点评:We stayed with the Penan for a remarkable five nights, and our experience was even more organic and eye-opening than we ever could have expected.
The team at Adventure Alternative Borneo worked with us to create a custom trip into the deep jungle of Sarawak to stay with the local people living in Long Kerong. We felt in good hands throughout our journey and the weeks preceding our arrival.
It's a rugged journey ― including a twin-propeller plane, a 4x4, and a local canoe ― to arrive at Long Kerong. Still, the travel is far worth it to experience some warm welcomes, unique local life, and unspoiled natural beauty.
Throughout our stay, we felt welcome and well-hosted by our guide and the local families. They cooked incredible meals ― breakfasts, lunches, and dinners — with ingredients that can only be found in Sarawak, told us histories and stories, and took us through their villages and nearby areas to meet their friends, families, and neighbors. It wasn't all easy ― we bathed in the river while the children played nearby, slathered ourselves in insect repellant (to no effect), and lived in the oppressive heat of the jungle. But that's life in Sarawak ― and I wouldn't have had it any other way.
George and Mutang, locals from Long Kerong, helped guide us through jungle hikes to see what was, in my opinion, the rawest natural landscape I've ever witnessed. It was remarkably difficult jungle trekking, with thick vegetation and plentiful insects, but again, I've seen nothing like it, and the stories we brought back will last us forever.
I'd go back in a heartbeat. If you go, open your heart to the experience and embrace it without hesitation.
[Thank you Mashor, George, Mutang, and the entire Adventure Alternative Team]
[Review also posted to Adventure Alternative Borneo]
翻译:我们在 Penan 度过了难忘的五个晚上,我们的体验比我们预期的更加自然和令人大开眼界。
Adventure Alternative Borneo 团队与我们合作,为我们定制了前往砂拉越丛林深处的旅行,与居住在 Long Kerong 的当地人住在一起。在整个旅程中以及抵达前的几周,我们都感到得到了很好的照顾。
抵达 Long Kerong 的旅程非常艰难 —— 包括乘坐双螺旋桨飞机、四轮驱动车和当地独木舟。不过,这次旅行非常值得,因为我们能感受到热情的欢迎、独特的当地生活和未受破坏的自然美景。
在我们逗留期间,我们受到了导游和当地家庭的热情款待。他们用只有在砂拉越才能找到的食材烹制了美味的早餐、午餐和晚餐,给我们讲述了历史和故事,并带我们穿过他们的村庄和附近地区,与朋友、家人和邻居见面。这一切都不容易——我们在河里洗澡,孩子们在附近玩耍,身上涂满了驱虫剂(但毫无作用),在丛林的酷热中生活。但这就是砂拉越的生活——我不会以其他方式生活。
来自 Long Kerong 的当地人 George 和 Mutang 帮助我们穿越丛林,看到了在我看来是我见过的最原始的自然景观。丛林徒步旅行非常困难,植被茂密,昆虫众多,但同样,我从未见过这样的事情,我们带回来的故事将永远铭记在心。
我会毫不犹豫地回去。如果你去了,请敞开心扉,毫不犹豫地接受这种体验。
[感谢 Mashor、George、Mutang 和整个 Adventure Alternative 团队]
[评论也发布在 Adventure Alternative Borneo 上]