Imibuzo Evame Ukubuzwa Nge-Safari

Ipasipoti ekhishwe yizwe lakho lobuzwe elisebenza okungenani izinyanga eziyisithupha ngemva kosuku lwakho lokufika iyadingeka ukuze ungene eTanzania. Uzodinga nesitifiketi sokugonyelwa umkhuhlane ophuzi futhi izivakashi eziningi ezivela eYurophu naseMelika zizodinga i-visa.

ETanzania, iningi labantu bakwamanye amazwe lidinga ama-visa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bavakashele iholidi noma ukwenza ibhizinisi eTanzania naseZanzibar. Ama-visa angatholakala lapho ungena eKilimanjaro International Airport, eDar es Salaam International Airport kanye nasemngceleni waseNamanga osuka eKenya. Ukuze uthole isitembu se-visa epasipoti yakho ngaphambi kokufika xhumana ne-Embassy yaseTanzania noma i-High Commission eseduze nawe ezweni lakini.

Ukuze uthole uhambo oluya enyakatho, kungcono ukufika eKilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) ephakathi kwamadolobha aseMoshi nase-Arusha. Njengamanje lesi sikhumulo sezindiza sikhonzwa nsuku zonke sisuka eYurophu yi-KLM futhi izikhathi eziningana ngesonto yi-Ethiopian Airlines. I-KLM iphinde idlule eNairobi (NBO), eKenya ngokubambisana ne-Precision Air. Izindiza ezengeziwe ezifana ne-British, Emirates nezinye ziya eDar es Salaam (DAR). Ukufika ngeDar kungadinga ukuhlala ubusuku bonke futhi kuzodinga izindleko ezengeziwe zokuxhuma nendiza yangaphakathi endizeni encane yesifunda enemikhawulo yemithwalo.

Ukufika ezweni usuka eNairobi ngenye yezimoto zokuhamba zekilasi lezivakashi ezihleliwe nsuku zonke kungenzeka futhi kunconywa kuphela kubahambi abanolwazi. Kuzodingeka wenze ukubhukha kwakho izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe, njengoba lokho kungeyona ingxenye yesevisi yethu. Singakusiza ngokubhukha ukudluliselwa ngemoto uma unquma ukuthatha lowo mzila.

Uma ubhukha i-safari ne-Tanzania Parks Adventure sizokulanda lapho ufika e-Arusha, enyakatho yeTanzania. Ezimweni eziningi umhlahlandlela ozoba nawe kulo lonke uhambo lwakho uzokuhlangana nawe lapho ufika kodwa ngezinye izikhathi ungase uhlangane nomunye ummeleli ovela ku-Tanzania Parks Adventure.

Akukho ubusika noma ihlobo lapha njengoba siseduze kakhulu ne-equator. Kodwa-ke sinezinkathi zemvula ezenza kube nzima ukuhambahamba. Izimvula ezinde zivela ngasekupheleni kukaMashi - Meyi kanye nezimvula ezimfushane ngoNovemba - ekuqaleni kukaDisemba. Izinyanga ezishisa kakhulu zisekupheleni kukaDisemba - Mashi, bese kuba uSepthemba - Okthoba. Kodwa wamukelekile njalo!

I-Safari eMpumalanga Afrika iyiholide elingahlelekile neze. Kubalulekile ukupakisha kalula nangokucophelela. Njengoba uchitha isikhathi esiningi se-safari ubuka izilwane zasendle usemotweni, kunconywa izingubo ezikhululekile nezikhululekile. Isizini ebandayo (uJuni, uJulayi no-Agasti) idinga izingubo ezifudumele njengoba amazinga okushisa ehla aye kuma-40's.

Kufanele ulethe okungenani ingubo eyodwa enhle yesidlo sakusihlwa esikhethekile ngaphandle, nokho izindawo eziningi zilungile ngezingubo ezivamile kanye nezingubo ze-safari zendabuko. Kunconywa ukugqoka izendlalelo, ukuze ukwazi ukuzivumelanisa nokushintsha kwamazinga okushisa. Kungabanda kakhulu ekuseni, nokho ntambama kungaba shushu kakhulu. Isigqoko esibanzi esinomphetho kanye nokuvikela ilanga kubalulekile.

Imibala emnyama idonsela ukunaka okungafunwa yizinambuzane ezithile. Gwema imibala eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nomnyama ngokujwayelekile. Impukane ye-tsetse (esebenza emini kuphela) ikhangwa yimibala emnyama ngakho-ke lokhu kufanele kugwenywe lapho kuqhutshwa izilwane ze-tsetse okuhlanganisa namahlathi aseNtshonalanga yeSerengeti, eTarangire kanye nezingxenye ezimbalwa zeNyakatho yeSerengeti. Amathafa aseNingizimu naseMpumalanga yeSerengeti, eNgorongoro Crater kanye nezindawo eziseNingizimu yeCentral Serengeti azinayo impukane ye-tsetse. Sincoma ukugqoka amabhulukwe amade kanye namahembe lapho ushayela izilwane endaweni eyaziwa ngokugcwala kwempukane ye-tsetse. Imibala ekhanyayo nemvelo efana ne-khaki, onsundu, beige, umnqumo kanye nohlaza kufanele igqokwe emini. Ebusuku, umbala wezingubo zakho awubalulekile. Kusukela kusihlwa kuze kube sekuseni, kunconywa ukuthi uzivikele komiyane ngokugqoka amabhulukwe, amahembe anemikhono emide, amasokisi nezicathulo kanye nesixosha izinambuzane.

Izicathulo zokuhamba ezikhululekile, Izicathulo zesandali noma ama-flipflops, Izingubo ezikhululekile nezikhululekile ezikhululekile ezinemibala yekhaki, onsundu, beige, oluhlaza okotshani kanye ne-olive ezenziwe ngezindwangu zemvelo ezifana nekotini, ama-T-shirt, Amahembe anemikhono emide, amabhulukwe ambalwa amafushane, amabhulukwe amade akhululekile alula, Ijezi elifudumele noma ishawuli, Isudi yokubhukuda, Amasokisi nezingubo zangaphansi (ukotini), Isigqoko esibanzi esinomphetho kanye nebhandana, Ijazi elilula noma i-windbreaker. Uma uvakashile ngesikhathi samakhaza (Juni - Agasti) letha izindwangu ezifudumele nezingubo zangaphandle.

Kudingeka kakhulu ukuthi uhambe kalula ngangokunokwenzeka. Nakuba ezinye izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe zivumela imithwalo efika kumakhilogremu angu-50 (100 lbs), noma yiziphi izindiza zangaphakathi ongazithatha ngaphakathi kwesifunda zizokuvimbela kumakhilogremu angu-15 (33 lbs) noma ngaphezulu ngokungavamile amakhilogremu angu-20 (44 lbs) esewonke—kufaka phakathi ukuthwala—ngezindleko eziphakeme kakhulu zemithwalo eningi kanye nethuba elicacile lokuthi amacala amakhulu azoshiywa ngemuva. Futhi indawo ezimotweni ze-safari incane kakhulu ngakho sincoma kakhulu ukuthi ugcine imithwalo yakho esikhwameni esisodwa esithambile esiphakathi nendawo/esikhulu (cishe amasentimitha angu-13 x ububanzi obungu-30 x ububanzi obungu-15) kanye nokuthwala kwakho (isikhwama sangemuva sisebenza kahle) sama-binoculars akho, imishini yekhamera njll. Amasudikesi aqinile ngeke angene ezimotweni ze-safari futhi kungadingeka ukuthi uwashiye ehhotela lasedolobheni ngenkathi usehlathini.

IsiNgisi sikhulunywa kabanzi kulo lonke elaseTanzania futhi ikakhulukazi kunoma iyiphi indawo lapho kunezivakashi khona. Umhlahlandlela wakho we-safari uzokhuluma isiNgisi esihle kakhulu. Sicela usazise uma udinga umhlahlandlela okhuluma olunye ulimi. Olunye ulimi lwesizwe lwaseTanzania isiSwahili; abantu abaningi bakhuluma isiSwahili futhi bayabonga kakhulu lapho izivakashi zenza umzamo wokufunda amagama ambalwa. Ngenkathi uzama ukuxhumana nabantu sicela ukhumbule ukuthi isiNgisi sivame ukuba ulimi lwesithathu abantu abalufundayo futhi bazame ukukhuluma kancane ukuze baqonde. Iningi labantu baseTanzania bayakuthanda ukuxhumana nezivakashi zakwamanye amazwe.

Yebo, amakhadi esikweletu ayamukelwa kwezinye izindawo ezifana nezindawo zokuhlala, amahhotela kanye nezitolo ezinkulu. Cishe kungumqondo omuhle ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwalezi zindawo ukuze ube sohlangothini oluphephile futhi ungasebenzisi amakhadi ngokungakhethi. Ngezinye izikhathi abathengisi bazofaka "imali" noma iphesenti lokusebenzisa ikhadi lesikweletu ukumboza ikhomishini ekhokhiswa amabhange. Nakuba lokhu kungase kungamukeleki eYurophu noma eMelika, kuyinto evamile lapha.

Imali yaseTanzania yi-shilling yaseTanzania (TSH noma /=). (Ukuze uthole izinga lokushintshanisa lamanje vakashela ku-www.xe.com). Amadola ase-US ayindlela eyamukelekayo kakhulu yemali eTanzania futhi angasetshenziswa ezindaweni eziningi futhi ngezinye izikhathi ayindlela ekhethwayo yokukhokha. Kungase kube nezikhathi lapho kudingeka khona imali e-shilling yaseTanzania ngakho-ke kungumqondo omuhle ukushintsha imali yangaphandle noma ukukhipha imali ku-ATM. Isibonelo emabhokisini e-tip ungasebenzisa amadola amancane noma ungasebenzisa ama-T-shilling. Amanani okushintshanisa angcono kuma-bill anenani eliphakeme ($50 $100) futhi iphuzu ELIBALULEKILE okufanele ulikhumbule ukuthi imali entsha kuphela ezokwamukelwa. Letha ama-bill anyatheliswe ngonyaka ka-2003 noma kamuva, uma esanda kuba masha kungcono. (Lokhu kuyindlela yokuvimbela umgunyathi.)

ITanzania inamapaki kazwelonke amaningi amahle kanye neziqiwu zezilwane ezisekela izinhlobo eziningi zezilwane zasendle okubalwa kuzo iNdlovu, iNyathi, iBhubesi, iNgwe, uBhejane, iCheetah, iWild Dog, iMvubu, iZebra kanye neNdlulamithi. AmaChimpanzi angatholakala ogwini lweLake Tanganyika. ITanzania inezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-1000 zezinyamazane zezinyoni.

Ngesikhathi sokufuduka kwaminyaka yonke kwezilwane zasendle, lapho izilwane ezingaba yizigidi ezintathu ziwela iSerengeti eTanzania ziya eMasai Mara eKenya, ungabuka iNgonyama neNgwe zizama ukudla. Amachibi amathathu amakhulu e-Afrika nawo agudla iTanzania; iLake Victoria, iLake Tanganyika kanye neLake Niassa/Malawi.

I-safari iyithuba elihle kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile izingane ezineminyaka emihlanu nangaphezulu ziyakujabulela lokhu. Uma izingane zakho ziguquguquka futhi zinobugovu, ukuhlela i-safari yomndeni ngokuqinisekile kuzodala izinkumbulo zokuphila konke. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi ngenxa yamabanga amakhulu ahlanganisiwe, ama-safari ethu adinga ukuhamba ibanga elide ezimotweni okuvame ukungahlali kahle nezingane uma uzothethelela. Uma izingane zifakwa eqenjini sizosebenzisana nawe ukuze sime kakhudlwana, sinciphise izinsuku ezinde kakhulu ezimotweni futhi sibhukhe ama-lodge anamachibi okubhukuda. Abantu baseTanzania bayazithanda izingane futhi uzokwamukelwa ngemfudumalo nomaphi lapho uya khona nezingane ezincane. Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi AKUFANELE ushiye izingane zakho zinganakiwe e-lodge noma ekamu noma kunoma iyiphi indawo yasendle. Ekugcineni unesibopho senhlalakahle yezingane zakho.

• Ikuphi iNtaba iKilimanjaro e-Afrika?

INtaba iKilimanjaro itholakala eTanzania, izwe eliseMpumalanga Afrika. Le ntaba ingenye yeziqongo eziyisikhombisa (iziqongo eziphakeme kunazo zonke ezwekazini ngalinye kweziyisikhombisa), futhi iphakama ngamamitha angu-5,895 noma amamitha angu-19,340 ngaphezu kolwandle. Yintaba ende kunazo zonke ezizimele (engeyona ingxenye yohla lwezintaba) emhlabeni.

• Yisiphi isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokukhuphuka i-Kilimanjaro?

Ngokwesiko isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokukhuphuka iKilimanjaro yisizini eyomile. Lokhu kusukela ngoJuni kuya ekuqaleni kukaNovemba kanye nokusukela ngoDisemba kuya ekupheleni kukaMashi. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yesimo sezulu esishintshayo, akuyona into engavamile ukuba nesimo sezulu esicacile phakathi nokunyuka kwakho ngoNovemba nango-Ephreli.

• Kufanele ulungele kangakanani ukukhuphuka iKilimanjaro

Kumelwe ukuba wenze ukuzivocavoca okukhulu ngezinyawo noma nge-aerobic ngaphambi kokuzivocavoca kwakho. I-Kilimanjaro ClimpUma okwamanje ungajabuli ngezinga elihle le- ukuqina kungathatha izinyanga eziningi zokuqeqeshwa ukuze kufinyelelwe ezingeni elifanele ukuqina ukuze ujabulele ukuhamba. Kubalulekile ukuqala kancane kancane futhi kancane kancane wandise ukuqina.

• Ingabe kuphephile ukukhuphuka iKilimanjaro?

IKilimanjaro iyindawo ephephe kakhulu yokukhuphuka ngemizila ejwayelekile. Kodwa-ke, kuhlala kukhona ukufa kulezi zintaba ezinkulu. IKilimanjaro ayihlukile. Imbangela evame kakhulu yokufa cishe ihlobene nokuphakama futhi lokho kungenxa yokuhamba ngesivinini esikhulu nokungaziniki isikhathi sokujwayela. Yingakho ukukhetha izinsizakalo zomhlahlandlela ezifanele kubalulekile.

Enye indlela yokukhuphuka iNtaba iMeru, etholakala e-Arusha National Park futhi iphakama ngamamitha angu-4,562.13. Imithambeka yayo evundile iphakama ngaphezu kwe-savanna ezungezile futhi isekela ihlathi eligcina izilwane zasendle ezahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa izinhlobo zezinyoni ezingaba ngu-400, kanye nezinkawu nezingwe. Nakuba isikhathi sokukhuphuka singeside kangako, kubalulekile ukuba ulungele ukuzama lesi siqongo. Sicela usithinte ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe ngalezi zintaba noma izinketho zokuhamba ngezinyawo endaweni yokulondolozwa kweNgorongoro.