I-Madagascar, izwe eliyisiqhingi elisogwini oluseningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Afrika, iyindawo eyigugu yezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, ephethe ngaphezu kwama-90% ezinhlobo ze-lemur emhlabeni. Leli qiniso lilodwa lenza kube okufanele ukuvakashelwa abathandi bemvelo. Imvelo eyingqayizivele yalesi siqhingi, kusukela emahlathini aluhlaza kuya emabhishi angakathintwa, inikeza izinhlobonhlobo zokuhlangenwe nakho okumangalisayo nokucebisayo. Kepha yini okufanele uyenze eMadagascar ukuze uzizwele ngokugcwele izimanga zayo?
Ake sihlole imisebenzi eheha kakhulu nekhumbulekayo engase inikezwe yiMadagascar.
Okokuqala nokubaluleke kakhulu, ukuhlola amahlathi emvula kuyimfuneko. Indawo evundile iyikhaya lezinhlobo eziningi zezitshalo nezilwane, eziningi zazo ezitholakala kulesi siqhingi. Ngokwesibonelo, i-Andasibe-Mantadia National Park idume ngokuba nenani lama-indri lemurs, uhlobo lwe-lemur oluphilayo olukhulu kunazo zonke, olukhalayo luzwakala kulo lonke ihlathi. Ukucebile kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo zaleli paki kanye nemizamo yokongiwa kwemvelo kuyenza ibe isayithi elibalulekile kubo bobabili abathanda izilwane zasendle nabacwaningi.
Okunye okufanele ukwenze ukuvakashela i-Avenue of the Baobabs. Lesi sikhumbuzo semvelo esiyisakhiwo sodumo, esinezihlahla ze-baobab ezinde ezineminyaka engamakhulu ubudala, sinikeza indawo ebabazekayo ezwakala sengathi ingeyamanye amazwe. I-avenue isingesinye sezindawo zaseMadagascar ezithwetshulwe kakhulu, ezifanekisela ifa lemvelo eliyingqayizivele lesiqhingi.
Kulabo abathanda ulwandle, Amabhishi ahlanzekile aseMadagascar futhi amanzi acwebile alungele ukushushuluza kanye nokutshuza emanzini. Izixhobo zamakhorali zakulesi siqhingi zigcwele ukuphila, zinikeza i-kaleidoscope yemibala nemilo ukuze ihlolwe. I-Nosy Be, isiqhingi esingasogwini olusenyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-Madagascar, idume kakhulu ngezixhobo zayo zamakhorali ezinempilo kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo zasolwandle, okuhlanganisa nezimfudu zasolwandle nezinhlobonhlobo zezinhlobo zezinhlanzi.
Okuhlangenwe nakho kwamasiko nakho kuyingxenye ebalulekile yokuvakashela iMadagascar. Umlando ocebile walesi siqhingi kanye nengxubevange yamasiko ase-Afrika nawase-Asia ungabonakala emculweni waso, ukudla, namasiko. Ukuvakashela izimakethe zendawo, ukuzama ukudla kwaseMalagasy, nokuxhumana nabantu bendawo abanobungane kunganikeza imininingwane ngempilo yansuku zonke namagugu amasiko ase-Madagascar.
Sengiphetha, iMadagascar iyindawo egcwele izimanga zemvelo nokunotha kwamasiko. Kusukela ezilwaneni zayo zasendle eziyingqayizivele namahlathi emvula aluhlaza kuya emabhishi awo amangalisayo namasiko anempilo, kukhona okuthile e-Madagascar ukuze lonke uhlobo lwesihambi likuthole futhi limazise. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumbukeli wezilwane zasendle okhuthele, ofuna i-adventure, noma othile ofuna ukucwiliswa kumasiko amasha, i-Madagascar inikeza uhambo olungasoze lwalibaleka lokuya kwesinye seziqhingi ezingavamile kakhulu emhlabeni.
Ukuhlangana Kwezilwane Zasendle
Ukuhlola ubuhle basendle baseMadagascar kwanginikeza okuhlangenwe nakho kwezilwane zasendle engingasoze ngakukhohlwa.
Uhambo lwami lwangiyisa endaweni enohlaza yase-Andasibe-Mantadia National Park futhi ngaze ngafika endaweni ehlaba umxhwele ye-Isalo National Park, ebonisa iMadagascar njengendawo yalabo abathanda imvelo nezilwane zasendle.
Isikhathi esivelele kwaba ukuvakashela kwami eTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve. Lapha, phakathi kokwakheka kwamadwala okumangalisayo, ngajabula kakhulu ukubona ama- lemur, izilwane ezihuquzelayo ezihlukahlukene, nezinyoni ezingavamile zichuma endaweni yazo yemvelo.
Uhambo lwami lwaqhubeka ngise-Ranomafana National Park, indawo ecebile enezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ze-lemur. Njengoba ngidabula emahlathini alo aminyene, ngakhangwa ukuziphatha okujabulisayo kwalezi zilwane ezithakazelisayo. Ipaki, ehlotshiswe ngezimpophoma neziphethu ezishisayo zemvelo, yathuthukisa umuzwa omangalisayo.
Ukuhlola kwadlulela e-Lokobe Nature Special Reserve kanye ne-Lokobe National Park esiqhingini sase-Nosy Be, izizinda ezibalulekile zokubona ama-lemur kanye nezinhlobo eziyingqayizivele endaweni yazo. Uhambo lwesikebhe oluya e-Nosy Sakatia lunikeze umbono omuhle wama-lemurs phakathi kwesizinda sedwala elimangalisayo.
Amapaki kazwelonke aseMadagascar ngempela ayimibukiso yezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo kanye nezimo ezimangalisayo, cishe ezingakaze zithintwe izinto ezenziwa abantu. Zimi njengobufakazi bokuzibophezela kwesiqhingi ekulondolozeni izilwane zasendle eziyingqayizivele, zinikeza ukuqonda okujulile kanye nokuhlangana okuseduze kwalabo abalangazelela ukuxhumana nomhlaba wemvelo.
I-Beach Hopping
Ukuqala uhambo lwami lokugxuma olwandle e-Madagascar kwangiholela ekutholeni ubuhle obungakathintwa be-Nosy Be. Lesi siqhingi, esisogwini olusentshonalanga, siyindawo engcwele yalabo abalangazelela ulwandle oluzolile. Phakathi kwamatshe ayigugu engawembula kwakuneKimony Beach, lapho amanzi acwebile nesihlabathi esithambile kwakusinika indawo eqabulayo yokuhlehla.
Uhambo lwami lwathuthukiswa nakakhulu ukuhamba ngomkhumbi emfuleni eduze koMfula iTsiribihina, lwembula ubukhazikhazi obucashile beNosy Iranja. Njengoba umfula uhlangana noLwandlekazi i-Indian, ukubonakala kwalolu lwandle oluyimfihlo namanzi aluhlaza acwebile kanye nogu oluhlanzekile kwakujabulisa kakhulu.
Okunye okuvelele kwakuwukuhlola iSainte Marie, noma iNosy Boraha, indawo enokuthula ngasogwini olusempumalanga. Lesi siqhingi sangihlaba umxhwele ngamabhishi aso acashile namachibi acashile, sanginikeza indlela yokuphunyuka ngokuthula ezweni elijabulisayo. Ibhishi ngalinye elivakashelwe kwaba ukutholwa okuyingqayizivele, okubonisa ubuhle obuhlukahlukene besiqhingi.
Amabhishi aseMadagascar amele indawo yalabo abafuna ukucwiliswa ebuhleni bemvelo. Ugu lwalesi siqhingi oluhlukahlukene, kusukela endaweni ezolile i-Nosy Be kuya e-Nosy Iranja eseceleni kanye ne-Sainte Marie enokuthula, lunikeza inhlobonhlobo yokuhlangenwe nakho kwabathandi bolwandle. Lolu hambo alugcini nje ngokugqamisa ubuhle bemvelo besiqhingi kodwa futhi lugcizelela ukubaluleka kokulondoloza lezi zindawo ezihlanzekile ukuze izizukulwane ezizayo zizijabulele.
Ukuhlola Iziqiwu Zikazwelonke
Ukungena eziqiwini zezwe lase-Madagascar kuvula indawo lapho kulindelwe khona izakhiwo ezimangalisayo ze-limestone, izihlahla ze-baobab, izindlela eziyinselele, kanye nenqwaba yezilwane zasendle. Lawa mapaki ayinqolobane yawo wonke umuntu othanda imvelo, ahlinzeka ngokuzibonela mathupha nezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo zase-Madagascar.
Phakathi kwalezi, i-Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve igqamile. Lapha, izivakashi zingabuka ngokumangala izikhonkwane ezimangalisayo ze-limestone eziqoshwe ama-eons. Le ndawo yokulondoloza imvelo, indawo engcwele yezilwane eziningi ezisengozini yokushabalala, ibamba ngokuziqhenya indawo ohlwini lwamagugu omhlaba lwe-UNESCO, okugcizelela ukubaluleka kwayo emhlabeni jikelele.
I-Isalo National Park inikeza okunye okuhlangenwe nakho okungenakulibaleka ngezindawo zayo ezimangalisayo zamawa nemihosha, yethula abaqwali izintaba inselele ejabulisayo yokuhamba endaweni yayo emagebhugebhu.
Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Andasibe-Mantadia National Park isebenza njengendawo yokugcina ama-lemur, evumela ukubonwa okujulile kwalezi zidalwa ezithokozisayo endaweni yazo yemvelo ngesikhathi sokuhlola okuqondisiwe. I-Anja Reserve, enezindawo zayo ezihlukile ze-karst kanye nezilwane zasendle ezikhona, inikeza elinye ithuba elihle kakhulu lokuhlangana eduze nezimangaliso zemvelo zase-Madagascar.
Kulabo abakhangwa izindawo ezinhle zangaphandle, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumhambi ozinikele, umuntu othanda izilwane zasendle, noma othile ovele azijabulele ngobuhle bemvelo, uhambo lokuhlola amapaki kazwelonke ase-Madagascar luthembisa ukuba uhambo olungasoze lwalibaleka.
Ukucwiliswa Kwamasiko
Ukungena esikweni elicebile laseMadagascar kwangishintsha kakhulu, kwanginikeza izikhathi ezimangalisayo nokuxhumana okujulile. Lesi siqhingi, esibungazwa ngezilwane zasendle ezingavamile kanye nezindawo ezinhle, siphethe umcebo wokuhlukahluka kwamasiko. Ngijule ekuqondeni isiko lesiMalagasy, ngihlola amasiko alo, izimpande zomlando, nempilo yansuku zonke, eyathuthukisa ulwazi lwami kakhulu.
Ingxenye engikhumbulekayo yohambo lwami kwaba uhambo lokuhamba ngezinyawo e-Antananarivo, inkaba ye-Madagascar, ngiholwa umuntu owazi kahle umlando wendawo. Lokhu kuzijabulisa emigwaqweni ephilayo kwangisiza ukuba ngizibonele ngawami imidanso yesiMalagasy, ngizwe isigqi somculo wendawo futhi ngihlanganyele emikhosini emibalabala. Imfudumalo yabantu bendawo, bemagange ukuxoxa ngezindaba namasiko abo, yanikeza ukuqonda okujulile kwendlela yabo yokuphila.
Okunye okugqamile kwaba ukuvakashela kwami i-Royal Hill yase-Ambohimanga, indawo ehlonishwa yi-UNESCO nesihlalo sobukhosi esinomlando. Njengoba ngidabula emahlathini aluhlaza ukuze ngifike kule ndawo engcwele, ngakhangwa izinganekwane zamakhosi aseMadagascar nokubaluleka okungokomoya kwale ndawo. Imibono emangalisayo kanye nezinsalela zasendulo phezu kwegquma kwagcizelela ifa elicebile lamasiko laseMadagascar.
Abashisekeli bemvelo bangaluthokozela uhambo lwami oluya e-Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, indawo egcina i-Indri lemur, uhlobo lwe-lemur olukhulu kunazo zonke e-Madagascar. Ukuhamba emahlathini aminyene, izingcingo ezikhangayo ze-Indri nethuba lokubona lezi zilwane ezinhle endaweni yazo yemvelo kwakumangalisa. Lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kwagqamisa indima ebalulekile yokongiwa kwemvelo ekuvikeleni izilwane eziyingqayizivele zaseMadagascar.
Kulokhu okuhlangenwe nakho ngakunye, ukubaluleka kokulondoloza amagugu amasiko nawemvelo kwakuyindikimba ephindaphindayo, egcizelela ukuxhumana kobunjalo bamasiko baseMadagascar kanye nezimangaliso zayo zemvelo. Uhambo lwami lokudabula e-Madagascar alubanga nje uhambo lokuvumbulula kodwa lwaba yisifundo ngokubaluleka kokucwiliswa kwamasiko nokunakekela imvelo.
Imisebenzi yokuzijabulisa
Ukungenela ukuzijabulisa kwase-Madagascar kuzovusa ilukuluku lakho futhi kukushiye ubambe ongezansi njengoba ucwiliswa ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene zesiqhingi ezijabulisayo. I-Paragliding e-Andanoka Village igqama njengomsebenzi othokozisayo ophezulu. Uma utshuza phezulu, indawo ebukekayo yase-Madagascar ivuleka ngaphansi kwakho, ikunikeza umbono oyingqayizivele ngobukhazikhazi bayo bemvelo.
Kulabo abadonseleka olwandle, ukugxuma esiqhingini kuwumdlalo ongafanele uphuthelwe eMadagascar. Lolu hambo lukuholela ezindaweni ezimangalisayo zasogwini, likumema ukuthi ungene emanzini asobala futhi uhlole impilo yasolwandle enyakazayo. Qiniseka ukuthi uvakashela i-Nosy Be, edume ngamabhishi ayo amahle, izixhobo zamakhorali ezinempilo, kanye nethuba lokubuka imikhomo yama-humpback ngesikhathi ifuduka.
Ezweni, i- Tsaratanana Massif ihlinzeka ngohambo olunzima nolunelisayo. Abaqwali bangakwazi ukunqoba iziqongo eziphakeme, bazulazule emahlathini aminyene, futhi bajabulele ukubukwa kwe-panoramic okumangalisayo. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Ankarana National Park inikezela ngohambo lwangaphansi oluhehayo olunokwakheka kwayo okuhlukile kwezemvelo kanye nezilwane zasendle ezinhlobonhlobo, ezethula isipiliyoni esingenakuqhathaniswa somhuge.
Ukuqala uhambo lomgwaqo ngoMgwaqo Kazwelonke kuveza umhume omuhle onqamula izindawo ezihlukahlukene zezwe nezindawo zamasiko zaseMadagascar. Okumele ubonwe yi-Tsingy Rouge, enezakhiwo zayo ezimangalisayo zamatshe abomvu, kanye nezihlahla ze-baobab eziwumfanekiso ezima ngokubabazekayo kuyo yonke indawo. Isikhathi esikahle sale misebenzi ye-adventure yinkathi eyomile, kusukela ngo-Ephreli kuya kuNovemba.
I-Madagascar iyindawo yokuzijabulisa, noma ngabe uhamba wedwa noma njengeqembu. Lungiselela ukuziphonsela inselelo futhi udale izinkumbulo ezizohlala impilo yonke kuleli pharadesi lokuzidela. Khumbula ukuphatha i-ariary yesi-Malagasy ukuze uthuthukise uhambo lwakho kulesi silungiselelo esimangalisayo.
