点评:The whale swim itself is a mindblowing experience - to come face to face with Whales 10m away underwater. Its not cheap cUS$300 but it is once in a lifetime
There are a number of whaleswim operators on Eua though.
Skipper was professional and I like how the industry operates basically no more than one boat approaches one whale at any time. there's enough whales here during breeding season so everyone will have their share. They also are quite intentional in terms of steering the boat carefully when approaching whales which is again something I appreciate.
Do note whales are wild animals and sea outtings are weather dependent activities - and while i came face to face underwater with the whales i know folks who did not and were throwing their galls up.
In terms of kiko as an operator fhe only small points I will deduct from them is they are kind of slow responding to emails. This is also a family shop. I think they kind of lost track of the fact that I paid my deposit and tried to charge the full sum - but that was quick sorted our after good communication.
Otherwise I really enjoyed it. Fabulous experience.
翻译:与鲸鱼共泳真是一次令人惊叹的体验——在水下,你能在10米的距离内与鲸鱼面对面!虽然费用不菲,需300美元左右,但这绝对是一生仅有一次的经历。
在埃乌阿岛上有多家提供鲸鱼共泳服务的公司。
船长是个非常专业的人。我很欣赏这个行业的运作方式:任何时候都只有一艘船能靠近同一头鲸鱼。在繁殖季节,这里的鲸鱼数量众多,因此每个人都能有机会近距离接触它们。他们在接近鲸鱼时也会非常谨慎地操控船只,这一点同样让我十分欣赏。
需要注意的是,鲸鱼是野生动物,海上活动也受天气影响——虽然我在水下与鲸鱼进行了面对面的接触,但我也认识一些没能见到鲸鱼、甚至吐得厉害的人。
至于Kiko这家运营公司,我唯一要指出的小问题就是他们回复邮件的速度有点慢。这也是一家家族式经营的店铺。我觉得他们似乎忽略了我已经支付了定金这一事实,还试图向我收取全款——不过经过良好沟通后,这个问题很快就解决了。
除此之外,我真的玩得很开心。这是一次极棒的体验。