点评:We have just returned from our birding trip with Arrowhead Birding Tour. The following is a frank review of our experiences with this company. First, we will start with the strengths.
1. We saw all the endemics.
2. Ricardo is a charming fellow. Dwayne and he know the birds superbly and where to find them.
3. The food venues were for the most part excellent, and the accommodations were comfortable.
4. The experience gave us a good taste of Jamaica and its people.
The major weaknesses were the following.
1. Lack of transparency in the itinerary and who would be guiding us. Our inferences from Ricardo was that he would be our primary guide. Such was not the case. It was only after we messaged him on the evening prior to when he was due to meet us that we were informed, this was not to be the case, Dwayne was to be the main guide for four out of the six days of the trip.
2. Switch in guides beyond Kingston seems to be the standard operating procedure.
3. While Dwayne is passionate and knowledgeable about birds, his demeanor was capricious, at times inexplicably aggrieved and unhelpful.
4. On our last day, Dwayne disappointingly diverged from what we had been promised.
In summary, we recommend Arrowhead Birding with the above Reservations.
翻译:我们刚刚结束了 Arrowhead Birding Tour 的观鸟之旅。以下是我们对这家公司的体验的坦率回顾。首先,我们先从优点开始。
1. 我们看到了所有特有物种。
2. Ricardo 是个很有魅力的家伙。Dwayne 和他非常了解鸟类,也知道在哪里可以找到它们。
3. 大部分餐厅都很棒,住宿也很舒适。
4. 这次体验让我们充分领略了牙买加及其人民的风采。
主要缺点如下。
1. 行程和导游人员缺乏透明度。我们从 Ricardo 那里推断,他将是我们的主要导游。但事实并非如此。直到我们在他与我们会面的前一天晚上给他发信息后,我们才得知,事实并非如此,Dwayne 将在六天的旅行中四天担任主要导游。
2. 在金斯顿以外的地方换导游似乎是标准操作程序。
3. 虽然 Dwayne 对鸟类充满热情且知识渊博,但他的举止反复无常,有时莫名其妙地感到委屈和不乐于助人。
4. 在我们最后一天,Dwayne 令人失望地偏离了我们的承诺。
综上所述,我们推荐 Arrowhead Birding,但有上述保留。