birding Experiences,并没有失望!从最初的电子邮件联系,到观鸟之旅,甚至旅行后几周,这绝对是令人难以置信的体验。
在我们到达哥斯达黎加之前几个月,我联系了观鸟体验公司预订一日游。我问了很多问题,杰胡迪·卡巴洛 (Jehudy Carballo) 都一一回复,尽管他正在指导一次多日游。从一开始就进行了出色的沟通。我对要去的地方做了很多研究,最后决定去拉塞尔瓦生物站。这不是他们广告上宣传的旅行团之一;而是他们的旅行团。但是,Jehudy 非常乐意安排报价并完成进入 La Selva 所需的一切。
从我们到达拉福图纳地区的那一刻到我们旅行的那天,沟通非常顺畅。 Jehudy 很准时,到 La Selva 的 2 小时车程很快就过去了,因为谈话很轻松而且很有趣。他不仅对鸟类非常了解!
我们沿着拉塞尔瓦附近的道路停下来,开始在该地区的热点之一观鸟。看到两只大绿金刚鹦鹉飞过头顶的景象是我永远不会忘记的——太棒了!
进入拉塞尔瓦的过程很顺利,这次观鸟之旅是我旅行的亮点! Jehudy 的知识渊博、个性十足,我无法用言语来形容!我们看到了很多鸟,我学到了很多东西。 Jehudy 知道所有可以去的地方,我从不觉得急于构图。我有点担心我无法获得我想要的观鸟时间。因为开车去拉塞尔瓦往返需要 4 小时。我知道很多公司都严格遵守时间表,虽然我绝对尊重这一点,但我也接受了这样一个事实:我们至少要花几个小时进行一整天的旅行。天哪,我错了! :) 当 Jehudy 转向我说:“你需要回来的具体时间吗?”我立即回答“不”,我知道时间不会成为问题。我度过了一整天令人惊叹的观鸟时光,而 Jehudy 从来没有关心过时间,也没有一直盯着它看。太好了!
巡演结束后,这家公司的惊人之处并没有停止。 Jehudy 提到,如果我不认识或不记得我看到的任何鸟,我非常欢迎将照片发给他,他会帮我识别它们。几周后,他仍然非常耐心地回应我的“我在谷歌上找不到这只鸟,它是什么”的请求!
Jehudy 和观鸟体验绝对令人惊叹,当我在该地区时,我什至不会寻找任何其他旅行团。从现在开始我将坚持观鸟体验。通过他们预订,我向您保证,您不会失望的。我不能说足够多的好话。