Ukugujwa Kwehlanzi eGansbaai: Ulwazi Oluphelele
IGansbaai - idolobhana elincane elihleli cishe amahora amabili nengxenye ukusuka eKapa - laziwa njengendawo ezihlala kakhulu izinhlanzi ezimhlophe (great white sharks) ehlabathini. Phakathi komhlaba wonke, leli guma laziwa ngokuthi “iShark Alley” - lendawo yolwandle phakathi kweziqhingi zase-Dyer Island naseDangerpoint lapho izinhlanzi ezimhlophe zazihlala khona ngobuningi.
Ukugujwa kwehlanzi - ukungena echeyenjini ekhethekile ngaphansi kolwandle ngelikhulu lezinhlanzi - kuyindlela enamandla yokubona izilwane ezimangalisayo zolwandle.
Ingxabano Yezimpisi (Orca): Okudingeka Ukwazi
Lapha kubalulekile ukuba neqiniso: Kusukela ngo-2017, amaqembu ezimpisi (orcas) aseqala ukubuya eGansbaai, futhi lezi zilwane ezinkulu zide zizingela izinhlanzi ezimhlophe ukuze zidl’ amafu azo. Lesi senzeko sidale ukusuka kwezinhlanzi ezimhlophe e-Shark Alley ngesikhathi.
Akusho ukuthi izinhlanzi ezimhlophe azisekho neze - zihlala khona, nje azihlali njengakuqala. Izinkampani ezihlakaniphile zixwayisa izivakashi zabo ngalezi zindlela:
- Izinsuku ezinezinhlanzi ziyenzeka kodwa aziqinisekiswanga
- Izinhlobo zezinhlanzi ezinye - seven-gill sharks, bronze whalers, brindle bass - zihlala khona njalo, ngenani elinkulu
- Indawo yegciwane inomfutho omkhulu - ulwandle oluphila ngempela
Sebenzisa le ndawo ngesikhathi sokuzithokozisa, hhayi nokuzithembisa ukubona izinhlanzi ezimhlophe. Uma uzibona, iyisihluku esikhulu kakhulu!
Izindleko Ezingalinganisiwa
Izindleko zamatosha amaningi zihlanganisa:
- Ukugujwa kwehlanzi esigabeni esiphelele: cishe R1,800 – R2,500 ngomuntu
- Ihlanganisela: ukushayela ukusuka eKapa (amatosha amaningi anikeza lokhu), ukudla kwansuku zonke, izingubo zokuwela olwandle (wetsuit), isiqondiso
- Izitsha zokuphuza zokuzifudumeza ngemuva (okubalulekile ebusika!)
Izindleko zezikhathi eziphezulu (uJulayi – uSeptemba) zingaba phezulu nakancane ngoba lesi yisikhathi esihle kakhulu.
Isikhathi Esihle Sokugujwa
u-Epreli – uSeptemba (Ubusika Wase-KWC)
- Imvunulo yolwandle iphezulu - ukubona kuhle ngaphansi kolwandle
- Isimo solwandle sivame ukuba esihle - amaza amancane
- Isikhathi sesifundo esibalulekile - ubusika buyisikhathi esilungele izinhlanzi ezimhlophe
uNovemba – uMashi (Ihlobo)
- Imvula yolwandle ibomvu - ukubona kuzoba nzima
- Imvunulo inciphile - imibhede yolwandle ikhula ngesikhathi semvula
- Imibhede yezinhlanzi - amaqembu amancane, ukubona ngonyaka wonke
Isiyalo: Bhukha amahora amane ngaphambili noma izinsuku ezilishumi ngoba izindawo ziyadla masinyane, ikakhulukazi ngeholideyini.
Izimfuneko Zomzimba Nezempilo
Abantu abaningi banombuzo ngezimfuneko zomzimba. Izinkampani eziningi zifuna:
- Ukwazi ukubhukula (swimming) - uzovela wethule amehlo ngaphansi kolwandle
- Iminyaka - abanye bafuna iminyaka engu-10 nangaphezulu; abantwana abancane bangahlala ensikini (ngaphandle kwecheyeni)
- Ingozi yezempilo - iziguli ezikhulelwe, labo abanezinkinga zentliziyo, noma abalima ngokwedlulele, bavame ukucela iziqinisekisho zezempilo
- Ukugula kohambo (seasickness) - coaxing/motion sickness pills zikhona ngemuva, kodwa hlela ngaphambili; amanga amaningi kumele athathe imithi ngaphambi kohambo
Ungasabi nge-wetsuit - izinkampani zonke zihlinzeka izingubo zokuwela olwandle ezifanele ukunxiba kulo lonke uhlobo lomzimba.
Indlela Yokuya eGansbaai Ukusuka eKapa
Ukuzishayela:
- Thatha umzila i-N2 usukele iStrelizia, bese ulandela izikhombisi eya eGansbaai
- Cishe amahora amabili nengxenye ukusuka ekupheleni kweKapa
- Faka umgwaqo weChapman’s Peak (R48) noma u-N2 kuya eHermanus - izinketho zombili zisebenza
Ngetosha lehlelwe:
- Amatosha amaningi eKapa ahlanganisa ukushayela, ukugujwa, nezinto ezengeziwe
- Inani elifanele cishe R2,500-3,500 ngomuntu ehlanganisela konke
- Kulungele kakhulu uma ungafuni ukushayela wedwa
Iziqondiso Ezibalulekile Ngaphambi Kokuya
- Yidla isidlo esincane ekuseni - ukushayela kude njalo kumele ube nazo izinto esideni sakho, kodwa ungakuphuphuthi
- Gqoka izingubo ezishisayo ngaphansi kwewetsuit - ulwandle luse-KWC luyabanda kakhulu, ikakhulukazi phakathi koJuni-Agasti
- Susa izinto ezibalulekile - ungafaka izinto zekhamera ngaphandle uma ziphephile ngolwandle
- Ziphathele amapilisi okugulisa kohambo - ibhasi ingathinta abanye
- Bhukha ekuseni - amatosha amaningi aqala ngo-07:00 nango-08:00
Okunye Ongakwenza eGansbaai
Ngaphandle kokugujwa kwehlanzi, iGansbaai nale ndawo yona inazo izinto ezingi:
- Ukubona imifene yasolwandle (whale watching) - Juni kuya uNovemba, iGansbaai iqhele amanye amahora amabili ukusuka iHermanus
- Dyer Island Conservation Trust - ukufunza ngezilwane zolwandle
- Ukudla izinhlanzi ezinohlonze - izindawo ezinokuDla kahle eGansbaai nazo zinazo
IKapa neGansbaai - ukukhumbula konke okumangalisayo kolwandle lwaseNingizimu Afrika. Ukugujwa kwehlanzi - noma kuze kube ngesahluko samanje sezimpisi - kuyindlela ekhethekile yokuzwa amandla olwandle olu!
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