点评:This was the highlight of our trip to Puerto Rico! We did a bioluminescent bay tour of Mosquito Bay with Salty Spirit. I'm horrible with names, but our main guide was a young woman and she was accompanied by two guys. They left on time, and everything about the tour was great. Here are some highlights:
- Beautiful clear bottom kayaks....it looked like we can see stars speeding by as we travel through outer space.
- Knowledgeable and friendly guides. Once we got to the middle of the bay, they had us round up together and talked to us for awhile about the bay, the history, the animal life in the bay, etc. We didn't get to see stars because it was a cloudy night, but they talked to us about everything else.
- They gave us good tips on how to see the luminescence at its peak.
- They do small groups! We saw much bigger groups out there, but our group was only 5 customers (was supposed to be 7, but 2 didn't show up) and 3 guides. It felt more personal and intimate than a huge tour group.
- The tour portion on the water lasted a full hour. It was not rushed.
- They advised us not to take cameras and they were right. It was magical just being in the moment.
The only call out is that the pictures are a bit deceptive for all tour operators. The water doesn't really glow blue at all. There was tons of glow / bioluminescence, but it was white....like stars on a night sky. It was initially disappointing that there was no blue glow, but I quickly got over it when I saw how amazing it all was. Overall, it was a great experience and if I go again, I will definitely book with Salty Spirit.
翻译:这绝对是我们波多黎各之旅的亮点!我们参加了Salty Spirit组织的蚊子湾生物发光之旅。我记性不太好,但我们的主要导游是一位年轻女士,她还有两位男士陪同。他们准时出发,整个行程都非常棒。以下是一些亮点:
- 漂亮的透明底皮划艇……感觉就像我们穿梭在外太空,能看到星星飞速掠过。
- 知识渊博又热情友好的导游。到达海湾中央后,他们让我们聚在一起,并和我们聊了一会儿关于海湾、历史、海湾生物等等的知识。因为当晚是阴天,我们没能看到星星,但他们讲解的内容非常丰富。
- 他们给了我们很多观赏生物发光高峰期的实用技巧。
- 他们采用小团模式!我们看到很多大型旅行团,但我们团只有5位游客(原本应该是7位,但有2位没来)和3位导游。感觉比参加大型旅行团更私密、更亲切。
- 水上游览部分持续了整整一个小时,节奏很慢。
- 他们建议我们不要带相机,事实证明他们的建议是对的。沉浸在当下,那种感觉真的太美妙了。
唯一需要指出的是,所有旅行社提供的照片都有些误导。水面其实并没有发出蓝色的光芒。虽然有很多发光现象,但都是白色的……就像夜空中的繁星。一开始没有看到蓝色的光芒确实有点失望,但当我看到周围的景色如此壮观时,很快就释然了。总的来说,这是一次很棒的体验,如果下次再去,我肯定还会选择Salty Spirit。