Ngo-Okthobha kuxa imozulu yaseTanzania isibhakabhaka esicacileyo kunye neentsuku ezinelanga. Yonwabela iimbono zechibi, ukuhlamba elunxwemeni kunye nokuqubha, kunye nesafari yezilwanyana zasendle ezigqwesileyo. Ukususela ekunyukeni intaba ukuya encotsheni yentaba iphakamileyo eAfrika—iNtaba iKilimanjaro—ukusa kuchulumanco oluhambisana neBagamoyo Festival, uhambo oluya eTanzania ngo-Oktobha liphupha lasendle lizalisekile.
U-Oktobha yinyanga emnandi yokutyelela eTanzania. Kunxweme oluhle lwesiSwahili, imozulu ilungile kwindawo yokubalekela elunxwemeni okanye kwisiqithi esitsiba-tsiba ecaleni Iziqithi zaseZanzibar. Ehlabathini, abahambi be-safari baya kungqina kwinyanga yokugqibela eyomileyo, apho intaphane yezilwanyana zasendle ingaze imke kude kwimithombo yamanzi eseleyo. Kwangaxeshanye, abo banamabhongo encotsheni baya kukuvuyela ukuhamba iNtaba iKilimanjaro okanye intlango, iMount Meru ehlala ihleli kwimozulu entle. Okanye, dibanisa nayiphi na kwezo zikhetho kwiholide yobomi bonke. Ngeendawo zokuhlala ezikumgangatho wehlabathi, ezikhethekileyo u bubele kunye nokutya okudityanisiweyo, ukwindawo emnandi.
ITanzania yaziwa ngokuba lilitye elinqabileyo laseMpuma Afrika ngenxa yobuninzi bayo bendalo kunye nezilwanyana zasendle. Ukusuka kwimibono emangalisayo yoLwandlekazi lwaseIndiya ukuya kweyona ndawo iphakamileyo kwiAfrika iphela, iTanzania yingobozi yobuhle bendalo. ITanzania idume ngokuxinana kwezilwanyana ezihlala kuyo, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ibe yindawo enomdla kubakhenkethi bendalo. Phantse isinye kwisithathu seTanzania sikhuselekile njengendawo yokuhlala yendalo engaphezu kwama-430 eentlobo ngeentlobo zezilwanyana zasendle. Ukutyelela eTanzania ngo-Oktobha inika elona thuba lihle lokuwela iindlela kunye namawaka eentlobo zezilwanyana zasendle kuyo nayiphi na i-14 National Parks yelizwe.
ITanzania inemozulu etshisayo, nto leyo ethetha ukuba akukho xesha lobusika nehlobo. Endaweni yoko, eli lizwe lifumana imvula ezimbini namaxesha onyaka anembalela amabini.
Ngokubanzi, u-Oktobha unikeza imozulu efudumeleyo, emnandi, neyomileyo eTanzania. Iphawula ukuphela kwexesha lonyaka elomileyo eliqale ngoJuni, nto leyo eyenza ibe lixesha elihle kakhulu le-safari njengoko uhlaza olugqagqeneyo lusenza kube lula ukubona izilwanyana neentaka ezahlukeneyo ngaselunxwemeni lomlambo. Imimandla eselunxwemeni ishushu ngokufuma okuphantsi, idala imozulu epholileyo yokubuyela elunxwemeni.
Amaqondo obushushu eTanzania ahlala eshushu rhoqo ngo-Okthobha. Nangona kunjalo, iidrives zomdlalo wakusasa zinokubanda, ke kuyacetyiswa ukuba upakishe umaleko oshushu onokuthi ususwe njengoko amaqondo obushushu asekuseni enyuka imini yonke.
Ukuba uceba ukuhlala kwindawo ephakamileyo, amaqondo obushushu kunye nemvula inokwahluka kakhulu. Ngokomzekelo, ukuba undwendwela i-UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ngorongoro Crater, uya kuchitha ubusuku kungqameko lweyona caldera inkulu engophukanga ehlabathini. Kwi-2300m ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle, amaqondo obushushu ehla ngokukhawuleza ebusuku, kwaye iqabaka ibakho rhoqo.
Ukususela phakathi ukuya ekupheleni kuka-Okthobha, iTanzania ithatha ixesha lokutshintsha okuphawula ukuqala kweemvula ezimfutshane eMpuma Afrika. Nangona kunjalo, amathuba okuna kwemvula awaqikelekanga kwaye angeke yenzeke kude kube nguNovemba. Ukuba kuyanetha, iyenzeka kwizaqhwithi zasemva kwemini kwaye akufanele kuchaphazele amava akho. Ukufumana isiphelo sexesha elomileyo phakathi kwendalo kuya kuvusa zonke iimvakalelo zakho.
ETanzania, amaqondo obushushu ngo-Okthobha asuka kuma-25°C ukuya kuma-30°C (77°F ukuya kuma-86°F) ngaselunxwemeni nangaphakathi elizweni. Nangona kunjalo, kwiindawo eziphakamileyo, amaqondo obushushu angehla aye kwi-15°C ukuya kuma-20°C (59°F ukuya kuma-68°F), nto leyo enokuvakala ukubanda kakhulu. Nangona kunjalo, kuya kuhlala kushushu elangeni.
U-Oktobha uphawula ukuphela kwexesha elomileyo leenyanga ezintlanu eliqala ngoJuni. Ngexesha lonyaka elomileyo, iqondo lobushushu liyenyuka ngokuthe ngcembe njengoko inyanga nganye idlula de ifike incopho ngo-Oktobha. Ngaphakathi ukuya ekupheleni kuka-Oktobha, imimoya yorhwebo izisa umoya omanzi, okhokelela kwinto eyaziwa ngokuba yimvula emfutshane. Ezi mvula zihlala ngoNovemba ukuya embindini kaDisemba, kwaye amaqondo obushushu ahlala azinzile ngalo lonke eli xesha, akukho kuncipha kakhulu kwamaqondo obushushu.
Kwizilwanyana zasendle, uOktobha yinyanga yomngeni omkhulu kunye nethemba. Sele kudlule iinyanga ezintlanu imvula yokugqibela inike ubomi kwiipaki zesizwe zaseTanzania, kwaye imbonakalo yomhlaba yomile. Nangona kunjalo iimvula ezimfutshane ezifikayo, zihlala zingalindelekanga, ngoNovemba zisondele kakhulu.
Ngeli xesha lonyaka, amanzi anqabile, nto leyo enyanzela amarhamncwa kunye namaxhoba ukuba abe kufutshane njengoko ehlanganisana kufutshane nemithombo yamanzi eseleyo. Njengoko imilambo isiya isihla ibe ngamathontsi amancinci, izilwanyana ezitya utyani zibonakala ngathi zininzi zibe yimihlambi emikhulu, kunye nemihlambi emikhulu yeentaka, ezinje ngeQuelea kunye neeBee-eaters, zifika kumafu alungelelanisiweyo ukuze zisele kumadama anodaka eimvubu.
Yonke imihla edlula ngaphandle kwemvula ithetha ukuba imihlambi yezilwanyana kufuneka ihambe imigama emide ukuya nokubuya emlanjeni ifuna ukutya. Oku kubangela ukwakheka kweengoma ezigugileyo ezisetyenziswa zizilwanyana zonke ezinobungakanani xa zihamba ngazo. Imimoya efudumeleyo ivuthuza uthuli lweedemon ezijikeleza phezulu esibhakabhakeni, zongeza kumoya okhethekileyo wexesha lonyaka.
I-Hamerkop, ekwaziwa njenge "Nyoni yombane", kukholelwa ukuba izisa imvula kwaye inokubonwa ijikeleza ecaleni komlambo ngokungathi yenza umdaniso wemvula. Kwangaxeshanye, iindlovu, ekucingelwa ukuba ziva ukungcangcazela kwezaqhwithi ezikude ngeepadi zazo ezinkulu ezinenyama, zinxibelelana ngokuntyiloza yaye kubonakala ngathi zivakalisa ngokufika kwemvula.
Ngasekupheleni kuka-Oktobha, amafu esiqhwithi ayavela, enika ithemba lokuphumla okuza kwenzeka kwilizwe elingumqwebedu. Ukutyelela eTanzania kwi-safari ngo-Okthobha kuya kuvumela iindwendwe ukuba zibone umzabalazo wobomi, apho ababuthathaka bawela kwizilwanyana ezidliwayo kunye nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo zilindele iimvula ezizayo ngokulindela. Ngqina ukuphela kwexesha lonyaka elomileyo uze ubone izinto ezimangalisayo, izandi namavumba endalo.
Ukuba ukhetha ukutyelela eTanzania ngo-Okthobha, zininzi izinto onokuzonwabela kuzo kule nyanga. Nangona imozulu ishushu, usenako ukuthatha inxaxheba kwimisebenzi emininzi yangaphandle nje ukuba uqhwabe kwiscreen esincinci selanga. Nazi ezinye izizathu zokuba kutheni kufuneka undwendwele ngo-Okthobha:
Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, uya kube ufumene ukuba u-Okthobha yinyanga emnandi yokundwendwela iTanzania, kodwa usenokuba uyazibuza ukuba unxibe ntoni. Nanga amacebiso ethu aphambili:
Ukuya eTanzania ngo-Okthobha lukhetho oluhle ukuba ufuna ukonwabela ukubonwa kwezilwanyana zasendle kodwa ubone abakhenkethi abambalwa kunaphakathi kukaJulayi noSeptemba. Qaphela ukuba ezona ndawo zidumileyo ze-safari ziya kuhlala zibona inani elifanelekileyo leendwendwe nangona kunjalo.
Qhagamshelana nathi ukucwangcisa iholide yakho yaseTanzania ngo-Okthobha!