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Madagascar Trail

Please Note: The opinions expressed in these reviews are the author's and do not necessarily reflect the views of Unicorn Trails Ltd. These reviews are "directly from the horses mouth" and unedited. Unicorn Trails may make additional comments for clarification clearly identified in red.

Review received from EP of Andover on 17/06/2010

	Ride Review
		Unicorn Trails sales staff Professionalism     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Friendliness     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Speed of response     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Efficiency     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Knowledge     (   ) Excellent     (   ) Good     (X) Fair     (   ) Poor Other(please specify)     (   ) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Riding tour leader Professionalism     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Horsemanship     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Pacing of Ride     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Concern for Safety     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Leadership     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Friendliness/availability     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Knowledge of local Culture     (   ) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (X) N/A Knowledge of local Flora/Fauna     (   ) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (X) N/A Concern with Environment     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Language skills     (   ) Excellent     (   ) Good     (X) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Additional Comments Horses and Tack Condition of Horses     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Condition of Tack     (   ) Excellent     (   ) Good     (X) Fair     (   ) Poor Performance of Horses     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Additional Comments Meals Meal Quantity     (   ) Excellent     (   ) Good     (X) Fair     (   ) Poor Meal Quality     (   ) Excellent     (   ) Good     (X) Fair     (   ) Poor Meal Punctuality     (   ) Excellent     (   ) Good     (X) Fair     (   ) Poor Accommodation Camping Equipment     (   ) Excellent     (   ) Good     (X) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Hotels/Lodges/Inns     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Hygiene standards     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Miscellaneous Transfer arrangements     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Other office staff     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Other ride staff     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Weather     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Was this trip accurately described to you beforehand?     (   ) NO     (   ) YES Please give more details to explain your response New ride so difficult to describe how it would be Was there anything you should have known and were not told?     (X) NO     (   ) YES Please give more details to explain your response Again experimental ride so money needed etc. was not known and I accepted being a guinea-pig as it was reflected in the cost of the trip. What could we do to improve this ride? More snack breaks, some riders may struggle with missing meals How would you rate the difficulty of this ride out of 10 where 1 is very easy and 10 is very advanced? 6 Please explain why you scored it as you did The riding was set at a comfortable pace after the first day anyone could manage the pace if they have a basic riding skills, some of the terrain may be challenging for a nervous rider. Would you recommend Unicorn Trails to your friends?     (   ) NO     (X) YES Please give more details to explain your response I had a fabulous time and would recommend anyone looking for adventure to try it. May we use you as a reference for other people wishing to go on this ride?     (   ) NO     (X) YES Any other comments I applaud the philosophy behind Unicorn Trails i.e. balanced,responsible tourism, giving something back in return for an experience of, in this case, Madagascar. I hope the Dodwell trust can benefit from further trips. Unicorn comments

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