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Slippery Hike May Not Fit All Travelers
Chang Chill的点评
点评：A Chiang Mai friend arranged this for me. She did it based on a recommendation made by a friend of hers who believes it is very ethical. I think it was okay.
It is an arduous hike up a mountain road of about 1/2 mile. You will be climbing over a wooden stick barricade (~3’ high); you will be going up and down down a slippery path; you will be walking on a narrow bridge made of bamboo poles that do not have a level surface (giant drinking straws on their sides); you will walk on a wooden plank that is 8” wide. I am 65, and able to do all of those things, but I should have brought hiking shoes rather than sneakers. The only communication was that it was an unpaved mountain road, and that closed shoes were required.
My friend also told me that it would be ฿1500 in cash. I was charged 1900. My friend could have made a mistake, as she did not accompany me.
The pick up was extremely late. I had rented an Airbnb and was told to be in the condominium lobby between 730 and 8 AM. My friend made a call for me and I made a call, and both times we were told 10 minutes. I was picked up at 8:38 AM. The drive is about 1.5 hours in a Toyota van. There will be other travelers. They stop at a rest area about half an hour before you arrive at Chang Chill. There are toilets and an ATM there as well as food you can purchase. I sensed they might get a financial reward for bringing the tourists. Our guide encouraged me to buy food and use ATM. I didn’t do it.
When you arrive at Chang Chill you hike 5 minutes to a gathering area. There are sheds with flush toilets, not pits. They tell you to use the shed toilets before you go on the hike to see the elephants. It seemed odd, since we had stopped at the rest area.
They have rescued elephants. The elephants were previously forced by keepers to perform in shows and give people rides. Some of the elephants bear wounds that show they were led by hooks and other things that made me sad.
After you hike into the woods to see the elephants, you hike, back out, and are given a good vegan lunch. That is the point at which they have you pay the money for your tour.
After lunch, you go partway down the road to an elephant viewing area, and the elephants are fed by their keepers. The elephants get very excited, because they are used to being fed on time. If I understand it correctly, they will live their lives in the sanctuary, because the past they endured means that they cannot be reintroduced to life without humans.
I’m a person who really likes to walk and be outdoors, and I enjoyed that. The other visitors who rode in my van were very nice to talk to. They were from the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK. Almost all the visitors were in their 20s and 30s. I am lucky to be fit enough to have kept up with them, but that’s something other visitors should consider before booking. I also don’t think this would be appropriate for very young children, because it could be risky.
It is an arduous hike up a mountain road of about 1/2 mile. You will be climbing over a wooden stick barricade (~3’ high); you will be going up and down down a slippery path; you will be walking on a narrow bridge made of bamboo poles that do not have a level surface (giant drinking straws on their sides); you will walk on a wooden plank that is 8” wide. I am 65, and able to do all of those things, but I should have brought hiking shoes rather than sneakers. The only communication was that it was an unpaved mountain road, and that closed shoes were required.
My friend also told me that it would be ฿1500 in cash. I was charged 1900. My friend could have made a mistake, as she did not accompany me.
The pick up was extremely late. I had rented an Airbnb and was told to be in the condominium lobby between 730 and 8 AM. My friend made a call for me and I made a call, and both times we were told 10 minutes. I was picked up at 8:38 AM. The drive is about 1.5 hours in a Toyota van. There will be other travelers. They stop at a rest area about half an hour before you arrive at Chang Chill. There are toilets and an ATM there as well as food you can purchase. I sensed they might get a financial reward for bringing the tourists. Our guide encouraged me to buy food and use ATM. I didn’t do it.
When you arrive at Chang Chill you hike 5 minutes to a gathering area. There are sheds with flush toilets, not pits. They tell you to use the shed toilets before you go on the hike to see the elephants. It seemed odd, since we had stopped at the rest area.
They have rescued elephants. The elephants were previously forced by keepers to perform in shows and give people rides. Some of the elephants bear wounds that show they were led by hooks and other things that made me sad.
After you hike into the woods to see the elephants, you hike, back out, and are given a good vegan lunch. That is the point at which they have you pay the money for your tour.
After lunch, you go partway down the road to an elephant viewing area, and the elephants are fed by their keepers. The elephants get very excited, because they are used to being fed on time. If I understand it correctly, they will live their lives in the sanctuary, because the past they endured means that they cannot be reintroduced to life without humans.
I’m a person who really likes to walk and be outdoors, and I enjoyed that. The other visitors who rode in my van were very nice to talk to. They were from the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK. Almost all the visitors were in their 20s and 30s. I am lucky to be fit enough to have kept up with them, but that’s something other visitors should consider before booking. I also don’t think this would be appropriate for very young children, because it could be risky.
翻译：清迈的一位朋友帮我安排了这件事。她是根据一位朋友的建议安排的，她的朋友认为这样做非常合乎道德。我觉得还可以。
这是一次艰苦的徒步，沿着大约半英里的山路。你将爬过一个木棍路障（约 3 英尺高）；你将在一条湿滑的小路上上下下；你将走在一座由竹竿制成的狭窄桥梁上，这些竹竿没有水平面（侧面插着巨大的吸管）；你将走在 8 英寸宽的木板上。我 65 岁了，可以做所有这些事情，但我应该带登山鞋而不是运动鞋。唯一的沟通是这是一条未铺砌的山路，需要穿封闭的鞋子。
我的朋友还告诉我，现金支付 1500 泰铢。我被收取了 1900 泰铢。我的朋友可能犯了一个错误，因为她没有陪我一起去。
接机非常晚。我租了一间 Airbnb 民宿，被告知要在早上 7:30 到 8:00 之间到达公寓大厅。我的朋友给我打了电话，我也打了电话，两次都被告知需要 10 分钟。早上 8:38 有人来接我。乘坐丰田面包车大约需要 1.5 小时。还会有其他旅客。他们在您到达 Chang Chill 前半小时左右在休息区停留。那里有厕所和 ATM，还有您可以购买的食物。我感觉到他们可能会因为带游客来而获得经济奖励。我们的导游鼓励我买食物和使用 ATM。我没有这么做。
当您到达 Chang Chill 时，您需要徒步 5 分钟才能到达一个聚集区。那里有带抽水马桶的棚屋，而不是坑式马桶。他们告诉您在徒步去看大象之前先使用棚屋里的厕所。这似乎很奇怪，因为我们在休息区停了下来。
他们救过大象。以前饲养员强迫大象参加表演并供人骑乘。有些大象身上有伤口，表明它们曾被钩子和其他东西牵着走，这让我很难过。
在你徒步走进树林看大象之后，你再徒步走出来，然后吃一顿美味的素食午餐。这时他们会让你支付旅游费用。
午餐后，你沿着路走到大象观景区，大象由饲养员喂食。大象非常兴奋，因为它们习惯了按时喂食。如果我理解正确的话，它们将在保护区里生活，因为它们所经历的过去意味着它们不能重新回到没有人类的生活。
我是一个非常喜欢散步和户外活动的人，我很喜欢这样。和我一起乘坐面包车的其他游客都很健谈。他们来自荷兰、比利时和英国。几乎所有游客都是 20 多岁和 30 多岁。我很幸运身体足够强壮，能够跟上他们的步伐，但这是其他游客在预订之前应该考虑的事情。我也不认为这适合非常小的孩子，因为这可能有风险。
这是一次艰苦的徒步，沿着大约半英里的山路。你将爬过一个木棍路障（约 3 英尺高）；你将在一条湿滑的小路上上下下；你将走在一座由竹竿制成的狭窄桥梁上，这些竹竿没有水平面（侧面插着巨大的吸管）；你将走在 8 英寸宽的木板上。我 65 岁了，可以做所有这些事情，但我应该带登山鞋而不是运动鞋。唯一的沟通是这是一条未铺砌的山路，需要穿封闭的鞋子。
我的朋友还告诉我，现金支付 1500 泰铢。我被收取了 1900 泰铢。我的朋友可能犯了一个错误，因为她没有陪我一起去。
接机非常晚。我租了一间 Airbnb 民宿，被告知要在早上 7:30 到 8:00 之间到达公寓大厅。我的朋友给我打了电话，我也打了电话，两次都被告知需要 10 分钟。早上 8:38 有人来接我。乘坐丰田面包车大约需要 1.5 小时。还会有其他旅客。他们在您到达 Chang Chill 前半小时左右在休息区停留。那里有厕所和 ATM，还有您可以购买的食物。我感觉到他们可能会因为带游客来而获得经济奖励。我们的导游鼓励我买食物和使用 ATM。我没有这么做。
当您到达 Chang Chill 时，您需要徒步 5 分钟才能到达一个聚集区。那里有带抽水马桶的棚屋，而不是坑式马桶。他们告诉您在徒步去看大象之前先使用棚屋里的厕所。这似乎很奇怪，因为我们在休息区停了下来。
他们救过大象。以前饲养员强迫大象参加表演并供人骑乘。有些大象身上有伤口，表明它们曾被钩子和其他东西牵着走，这让我很难过。
在你徒步走进树林看大象之后，你再徒步走出来，然后吃一顿美味的素食午餐。这时他们会让你支付旅游费用。
午餐后，你沿着路走到大象观景区，大象由饲养员喂食。大象非常兴奋，因为它们习惯了按时喂食。如果我理解正确的话，它们将在保护区里生活，因为它们所经历的过去意味着它们不能重新回到没有人类的生活。
我是一个非常喜欢散步和户外活动的人，我很喜欢这样。和我一起乘坐面包车的其他游客都很健谈。他们来自荷兰、比利时和英国。几乎所有游客都是 20 多岁和 30 多岁。我很幸运身体足够强壮，能够跟上他们的步伐，但这是其他游客在预订之前应该考虑的事情。我也不认为这适合非常小的孩子，因为这可能有风险。
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