I-Empakaai crater yenye yeendawo ezinentaba-mlilo ezininzi kuMmandla woLondolozo lweNgorongoro, mhlawumbi nowona ngqameko uphakamileyo kuzo zonke, kunye nechibi elihle elenza ngaphezulu kwe-75% yomgangatho wayo wecrater. Phakathi kwezinto ezinomtsalane ngaphakathi kwecrater linani elikhulu leeFlamingo ezibonwa kunxweme lweCrater's Lake.
Lo mngxuma uphumle kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zaseNgorongoro kwaye ujikelezwe ngamawa anemithi emacaleni amalunga nama-300m ukuphakama, aphawulwa buhlaza lwendalo oluluhlaza, izilwanyana zasendle, kunye neentlobo ngeentlobo zeentaka. Lo mngxuma uphantse ube ziikhilomitha ezisi-8 ububanzi, ukanti malunga nesiqingatha somgangatho wawo ugqunywe lichibi elinesoda enzulu, ikhaya leeflamingo nezinye iintaka zasemanzini.
Ngelixa kumda wecrater rim, ungajonga iNtaba yaseOldoinyo Lengai, iGreat Rift Valley, kunye neLake Natron enepanorama ebukekayo. Ungakonwabela nokuhamba kwendalo ukusuka kwincam yecrater okanye uhle uye kumgangatho wecrater ukuze ujonge izinto ezininzi ezinomtsalane. Unokuthatha uhambo lwendalo ukusuka kumgca wecrater okanye uhle uye kumgangatho wecrater ukuze ujonge izinto ezininzi ezinomtsalane ezikhoyo.
Umphakamo weMpakaai umalunga ne-3,200m ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle kwicala lasentshona kunye ne-2,590m ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle kwicala lasempuma. Ihlala igutyungelwe yinkungu ngenxa yokuphakama kwayo phezulu, kwaye ichibi libonakala njenge-emerald okanye iblue blue.
I-Empakaai crater ithandwa kakhulu kwiisafaris zokuhamba, apho abakhenkethi bahamba iyure enye kwaye babuye umva malunga neeyure ezimbini ezinesiqingatha, kuxhomekeke kukuqina komzimba.
Iindwendwe zinokuhlola ichibi kunye nehlathi elishinyeneyo elishinyeneyo ngaphakathi nakwindawo ejikeleze kuyo kufutshane
umgangatho. Njengenxalenye yoMmandla woLondolozo lweNgorongoro, iMpakaai crater yabelana ngepesenti enkulu yezilwanyana zasendle, ibonelela ngamathuba aphezulu okubona ezinye zeeBig Five, ngakumbi amahlosi, iingonyama, iindlovu kunye neenyathi. Ikwabamba izilwanyana ezincinci zasendle ezinjengeeNkawu kunye neentlobo ezahlukeneyo zeentaka.
Ngexesha elifanelekileyo, uhambo olude lokuhamba olwenziwa eNCA udlula e-Oldoinyo Lengai kunye neLake Natron ezimi ngaphandle kwendawo enokuhlala iintsuku ezimbini ukuya kwezine zingaphuculwa ngokuquka i-safari ukuya eMpakaai Crater. Le crater inokutyelelwa nakweyiphi na
ixesha lonyaka, ngogxininiso olukhulu ukusuka ngoJuni ukuya kuDisemba (amaxesha onyaka okubalela). Ukuhamba ngeenyawo ukuya kwi crater yaseMpakaai kufuneka kukhatshwe ngunogada oxhobileyo. Kukho indawo ekhethekileyo yokukhempisha kungqameko lwecrater yokukhempa. Nangona kunjalo, ukubhukisha kwangaphambili
Kucetyiswa kakhulu.
Efihliweyo kummandla ophakamileyo we-Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area (NCA), kukho amagugu afihliweyo apho iindwendwe ezininzi zaseTanzania ziya kuzijonga ngokupheleleyo. Umgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-40 xa uhamba ukuya emantla eNgorongoro edumileyo yiMpakaai Crater enomtsalane ngokulinganayo. Oku kwenza ukuba kubekho uphononongo olugqibeleleyo lwendlela engekhoyo kwizinto ezinomtsalane zendalo ezimangalisayo njengeMpakaai Crater.
Umgama uwonke wokunyuka yi-5km ngaphandle nasemva (uhambo lokubuyela)
Ukunyuka kunokugqityezelwa malunga neeyure ezimbini kuxhomekeke ekubeni ukonwabela ixesha elingakanani iimboniselo ngelixa icala-echibini kwi-crater rim.
Lo mzila usisiseko njengoko umgama oziikhilomitha ezi-5 kuphela. Nangona kunjalo, umzila usezantsi kakhulu kwicala le-crater rim kunye ne-300m yokuphakama kwindlela enyukayo. Elinye icandelo ekufuneka uliqwalasele lelokuba usenokuba wenza okuninzi kolu hambo ugcakamele ilanga.
Umgama wokunyuka uziimitha ezingama-295.
IMpakaai Crater ikuMmandla woLondolozo lweCreta yaseNgorongoro, ekumgama weeyure ezintlanu ukusuka eArusha. Uninzi lwabantu abandwendwela iMpakaai Crater bakwenza oko njengenxalenye yokhenketho kuquka uhambo lokuhamba eNgorongoro Crater kunye nokunyukwa kwentaba ekufutshane ne-Olmoti Crater kunye/okanye i-Ol Doinyo Lengai (iNtaba kaThixo). Ndinyukile i-Empakaai Crater njengenxalenye yohambo lweentsuku ezine lokuhamba uhambo oluliqela kummandla nge-Altezza Travel. Apha ngezantsi uya kufumana indawo yemephu yecrater kodwa kubalulekile ukwazi (ndiya kongeza iinkcukacha kwicandelo elingezantsi) awukwazi ukungena kwi-crater ngokwakho ngaphandle komgcini.
Ukongeza kumaphepha-mvume epaki, kuya kufuneka ukuba uqeshe iinkonzo zomnye wabagcini beepaki kuba uya kushiya isithuthi sakho kwindawo apho kulawula izilwanyana zasendle. Umphathi wepaki yethu, uSimon, wasithabatha izihlandlo ezibini ngosuku olunye. Okokuqala, siye sahamba uhambo oluncinci lweekhilomitha ezi-3 ukuya nokubuya e-Olmoti Crater saza sahamba ngenqwelo-mafutha ukuya eMpakaai Crater waza wasinyusa wasinyusa.
Inxalenye yokugqibela ekufuneka uyithathele ingqalelo malunga nokufikelela kwiCreta yaseMpakaai kukuba uya kufuna isithuthi esine-4×4, esikwaziyo ukumelana nomhlaba onzima woMmandla woLondolozo lweCreta yaseNgorongoro.