IKenya ingenye yezindawo zokuvakasha ezifinyeleleka kalula e-Afrika kubahambi abasebenzisa isihlalo sabakhubazekile. Imigwaqo ifanelekile, amapaki azinzile, izindawo zokuhlala ziyahlukahluka kusukela kwezendabuko kuya kwezendawo ezifinyeleleka kalula, kanti izilwane zasendle eMasai Mara, e-Amboseli, naseLake Nakuru ziphakathi kwezindawo eziminyene kakhulu ozothola noma kuphi. Uma kwenziwe kahle, i-Kenya safari yomuntu osebenzisa isihlalo sabakhubazekile ingaba olunye lohambo oluzuzisa kakhulu empilweni yakhe. Uma kwenziwe kabi, kungaba yinto ekhathazayo, engahloniphekile, futhi engaphephile.
SiyiKiwoito Africa Safaris, esise-Arusha, eTanzania. Sikhuluma iqiniso ngalokho ngoba kubalulekile. Siqhuba ama-safari aseKenya ngabalingani bethu abathembekile baseNairobi esisebenze nabo iminyaka eminingi, futhi sihlela uhambo oluphelele kusukela ku-imeyili yakho yokuqala kuya endaweni yokubeka isikhumulo sezindiza ekugcineni. Asizenzisi sengathi singumqhubi oseNairobi. Singumqhubi waseTanzania owakha ubudlelwano obuhle baseKenya ngoba amakhasimende ayelokhu esicela ukuthi sihlanganise la mazwe amabili noma senze iKenya yodwa.
Leli khasi yilokho esikutshela imindeni kanye nabahambi uma bethumela i-imeyili bebuza ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuthi i-safari yaseKenya enomgibeli wesihlalo sabakhubazekile. Ngeke sikuthengise ngokweqile. Sizokutshela ukuthi yimaphi amapaki asebenza kahle kakhulu, yiziphi izindawo zokuhlala ezinamakamelo afinyeleleka kalula (hhayi nje i-ramp emnyango), nokuthi uhambo luvame ukuwohloka lapho imindeni izihlela yona.
Impendulo emfushane: yebo, kwabaningi abasebenzisa izihlalo zabakhubazekile, ngokuhlela okulungile.
IKenya inenzuzo enkulu kunezindawo eziningi ze-safari zase-Afrika ngenxa yendlela amapaki ahlelwe ngayo. Ukubuka izilwane kwenzeka cishe ngokuphelele ngaphakathi emotweni. Ushayela emigwaqweni yepaki, izilwane ziza emgwaqweni noma zibonakala kuwo, futhi uchitha ingxenye enkulu yosuku lwakho uhleli kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhamba kanjani. Lokhu kuhluke kakhulu e-safari yokuhamba ngezinyawo noma ukuhamba ngezinyawo ehlathini, kokubili okunzima kubasebenzisi bezitulo ezinamasondo ngaphandle kwezilungiselelo ezikhethekile.
Ngakho-ke okubaluleke kakhulu ukuze kufinyeleleke kalula akuyona i-safari uqobo kodwa izikhathi ezine ezizungezile: ukungena nokuphuma emotweni, ukungena nokuphuma egumbini lokuhlala, ukungena nokuphuma endlini yokugezela, kanye nokudlula eNairobi nasezikhumulweni zezindiza zasekhaya.
Thola lawo amane kahle bese ingxenye esele yohambo ikhululekile kakhulu.
Sihlele uhambo lwe-Kenya safari olufinyeleleka kalula kubahambi olunezitulo zabakhubazekile olunezi:
Siphinde senqabe ukwehla kwentengo. Asithathi amakhasimende anodokotela okwelaphayo angakasayini, adinga ukwesekwa komoya-mpilo okungaphezu kwalokho esingakugcina ngokuthembekile, noma anobunzima bezokwelapha obudlula lokho okungaphathwa yindawo ekude yasehlathini.
Uma ungumsebenzisi ozimele wesihlalo sabakhubazekile onamandla afanele omzimba ongaphezulu, iKenya ilula kakhulu ukuyisebenzisa. Uma udinga usizo oluphelele lokudluliselwa, uhambo lusengenzeka kodwa ludinga ukuhlela okwengeziwe, abasebenzi abaningi, kanye nokukhetha indawo yokuhlala ngokucophelela.
IKenya inamapaki amaningi. Akuwona wonke afanelekela ngokulinganayo umuntu osebenzisa isihlalo sabakhubazekile. Nansi indlela izinketho eziyinhloko ezifinyelelekayo eziqhathaniswa ngayo.
IMara iwumbukiso wezilwane zasendle zaseKenya. Kusukela ekupheleni kukaJulayi kuya ku-Okthoba, izingwenya ezivela eSerengeti ziwela uMfula iMara ziye eKenya, futhi umsebenzi wezilwane ezidla ezinye izilwane usezingeni eliphezulu minyaka yonke. Ngisho nangaphandle kwesizini yokufuduka, iMara inezilwane ezihlala emabhubesini, izingwe, izingwe, kanye nezilwane zasendle ezinhle kakhulu.
Ukuze kufinyelelwe ezihlalweni zabakhubazekile, iMara iyasebenza ngoba imigwaqo emikhulu yokubuka izilwane zasendle ihlelwe kahle futhi izindawo eziningi zokuhlala ezindaweni zokugcina izilwane zaseMara (i-Olare Motorogi, iNaboisho, iMara North) zenze ukuthuthukiswa okunenjongo kokufinyelela kuzo eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. Indawo yokugcina izilwane ngokwayo igcwele kakhulu kunezindawo zokugcina izilwane, kodwa izilwane zasendle ziyamangalisa ngempela.
Ukukhetha indawo yokuhlala okufinyeleleka kalula:
Ngezinketho eziphezulu, amakamu okulondolozwa kwemvelo aseMara (eMara Plains, eSaruni Mara) ngokuvamile anezindawo eziningi zokushintsha ukuphakama kanye nezindlela zokuhamba ezenziwe ngokhuni, okunciphisa ukufinyelela kwabakhubazekile. Sikhuluma iqiniso ngalokhu kumakhasimende kunokwenza sengathi izindawo eziphezulu zilingana ngokuzenzakalelayo nezindawo ezifinyeleleka kakhulu.
Okuhle kakhulu: abahambi abafuna ukuminyana okukhulu kwezilwane zasendle kanye nefasitela lokufuduka ngo-Agasti nangoSepthemba.
I-Amboseli iyipaki lezindlovu. Iphinde ibe nombono weNtaba iKilimanjaro othathwe izithombe kakhulu kunoma yikuphi e-Afrika. Indawo iyithafa, imigwaqo iningi layo lihle, futhi izindawo eziningi zokuhlala ezinkulu zitshale imali ekufinyelelekeni kalula.
Kumuntu osebenzisa isihlalo sabakhubazekile, i-Amboseli cishe iyipaki yaseKenya elula kakhulu. Indawo eyisicaba isho ukuthi izindawo zokuhlala zingakha amakamelo afinyeleleka kalula ngaphandle kwezindawo zokuma ezisekelweni noma ezisekelweni phezu komhlaba ongalingani. Ukuhamba ngemoto kufushane futhi izilwane zasendle zigcwele.
Ukukhetha indawo yokuhlala okufinyeleleka kalula:
Okuhle kakhulu: abahambi babheka izindlovu kuqala, indawo eqinile yezintaba, ukuhamba okulula ngokomzimba, kanye nezinsuku ezimfushane.
Ichibi Nakuru iyipaki elincane eliqhele ngamahora amabili nesigamu ukusuka eNairobi. Idume ngama-flamingo (izinombolo ziyahlukahluka unyaka nonyaka kuye ngokuthi amanzi angakanani), ubhejane omhlophe, kanye nendlulamithi kaRothschild. Ipaki lincane ngokwanele ukuthi ungalibona iningi lalo ngosuku olulodwa.
Kubasebenzisi bezihlalo zabakhubazekile, iNakuru isebenza njengendawo yokwengeza ubusuku obubodwa noma obubili kunokuba yindawo eyinhloko. Imigwaqo inhle, izindawo zokuhlala ezizungeze ipaki zinokufinyeleleka okuhlukahlukene, futhi ukusondela eNairobi kwenza kube lula ngokwezinto ezidingekayo.
Ukukhetha indawo yokuhlala okufinyeleleka kalula:
Okuhle kakhulu: i-add-on emfushane yabahambi abafuna ama-flamingo nobhejane ngaphandle kokuzibophezela ekuhlaleni isikhathi eside.
I-safari yaseKenya efinyeleleka kakhulu iqala noma iphetha ngobusuku obubodwa noma obubili eNairobi. Idolobha linamahhotela afinyeleleka kakhulu ezweni, isikhumulo sezindiza sinobungani nabakhubazekile (okunye okwengeziwe ngalokho ngezansi), futhi kunemisebenzi emithathu emihle yesigamu sosuku esebenza kahle kubasebenzisi bezihlalo zabakhubazekile:
Amahhotela aseNairobi afinyeleleka kalula: I-Hemingways Nairobi, i-Eka Hotel, i-Crowne Plaza Nairobi, kanye ne-Sankara Nairobi zonke zinamakamelo ahlukaniswe njengafinyelelekayo. Siqinisekisa imininingwane yokubhukha ngakunye ngoba izincazelo zehhotela zokufinyeleleka ziyahlukahluka.
ISamburu, iLaikipia, neTsavo ziyipaki ezinhle kakhulu kodwa kunzima kakhulu ezindaweni zokuvakasha ezifinyelelekayo. ISamburu inemigwaqo eqinile. Izindawo zokugcina izilwane zaseLaikipia zivame ukuba nezingxenye zokuhamba ngezinyawo namahhashi kanye namakamu amatende anokufinyeleleka okulinganiselwe. I-Tsavo inkulu kakhulu futhi ikude, okwenza kube nzima ukuhamba kwabantu. Sizohlela uhambo oluya kula mapaki kubasebenzisi bezihlalo zabakhubazekile uma kunesizathu esiqinile, kodwa ngeke siwancome njengalawo ajwayelekile.
Imoto iyithuluzi elibaluleke kakhulu ohambweni olufinyelelekayo lwaseKenya. Uma ubheka lokhu kabi, konke okunye kohambo kuzokonakala.
Ukuze kutholakale kalula ama-safari aseKenya, ozakwethu basebenzisa ama-Toyota Land Cruiser aguquliwe analezi zimo ezilandelayo:
Qaphela ukuthi izimoto ze-safari ezifakwe i-lift kanye ne-ramp azivamile eKenya. Mhlawumbe zimbalwa kakhulu kuzo kulo lonke imboni. Zibhukha izinyanga kusenesikhathi ukuze zifike ngesikhathi sesizini ephezulu. Uma uhlela uhambo lokufuduka eMara ngo-Agasti noma ngoSepthemba, imoto idinga ukubhukha ngoJanuwari noma ngoFebhuwari okungenani.
Uma uletha isihlalo sakho sabakhubazekile, sithumelele izithombe nobukhulu ngesikhathi sokuhlela. Ezinye izihlalo zamandla zibanzi kakhulu emnyango wemoto ngisho noma zinokulungiswa. Ezinye izihlalo eziphathwa ngesandla ziyagoba zibe zincane kunalokho obekulindelwe futhi zihamba kahle. Sisebenza lokhu ngaphambi kohambo kunokuba sikuthole ngosuku lokuqala.
Isikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe saseJomo Kenyatta eNairobi yisango eliyinhloko lamazwe ngamazwe. Sinezinsizakalo zokusiza ngezihlalo zabakhubazekile, izindlu zangasese ezifinyeleleka kalula ezindaweni eziningi zokugcina izimoto, kanye nezikhuphu phakathi kwezitezi. Inqubo yokufika komuntu osebenzisa izihlalo zabakhubazekile ngokuvamile ibushelelezi uma ucele usizo ngendiza yakho kusengaphambili. Ngaphandle kwaleso sicelo, kungaba kancane.
I-Wilson Airport, isikhumulo sezindiza esincane sasekhaya eNairobi, yilapho izindiza eziningi eziya eMasai Mara kanye Botheli suka. I-Wilson incane kakhulu futhi inengqalasizinda yokufinyeleleka elinganiselwe. Indiza incane (i-Cessna Caravan noma efanayo), futhi ukugibela kuhilela ukukhuphuka izitebhisi ezintathu noma ezine endizeni. Kwabaningi abasebenzisi bezitulo ezinamasondo lokhu kusho ukudluliselwa ngosizo, isihlalo sihamba endaweni yokugcina impahla futhi silinde endaweni yezindiza oya kuyo.
Kubantu abangakwazi ukukhuphuka izitebhisi zendiza, okunye kungaba ukushayela. Ukusuka eNairobi ukuya eMasai Mara kuthatha cishe amahora ama-5 kuya kwayi-6 ngomgwaqo. Ukusuka eNairobi ukuya e-Amboseli kuthatha cishe amahora ama-4. Ukushayela kuthatha isikhathi eside kodwa kuyenzeka emotweni eguquliwe kahle eneziphazamiso.
Sixoxa ngesinqumo sokundiza nokushayela ngokwethembeka neklayenti ngalinye ngokusekelwe esimweni salo esithile.
Lezi yizindawo zokuqala. Yonke i-safari esiyithola kalula yakhelwe ngokwezidingo zomhambi othile.
Ubude obuvame kakhulu esibubhukhayo okokuqala ngqa kuma-safari ase-Kenya.
Ubude bethu obunconywayo. Kunezela iLake Nakuru futhi kunikeza isikhathi esengeziwe eMara.
Kwabahambi abafuna ukubona womabili la mazwe. Ngokuvamile iKenya kuqala, bese kuba indiza yomgwaqo noma yokuqasha ewela eTanzania eya eSerengeti naseNgorongoro.
Iningi lezindlela zethu zokuvakasha zaseKenya ezifinyelelekayo zihlanganisa umndeni noma abangani abahamba eceleni komgibeli wesihlalo sabakhubazekile. Ubukhulu bamaqembu amathathu kuya kwayisithupha busebenza kahle emotweni eyodwa eguquliwe. Amaqembu amakhulu angadinga imoto yesibili eceleni.
I-safari yaseKenya efinyelelekayo ibiza kakhulu kune-safari ejwayelekile yaseKenya. Ngeke senze sengathi akunjalo. Umehluko wezindleko uvela ezindaweni ezintathu: imoto eguquliwe (izindleko eziphezulu kunezijwayelekile), izindawo zokuhlala ezifinyelelekayo (ngokuvamile izindawo ezinkulu nezibizayo ngoba amakamu amancane aseduze avame ukuba nengqalasizinda engafinyeleleki kalula), kanye nesikhathi esengeziwe sokuhlela esidingekayo.
Ukuze uthole uhlaka lokubhekisela, ama-safari aseKenya afinyelelekayo ngo-2026 avame ukuba ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-30 kuya kwangu-60 e-safari ejwayelekile efanayo ezingeni elifanayo le-lodge. Ukuphakama okuqondile kuncike kusayizi weqembu, izidingo zemoto, nokuthi izinsuku ziguquguquka kangakanani.
Imali yepaki eKenya ikhokhiswa ngama-USD futhi yengeza cishe ama-USD angu-80 kuya kwangu-100 kumuntu ngamunye ngosuku kuye ngokuthi ipaki injani. Imali yepaki yaseMasai Mara kanye nemali yepaki ikhokhiswa ngokwehlukana uma uhlala endaweni yokugcina izilwane. Sihlala sicaphuna lokhu obala ukuze kucace ukuthi kuyini.
Uma i-safari efinyelelekayo ecashuniwe izwakala ishibhile ngendlela exakile, buza opharetha le mibuzo emithathu elandelayo:
Izimpendulo zivame ukucacisa umehluko phakathi kwe-safari yangempela efinyelelekayo kanye nenguqulo yencwajana.
Izinkathi zohambo lwaseKenya ziyahambisana nekhalenda elijwayelekile lezilwane zasendle. Ukuze kufinyeleleke kalula, isizini esomile ilula kakhulu kunesizini yemvula ngoba imigwaqo enodaka ihlanganisa zonke ezinye izinselele zokuhamba.
Uma ucabanga ngalokhu ngokungathi sÃna, nakhu ongasithumelela khona ku-imeyili yakho yokuqala:
Sizobuyekeza bese sibuya nezinketho ezingokoqobo, amapaki aphakanyisiwe, izincomo zezindawo zokuhlala, uhlelo lwezimoto, kanye nesilinganiso esicacile.