点评:I had the pleasure of taking two private tours with Kip this August - the Aldeyjarfoss and Hrafnabjargafoss tour and the Askja – Day tour. Both were AMAZING - the journey to Askja was as much of an adventure as the site itself, with Kip adventurously driving the Nissan Patrol through rivers/streams like they were nothing (we even stopped/parked right smack in the middle of the river at my request so that I could grab photos). Kip taught me the various edible berries along our hikes, and customized the tours with lots of extras, such as trying out a brand new not even fully marked trail up the mountain to get stunning pictures of the Askja caldera. I remember thinking at the end of the Askja day that Kip was going to have a really hard time topping the adventures on the waterfalls trip (which we flipped around from how it was originally planned to maximize good weather), but that was no less amazing. The journey to Aldeyjarfoss in particular was an adventure with the 1 lane, wooden bridges, but truly incredible to be able to experience an incredible waterfall understanding the geology (as explained by Kip) and NOT have thousands of tourists swarming the area, but literally quietly enjoying it in peace/privacy with just a couple of other adventurous fellow explorers. Kip was professional, courteous and made absolutely sure that I had a most enjoyable two day experience. While I also very much enjoyed the small group 7 day mini-bus tour around the ring road, the 2 days with Kip were the highlight and best part of my 2 week Iceland adventures this year - I would highly recommend his tour services to anyone wanting to see the real Iceland like a local vs. the show Iceland standard tourist stops.
翻译:今年八月,我有幸和Kip一起参加了两次私人旅行——Aldeyjarfoss和Hrafnabjargafoss之旅,以及Askja瀑布一日游。两次旅行都令人惊叹——前往Askja瀑布的旅程本身就充满冒险,Kip驾驶着日产Patrol在河流/溪流中穿梭,仿佛它们只是小菜一碟(我们甚至应我的要求,把车停在了河中央,以便我拍照)。徒步途中,Kip教我认识各种可食用的浆果,并为行程定制了许多额外内容,比如尝试一条全新的、甚至没有完全标记的登山路线,以便拍摄Askja火山口的壮丽照片。我记得在Askja瀑布之旅结束时,我曾想过,Kip很难超越瀑布之旅(我们改变了最初的计划,以便最大限度地利用好天气),但这趟旅程依然精彩纷呈。前往阿尔德亚瀑布的旅程尤其精彩,沿途有单车道木桥,但真正令人难忘的是,能够体验到如此壮丽的瀑布,了解地质构造(基普讲解),而且没有成千上万的游客蜂拥而至,而是真正地与几位热爱冒险的探险伙伴一起,在宁静祥和的氛围中欣赏瀑布的壮丽景色。基普专业又彬彬有礼,确保我拥有了最愉快的两天体验。虽然我也非常喜欢为期7天的环岛公路小巴团游,但与基普一起的两天才是我今年两周冰岛探险之旅中最精彩、最美好的部分——我强烈推荐他的旅游服务,让所有想像当地人一样体验真正的冰岛,而不是去那些摆设在冰岛普通旅游景点的人。