点评:Beautiful setting, but the experience falls short of its potential
We did the 1-hour beginner tour — myself and my 8-year-old son,
both complete beginners. Credit where it's due: the horses looked
genuinely well cared for, and the scenery is lovely. You ride
through rice fields, past a river and a temple.
But we left feeling the experience could be so much more than
what's offered.
What could be improved:
- It all runs very mechanically: you arrive, pay, get on, do the
loop, get off. You can feel them rushing because other groups
are waiting.
- Very little attention paid to children. With minimal effort —
letting a child brush or feed the horse, telling them its name
and personality — this would be a wonderful family experience.
You have to push to get anything beyond the script.
- Almost nothing is explained: not about the horses, not about
the area you ride through, not about the temple or the rice
fields you pass.
- On the other hand, a lot of energy goes into selling the 20 USD
photo add-on. For what the tour costs, this should be included,
or at least not be the main focus.
And the part that struck me most: at the end I politely mentioned
to the woman at reception what could be improved, especially for
families with children. She wasn't able to suggest anything, and
showed no real interest — she was already focused on selling the
photos and moving on to the next customer.
I understand an hour doesn't allow for everything. But with the
same effort, they could deliver a far better experience. The
location and the horses deserve it.
翻译:环境优美,但体验未能发挥其潜力
我们参加了1小时的初学者体验之旅——我和8岁的儿子,我们俩都完全是初学者。值得肯定的是:马匹确实得到了悉心照料,周围的景色也相当迷人。骑行路线穿过稻田,沿途还能看到河流与寺庙。
不过离开时我们觉得,这次体验本可以比现在更好才对。
可以改进的地方:
- 整个流程过于机械化:到达、付款、上马、绕圈骑行、下马。你能感觉到他们匆匆忙忙的,因为其他团队正在等候。
—— 几乎没人关心孩子们。只要稍加用心——让孩子给马刷毛或喂食,告诉他们马的名字和性格——这就会是一段很棒的家庭体验。但如果不主动争取,就只能照着流程走而已。
—— 几乎没有任何讲解:既不介绍马匹,也不说明骑行路线经过的区域,更不提及沿途的寺庙或稻田。
—— 不过,他们花了大量精力来推销那个售价20美元的照片附加服务。以这次游览的收费标准来看,这项服务理应包含在内,或者至少不应成为宣传的重点。
最让我印象深刻的是:最后我礼貌地向接待处的女士提出了可以改进的地方,尤其是针对带孩子的家庭而言。但她什么建议也提不出来,也表现出毫无兴趣的样子——此时她的心思全在推销照片以及接待下一位顾客上。我明白一小时的时间做不了所有事情。但只要付出同样的努力,他们就能带来好得多的体验。这个地点和这些马匹都值得拥有这样的体验。