I-Zanzibar archipelago ineziqhingi ezingaphezu kuka-50, kusukela eziqhingini ezincane kuya kwezikhudlwana, iziqhingi ezinabantu abaningi zaseZanzibar, ezibizwa ngokufanele ngokuthi i-Unguja ne-Pemba. Amabhishi avame ukumangalisa, nesihlabathi esimhlophe esiyimpuphu esifakwe izihlahla zesundu. Ulwandle alujulile, kodwa qhubekela phambili ungene emanzini acwebezelayo, aluhlaza, futhi uzothola izixhobo zamakhorali ukuze uthole i-snorkeling enkulu kanye ne-diving. Iziqhingi ezinkulu ziluhlaza futhi zivundile kakhulu, futhi yonke indawo, umoya ugcwele iphunga lezithelo nezinongo: umoya odakayo, ongavamile.
IsiQhingi saseZanzibar saziwa ngokuthi ipharadesi lase-Afrika elishisayo, esinikeza amabhishi amahle kakhulu emhlabeni—amakhilomitha angamakhilomitha namakhilomitha amabhishi anesihlabathi esimhlophe esinezihlahla zesundu, azungezwe amanzi acwebile acwebile e-Indian Ocean. I-Zanzibar Island iyingxenye yeqoqo leziqhingi zaseZanzibar, kanye ne-Pemba Island kanye neziqhingi eziningi ezincane. Lezi ziqhingi zibuye zibizwe ngokuthi iziQhingi Zezinongo ngenxa yomlando wazo ocebile ekuhwebeni ngezinongo nasemasimini amaningi ezinongo.
Idume njengenketho yangemva kwe-safari, iholidi lase-Zanzibar futhi lingaba indawo enhle yokubaleka yodwa. Isiqhingi esikhulu sihlinzeka ngezindawo zokuhlala ezihlukile, kusukela ezindlini zokulala ezilula zasogwini namahhotela ama-boutique amancane kuya ezindaweni zokungcebeleka zasolwandle ezihlanganisa konke kanye namahhotela aphambili.
Uma ufuna indawo yokubalekela esiqhingini esikude, TanzaniaUgu lwase-Indian Ocean lunamanye amagugu amabili: i-Mafia Island, intandokazi yesikhathi eside yama-diving aficionados, kanye nendawo entsha yokucasha efinyeleleka ye-Fanjove.
Nakuba iZanzibar ithola izivakashi zamaholide unyaka wonke, iningi liphuma ngaphandle kwenkathi yemvula enkulu, phakathi kukaJuni noFebruwari, lapho isimo sezulu saseZanzibar singcono kakhulu. Lokhu kungaxhuma ngokuphelele ne-safari e-Tanzania, eyabelana ngokubanzi ngephethini yesimo sezulu efanayo.
Izinketho zeholide lolwandle laseZanzibar ziningi, kodwa ngobubanzi, isiqhingi singahlukaniswa ngezindawo ezinhlanu: Nungwi enyakatho, ogwini olusempumalanga, eningizimu-mpumalanga, ogwini olusentshonalanga, neziqhingi ezimbalwa ezingasogwini.
Ukuhamba ngamahora amabili noma amathathu ukusuka eStone Town, idolobhana laseNungwi liphawula indawo esenyakatho yeZanzibar. Sekuyisikhathi eside iNungwi iheha izivakashi ezifuna ipharadesi, izungezwe ulwandle oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ezinhlangothini ezintathu. Woza uzozitholela indawo enhle yokubhukuda namabhishi, kanye nokuba seduze kwedolobhana eliphilayo lapho kuhlale kuningi okwenzekayo.
Ugu olusempumalanga yeZanzibar lukleliswe amabhishi amade, amhlophe njengempuphu. Ngasenyakatho, izindawo zokungcebeleka eziningi ezincane zizidla ngamabhishi afanayo, nokho zonke zihluke kakhulu. Ngaphesheya kolwandle, uthola isiQhingi saseMnemba esiwumlingo - indawo yokugcina eyisiqhingi yalabo abangakwazi ukuyikhokhela.
Ngokuqhubeka nogu oluseningizimu-mpumalanga yeZanzibar, amabhishi ahlala emangalisa: isihlabathi esimhlophe njengempushana esine-barrier reef, inqwaba yezihlahla zesundu, kanye nechweba elibanzi phakathi kolwandle nolwandle. Izigodi ziba nobuthongo obuncane futhi zikhululeke kakhudlwana njengoba ubhekisa amabombo eningizimu, futhi i-Jambiani, ikakhulukazi, ikhululeke kakhulu ngempela: ukuvakasha kwangempela endaweni enobungane, awukwazi ukukuhlula.
Eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeZanzibar, i-Fumba Peninsula iyindawo evulekile futhi enobungane enezindawo zokulala ezimbili ezinhle. I-Offshore, i-eco-resort ewine umklomelo e-Chumbe Island nayo kufanelekile ukuvakashelwa.
Indiza yemizuzu engama-30 esenyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Zanzibar Island, i-Pemba Island iqathaniswa ngosayizi kodwa ngokwesiko kakhulu ngokubuka, futhi izinombolo zezivakashi lapha zincane. Ngaphandle kwedlanzana labashayi bomshado, iningi liza ukuzotshuza, okungaba kuhle kakhulu – nakuba lifaneleka kakhulu kubatshuzi abasezingeni eliphezulu.
Okumangalisa ngokulinganayo, nakuba kungeyona ingxenye ye-Zanzibar Archipelago, i-Mafia Archipelago. Ikude kakhulu futhi ethulile kunezindawo eziningi eZanzibar, iMafia Island ihlinzeka ngokutshuza okumangalisayo nokushushuluza emanzini epaki yasolwandle, ehlinzekwa yizindawo zokulala ezimbalwa nje. Esigcawini samaholide olwandle eTanzania, i-Fanjove Island iyindawo ekahle yokuphumula ngemva kohambo oluseningizimu yeTanzania.
Ilanga, ulwandle, nesihlabathi: iholide lolwandle laseZanzibar linikeza lokhu ngobuningi. Amabhishi aseZanzibar ayahluka, kodwa cishe wonke anamanzi acwebile aginqa onqenqemeni lwesihlabathi esimhlophe esiyimpuphu esigeleza ezinzwaneni. Qaphela ukuthi emabhishi amaningi, ikakhulukazi ogwini olusempumalanga, amanzi aphansi anganciphisa ichweba elibanzi, elingashoni libe idamu elingenalutho, futhi ukubhukuda kuvame ukukwenzeka kuphela lapho amanzi efika. Kuhlale kufanelekile ukubonisana namatafula e-inthanethi, njengoba uhla lwansuku zonke ogwini lwaseMpumalanga Afrika luyahlukahluka ngenyanga ngayinye futhi ngokuvamile lusukela kumitha eli-1 ukuya ngaphezu kwamamitha amathathu.
Amabhishi aseZanzibar ahlinzeka ngokusnorkel okuhle kakhulu kanye nokutshuza okusezingeni lomhlaba - okugxile ngaseMnemba Atoll enyakatho-ntshonalanga kanye neMenai Bay Conservation Area eningizimu-ntshonalanga yesiqhingi. Kodwa ngisho noma ungeyena umthandi wamanzi, ithuba lokubuka ugu kusuka kumkhumbi wokhuni wendabuko akufanele uphuthelwe.
Ithimba Kiwoito Afrika ivakashele cishe zonke izindawo zokuhlala ezingaba ngu-250 eZanzibar ukuze ikulethele ukukhethwa kwezinhle kakhulu. Abanye banikeza okukhethekile ngentengo; ezinye ziyizindawo zokungcebeleka zasolwandle ezihlanganisa konke; amanye amahhotela amakhulu olwandle lwamazwe ngamazwe. Kodwa-ke, izindawo eziningi zokuhlala ezingcono kakhulu eZanzibar zingamabhishi asezingeni eliphansi.
Lesi siqhingi sitholakala ku-5.6km enyakatho-ntshonalanga yeStone Town, e-Unguja. Saziwa nangokuthi iChanguu Island, okuyigama lesiSwahili lenhlanzi noma isiqhingi saseQuarantine esitholakala eZanzibar Archipelago.
Lesi siqhingi sinomlando omningi. Akekho owahlala lapho kwaze kwaba ngasekuqaleni kwawo-1960, lapho uSultan wokuqala waseZanzibar, uMajid bin Said, eyipha abanikazi bezigqila ababili abangama-Arab ababesebenzisa lesi siqhingi njengejele lezigqila ezihlubukayo.
Ngo-1893, uNgqongqoshe Wokuqala WaseBrithani uLloyd Matthews wathatha lesi siqhingi futhi wahlela ukwakha ijele lapho. Nakuba umsebenzi wokwakha waqedwa ngo-1894, ijele alizange lihlale iziboshwa.
Ekuqaleni kwawo-1920, i-Prison Island yaguqulwa yaba indawo yokuvalelwa abantu abaningi eyayisebenzela izindawo zaseBrithani eMpumalanga Afrika ezigulini ezazibonisa izimpawu ze-yellow fever. Izakhiwo zasejele zaguqulwa zaba isibhedlela, futhi iziguli ze-yellow fever zagadwa isikhathi esithile ngaphambi kokuba zivunyelwe ukuphuma.
I-Prison Island idume kakhulu ngokuba nezimfudu ezinkulu ze-Aldabra. Izinhlobo zofudu akuzona ezasendaweni, njengoba ngo-1919, umbusi waseBrithani waseSeychelles wanikeza izimfudu ezi-4 eSiqhingini Sasejele. Ukusuka lapho, inani lezimfudu laqala ukwanda ngokushesha futhi ngo-1955, isiqhingi sasejele sasinesibalo esilinganiselwa ku-155 sezimfudu.
I-Prison Island ijwayele ukuba enye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu ongazivakashela. Kuyipharadesi elivamile lasezindaweni ezishisayo elinezilwane eziningi zasendle kanye nezindawo ezinhle.
I-Prison Island iwuhambo oluhle losuku lwabahambi abafuna ukucwiliswa emlandweni we-Zanzibar ngenkathi bebona umthamo wofudu lokuhlangana neqembu elinolwazi; I-Kiwoito Africa isilungele ukukunikeza ukunambitheka okumsulwa kwesiqhingi sasejele saseZanzibar.
Yaziwa nangokuthi iRas Nungwi, idolobhana elikhulu elisenyakatho ekude yesiqhingi saseZanzibar. Njengoba inabantu abangu-30,762, iNungwi iyindawo yesibili ngobukhulu kulesi siqhingi. Itholakala esigcemeni saseNungwi esiFundeni saseNyakatho A esifundeni saseNyakatho Unguja. Kungaba amamayela angu-35 (56 km) enyakatho yeDolobha laseZanzibar eNhlonhlweni yaseNungwi, cishe ihora ngemoto usuka eStone Town. Ngaseningizimu, iNungwi ihlanganyela umngcele nezigodi ezingomakhelwane zaseMatemwe- naseTazari.
Idolobhana laseNungwi liyindawo yolwandle ephilayo kunazo zonke eZanzibar. Ngokwesiko idolobhana lokudoba kanye nesikhungo sokwakha imikhumbi, manje isiyindawo ethandwa izivakashi.
Thola ukuthi abantu bendawo baphila kanjani futhi baziphilise. Bese, vakashela i-Mnarani Aquarium, eyikhaya lezilwane ezimbalwa ezisengozini yokushabalala.
I-Zanzibar yakudala! Jwayelana nezinongo, amakhambi, nezithelo ezingavamile. I-Spice Tour ingolunye lohambo lwethu oludume kakhulu eZanzibar, iSpice Island.
Lolu hambo oluyintandokazi luhlanganisa ukuvakashela ipulazi lendawo lezinongo eziphilayo kanye nokuhamba edolobhaneni eliseduze. Funda ngempilo yasendaweni bese uzama isandla sakho ekuphekeni kwendabuko.
Lolu hambo luhlanganisa
I-Zanzibar Stone City idume ngobuhle bayo kanye nokuhleleka okuhle kwezakhiwo zayo. Yilokhu main idolobha eZanzibar futhi idolobha okubalulekile ngokomlando nezobuciko eMpumalanga Afrika. Isakhiwo sawo, ikakhulukazi esisukela ekhulwini le-19, sibonisa amathonya ahlukahlukene angaphansi kwesiko lesiSwahili, ngengxube eyingqayizivele yezinto zamaMoor, ama-Arabhu, amaPheresiya, amaNdiya kanye nezaseYurophu.
Kusukela e-House of Wonders (Beit-el-Ajaib), Mizingani Rd, Stone Town, Zanzibar City, Tanzania, abahambi bazofunda indaba ngemuva kwegama le-House of Wonder.
Bese ubhekisa amabombo ngaseFort endala (Ngome Kongwe), Mizingani Rd, Stone Town, Zanzibar City, Tanzania. Umhambi uzobona udonga lwangempela olusuka endlini yesonto nethiyetha.
Ekugcineni, sizoma eFreddie Mercury Museum, Kenyatta Road, Stone Town, Zanzibar City, Tanzania, lapho umhambi ezofunda umlando womculi odumile.
Lokhu iyisiqhingi esizimele esitholakala eZanzibar futhi sathuthukiswa ngo-1991 ngenhloso yokungenzi nzuzo kunokongiwa kwamakhorali.
imisebenzi leyo kungenziwa at chumbe
Uhambo lwethu lwe-snorkeling oluhlelwe kahle lukuthatha ngesikebhe likuyise emaphethelweni e-Coral Reef Sanctuary yethu, lapho ukubuka kuvula umhlaba wezinto ezikhangayo.
Uhambo ngalunye lwe-snorkeling luthatha ngoba cishe ihora elilodwa futhi inikeza izivakashi zethu okutholakele. Ngokuvakashelwa ngakunye, cishe ngeke udumale! Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usanda kungena kwi-snorkeling noma uchwepheshe, abaqondisi bethu abanekhono bazoqinisekisa ukuthi uthola okuningi kukho ngokuphepha nangokuzibophezela. Ngicela, uma unquma ukuhlola ulwandle ngokwakho qiniseka ukuthi yazisa abaqondisi bethu ukuze uphephe.
izivakashi zethu zingahlangana nezinkalankala ezinkulu zikakhukhunathi ehlathini lama-coral rag. Izinkalankala zikakhukhunathi zingafinyelela ku-45 cm ububanzi futhi ziyizinkalankala zasemhlabeni ezinkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni! Emini, zicasha emigedeni nasemifantwini, kodwa lapho selishonile ilanga, ziyazulazula zifuna ukudla. Nakuba amakhukhunathi ewukudla kwawo akuthandayo, angama-scavenger futhi adla cishe yonke into angayithola.
Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuhamba ogwini lokho imbozwe ngamanzi olwandle ngesikhathi samagagasi aphezulu futhi ivele ngesikhathi samagagasi aphansi. Ukuhamba ogwini okuqondiswayo, okuholwa abaqondisi bethu abanolwazi lwe-Kiwito Africa abajwayele ugu, kuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwakho futhi kuzokubonisa izinto eziphilayo zasolwandle ezithakazelisayo, ngokuvamile ezicashile noma ngezinye izikhathi ezifihliwe.
Amabhishi aseZanzibar akuvumela ukuthi ujoyine uhambo lwethu lwehlathi lwehora nesigamu ehlathini. Lapha, ufunda kabanzi mayelana ne-geology yesiqhingi, ukusetshenziswa kwemithi yendawo nezihlahlana, kanye nezilwane ezifihliwe okunzima ukuzibona.
indlela yezinyawo yayiholela phansi echibini elikhulu eliphakathi kwamagagasi eligcwele imihlume futhi elinomthunzi omkhulu
izihlahla ze-baobab, lapho amanzi olwandle ekhuphuka futhi ehle khona kanye namagagasi nalapho ungabona khona izidalwa eziningi ezijwayele lezi zimo.
izinyoni ezicashe esihlahleni, izinkalankala ezikhasa phezu kwamaqabunga, nezibankwa eziphumule phansi ogwini lwakho lolwandle lwaseZanzibar
Ake sifake umbala kuhambo lwakho lolwandle lwaseZanzibar ngeSiqhingi saseMnemba, ipharadesi elikhethekile elinamabanda ayishumi nambili aseceleni kolwandle ezivakashi ezingu-24 kuphela, ezixhumene nesiqhingi saseMnemba esimangalisayo.
I-Zanzibar Beach inosiko oluhlukile kusiko lwezwekazi, njengoba yake yabuswa i-sultan, okwenza iZanzibar ibe yisinye seziqhingi zamaSulumane ogwini lonke. Ulimi abalusebenzisayo isiSwahili, kodwa luhluke kakhulu uma luqhathaniswa nolukhulunywa ezwenikazi njengoba ulimi lwabo luxutshwe nesi-Arabhu okwenza luzwakale kahle.