Sikuphi iZanzibar Island?

Vala amehlo akho futhi ucabange ngendawo lapho isikhathi sinciphisa khona, lapho umoya ugcwele iphunga lezinongo, nalapho ulwandle lucwebezela kuyo yonke ithunzi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Lena iZanzibar, igama elivusa izithombe zamabhishi ahlanzekile, amadolobha amatshe anomlando, kanye nemidwebo ecebile yamasiko. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuthi uqale ukupakisha izikhwama zakho kule ndawo epholile, ungase uzibuze: Ikuphi ngempela iZanzibar, futhi yini eyenza ibe imilingo kangaka?

Ake singene shi endaweni, umlando, kanye nokukhanga kweZanzibar, nokuthi kungani kufanele ibe phezulu ohlwini lwakho lwamabhakede ohambo.

Ikuphi iZanzibar? Igugu Lendawo

IZanzibar iyiqoqo leziqhingi elisoLwandlekazini i-Indian, ngasogwini lwaseMpumalanga Afrika. Iyingxenye yeTanzania, izwe elaziwa ngezilwane zasendle ezimangalisayo nezimangaliso zemvelo. Iqoqo leziqhingi liqukethe iziqhingi eziningana, ezineziqhingi ezimbili ezinkulu Unguja (evame ukubizwa ngokuthi iZanzibar Island) kanye Pemba.

Indawo yaseZanzibar iyenza ibe yingxubevange yamathonya ase-Afrika, ama-Arab, namaNdiya. Kungamakhilomitha angaba ngu-25-50 (15-30 miles) ukusuka ogwini lwezwekazi laseTanzania, kuye ngokuthi usukaphi. Inhlokodolobha, Idolobha laseZanzibar, itholakala esiqhingini sase-Unguja, kanye nenhliziyo yayo eyingqophamlando, Stone Town, iNdawo Yamagugu Omhlaba ye-UNESCO.

Kungani iZanzibar Ikhethekile

I-Zanzibar akuyona nje indawo oya kuyo, isipiliyoni. Kusukela emanzini ayo aluhlaza namabhishi anesihlabathi esimhlophe kuya emlandweni wayo ocebile nesiko elinempilo, iZanzibar inokuthile kwawo wonke umuntu. Nakhu ukuthi kungani leli pharadesi lesiqhingi ligqama:

Iphupho Lomthandi Wasolwandle

IZanzibar idume ngamabhishi ayo amangalisayo, lapho isihlabathi esimhlophe esiyimpuphu sihlangana khona namanzi acwebile. Ukuthi ulele ogwini Nungwi, Kendwa, noma Paje, uzobe uzungezwe ubuhle bemvelo. Lesi siqhingi siphinde sibe indawo eshisayo yemisebenzi yamanzi efana ne-snorkeling, i-scuba diving, kanye nokuhamba ngomkhumbi. Ungaphuthelwa ithuba lokuhlola i- Mnemba Atoll, indawo yokongiwa kwasolwandle egcwele izixhobo zamakhorali ezimibalabala nezinhlanzi zasezindaweni ezishisayo.

Stone Town

Enkabeni yeZanzibar kukhona iStone Town, idolobha elinomlando elizwa sengathi lihlehla ngesikhathi. Imigwaqo yakhona emincane, emazombezombe inezakhiwo zasendulo, izimakethe eziphithizelayo, neminyango ewubukhazikhazi eqoshwe imiklamo eyinkimbinkimbi. I-Stone Town iyimbiza encibilikayo yamasiko, ekhombisa umlando waseZanzibar njengendawo yokuhweba yezinongo, amazinyo endlovu, futhi, ngokudabukisayo, abantu abagqilaziwe.

Izimpawu zomhlaba eziyinhloko zifaka i Indlu Yezimanga, lo Inqaba endala, Kanye I-Freddie Mercury Museum (yebo, u-Queen frontman wazalelwa eZanzibar!). Ukuvakashela e- Izingadi zaseForodhani kusihlwa kuyadingeka, lapho ungasampula khona ukudla kwasemgwaqweni kwasendaweni njenge-pizza yaseZanzibar kanye nokudla kwasolwandle okusanda kugaywa.

I-Spice Island

I-Zanzibar ivame ukubizwa nge-"Spice Island" ngomlando wayo omude wokutshalwa kwezinongo. Ukuvakasha kwezinongo kungenye yezindlela ezihluke kakhulu ongaba nazo lapha. Zulazula emasimini aluhlaza futhi ufunde ngemvelaphi yama-clove, isinamoni, i-nutmeg, ne-vanilla. Uzokwazi ngisho nokunambitha izinongo ezintsha nezithelo ngqo kusuka emthonjeni.

Amagugu Amasiko Acebile

Isiko laseZanzibar liyingxube yamathonya ase-Afrika, ama-Arab, amaNdiya kanye nama-Europe. Lokhu kubonakala ekwakhiweni kwayo, ukudla, namasiko. Isiqhingi sigcwele amaSulumane, futhi uzozwa ubizo lomkhuleko luzwakala emigwaqweni yaseStone Town. Ungaphuthelwa yithuba lokuzama Ukudla kwesiSwahili, inhlanganisela emnandi yama-flavour, enezitsha ezifana isibili (inhlanzi ebabayo), i-biriyani, Futhi urojo (Zanzibar mix).

Isiqhingi saseJele kanye nehlathi laseJozani

Uhambo olufushane nje lwesikebhe ukusuka eStone Town Isiqhingi Sasejele, ikhaya lezimfudu ezinkulu ze-Aldabra kanye nomlando othakazelisayo. Kubathandi bemvelo, i Jozani Forest inikeza ithuba lokuhlola uhlaza lwaseZanzibar futhi ubone okungajwayelekile izinkawu ze-colobus, etholakala kulesi siqhingi kuphela.

Kungani iZanzibar Kufanele Ibe Kuhlu Lwakho Lokuhamba

IZanzibar ingaphezu nje kolwandle, yindawo lapho umlando, isiko, nemvelo kuhlangana khona ngokuzwana okuphelele. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhlola imigwaqo ene-labyrinthine yase-Stone Town, utshuza emhlabeni onamandla ongaphansi kwamanzi, noma umane uziphumulele ogwini lolwandle uphethe ukhukhunathi omusha esandleni, i-Zanzibar inendlela yokuthwebula inhliziyo yakho.

Ungafika kanjani eZanzibar

I-Zanzibar ifinyeleleka kalula ukusuka ezweni laseTanzania nangale kwayo. Abahambi abaningi bangena ngendiza Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) esiQhingini sase-Unguja. Kukhona izindiza eziqondile ezisuka emadolobheni amakhulu njenge-Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, kanye nezindawo zamazwe ngamazwe ezifana ne-Doha ne-Istanbul. Uma usuvele useTanzania, ungakwazi futhi ukugibela isikebhe usuka eDar es Salaam uye eZanzibar, okuthatha cishe amahora ama-2.

Hlela i-Zanzibar Adventure yakho nge-Kiwoito Africa Safaris

Kwa-Kiwoito Africa Safaris, sisebenza ngokukhethekile ekudaleni uhambo olungasoze lwalibaleka oluya eZanzibar nangale kwayo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ufuna indawo yokuphumula yothando yasebhishi, ukuhlola amasiko, noma uhambo olugcwele ukuzijabulisa, sizofanelanisa ukuzizwisa kwakho kuhambisane namaphupho akho.

Abaqondisi bethu basendaweni bazokuyisa ngale kwezindawo ezithandwa yizivakashi, bakwethule amagugu afihliwe kanye nolwazi oluyiqiniso olwenzayo. Zanzibar ekhetheke kakhulu. Kusuka ohambweni lwezinongo ukuya ohambweni lokushona kwelanga, sizoqinisekisa ukuthi sonke isikhathi sohambo lwakho siwumlingo.

Ngakho, ikuphi iZanzibar? Kusolwandle i-Indian, kodwa futhi nasemaphusheni abahambi abafuna ipharadesi. Yindawo lapho umlando uhlebeza emigwaqweni yasendulo, lapho ulwandle lucwebezela njengetshe eliyigugu, nalapho ukushona kwelanga kuzwakala kuwumsebenzi wobuciko wobuciko.

Noma ngabe uhlela uhambo lokuzidela uwedwa, ukubaleka kwezothando, noma iholidi lomndeni, i-Zanzibar ilinde ukukwamukela ngezandla ezimhlophe. Futhi nge-Kiwoito Africa Safaris, uhambo lwakho oluya kuleli pharadesi elishisayo ngeke lube yinto emangalisayo.