点评:I found this horse back riding adventure on trip advisor. My wife nor I had ever been on a horse before. They did a great job matching us to a horse based on our sizes. Before departure, they gave us excellent instructions about how to control the horses, but in all honesty, these very smart animals knew what they were doing and where they were going. The followed each other and stopped whenever the horse in front of them stopped. The trail took us 1000 feet to the top of a mountain through the forest and then back down. We finished at the bottom by going through a creek. At the top of the mountain, the guide got off and took pictures on our phones and gave us one quick bit of information about the land.
The only negatives were that we couldn’t hear the guide too well during the ride. I was the fourth horse back behind the guide and had a difficult time hearing the guide, but the horse was smart enough to know what they were doing. The other thing was that they presented you with a tablet before the tour where you could ad a tip before the excursion. The tips were structured at 15%, 20%, & 25%. You could decline the tip on the tablet and tell them you will tip in cash at the end. That’s what I opted to do. I paid over $100 for me and my wife for the ride and did not find anything extra that the guide did to earn a tip other than take pictures. It didn’t merit a high tip, so I was frugal with my tip. The tipping culture nowadays is out of hand.
翻译:我在TripAdvisor上发现了这次骑马探险活动。我和妻子以前都从未骑过马。他们根据我们的体型为我们挑选了合适的马匹,做得非常好。出发前,他们详细地指导我们如何控制马匹;不过说实话,这些非常聪明的马儿自己就知道该怎么做、该往哪儿去。它们互相跟随,前方的马一停下来,后面的马也会立刻停下。这条路线让我们沿着森林中的小径上行1000英尺抵达山顶,然后再原路返回。最后我们穿过一条小溪回到了山脚。到了山顶后,向导下马,帮我们用手机拍照,还简要介绍了这片地区的一些情况。
唯一的不足之处是,骑马途中我们不太能听清向导说话。我骑在向导身后第四匹马上,很难听到他的声音。不过那匹马很聪明,知道他们在做什么。还有一点是,在游览开始前,他们会给你一张平板电脑,你可以在上面选择是否给小费。小费的百分比分别设为15%、20%和25%。你也可以在平板上选择不给小费,并告诉他们你会在行程结束后用现金支付。我就是这么做的。我和妻子这次骑马体验总共花了100多美元,但除了帮我们拍照外,我觉得导游并没有做出什么值得额外给小费的举动。这点服务不值得给高额小费,所以我只给了很少的小费。如今的小费文化已经失控了。