Unesifiso esizumayo sokuhlola iziqhingi zaseTanzania? Mhlawumbe uphupha i-safari ethokozisayo ngokusebenzisa i- ISerengeti noma iholide lolwandle laseZanzibar eliphumuzayo, futhi uyalifuna manje. Ungakhathazeki, sikubekele! Ngohambo lwaseTanzania ngomzuzu wokugcina, ungase uzulazule emazweni amaMaasai, uphuze amanzi ahlanzekile avela emithonjeni yaseKilimanjaro, noma umangale ukubukwa okumangalisayo kweGreat Rift Valley noma iNgorongoro Crater emasontweni ambalwa nje. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ulangazelele ukubona i-Big Five noma ngisho nokuzulazula ezindaweni ezimangalisayo zaseTanzania, i-Kiwoito Africa Safaris isilapha ukuze yenze uhambo lwakho oluzenzakalelayo lube ngokoqobo. Ithi “Jambo!” futhi ake singene kokuthi ungabhukha kanjani uhambo lomzuzu wokugcina ngaphandle kwengcindezi.
Inselele enkulu ngokubhuka i-safari yase-Tanzania eseduze nosuku lwakho lokuhamba ukuthola ukutholakala emakamu nasema-lodge. Phakathi inkathi ephakeme, kusukela ngoJuni kuya ku-Okthoba, la mabala agcwala ngokushesha. Kodwa ngaphandle kwalezo zinyanga ezimatasa, kuvame ukuba nesikhala emakamu aphezulu ngenxa yokukhanselwa noma ukuhlala kwezivakashi okufushane, njengoba abahambi abaningi behamba phakathi kwezindawo njalo ngobusuku obumbalwa. Iqhinga ukuhlanganisa izinsuku ezitholakalayo ezindaweni zokulala ezihlukene ukuze udale uhambo olungenamthungo. Ngokuvumelana nezimo kancane kanye nosizo lochwepheshe oluvela ku-Kiwoito Africa Safaris, uzobe usendleleni eya ku-safari yaseTanzania ongasoze wayikhohlwa ngokushesha.
Ukuhlela i-safari yomzuzu wokugcina kungase kuzizwe kunzima, kodwa ngokulungiselela kahle, uhambo lwakho lwase-Tanzania luzoba bushelelezi futhi lulibaleke. Sihlukanise okubalulekile ukuze sikusize ukuthi uzilungiselele, ukuze ukwazi ukugxila entubeni yohambo lwakho kunasekuhambeni kwakho.
Izinto zokuqala kuqala, hlola ipasipoti yakho. Qiniseka ukuthi isebenza okungenani izinyanga eziyisithupha ngemuva kwezinsuku zakho zokuhamba, njengoba lokhu kuyisidingo sokungena eTanzania. Uma isizophelelwa yisikhathi, uzodinga ukuyivuselela ngokushesha.
Olandelayo, bheka izinketho zendiza. Ukubhuka ngomzuzu wokugcina kusho izindleko zendiza nokutholakala kungahluka kakhulu, futhi izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe eziya eTanzania zivame ukwengeza usuku noma ngaphezulu ohambweni lwakho. Qhathanisa izintengo nezindlela ukuze uthole idili elingcono kakhulu, futhi uhlole kabili uhlelo lwakho lokuhamba ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi luhambisana nezinhlelo zakho ze-safari.
Izinyathelo zokuphepha zingesinye isinyathelo esibalulekile. Ngokungafani namanye amazwe angomakhelwane njengeKenya, iTanzania ayidingi bufakazi bokugonywa kwe-yellow fever, kodwa kuwukuhlakanipha ukubuza udokotela wakho nganoma yikuphi ukudutshulwa okunconyiwe noma imithi, njenge-malaria prophylaxis. Futhi, qaphela imikhawulo yemithwalo. Ezindizeni zangaphakathi ngaphakathi kweTanzania, uzodinga izikhwama ze-duffel ezinamaceleni athambile ezinesisindo esingamaphawundi angu-33. Lokhu akuxoxiswana ngakho, ngakho hlela ngendlela efanele ukuze ugweme izinto ezingalindelekile esikhumulweni sezindiza.
Njengoba idethi yakho yokuhamba isondela, yisikhathi sokulungisa amalungiselelo akho. Qala ngokuphawula ohlwini lwakho lokupakisha. Okubalulekile njengempahla engasindi, izicathulo ezinethezekile, isigqoko, isikrini esivikela ilanga, nesixosha izinambuzane kuyizinto okufanele ube nazo ohambeni. Uzophinda ufune ama-binoculars ukuze ubone izilwane zasendle kanye nekhamera enhle yokuthwebula lezo zikhathi eziphila kanye kanye. Qiniseka ukuthi upakisha ukukhanya kodwa kuhlakaniphile, njengoba ukupakisha ngokweqile kungase kube ubuqili njengokukhohlwa okuthile okubalulekile.
Yazisa abangani bakho obathembayo noma umndeni ngohambo lwakho. Yabelana ngohambo lwakho nemininingwane yendiza nomuntu onokwethenjelwa, futhi umnikeze ukhiye oyisipele wekhaya lakho ezimeni eziphuthumayo. Lesi sinyathelo esincane singakongela ukuhlupheka uma okuthile okungalindelekile kuvela ngenkathi ungekho.
Ezinsukwini zokugcina ngaphambi kohambo lwakho lwaseTanzania, nakekela imininingwane yomzuzu wokugcina. Bala ukuthi ingakanani imali ozoyidinga ukuze uthole iziqondiso zethiphu nabasebenzi, kanye nezikhumbuzo noma izipho. Ukheshi uyinkosi ezingxenyeni eziningi zeTanzania, ngakho-ke kukhona imali yasendaweni (uShilingi waseTanzania) noma amadola ase-US esandleni. Zindla ngokupakisha kwakho okokugcina. Zibuze: Yini ongayidingi? Ukupakisha ngokweqile kungasinda, ngokoqobo nangokomfanekiso. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, cabangela lokho ongase ukudinge ezimweni ezingalindelekile, njengejakhethi lemvula noma amabhethri engeziwe ekhamera yakho.
I-Wi-Fi ku-safari ingaba nebala, futhi ngisho nalapho itholakala, ingase ingasekeli ukusetshenziswa kwedatha okunzima. Setha umlayezo we-imeyili futhi utshele ozakwenu noma amaklayenti azi ukuthi uzophuma kugridi. Ngale ndlela, ungakwazi ukuzicwilisa ngokugcwele kokuhlangenwe nakho ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngemilayezo egejiwe.
Ekugcineni, ibhajethi isikhathi esengeziwe sama-visa. Njengomhambi womzuzu wokugcina, cishe uzodinga ukuhlela i-visa yakho lapho ufika esikhumulweni sezindiza. Le nqubo ingathatha isikhashana, ngakho yiba nesineke futhi wonke amadokhumenti akho alungele ukugwema ukubambezeleka.
Ukubhuka i-safari yomzuzu wokugcina kuza nesethi yakhona yezinselelo. Ungaphuthelwa imininingwane eyodwa, futhi ungazithola usesimweni esingasilindele. Isibonelo, ukukhohlwa ukuhlola imikhawulo yemithwalo noma izidingo ze-visa kungaholela ekuphathweni ikhanda esikhumulweni sezindiza. Kungakho kubalulekile ukuthi uhlale uhlelekile futhi uhlole kabili yonke into. Uma uzizwa ukhungathekile, ungakhathazeki, i-Kiwoito Africa Safaris ilapha ukuze ikuqondise. Ithimba lethu ligxile ekwenzeni ukuzizwisa kwe-safari ngomzuzu wokugcina okungenazihibe, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi awuphuthelwa lutho.
Ukuze uthole amathiphu engeziwe, hlola isigaba sethu se-Tanzania Safari Guide, lapho uzothola khona izeluleko ezinemininingwane, Imibuzo Evame Ukubuzwa, kanye nohlu lwezinto ezinhle kakhulu ongazenza e-Tanzania. Kusukela ekuboneni amabhubesi e-Serengeti ukuya ekuhloleni ukunotha kwamasiko ezigodini zama-Maasai, sinakho konke ugqozi oludingayo ukuze wenze uhambo lwakho lube olungavamile.
Siyakuthola, umhlaba wanamuhla osheshayo wenza kube nzima ukuhlela kusenesikhathi. Kungakho i-Kiwoito Africa Safaris inikeza amadili e-safari akhethekile emizuzu yokugcina kubahambi ababhukha phakathi kwamaviki amabili osuku lwabo lokuhamba. Lawa madili afika nezilinganiso zamagumbi ezinesaphulelo kanye nezinhlelo zohambo eziklanyelwe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola okuningi ohambweni lwakho lwe-Tanzania safari. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uphupha amathafa abanzi e-Serengeti, izindawo ezimangalisayo ze-Ngorongoro Crater, noma ukuphumula okuphumuzayo kwasebhishi e-Zanzibar, sizokwenza kwenzeke.
Ungavumeli ishejuli eqinile ikubambezele ohambeni lwempilo yakho yonke. Ngobuchwepheshe bethu namadili e-safari ngomzuzu wokugcina angenakuhlulwa, ungabhukha namuhla futhi usendleleni eya e-Tanzania kusasa. Vakashela iwebhusayithi yethu ukuze uthole iseluleko sakamuva sokuvakasha saseTanzania futhi uthathe isipho sakho manje ukuze uqale uhambo lwakho lwe-safari ongasoze walibaleka!
