Isafari eKruger: Uhambo Oluzokushiya Ukhumbula Izwe Lakho
IKruger National Park enye yezindawo ezaziwa kakhulu ehlabathini - kodwa ikakhulukazi ekhaya lethu, iMzansi Afrika. Le park enkulu nge-19,485 km² igcina izikhulukazi zazo zonke izinyamazane zaseAfrika, futhi thina njengezikhaya siyinelungelo lokungena ngezindleko ezithambile.
Akudingeki uhambe ude uyofuna ulwazi lwesafari - iKruger imi emnyangweni wakho. Ake sixoxe ngendlela yokuyihlela kahle.
IBig Five: Yiziphi Izinyamazane Ofuna Ukuzibona?
Abantu abaningi baya eKruger befuna iBig Five - indlovu, ibhubhesi, inqama, ufele (umvubu), nebhejane. Zitholakala zonke eKruger, kodwa azilingananga ngobuningi:
- Indlovu - kula izinyamazane ezihlala ngahlayo emhlabeni; zitholakala lula, ikakhulukazi ngasemifuleni
- Ibhubhesi - itholakala kakhulu ezikhundleni ezinjengeS1/H4-1 lapho izinsuku izingwenya zifuqa khona
- Inqama (leopard) - zifihlile kakhulu; zanele uzifune ngamehlo omile ngezihlahla
- Ufele (buffalo) - zinazo ziyizinkulungwane ezimingi; azinangozi uma uvikelekile emotweni
- Ibhejane - cishe inyakatho yePark kunazo kakhulu, ngaseSatara naseShingwedzi
Ngaphandle kweBig Five, uzokhangwa amacheetah, izimbabala, izimpisi, izehlephana zemilomo emide, izintaka ezingaphezu kuka-500, nazo zonke izinhlobo zezinyoka.
Ukuzishayela vs Amatosha: Yikuphi Okufanele?
Ukuzishayela (Self-Drive)
Ukuzishayela kuyinketho enkulu kakhulu yabezikhaya ngoba:
- Unenkululeko yokuma lapho ufuna khona, isikhathi eside
- Izindleko zisezingeni eliphansi - ufaka kuphela imali yokungena ne-petrol
- Umoto wakho awethi inhloso emnyango - izinyamazane azehluleki wena
Izindleko: R102 ngomuntu omkhulu wabezikhaya ukungena kwansuku zonke. Izindleko zemoto azizi. Abantwana bakwa-SA bangena mahhala uma beneminyaka engu-2 nangezansi, bakhokhe inani eliphansi uma beneminyaka engu-3 kuya ku-11.
Isikhathi sokuphuma emnyango: Amageyithi avulwa ngo-06:00 (Winter) nango-05:30 (Summer) anuthi ngo-18:00 noma ngo-18:30. Ungalibali leli - izihlalo ziyakhiya ngesikhathi esifanele futhi akekho osasalayo ngaphandle.
Amatosha Ahlelwe (Guided Game Drives)
Amatosha anikeza:
- Umqondisi onazo izindleko owaziyo indlela izinyamazane eziziphatha ngayo
- Amatosha avulekile (open vehicles) lapho ungabona kahle konke
- Izindlela zebusuku - ezivame ukuba nezilwane ezingabonakali emini
- Ukufota okungcono ngoba uyahlalwa eduze nezinyamazane
Izindleko zamatosha: cishe R400-800 ngomuntu nge-game drive, nge-SANParks i-bush walk cishe R450-600.
Isikhathi Esihle Sokubona Izinyamazane
Ubusika (Meyi – Agasti) - Isikhathi Esihle Kakhulu
Lesi yisikhathi esihle kakhulu ukuvakasha iKruger:
- Amahlanga ahwahla (amahlanga ome) - izinyamazane ziyabuyelela emifuleni, kalula ukuzibon
- Akukho izulu - imizila idlulwa ngaphandle kwenqinamba
- Amakhaza ebusuku - luleka nxa uzophuza ubisi obushisayo
- Malaria ingcono kancane ngalesi sikhathi
Ehlobo (Novemba – Mashi) - Izinhlobo Zezinyamazane Ezincane
- Izintaka zinanele - sezonke izintaka ezizalayo
- Amantombazane azala ekhanda lazo - izinyamazane ezincane ziyabonakala
- Imvula - izindlela zingaba nzima, kodwa izilwane ziyafuka
- Ikhuluma - imvula iphoqelela amanzi kuzo zonke izikhungo
Izindlela Zebusuku: Ukubona Okwanele
Ukuzishayela yonke imizi kubukala kahle emini, kodwa izindlela zebusuku (night drives) zivula umhlaba omasha. Izilwane ezifunga ebusuku - amabhubhesi alwisa, amampisi ahola amaqonga, izinqwaba zezinkukhu - azibonakali ngesikhathi semini.
Izindleko: cishe R400 ngomuntu ngendlela ebusuku eholwa oSANParks. Bhukha kudala - ziyasha masinyane ngonyaka ophakeme!
Umuthi Wamalaria: Kubalulekile Kakhulu
IKruger ingumndeni wamalaria. Ngaphambi kokuhamba, xhumana nodokotela wakho wakuphiwa umuthi wamalaria (prophylaxis). Izinhlobo ezijwayelekile ezisetshenziswa:
- Doxycycline - eshibhile, itholakala ipharmacy yonke, thatha usuku olunye ngaphambi nomuva
- Malarone - ibiza kakhulu, kodwa impindelo encane
- Chloroquine - iyasebenza, kodwa iKruger inesimo esingajwayelekile ngalesi senzo
Faka futhi insecticide (DEET) entshambalaza ngobukhathi, gqoka imibala emikhulu ebusuku, uhlale ngendlela efaka imibala yomhlaba.
Iziqondiso Zokufota Izinyamazane
Ukufota ngesikhathi sesafari kudinga ulwazi oluncane:
- Vula aperture enkulu (f/4 noma f/5.6) ukuze ufumane ukugqamisa okujulile
- Shutter speed ephezulu (1/500s nangaphezu) ukugwema ukuxega
- ISO - yikhuphula uma kukhanya kancane ekuseni nantambama
- Hlala ngaphakathi emotweni - ungaphumi ngaphandle kwemvume yomqondisi
- Sikhathi esihle sokufota: Ekuseni phakathi ko-06:00 – 09:00 nantambama phakathi ko-16:00 – 18:00
Izindawo Ezikhethiwe Zokuhlala eKruger
Izihlalo zikaSANParks (Izindleko Zesabelomali)
Izihlalo ezijwayelekile njengeRest Camps zikhona eKruger nazo zihlinzeka:
- Itende lokuhlala (bungalow) - cishe R900-1500 ebusuku ngesimahla
- Izindawo zamatende - cishe R200-350 ebusuku
Ikhempu enkulu: Skukuza, Satara, Letaba, Lower Sabie. Zinazo zonke izidingo ezibasayo - izindawo zokupheka, i-swimming pool (ezinye), izitolo.
Amaloji Ayimfihlo (Lezi Zindleko Ziphezulu)
Amaloji ayimfihlo aseduze neKruger anika ulwazi olugcwele kodwa azibiza:
- Cishe R5,000-20,000 ngobusuku bomuntu
- Zonke izidingo zikhona - ukudla, amatosha, iziphuzo
Iziqondiso Zokuphuma Okungcono
- Phuma ekuseni uma amageyithi evuka - izinyamazane ziyahlala ngasemifuleni ekuseni
- Yima unyawo ume uma ubona izinyamazane - ungazama ukuqeda ngokushesha
- Faka-i-petrol njalo - izitolo eKruger zamasonto onke asikhona ngazo zonke
- Zingathelwa nini nje - ungazama ukuphuza izinsuku ezimbili nangaphezulu ukuze ubone izinto ezingi
- Bhukha kusasa - ikakhulukazi eholideyini yezi-SA (u-April, uJuni, uDisemba)
IKruger iyisipho esikhulu soMzansi Afrika - ezethu thina sikhaya ngokuphelele. Hamba ubona izinyamazane zethu!
Hlela uhambo lwakho: Izithutha zesafari eKruger