点评:Our private tour guide, the very outgoing Rtaner Kara was waiting for us at Starbucks as we disembarked our cruise ship, even though we were about 15 minutes early. Introductions were made and we headed out to meet up with our driver & spacious van. Rtaner (Tanner for short) joined us the in rear of the van, clarified our desires and expectations for the afternoon and provided an overview of the areas we drove through on the way to Ephesus.
At Ephesus, Rtaner's understanding and love for the site became clear. He provided an overview of the site and then an in-depth monologue on each area as we arrived at them. He successfully navigated between the two in the group who wanted to see and know everything and the two who had a lesser interest. He maneuvered us, as much as possible, around the larger tour groups so we could see ruins up close. Did we miss some things? Of course, but time is limited and I feel we certainly saw more and understood more than the folks in the large groups. Rtaner guided two in our group through the Terrace Houses, which was wonderful.
The only negative, would be from the viewpoint of those in our group with limited interest. After touring the main site, Rtaner walked us to two other ruins on the property along a somewhat busy drive with large buses. They were uncomfortable with the walk and had no interest in seeing the ruins. Perhaps they should have been offered another option.
For those who really want to see and understand Ephesus, I would recommend this company and Rtaner Kara.
翻译:我们下船时,非常外向的私人导游 Rtaner Kara 已经在星巴克等候我们了,尽管我们比原定时间早到了大约 15 分钟。我们互相介绍后,就出发去见司机和宽敞的面包车。Rtaner(简称 Tanner)坐在面包车后座,向我们解释了下午的行程和期待,并概述了我们前往以弗所途经的各个区域。
在以弗所,Rtaner 对这个遗址的了解和热爱显而易见。他先概述了遗址,然后在我们到达每个区域时,对每个区域都进行了深入的讲解。他成功地引导我们游走在两个渴望一探究竟和了解一切的游客和两个兴趣不大的人之间。他尽可能地引导我们避开人数较多的旅游团,以便我们能够近距离观赏遗址。我们错过了什么吗?当然,但时间有限,我觉得我们肯定比大团的游客看得更多,理解得更多。 Rtaner 带领我们团里的两位参观了联排别墅,真是太棒了。
唯一的缺点,是从我们团里那些兴趣不大的人的角度来看的。参观完主要遗址后,Rtaner 带我们沿着一条略显拥挤、挤满了大型巴士的车道,去了遗址内的另外两处遗址。他们觉得步行很不自在,而且对参观遗址毫无兴趣。或许应该给他们提供其他选择。
对于那些真正想参观和了解以弗所的人来说,我推荐这家公司和 Rtaner Kara。