Bali

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Review received from JW of Fitzroy Crossing on 19/09/2011

	Ride Review
		Unicorn Trails sales staff Professionalism     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Friendliness     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Speed of response     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Efficiency     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Knowledge     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) 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     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Friendliness/availability     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Knowledge of local Culture     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Knowledge of local Flora/Fauna     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Concern with Environment     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Language skills     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Additional Comments Horses and Tack Condition of Horses     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Condition of Tack     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Performance of Horses     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Additional Comments Taking the horses for lessons as oppossed to just beach riding really showed the potential of the horses as not just "trail rides". Perhaps a bit more schooling for the horses would be a good idea to really display potential. Meals Meal Quantity     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Meal Quality     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Meal Punctuality     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Accommodation Camping Equipment     (   ) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (X) N/A Hotels/Lodges/Inns     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Hygiene standards     (X) Excellent     (   ) 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     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Weather     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Was this trip accurately described to you beforehand?     (   ) NO     (X) YES Please give more details to explain your response I've done many horse riding tours around the world that were fantastic, adventurous and involved a lot of camping! This holiday was exactly as described, pure relaxation with horse riding as well. Was there anything you should have known and were not told?     (X) NO     (   ) YES Please give more details to explain your response What could we do to improve this ride? The beach rides are lovely, but invariably the beach is usually quiet packed. For Novice riders it is a lovely scene but for experienced perhaps not so much. I would recommend that the hosts look into some other locations where they could ride in Bali if possible....get off the beaten track a little and truly get immersed in Balinese Culture. How would you rate the difficulty of this ride out of 10 where 1 is very easy and 10 is very advanced? 5 Please explain why you scored it as you did The ride is very much based on individuality so they cater for all levels making it as easy or difficult as you want. Would you recommend Unicorn Trails to your friends?     (   ) NO     (X) YES Please give more details to explain your response As Unicorn is a UK based company and I'm currently in Australia they were very helpful in catering my holiday from such a distance away! May we use you as a reference for other people wishing to go on this ride?     (   ) NO     (X) YES Any other comments Unicorn comments