点评:**5/5 — The highlight of our trip**
The night walk at Popham's Arboretum was easily one of the highlights of our family trip to Dambulla.
We booked the night walk and were fortunate enough to have guides who were genuinely enthusiastic about giving us the best possible experience. They didn't simply take us around a predetermined route and point things out; they actively tried to find wildlife for us and clearly wanted the boys to have a memorable experience.
We saw several interesting animals and birds, including deer, a kangaroo lizard and a blue flycatcher, and the guides worked very hard to find us a grey loris. Eventually they succeeded! We did not see its eyes, though.
The guides were exceptionally friendly with our children. At one point, one of them even took our son Sasha on a bicycle ride up to the gate. That ended up being his personal highlight of the entire experience.
The walk was quite tiring for the boys, but they were so engaged and excited that they somehow still had plenty of energy afterwards. What impressed us most was the enthusiasm of the guides. They clearly cared about the experience rather than simply completing a tour.
If you're visiting Dambulla and have the opportunity to do the night walk, I highly recommend it — especially with children. It was a very memorable experience for our family.
翻译:**5/5 — 我们旅行的亮点**
在波法姆植物园的夜间漫步绝对是我们全家达布拉之行之中最难忘的体验之一。
我们提前预订了夜间导览服务,很幸运地遇到了几位热情洋溢、一心想让我们拥有最佳体验的向导。他们并非只是带着我们沿着既定路线游览并指指点点而已;他们还积极帮我们寻找野生动植物,显然希望孩子们能拥有一段难以忘怀的经历。我们看到了好几种有趣的动物和鸟类,包括鹿、袋鼠蜥蜴以及蓝鹟;向导们也费了很大力气帮我们寻找灰长臂猿。最终他们成功了!不过我们没能看到它的眼睛。
向导们对我们的孩子们格外友善。有一次,其中一位向导甚至带着我们的儿子萨沙骑自行车到大门处。这对萨沙来说简直是整个旅程中最难忘的体验。
对孩子们来说,这次徒步相当耗费体力。不过孩子们都全情投入且兴奋不已,之后仍然精力充沛。最让我们印象深刻的是导游们的热情——他们显然很在意游客的体验,而并非仅仅完成导游任务而已。
如果您前往丹布拉,又有机会参加夜间徒步活动,我强烈推荐您参加——尤其适合带孩子一同前往。对我们全家来说,这是一次极其难忘的体验。