U-Okthoba yilapho isimo sezulu saseTanzania sinesibhakabhaka esicacile nezinsuku ezinelanga. Jabulela ukubukwa kwechibi, ukugeza nokubhukuda olwandle, kanye ne-safari yezilwane zasendle ezinhle kakhulu. Kusukela ekuqwaleni izintaba uye esiqongweni sentaba ephakeme kunazo zonke e-Afrika—iNtaba iKilimanjaro—kuya enjabulweni ehambisana noMkhosi weBagamoyo, uhambo oluya eTanzania ngo-Okthoba iphupho lasendle lifezekile.
U-Okthoba yinyanga enhle yokuvakashela eTanzania. Ngasogwini oluhle lwesiSwahili, isimo sezulu sifanelekile endaweni yokubaleka ebhishi elishisayo noma isiqhingi esigxumagxuma ngaso I-Zanzibar archipelago. Phakathi nezwe, abagibeli be-safari bazobona inyanga yokugcina ebabazekayo yenkathi eyomile, lapho izilwane zasendle eziningi zingaduki kude nemithombo yokugcina yamanzi esele. Ngasikhathi sinye, labo abanezifiso zokuya engqungqutheleni bayojabulela ukuhamba ngezinyawo eNtabeni iKilimanjaro noma ogwadule, abangavami kakhulu eMount Meru esimweni sezulu esihle. Noma, hlanganisa noma iyiphi yalezo zinketho ngeholide lakho konke ukuphila. Ngezindawo zokuhlala ezisezingeni lomhlaba, ezehlukile ukwamukela izihambi nokudla okuhlanganisiwe, usulungele ubumnandi.
ITanzania yaziwa njengetshe eliyigugu laseMpumalanga Afrika ngenxa yobuningi bayo bemvelo nezilwane zasendle. Kusukela ekubukeni okumangalisayo koLwandlekazi i-Indian kuya endaweni ephakeme kakhulu kuyo yonke i-Afrika, iTanzania iyibhasikidi yobuhle bemvelo. I-Tanzania idume ngokugcwala kwezilwane okuyikhaya lazo, okuyenza ibe indawo ethokozisayo yabavakashi bemvelo. Cishe ingxenye yesithathu yeTanzania ivikelwe njengendawo engokwemvelo yezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-430 zezilwane zasendle. Ukuvakashela eTanzania ngo-Okthoba inikeza ithuba elingcono kakhulu lokuwela izindlela nezinkulungwane zezinhlobo zezilwane zasendle kunoma yiziphi Iziqiwu Zikazwelonke ezingu-14 zezwe.
ITanzania inesimo sezulu esishisayo, okusho ukuthi azikho izinkathi zasebusika nehlobo. Esikhundleni salokho, izwe lihlangabezana nezinkathi ezimbili zemvula nezimbili ezomile.
Ngokuvamile, u-Okthoba unikeza isimo sezulu esifudumele, esimnandi, esomile eTanzania. Kuphawula ukuphela kwenkathi eyomile eqale ngo-June, okwenza kube isikhathi esihle kakhulu se-safari njengoba uhlaza olugqagqene lwenza kube lula ukubona izilwane nezinyoni ezihlukahlukene osebeni lomfula. Izifunda ezisogwini zifudumele ezinomswakama omncane, okudala isimo sezulu esingesihle sokubuyela ogwini.
Amazinga okushisa eTanzania ahlala efudumele ngo-Okthoba. Kodwa-ke, amadrayivu egeyimu yasekuseni kakhulu angabanda, ngakho-ke kuyanconywa ukupakisha isendlalelo esifudumele esingasuswa njengoba amazinga okushisa asekuseni enyuka phakathi nosuku.
Uma uhlela ukuhlala endaweni ephakeme, amazinga okushisa nemvula ingahluka kakhulu. Isibonelo, uma uvakashela i-UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ngorongoro Crater, uzochitha ubusuku onqenqemeni lwe-caldera enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Ku-2300m ngaphezu kwezinga lolwandle, amazinga okushisa awela ngokushesha ebusuku, futhi isithwathwa senzeka njalo.
Kusukela maphakathi no-Okthoba kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-Okthoba, iTanzania ingena esikhathini soguquko esiphawula ukuqala kwezimvula ezimfishane eMpumalanga Afrika. Nokho, amathuba emvula awabikezeli futhi angase angenzeki kuze kube uNovemba. Uma lina, ngokuvamile kwenzeka eziphepho zantambama futhi akufanele kuthinte okwenzayo. Ukuzwa ukuphela kwenkathi eyomile phakathi nemvelo kuzovusa yonke imizwa yakho.
E-Tanzania, amazinga okushisa ngo-Okthoba ngokuvamile aqala ku-25°C kuya ku-30°C (77°F kuya ku-86°F) ngasogwini nangaphakathi nezwe. Nokho, ezindaweni eziphakeme, amazinga okushisa angehla aze afike ku-15°C kuya ku-20°C (59°F kuya ku-68°F), okungase kuzwakale kubanda kakhulu. Naphezu kwalokhu, lisazofudumala elangeni.
U-Okthoba uphawula ukuphela kwenkathi eyomile enezinyanga ezinhlanu eqala ngoJuni. Phakathi nenkathi eyomile, izinga lokushisa liyenyuka kancane kancane njengoba inyanga ngayinye idlula ize ifinyelele umvuthwandaba ngo-October. Maphakathi nendawo kuya ekupheleni kuka-Okthoba, imimoya yokuhweba iletha umoya omanzi, okuholela entweni eyaziwa ngokuthi izimvula ezimfushane. Lezi zimvula zihlala kusukela ngoNovemba kuya maphakathi no-December, futhi amazinga okushisa ahlala ezinzile phakathi nalesi sikhathi, akukho kwehla okuphawulekayo kwezinga lokushisa.
Ezilwaneni zasendle, u-Okthoba uyinyanga yenselele enkulu nethemba. Sekudlule izinyanga ezinhlanu imvula yokugcina yanikeza ukuphila eziqiwini zaseTanzania, kanti nezindawo zome kakhulu. Kodwa izimvula ezifikayo, ngokuvamile ngokungalindelekile, ngoNovemba zisondele kakhulu.
Ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka, amanzi ayivelakancane, okuphoqa izilwane ezidla ezinye izilwane ukuba zibe seduze njengoba zibuthana eduze nemithombo yamanzi esele. Njengoba imifula incipha ibe amanzi amancane, izilwane ezidla uhlaza zibonakala zinqwabelana zibe yimihlambi emikhulu, futhi imihlambi emikhulu yezinyoni, njenge-Quelea ne-Bee-eaters, ifika ngamafu ahambisanayo ukuze iphuze emachibini ezimvubu ezinodaka.
Usuku nosuku oludlula ngaphandle kwemvula kusho ukuthi imihlambi yezilwane kufanele ihambe amabanga amade ukuya nokubuya emfuleni iyofuna ukudla. Lokhu kubangela ukwakheka kwamathrekhi aguge kahle asetshenziswa yizilwane zabo bonke osayizi ukuhamba nawo. Imimoya efudumele ikhukhula amadeveli othuli azulazula esibhakabhakeni, anezele emkhathini oyingqayizivele wesizini.
I-Hamerkop, eyaziwa nangokuthi “Inyoni Ewumbani”, kukholakala ukuthi iletha imvula futhi ingabonwa inyakaza onqenqemeni lomfula sengathi yenza umdanso wemvula. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, izindlovu, okucatshangwa ukuthi zizwa ukundindizela kweziphepho ezikude ngamapheshana azo amakhulu anenyama, ziyaxhumana ngokuduma futhi kubonakala sengathi zimemezela ukufika kwemvula.
Ngasekupheleni kuka-October, kuba namafu esiphepho, okunikeza ithemba lokuphumula okuseduze ezweni elomile. Ukuvakashela eTanzania ohambweni ngo-Okthoba kuzovumela izivakashi ukuthi zibone umzabalazo wempilo, lapho ababuthaka bewela izisulu zezilwane ezizingelayo nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo zilindele izimvula ezizayo ngokulangazela. Bona ukuphela kwenkathi eyomile futhi uzwe izinto ezimangalisayo, imisindo, namaphunga emvelo.
Uma ukhetha ukuvakashela eTanzania ngo-Okthoba, miningi imisebenzi ongayijabulela kule nyanga. Nakuba isimo sezulu sishisa, usengakwazi ukuhlanganyela emisebenzini eminingi yangaphandle uma ushaya isikrini esincane sokuvikela ilanga. Nazi ezinye izizathu zokuthi kungani kufanele uvakashele ngo-Okthoba:
Njengamanje, uzobe usutholile ukuthi u-Okthoba uyinyanga ejabulisayo yokuvakashela eTanzania, kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi uyazibuza ukuthi uzogqokani. Nanka amathiphu ethu ayinhloko:
Ukuya eTanzania ngo-Okthoba kuyindlela enhle uma ufuna ukujabulela ukubona izilwane zasendle ezinhle kakhulu kodwa ubone ezinye izivakashi ezimbalwa kunaphakathi kukaJulayi noSepthemba. Qaphela ukuthi izindawo ze-safari ezidume kakhulu zisazobona inani elifanelekile lezivakashi noma kunjalo.
Thola ukuxhumana nathi ukuhlela iholide lakho laseTanzania ngo-Okthoba!