I-Serengeti iyodwa ihlanganisa amakhilomitha-skwele angu-14,763. Kudingeka umqondisi okhuluma ulimi lwakho kahle ukuze aguqule leso sikali sibe yinto yomuntu siqu, akhombe indawo ekude futhi achaze ukuthi kungani amabhubesi akhethe lelo dwala, ngamazwi afika okokuqala. Yilokho okushiwo yi-safari ekhuluma isiDashi eTanzania empeleni, futhi ayivamile kunalokho okwenziwa yiningi labaqhubi.
E-Kiwoito Africa Safaris sise-Arusha, ngaphansi kwemizuzu engama-90 ukusuka emasangweni eTarangire National Park kanye nebanga elifushane ngemoto ukusuka esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Kilimanjaro International Airport. Sihlela ama-safari angasese kulo lonke elase-Arusha. isifunda sasenyakatho nangale kwalokho, futhi singafanisa amakhasimende akhuluma isiDashi nabaqondisi abanekhono lokubhala kahle, hhayi nje incwadi yamagama nezinhloso ezinhle.
Leli khasi lichaza ngobuqotho ukuthi ama-safari aqondiswa yiDashi asebenza kanjani eTanzania, ukuthi abiza malini, ukuthi yimaphi amapaki afanelana nezitayela zokuhamba, nokuthi sicabanga ukuthi abanye abaqhubi bayasilela kuphi kulesi sihloko.
Izivakashi eziningi azikunaki lokhu kuze kube usuku lwesibili. Ukushayela imidlalo kusukela cishe ngo-06:00 kuya ku-10:00 ekuseni bese kuphinde kusukela ngo-15:30 kuze kube sekushoneni kwelanga. Lokho kungamahora amahlanu kuya kwayisithupha ngosuku ngaphakathi emotweni nomqondisi wakho. Ikhwalithi yaleyo ngxoxo inquma ukuthi uyaqonda yini okubukayo noma umane uyithathe isithombe.
Umhlahlandlela ochaza ukuziphatha kwezilwane, amaphethini okufuduka, amalungelo omhlaba wamaMaasai, i-volcanic geology, kanye nokuhlonza izinyoni ngesiNgisi lapho ulimi lwakho oluqine kakhulu kuyiDashi kudala ukungqubuzana okuphansi okuhlangana isikhathi esingaphezu kwesonto. Uphuthelwa yizinto ezingaqondakali. Uyanqikaza ukubuza imibuzo elandelayo. Uhamba nezithombe ezinhle kanye nomuzwa ongacacile wokuthi indaba yonke idlule kuwe.
Ngomhlahlandlela okhuluma isiDashi, izinguquko ezishintshayo ziyavela. Imibuzo iza kalula. Ukuhlwa ekamu kuzizwa kukhululekile. Ukuphawula komhlahlandlela ngesikhathi sokuzingela izingulule noma ukubulawa kwengonyama kushesha kunokuba kuhunyushwe engqondweni yakho. Emindenini ehamba nezingane, lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu njengoba abahambi abasebasha behlanganyela kakhulu lapho beqonda konke ngesikhathi sangempela.
Indinganiso yethu i-safari yangasese imizila imboza isifunda esisenyakatho, esixhumanisa amapaki iningi lezivakashi zaseDashi eliwacabangayo lapho liqala ukuhlela.
I-Tarangire National Park Iseduze ne-Arusha, cishe ngamakhilomitha angu-120 eningizimu. Isizini esomile kusukela ngoJuni kuya ku-Okthoba sihlanganisa izindlovu eceleni koMfula iTarangire ngenani ongeke ulithole kwenye indawo eTanzania. Sivame ukuvula uhambo lwezinsuku eziningi lapha ngoba luhlela ijubane kahle futhi luyamangalisa ngempela ngaphambi kokuba izixuku zifinyelele amazinga eSerengeti.
ILake Manyara National Park incane ngokwanele ukuthi ingasibekela ngosuku olulodwa, okwenza kube wusizo njengosuku lokufika lapho ufudumala noma ekuseni kokugcina ngaphambi kokuya eNgorongoro. Amabhubesi akhuphuka izihlahla lapha angokoqobo, awaqinisekisiwe kodwa angokoqobo, futhi ichibi eline-alkaline liphenduka lipinki ngama-flamingo kuye ngesizini.
Indawo Yokulondolozwa KwaseNgorongoro ibamba i-crater, engamakhilomitha ayi-19 ububanzi futhi iphakeme ngamamitha angu-2,200 ngaphezu kolwandle. Ngaphakathi kwe-crater floor unezilwane ezingaba ngu-25,000 okuhlanganisa nenani elikhulu lamabhubesi e-Afrika kanye nenani elincane lobhejane abamnyama abahlala khona. Izindawo zokuhlala ezisemaceleni e-crater zibanda ngempela ebusuku, ngakho-ke faka ungqimba kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yisiphi isikhathi sonyaka. Sizokutshela ukuthi akuwona wonke ama-crater rim lodge afanele intengo yawo, futhi singakweluleka ngobuqotho ukuthi yiziphi esingathumela umndeni wethu kuzo uma kuqhathaniswa nezindawo ezihwebelana ngazo ngokubuka kuphela.
ISerengeti National Park yilapho iningi lamakhasimende lichitha khona ubusuku obuningi, futhi kufanele. Leli paki cishe lilingana neNyakatho Ireland. Indawo yaseSeronera eseningizimu ezungeze uMfula iSeronera inenqwaba yezilwane ezinhle kakhulu unyaka wonke. Enyakatho eduze noMfula iMara yilapho ukuwela kwezilwane zasendle kwenzeka khona kusukela cishe ngoJulayi kuya ku-Okthoba. Umzila osentshonalanga ubamba imihlambi yokufuduka phakathi kukaMeyi noJulayi. Ukuqonda ukuthi yisiphi isigaba okufanele sibekwe phambili kuyiphi inyanga yilapho umqhubi wendawo ethola khona imali yakhe, futhi kuyingxoxo esinayo nawo wonke amakhasimende akhuluma isiDashi ngaphambi kokuba sihlele uhlelo lwansuku zonke.
Kulabo abafuna ukuya phambili, siphinde siqhube ama-safaris siye e- isifunda esiseningizimu esihlanganisa uRuaha noNyerere, kanye isifunda esentshonalanga imboze iKatavi neMahale yezinkawu. La mapaki akude futhi adinga ukudluliselwa ngendiza. Akufanele wonke umuntu ohambayo kodwa kulabo abafuna ukuba bodwa ngokuphelele futhi abake bahamba ngesifunda sasenyakatho ngaphambili, ahlukile.
Yonke i-safari esiyiqhubayo yamakhasimende akhuluma isiDashi iyimfihlo. Awujoyini imoto yeqembu lapho umhlahlandlela ushintsha khona phakathi kwesiNgisi, isiJalimane, nesiDashi kuye ngokuthi ubani obuza umbuzo. Une-Land Cruiser yakho, umhlahlandlela wakho womshayeli, kanye nomzila owakhelwe phezu kwezintshisekelo zakho kanye nesivinini sakho.
Izimoto zethu yiToyota Land Cruiser 4x4s enophahla oluvulekile lokubuka izilwane ezimi, indawo yokushaja amakhamera, i-cooler enamanzi neziphuzo ezibandayo, kanye nendawo eyanele yabagibeli abane kuya kwabayisithupha ngokunethezeka. Asigijimisi abagibeli abangaphezu kwabayisithupha emotweni eyodwa ngoba ibeka engcupheni i-engeli yokubuka umdlalo kuwo wonke umuntu.
Umhlahlandlela onikezwe i-safari yakho uzokwaziswa ngezinto ozithandayo ngaphambi kokuhamba. Uma uthanda izinyoni, siyakuqaphela lokho. Uma uhamba nentsha efuna ukuqonda ukuziphatha kwezilwane ezidla ezinye, umhlahlandlela ulungiselela lokho. Uma use- I-Tanzania honeymoon safari futhi sifuna ijubane eliphansi elinesikhathi esiningi ekamu kanye nokuma kwelanga njalo kusihlwa, siyakwakha lokho.
Isakhiwo sansuku zonke se-safari ejwayelekile yezinsuku eziyi-7 eqondiswa yiDashi esifundeni sasenyakatho sibukeka kanje:
Singakwandisa lokhu kube yizinsuku eziyi-10 ngokungeza ubusuku enyakatho yeSerengeti eduze noMfula iMara uma isikhathi sakho sihambisana nokufuduka, noma ngokungeza i- Ukunwetshwa kwebhishi laseZanzibar ubusuku obuthathu kuya kobuhlanu ekugcineni.
Lona umbuzo esithembeke kakhulu ngawo ngoba ukwenza iphutha ngesikhathi kuyabiza futhi kuyadumaza.
NgoJuni kuya ku-Okthoba yisikhathi esomile nesesikhathi esithandwa kakhulu. Ukubuka izilwane kusesikhathini esibukhali kakhulu ngoba izilwane zigxila emithonjeni yamanzi kanti utshani bufushane ngokwanele ukubona kahle. Lokhu futhi yilapho amaholide esikole aseDashi evame ukwehla, okusho ukuthi amapaki amatasa kakhulu futhi amanani ezindawo zokuhlala aphezulu kakhulu. Uma uvumelana nezimo, gwema amasonto amabili okuqala kaJulayi no-Agasti eSerengeti ikakhulukazi. Izindawo zokuhlala ezimatasa kakhulu zigcwele futhi okunye kokuzijabulisa kwezilwane kuyanyamalala.
Januwari nangoFebhuwari zinhle kakhulu futhi azisetshenziswa kahle. Isikhathi esifushane sesomiso phakathi kwezinkathi ezimbili zemvula siveza izimo ezinhle emgodini waseNgorongoro naseTarangire, kanti isikhathi sokuzala kweSerengeti siqala ekupheleni kukaJanuwari kuya kuMashi. Ukubona izinkulungwane zamathole ezilwane zasendle emathafeni aseningizimu yeSerengeti kungenye yezinto ezihlaba umxhwele kakhulu esizibonisa amakhasimende futhi ayigcwele kakhulu kunesikhathi sokuwela umfula. Amanani aphansi kuyo yonke indawo.
Ephreli noMeyi yizimvula ezinde. Sizokutshela ngqo ukuthi lezi akuzona izinyanga ezinhle kakhulu ze-safari kubahambi abaningi. Amapaki ahlala evulekile, ezinye izindawo zokuhlala zivaliwe, imigwaqo eSerengeti ingadluleki ngemva kwemvula enkulu, futhi umdlalo uyahlakazeka. Abanye abathwebuli bezithombe abangochwepheshe bajaha isibhakabhaka esimangalisayo kanye nezindawo eziluhlaza eziluhlaza phakathi nalesi sikhathi futhi lokho kuyisinqumo esisemthethweni, kodwa ngeke sikuncome njenge-safari yokuqala yaseTanzania.
November inyanga yamahlombe engasebenza kahle uma izimvula ezimfushane zifika sekwephuzile, okuyinto evame ukuyenza. Amanani aphansi, amapaki athule, futhi ukubuka izinyoni kuyamangalisa njengoba izinhlobo ezifudukayo zivela eYurophu nase-Asia.
Khetha uhambo lwesifunda sasenyakatho lwezinsuku ezi-5 kuya kwezi-6 uma Uza okokuqala, unesabelomali esincane, noma uhlanganisa iTanzania nokuhlala ebhishi laseZanzibar. Lokhu kuhlanganisa iTarangire, iNgorongoro, neSerengeti ngesivinini esingazizwa siphuthuma.
Khetha isandiso sezinsuku ezingu-8 kuya kwezingu-10 uma ufuna ukufaka iLake Natron, ukuhamba ngezinyawo eNgorongoro Highlands, noma iSerengeti esenyakatho yokuwela ukufuduka. Izinsuku eziyishumi zisebenza kahle nasemindenini efuna ukusa okuhamba kancane kanye nesikhathi esengeziwe ezindaweni zokuhlala phakathi kokushayela ngemoto.
Khetha inketho yokungena uma Isabelomali sakho siyakuvumela futhi ufuna ukunciphisa isikhathi somgwaqo. Ukuhamba ngendiza phakathi kwe-Arusha, i-Seronera, kanye ne-Serengeti esenyakatho kusindisa cishe amahora angu-8 okushayela phakathi ne-safari futhi kuvula amakamu angafinyeleleki ngomgwaqo ngenkathi yezimvula. Singahlela izindiza zasekhaya ku-Coastal Aviation noma ku-Air Excel, zombili ezisebenza kusukela e-Arusha Airport.
Ungakhethi i-safari yeqembu lokujoyina uma IsiDashi ulimi lwakho oluza kuqala. Ukujoyina izimoto zeqembu kusebenza ngesiNgisi futhi ezomnotho zemoto yeqembu azivumeli umhlahlandlela ozinikele wokukhuluma isiDashi. iqembu lokujoyina i-safari Intengo inhle kakhulu kubantu abahamba bodwa abakhuluma isiNgisi kahle, kodwa ayifanele lesi sidingo esithile.
Singumqhubi waseTanzania obhalisiwe endaweni ese-Arusha, okuyinto ebalulekile ngezizathu ezimbalwa ezisebenzayo. Singamalungu e-TATO (i-Tanzania Association of Tour Operators), abhaliswe ne-Tanzania Tourist Board, futhi anelayisensi ngaphansi kwe-TANAPA. Izitifiketi zethu azizona ezokuhlobisa. Zisho ukuthi sinesibopho enhlanganweni elawulayo futhi singabikwa komunye uma senza iphutha.
Abaqondisi bethu banesilinganiso seminyaka engaphezu kweyisishiyagalombili yesipiliyoni sokuqondisa esisebenzayo ezifundeni ezisenyakatho naseningizimu. Ababona abaphothule muva nje abenza isizini yabo yokuqala. Abaqondisi abakhuluma isiDashi ohlwini lwethu basebenze namakhasimende aseDashi naseBelgium iminyaka eminingi futhi bayaqonda imibuzo ethile evela kuleyo makethe, okuhlanganisa nemibuzo ewusizo mayelana nokuphepha, impilo, nokuthi iTanzania injani ngempela uma kuqhathaniswa nalokho okuvezwa abezindaba baseBelgium naseDashi.
Sisebenzisa izimoto zeToyota Land Cruiser 4×4 ezilungiselelwa e-Arusha ngesimiso sokulungisa esivamile. Siphatha idivayisi yokuxhumana kuzo zonke izindlela ezikude, kanti abaqondisi bethu baphatha ikhithi yezokwelapha eyisisekelo. Siphatha nekhithi yamathuluzi ephelele ngoba ukuqhekeka kwehlathi eSerengeti kungenzeka ngempela futhi umqondisi olungiselelwe kahle ukusingatha ngaphandle kwenkinga futhi ngaphandle kokonakalisa usuku.
Sinezibuyekezo zezinkanyezi ezinhlanu ezingaphezu kuka-200 ku-TripAdvisor kanye nezibuyekezo ezingaphezu kwe-100 ku-Google ezilinganiselwa ku-4.9. Ngeke senze sengathi yonke i-safari esike sayiqhuba yayingenaphutha, ngoba akekho osebenza ngokwethembeka ongasho lokho. Esingakusho ukuthi uma kukhona okungahambi kahle siyakulungisa, sixhumane ngokucacile, futhi asinyamalali.
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Uma usesigabeni sokuqala sokuhlela futhi ungakakulungeli ukuzibophezela, sithumelele izinsuku zakho zokuhamba, inani labantu eqenjini lakho, kanye nomqondo ongemuhle wesabelomali sakho. Sizobuya nohlelo lohambo olunemininingwane, ukuhlaziywa kwezindleko okungokoqobo, kanye neseluleko esiqotho mayelana nokuthi izinsuku zakho kanye nokulindela kwakho kuhambisana kahle yini nalokho okunikezwa yiTanzania ngaleso sikhathi.
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