ILake Manyara, ende kangangeekhilomitha ezingama-50 ecaleni kwesiseko sentaba yegolide enomhlwa, ubude bayo buziimitha ezingama-600 ukuphakama, ilitye elinqabileyo elimangalisayo, elinendawo ehlonitshwa nguErnest Hemingway njengeyona “intle kakhulu endakha ndayibona eAfrika”.
Isekethe encinci yokubukela imidlalo edlula eManyara inika umfanekiso ocacileyo we-safari yaseTanzania.
Ukusuka esangweni lokungena, indlela ijika idlule kwindawo enkulu yehlathi elinamanzi angaphantsi komhlaba elifana nehlathi apho amajoni amakhulu eemfene aphumle khona ngaphandle kokuzikhathaza ecaleni kwendlela, iinkawu eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka zibaleka ngokukhawuleza phakathi kwemithi yamandulo ye-mahogany, i-bushbuck ethambileyo ihamba ngononophelo emthunzini, kunye nee-hornbills ezinkulu zehlathi zikhwaza kakhulu kwi-canopy ephezulu.
Okwahlukileyo kukusondela kwehlathi kukho indawo enengca kunye nemibono yayo ebanzi ngasempuma, ngaphesheya kwechibi eline-alkaline, ukuya kwiincopho zentaba-mlilo eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka eziphuma kwiintaba-mlilo zaseMaasai ezingenakuphela. Imihlambi emikhulu yeenyathi, ii-wildebeest kunye nee-zebra ibuthana kwezi ndawo zinengca, njengoko kunjalo nangeendlulamthi - ezinye zimnyama kangangokuba zibonakala zimnyama xa zikude.
Ngaphakathi kwethafa leentaba, umda omncinci wehlathi le-acacia yindawo ethandwayo yokuhlala kweengonyama zaseManyara ezidumileyo ezikhwela imithi kunye neendlovu ezinamagxa amahle. Amaqela eemongoose ezinamabhanti abaleka phakathi kwe-acacias, ngelixa i-dik-dik encinci kaKirk idla ngokutya emthunzini wayo. Izibini zee-klipspringer zihlala zibonakala zimile ematyeni ngaphezulu kwentsimi yemithombo eshushu evuthayo ephuma umphunga kwaye iqabula ecaleni konxweme lwechibi kumazantsi epaki.
IManyara ibonelela ngentshayelelo egqibeleleyo kubomi beentaka baseTanzania. Kuye kwabhalwa iintlobo ezingaphezu kwama-400, kwaye nomntu otyelele eAfrika okokuqala unokulindela ukubona ezili-100 kwezi ngosuku olunye. Izinto ezibalulekileyo ziquka amawaka eeflamingo ezinombala opinki xa zifuduka, kunye nezinye iintaka ezinkulu zamanzi ezifana neepelican, iicormorants kunye neestorks.
Malunga neLake Manyara National Park
Ubukhulu: 330 sq km (127 sq miles), apho ukuya kuthi ga kwi-200 sq km (77 sq miles) lichibi xa amanqanaba amanzi ephezulu.
Indawo: Kumantla eTanzania. Isango lokungena likwiiyure ezili-1.5 (126km/80 miles) entshona yeArusha ecaleni kwendlela entsha eyakhiwe ngethafa, kufutshane nedolophu yemarike yaseMto wa Mbu eneentlanga ezahlukeneyo.
U kufika apho
Ngemoto, ngenqwelo-moya eqeshisayo okanye ngenqwelo-moya ecwangcisiweyo ukusuka e-Arusha, endleleni eya e-Serengeti nase-Ngorongoro Crater.
