It's a tourist trap, not a sanctuary
San Vicente Marine Sanctuary的点评
点评:This place is a complete joke now. When we came 6 years ago it had some vestige of being a wildlife sanctuary but now it's just a money making pit.
The first thing you see when you arrive is a large sign saying that you cannot enter without a vaccination card. This, of course, is complete nonsense.
I needed to relieve myself before going further. This, we were told will cost 10P .
Next was a sign listing all the things you were not allowed to do. These included swimming and diving.
The next sign listed all the things you could pay to do (on top of the entrance fee). These included swimming and snorkeling.
We walked out along the rickety boardwalk and reached something resembling a restaurant. where people seemed to be eating their own food. We were told it would cost us P200 each just to sit there and would be allowed 40 minutes. There had been another building on stilts alongside but that must have been destroyed by the typhoon and never rebuilt.
There is nothing to indicate that it is a sanctuary of any sort. There is a proper Wildlife and Marine Sanctuary a little further down at the southern tip of the island. Go there and enjoy it. Do not waste time and money with this rip off.
翻译:这个地方现在完全就是个笑话。6 年前我们来的时候,这里还是野生动物保护区的遗迹,但现在却成了赚钱的陷阱。
到达后,你首先看到的是一块大招牌,上面写着没有疫苗接种卡就不能进入。这当然是完全胡说八道。
我需要先解手,然后再继续前行。我们被告知,这要花 10 便士。
接下来是一个标志,列出了所有不允许做的事情。其中包括游泳和潜水。
下一个标志列出了所有可以付费做的事情(在入场费之上)。其中包括游泳和浮潜。
我们沿着摇摇晃晃的木板路走出来,来到一个类似餐厅的地方。人们似乎在吃自己的食物。我们被告知,坐在那里每人要花 200 比索,允许坐 40 分钟。旁边还有另一栋高脚建筑,但一定是被台风摧毁了,再也没有重建。
没有任何迹象表明这是任何类型的保护区。在岛的南端稍远一点的地方有一个真正的野生动物和海洋保护区。去那里享受一下。不要把时间和金钱浪费在这种骗局上。