Isigidi sezilwane zasendle… ngasinye siqhutshwa yisigqi esifanayo sasendulo, sigcwalisa indima yaso yemvelo emjikelezweni wokuphila ongenakugwenywa: impi yamasonto amathathu yokunqotshwa kwezindawo nokuzalana; ukusinda kwezinamandla njengoba izinsika ezingamakhilomitha angu-40 (25 miles) zingena emanzini agcwele izingwenya ekuphumeni kwaminyaka yonke enyakatho; ukugcwalisa lolu hlobo ngokuqhuma okufushane kwabantu okukhiqiza amathole angaphezu kuka-8,000 nsuku zonke ngaphambi kokuba uhambo lokuya e-1,000 km (600 miles) luqale futhi.
Ipaki kazwelonke endala nethandwa kakhulu eTanzania, futhi iyindawo yefa lomhlaba futhi muva nje imenyezelwe njengesimangaliso sesikhombisa emhlabeni wonke, iSerengeti idume ngokufuduka kwayo kwaminyaka yonke, lapho izinselo ezingaba yizigidi eziyisithupha zishaya khona amathafa avulekile, njengoba i-zebra engaphezu kuka-200,000 kanye ne-Thomson's gazelle engu-300,000 ijoyina uhambo lwe-wildebeest lokuyodla amadlelo amasha. Kodwa noma ukufuduka kuthule, iSerengeti ihlinzeka ngokubuka izilwane okumangalisayo kakhulu e-Afrika: imihlambi emikhulu yezinyathi, amaqembu amancane ezindlovu nezindlulamithi, kanye nezinkulungwane ngezinkulungwane zezimpungushe, ama-topi, ama-kongoni, ama-impala kanye ne-Grant's gazelle.
Umbukiso wezilwane ezidla ezinye izilwane ezidla ezinye izilwane ugcwele ipaki elikhulu laseTanzania. Izilwane ezidla ezinye izilwane ezidla ezinye izilwane ezidla ezinye izilwane ezidla ezinye izilwane ezivamile. Izingwe zodwa zihlala emithini yomtholo eseduze noMfula iSeronera, kuyilapho izingwe ezinabantu abaningi zihambahamba emathafeni aseningizimu-mpumalanga. Cishe ngokungavamile, zonke izinhlobo ezintathu zezimpungushe zase-Afrika zitholakala lapha, kanye nempisi enamabala kanye nenqwaba yezilwane ezincane ezidla ezinye izilwane, kusukela empisini edla izinambuzane kuya ekati elihle elikhonzayo.
Kodwa kukhona okungaphezu kweSerengeti kunezilwane ezincelisayo ezinkulu. Izibankwa ze-agama ze-Gaudy kanye ne-rock hyraxes ziyaqhudelana ezindaweni ze-granite koppies ezihlukanisiwe zepaki. Kunezinhlobo ezingu-100 ze-dung beetle ezirekhodiwe, kanye nezinhlobo zezinyoni ezingaphezu kuka-500, kusukela ku-ostrich enkulu kanye nenyoni engavamile ye-secretary bird yasendle evulekile, kuya kuma-black eagles andiza kalula ngaphezu kwamaLobo Hills.
Nakuba ukubuka imidlalo kuqhubeka njalo, umuzwa wokukhulula wendawo ochaza amaThafa aseSerengeti, odlula emahlathini ashiswe yilanga uye endaweni ecwebezelayo yegolide ekugcineni komhlaba. Kodwa-ke, ngemva kwemvula, lo mhlaba ogqamile wotshani uguqulwa ube ikhaphethi eluhlaza engapheli enezimbali zasendle. Futhi kukhona namagquma anezihlahla kanye nezindunduma eziphakeme zemihlwa, imifula egcwele imithi yamakhiwane kanye nehlathi lomtholo elinombala onsundu ngothuli.
I-Serengeti ingase ithandwe, kodwa ihlala inkulu kangangokuthi ungase ube nguwe wedwa obukele lapho iqembu lezingonyama lihlela ukuvinjezelwa, ligxile ekudleni kwalo okulandelayo.
Mayelana neSerengeti
Usayizi: 14,763 sq km (5,700 sq miles).
Indawo: 335km (208 miles) ukusuka e-Arusha, inwebeka enyakatho iye eKenya futhi igudle iLake Victoria ngasentshonalanga.
Ukuthola khona
Izindiza ezihleliwe neziqashiwe ezisuka e-Arusha, eLake Manyara naseMwanza.
Shayela usuka e-Arusha, eLake Manyara, eTarangire noma eNgorongoro Crater.
Okufanele ngikwenze
I-safari yebhaluni elishisayo, i-safari yokuhamba ngezinyawo, i-picnic, i-game drive, isidlo sasemini/sakusihlwa sasehlathini singahlelwa namahhotela/abaqhubi bezokuvakasha. Imidwebo yamadwala aseMaasai namadwala omculo.
Vakashela iNgorongoro Crater eseduze, i-Olduvai Gorge, i-Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano kanye ne-Lake Natron's flamingos.
Ukuhamba nini
Ukulandela ukufuduka kwezilwane zasendle, uDisemba-Julayi. Ukubona izilwane ezidla ezinye izilwane, uJuni-Okthoba.
Indawo
Izindawo zokuhlala ezine, amakamu ayisithupha asezingeni eliphezulu kanye nezindawo zokukhempa ezisakazeke kulo lonke ipaki; kuzovulwa indawo yokuhlala entsha eyodwa ngesizini ezayo (iBilila Lodge); ikamu elilodwa lokunethezeka, indawo yokuhlala kanye namakamu amabili angaphansi kwamatende ngaphandle.
Ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nendawo yokuhlala
QAPHELA
Indlela nesikhathi sokufuduka kwezinyoni zasendle akubikezeleki. Vumela okungenani izinsuku ezintathu ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi uzozibona ekuvakasheni kwakho - isikhathi eside uma ufuna ukubona nezilwane ezidla ezinye ezinkulu.
