Ukuhlola i-Malaysia kuvula umhlaba wezinto eziyingqayizivele nezikhumbulekayo, ngomsebenzi ngamunye onikeza amazwibela amasiko acebile ezwe kanye nezindawo ezimangalisayo. Ukuzidela okuvelele i-Cameron Highlands Tea Tasting, lapho izivakashi zingajabulela khona injabulo enephunga elimnandi yetiye elisanda kukhiqizwa phakathi kwemvelo ebabazekayo yamasimu etiye amakhulu namagquma apholile, anenkungu. Lesi kumane kuyisiqalo salokho okunikezwa yiMalaysia.
Malaysia iyinqolobane yokuhlangenwe nakho kwalo lonke uhlobo lwesihambi. Kulabo abakhangwa yizimangaliso zomlando nezemvelo, imigede yasendulo yezwe, njengemigede yase-Batu eduze kwase-Kuala Lumpur, inikeza uhambo oluthakazelisayo phakathi nesikhathi ngokwakheka kwayo kwe-limestone okuhlaba umxhwele kanye nezindawo zenkolo ezibalulekile.
Phakathi naleso sikhathi, abathanda ukudla bazothola ipharadesi labo ePenang, elivame ukudunyiswa ngokuthi inhloko-dolobha yokudla yaseMalaysia. Lapha, izimakethe zokudla eziphithizelayo zinikeza inqwaba yezibiliboco zasendaweni, kusukela ekudleni kwasemgwaqweni okuconsisa amathe kuya ezitsheni ezixubene eziyinkimbinkimbi, okubonisa izinhlobonhlobo zokudla kwase-Malaysian.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ufuna i-adrenaline rush, ulangazelele ukucwiliswa ebuhleni bemvelo obukhazimulayo, noma ubheke ukujabulisa ukunambitheka kwakho ngezinongo ezivela kuwo wonke umhlaba, i-Malaysia inikezela ngenqwaba yemisebenzi ebhekelela zonke izinto ozithakaselayo. Okuhlangenwe nakho ngakunye akuthembisi nje kuphela injabulo nokuthokoza kodwa futhi kunikeza ukuqonda ngesiko nomlando waseMalaysia onezici eziningi, okwenza sonke isikhathi esichithwa kuleli zwe elinempilo sicebise ngempela.
I-Cameron Highlands Tea Tasting
Ukuqala uhambo lokunambitha itiye e-Cameron Highlands kunikeza uhambo olungasoze lwalibaleka phakathi kwezwe letiye lase-Malaysia. Le ndawo, egujwa ngezizinda zayo zetiye ezibanzi, ime njengomunye wamagugu omqhele waseMalaysia kokubili ukukhiqizwa kwetiye nezokuvakasha. Uma utshuza okuhlangenwe nakho kokunambitha itiye lapha, uzovakashela izindawo zetiye ezidumile njenge-Boh Sungei Palas, i-Cameron Valley Tea House, ne-Boh Tea Garden, ngayinye ihlinzeka ngefasitela ngesiko nokukhiqizwa kwetiye esifundeni.
Indaba ye-Cameron Highlands iboshelwe ngokujulile ezimpandeni zayo zamakoloni aseBrithani, ezisungulwe njengendawo epholile yokuphunyuka ekushiseni kwezindawo ezishisayo. Leli fa liye lachuma laba imboni yetiye ephumelelayo. Ngokuhlola la masimu, uthola ukuqonda ngenqubo enemininingwane yokwenziwa kwetiye, kusukela ekukhambeni kokuqala kwamaqabunga kuya ekuphuzweni kotshwala kokugcina, kanye nokuba nekhono lobuciko bokuhlukanisa phakathi kokunambitha okucashile namaphunga ezinhlobonhlobo zetiye. Amatiye lapha asukela kokukhanyayo nanuka kamnandi kuye kokugqamile kanye nomhlaba, abonisa ukunotha kwezolimo okuhlukahlukene kwesifunda.
Uma ubhekene nengemuva elimangalisayo lamagquma aluhlaza, isipiliyoni sokunambitha itiye e-Cameron Highlands akukhona nje ngokuqhabula itiye; imayelana nokuxhumana nesimo sezwe kanye nokuqonda umlando namasiko akha lesi siphuzo esiyingqayizivele. Umsebenzi ophezulu wawo wonke umuntu ovakashela e-Malaysia, oheha abathandi betiye nalabo abathanda ubuhle bemvelo.
Uma ukhona ukuhlela uhambo olusuka eKuala Lumpur, okuhlanganisa i-Cameron Highlands ohambweni lwakho luyimfuneko. Nakuba kungeyona iNdawo Yamagugu Omhlaba ye-UNESCO, i-Cameron Highlands inikeza ulwazi olucebile, olubalulekile ngokwamasiko oluzizwa luhluke ngendlela efanayo. Yindawo lapho ungazicwilisa khona ekuthuleni kwemvelo, ujabulele itiye elimnandi, futhi uzibonele ngobuhle obumangalisayo benye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu e-Malaysia.
Batu Caves Ukuhlola
Njengoba ngisondela emaweni ahlaba umxhwele e-limestone aseBatu Caves, ubuhle bawo bangibamba ngokushesha. Le sayithi ibambe ukubaluleka okujulile kwenkolo yamaHindu, okubonakala kwabazinikele abaningi bekhuphuka ezinyathelweni ezingama-272 zokwenza imikhuleko yabo futhi bafune umusa waphezulu. Ngaphakathi kwemigede, ama-diorama anemininingwane enza izinganekwane ziphile, anikeze umbono othakazelisayo wamagugu amasiko ase-Malaysia.
Ukwakhiwa kwe-limestone ye-Batu Caves, okulinganiselwa ukuthi ineminyaka engaba yizigidi ezingu-400 ubudala, isebenza njengendwangu yemvelo yalezi zindaba zomlando nezenkolo. Akukhona nje ngokukhuphuka ngokomzimba; uhambo lumelela ukukhuphuka okungokomoya kwabaningi, okugqamisa ukubaluleka kwemigede esikweni lamaHindu. Umhume omkhulu wethempeli, owaziwa ngokuthi Umgede weCathedral, umi engqungqutheleni, unezindawo zokukhulekela zamaHindu ezimbalwa ngaphansi kophahla lwawo oluphakeme.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, umkhosi waminyaka yonke weThaipusam, odonsa izinkulungwane zabazinikele kanye nezivakashi, ukhombisa ukubaluleka kwemigede ekhalendeni lamaHindu. Abahlanganyeli baphatha ama-kavadi, izakhiwo eziyinkimbinkimbi, njengendlela yokuzisola noma yokubonga, bekhuphuka ezitebhisini ngokubonisa okunamandla kokholo nokuzinikela.
I-Batu Caves nayo idlala indima ebalulekile ekongiweni kwemvelo, indawo ezungezile iyikhaya lezitshalo nezilwane ezinhlobonhlobo, okuhlanganisa nama-macaque anomsila omude abingelela izivakashi. Lokhu kuhlangana kobuhle bemvelo, ukunotha kwamasiko, nokuzinikela enkolweni kwenza i-Batu Caves ibe ingqopha-mlando eyingqayizivele endaweni yamasiko yase-Malaysia.
Ekuhloleni i-Batu Caves, umuntu akagcini ngokufakaza ubuhle bomzimba bokwakheka kwemvelo kodwa futhi uthola ukwazisa ngoxhumo olujulile lokomoya nolwamasiko oluchaza le sayithi eyisakhiwo sodumo. Kuyisikhumbuzo esicacile sobunikazi bamasiko e-Malaysia ahlukahlukene kanye nezindaba ezingaphelelwa isikhathi eziqhubeka ziyilolonga.
Vakashela Amathempeli Emigede
Lapho ngibona okokuqala imigede ebabazekayo ye-Batu, ubuhle balezi zakhiwo ze-limestone kanye namathempeli amaHindu ahlala ngaphakathi kwangihlaba umxhwele. Njengoba isendaweni eyibangana nje ukusuka e-Kuala Lumpur, le migede iyisitobhi esibalulekile sanoma ubani ovakashela iPeninsular Malaysia.
Uhambo luqala ngokukhuphuka izitebhisi ezingu-272, ngasinye sakha ukulangazelela lokho okuseza. Ngaphakathi, imidwebo eyinkimbinkimbi nomoya onokuthula kwakujabulisa ngempela. Ubukhazikhazi bemvelo bamawa e-limestone azungezile buthuthukisa i-vibe engaqondakali yendawo, okwenza kucace ukuthi kungani i-Batu Caves idonsa abantu bendawo nabahambi ngamanani amakhulu. Le ndawo inikezela ngenhlanganisela eyingqayizivele yokuhlola komlando nokungokomoya, okwenza uhambo oluya lapha lube into engenakulibaleka.
I-Batu Caves isebenza njengesibonelo esihle sokuvumelana kwemvelo namasiko, ikhombisa isiko lamaHindu ngokumelene nesizinda sezimangaliso zemvelo. Umhume omkhulu, owaziwa ngokuthi Umgede Wesonto, unezindawo zokukhulekela zamaHindu ezimbalwa ngaphansi kophahla lwawo oluphakeme, okwenezela ekuhlangenwe nakho okumangalisayo. Umkhosi waminyaka yonke weThaipusam, umcimbi ogqamile futhi onemibalabala, ugqamisa nakakhulu ukubaluleka komhume esikweni lamaHindu. Lo mkhosi uheha izinkulungwane zabazinikele nezibukeli ezivela emhlabeni wonke, ezimagange ukubona udwendwe oluphawulekayo nezenzo zokuzinikela, njengokuthwala i-kavadi. Lo mcimbi, kanye nemikhuba yansuku zonke eyenziwa emigedeni, igcizelela amagugu amasiko aphilayo akhona lapha, okwenza kungabi nje indawo yokuvakasha kodwa indawo yokubaluleka kwenkolo okuqhubekayo.
Kulabo abanentshisekelo ku-geology, i-Batu Caves inikeza ukuqonda ngomlando we-geological wesifunda, ne-limestone eyenza ingxenye yezwe elimangelengele lesifunda elisukela eminyakeni engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-400. Umhume weRamayana, enye ingxenye yalesi sakhiwo, unezithombe ezimibalabala ezivela kumlando wamaHindu, iRamayana, enikeza izivakashi ulwazi olulandisayo lwezinganekwane zamaHindu.
Empeleni, i-Batu Caves imele ukuhlangana kobuhle bemvelo, ukunotha kwamasiko, nokujula ngokomoya, enikeza isipiliyoni esinezici eziningi kubavakashi bayo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukhangwa kuyo ngenxa yokubaluleka kwayo komlando, ukubaluleka okungokomoya, noma ubuhle bemvelo nje, i-Batu Caves inikeza umbono wendawo yamasiko ehlukahlukene yase-Malaysia, ikwenze kube uhambo olufanele ukuluthatha.
Ukubaluleka Kwenkolo YamaHindu
Itholakala enhliziyweni ye-Malaysia, i-Batu Caves iyindawo engokomoya ebalulekile yamaHindu, eyithempeli elikhulu lamaHindu ngaphandle kwaseNdiya. Le ndawo engcwele, enikezelwe ku-Lord Murugan, ibonisa ukujula kwemikhuba yamasiko nenkolo yamaHindu e-Malaysia. Amawa e-limestone amangalisayo amboze i-Batu Caves athuthukisa i-aura yayo engokomoya, eheha abazinikele kanye nabavakashi ukuthi bahlole ubuhle nokubaluleka kwayo.
E-Batu Caves, izivakashi zamukelwa umbono omuhle wesifanekiso seNkosi uMurugan esiwumbhoshongo, esifanekisela ukuvikelwa namandla. Uhambo olungaphakathi luhilela ukukhuphuka izitebhisi ezingama-272, okungeyona nje inselele engokomzimba kuphela kodwa futhi emele uhambo lokuyokholwa, oluholela emhumeni omkhulu lapho umuntu engabona khona ama-diorama ayinkimbinkimbi abonisa izinganekwane zamaHindu. Lo mqansa ukhuthaza ukuzindla futhi unikeza ukuqonda okujulile kwezinkolelo zamaHindu nokubaluleka kokuphikelela ekukhuleni ngokomoya.
Umkhosi we-Thaipusam, ogujwa ngentshiseko enkulu e-Batu Caves, ugqamisa ukubaluleka kwezenkolo kwesayithi. Lo mcimbi uwumbukiso onamandla wokuzinikela, lapho ababambiqhaza behlanganyela ezenzweni ezihlukahlukene zokholo, ezihlanganisa ukuthwala ama-kavadi—umthwalo ongokwenyama— njengendlela yokuzisola noma yokubonga eNkosini uMurugan. Umkhosi uwukubonakaliswa okujulile kokholo nobumbano emphakathini, udonsa izinkulungwane emhlabeni wonke ukuze zifakaze futhi zihlanganyele emikhubeni, okuwenza ube yinto eyingqayizivele negxilile emasikweni amaHindu.
Izimakethe Zokudla eGeorge Town, Penang
E-George Town, e-Penang, izimakethe zokudla ziyindawo yabantu abathanda ukudla, enikeza izinhlobonhlobo zezibiliboco ezibonisa ukunotha kwamasiko kwedolobha. Uma uhamba kulezi zimakethe, umuntu umbozwa ngokushesha amakha ahehayo okudla kwasemgwaqweni kwendawo, okuthembisa uhambo olungenakulibaleka lwe-gastronomic. Ake singene ezitsheni ezintathu ezigqama ngenxa yokunambitheka kwazo okuhlukile futhi eseziyintandokazi phakathi kwabantu bendawo nezivakashi.
Okokuqala i-Hameedyah, isitolo sokudla esinomlando esinikeza ikheri yenkukhu edumile kusukela ngo-1907. Lesi sidlo siwubuciko obuhle, sihlanganisa inkukhu ethambile embozwe ukhari ecebile futhi enongwe ngobuqili. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukhetha ukuyijabulela ngerayisi elimnandi noma i-crispy roti, inhlanganisela iwumkhosi wama-flavour oveza ifa le-Culinary lase-Penang.
Okulandelayo, singena e-Lorong Baru Hawker Stalls, i-hotspot yalabo abathanda ukudla kwaseShayina. Phakathi kwenqwaba yezinketho, i-Hokkien mee ivelele. Lesi sidlo siyingxube ejabulisayo yama-noodle athosiwe, ama-prawn amnandi, izingcezu zenyama yengulube, nesoso elimnandi elihlanganisa yonke into. Kuwubufakazi bekhono labapheki bendawo ekwakheni izitsha eziduduzayo neziyinkimbinkimbi ngokunambitheka.
Okokugcina, ukuvakashela e-Anjung Gurney Night Market akuphelele ngaphandle kokuthatha isampula ye-satay eyosiwe. Lawa ma-skewers, afakwe emanzini ngenhlanganisela enothile yezinongo futhi eyosiwe aze afike ezingeni eliphelele, awukuzitika kweqiniso. Ihlinzekwa ngesosi yamakinati okhilimu, ayisibonelo esihle sokuthi izithako ezilula zingaguqulwa zibe isidlo esanelisayo nesimnandi. Phelekezela lokhu ngengilazi yejusi yomoba epholisayo ukuze uthole ukudla okuvamile emgwaqweni.
Izimakethe zokudla zaseGeorge Town zingaphezu nje kwezindawo zokudlela; ziyizinkambi zamasiko nomlando. Njengoba uhlola, ubuye ubheke izinto zobuciko basemgwaqweni obumangalisayo nezimpawu zomhlaba eziyingqopha-mlando, okwenza ukuvakasha ngakunye kube idili lemizwa. Iminikelo yokupheka ehlukahlukene ibonisa ifa ledolobha lamasiko amaningi, ikakhulukazi amathonya alo aqinile aseShayina.
I-Snorkeling noma i-Diving e-Perhentian Islands
Lapho ngifika eziQhingini zasePerhentian, kwaba sobala ngokushesha ukuthi ngangilindelwe okuhlangenwe nakho okuphawulekayo. Amanzi acwebile angimema ukuba ngicwilise kwezinye zezindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokushushuluza, ngithembisa ukuhlangana nesimiso sezinto eziphilayo esingaphansi kwamanzi esinyakazayo. Ngihlonyiswe ngegiya le-snorkeling elifinyeleleka kalula, ngase ngilungele ukucwila ohambweni olwaluthembisa amazwibela ezixhobo zamakhorali ezicacile kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zezilwane zasolwandle ezihlala kuleli pharadesi.
IziQhingi zasePerhentian zaziwa ngokucebile kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, okuhlanganisa izinhlobonhlobo zamakhorali, izimfudu, oshaka abancane, nezinhlobo eziningi zezinhlanzi zasezindaweni ezishisayo. Lokhu kubenza babe indawo ekahle kubo bobabili abasaqalayo kanye nama-snorkelers anolwazi. Ukunethezeka kokuqasha amathuluzi ekhwalithi ephezulu e-snorkeling eziqhingini kusho ukuthi noma ngubani angakwazi ukuhlola kalula lezi zimangaliso ezingaphansi kwamanzi.
Ukubaluleka kokulondoloza le ndawo yasolwandle ngeke kugcizelelwe ngokweqile. Izixhobo zamakhorali, ngaphandle nje kokuthi zizinhle ngendlela emangalisayo, zidlala indima ebalulekile esimisweni sezinto eziphilayo zasolwandle, zisebenza njengendawo yokuhlala yezinhlobo eziningi zezinto eziphilayo. Impilo yabo ithinta ngqo ukuhlukahluka kanye nobuningi bezilwane zasolwandle endaweni.
Ukudlala i-snorkeling lapha akukhona nje into ejabulisayo; wuhambo lokufundisa olunikeza imininingwane nge-ecosystem ebuthakathaka engaphansi kwamanzi. Amanzi acwebile, afudumele anikeza ithuba elingenakuqhathaniswa lokuzibonela nokufunda ngokulondolozwa kwezixhobo zamakhorali.
Izindawo ezihamba phambili ze-Dive
Abathandi be-dive bazothola iziQhingi zasePerhentian ziyipharadesi elinamanzi acwebile njengekristalu namabhishi ahlanzekile, okulenza libe intandokazi phakathi kwabavakashile. Zaziwa ngezinye zezindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokutshuza zase-Malaysia, lezi ziqhingi zimema abantu abazidelayo ukuthi bahlole umlingo wangaphansi kwamanzi eziwuphethe.
Nazi izindawo ezintathu eziphezulu wonke umtshuzi okufanele azihlole:
- E-Teluk Pauh e-Pulau Perhentian, usulungele ukuzijabulisa ngezixhobo zayo zamakhorali ezinyakazayo ezigcwele impilo yasolwandle. Zibone ngeso lengqondo ubhukuda eduze kwezimfudu zasolwandle eziluhlaza futhi uzungezwe izinhlanzi ezimibalabala zasezindaweni ezishisayo—kuyi-ballet engaphansi kwamanzi ongeke uyikhohlwe.
- I-Shark Point inikeza okuhlangenwe nakho okujabulisayo njengoba iphila ngokuvumelana negama layo. Lapha, abatshuzi bathola ithuba lokubona oshaka bemizila endaweni yabo yemvelo, bentweza emanzini ngobuhle. Ukuhlangana okujabulisayo okugqamisa ubuhle nokuhlukahluka kwemvelo yasolwandle.
- Bese kuba khona i-Sugar Wreck, isikebhe esicwilile manje esiyindawo ephilayo yasolwandle. Abatshuzi bangakwazi ukuhlola lesi simangaliso esingaphansi kwamanzi futhi babone izinhlobonhlobo zezilwane zasolwandle, kusukela kuma-barracuda kuya ku-clownfish, ezihlala phakathi kwezindawo eziphahlazekile nezixhobo zayo zamakhorali.
Ukutshuza eziQhingini zasePerhentian akukhona nje okujabulisayo; imayelana nokuxhuma nempilo ephilayo ngaphansi kwamagagasi. Noma ngabe ungumtshuzi onolwazi olunzulu noma uthanda ukutshuza emanzini, lezi ziqhingi zinikeza ulwazi olungasoze lwalibaleka olugqamisa okumangalisayo komhlaba ongaphansi kwamanzi.
Ukuqashwa Kwezisetshenziswa Ze-Snorkeling
Abathandi be-snorkeling nabatshuzi manje banethuba elihle lokuhlola izindawo ezinhle ezingaphansi kwamanzi eziqhingini zasePerhentian sibonga ukutholakala kwemishini yokuqasha i-snorkeling. Lezi ziqhingi zidume ngamanzi azo acwebile, aluhlaza kanye nezixhobo zamakhorali ezichumayo, ezinikeza ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokuzibonela mathupha indawo ezungezile yasolwandle ecebile.
Zibone ubhukuda emanzini acwebile e-Teluk Pauh noma e-Shark Point, phakathi kwezwe lamakhorali anemibala, izinhlanzi, nezimfudu zasolwandle eziluhlaza. Igiya eliqashisayo likwenza ukwazi ukungena ujule, wembule izimangaliso ezingaphansi kwamanzi njenge-Sugar Wreck ethakazelisayo noma ama-barracuda ahlaba umxhwele ahlala kulawa manzi.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumuntu othanda ukuntywila emanzini noma othile onesifiso sokwazi mayelana ne-snorkeling, i-Perhentian Islands ithembisa uhambo olukhumbulekayo nolujabulisayo. Ngakho-ke, lungisa futhi ungene ohambweni lwangaphansi kwamanzi olungenakuqhathaniswa.
Ukuhlangana Kwempilo Yasolwandle
Uma usuvele ukujabulele ukudlala nge-snorkeling ngegiya oliqashile futhi wamangala ngokubuka okumangalisayo kwamanzi angaphansi kwamanzi e-Perhentian Islands, lungiselela uhambo olukuyisa eduze nakakhulu nezilwane zasolwandle ezinempilo ezihlala kulawa manzi acwebile. Njengoba ungena ekujuleni kolwandle, umhlaba ophilayo nonemibalabala ulindelwe.
Nakhu okuthathu okumangalisayo okuhlangana nakho olwandle ongakuthola e-Perhentian Islands:
- E-Teluk Pauh, intandokazi phakathi kwabashushumbisi bezinhlanzi, ungakwazi ukubhukuda eduze nezimfudu zasolwandle eziluhlaza endaweni yazo yemvelo, ubukele ukunyakaza kwazo okuhle eduze. Le ndawo futhi iyisiphephelo sezinhlanzi ezinemibala ehlukahlukene ye-reef engena futhi iphume ekwakhekeni kwamakhorali, okwenza i-ballet eguquguqukayo engaphansi kwamanzi.
- I-Shark Point inikeza umuzwa wokupompa i-adrenaline ngaphandle kwesici sokwesaba. Lapha, ungabona ama-barracudas nezinye izinhlobo zasolwandle ezihlaba umxhwele endaweni yazo. Gcina amehlo akho evulekele ushaka we-blacktip reef, umbono othokozisayo futhi omangalisayo, obonisa ukuhlukahluka nobuhle bezilwane zasolwandle kulesi sifunda.
- I-Sugar Wreck, umkhumbi wezimpahla ocwile, uhlinzeka ngendawo eyingqayizivele engaphansi kwamanzi ukuze ihlolwe. Njengoba uzulazula endaweni ephihlizekile, uzobe uzungezwe izikole zezinhlanzi ezithi leli sayithi njengekhaya lazo. Ngenhlanhla ethile, ungase ubone ufudu lwasolwandle oluluhlaza luntweza ngokuthula emanzini, lwengeza ukuthinta komusa ngemuva kwengozi yengozi.
Iziqhingi zasePerhentian ziyisango lokuthola izimangaliso zomhlaba ongaphansi kwamanzi. Yamukela leli thuba lokuxhumana nempilo yasolwandle esimweni esifundisayo njengoba esimangalisayo.
Ukukala i-Mt Kinabalu
Ukuqalisa uhambo lokuqwala i-Mt Kinabalu kuyinto engasoze yalibaleka, egcwele ama-vistas amangalisayo nomuzwa ovuzayo wokufeza okuthile. Lesi siqongo esiphakeme, esiphakeme kakhulu eMalaysia, saziwa ngamawa acijile e-limestone futhi sisendaweni ye-UNESCO World Heritage Site yaseKinabalu Park, eduze naseKota Kinabalu. Ngokuphambene nencazelo yasekuqaleni, uhambo oluya phansi kwentaba alubandakanyi ukugibela isikebhe, njengoba i-Mt Kinabalu itholakala phakathi nezwe. Esikhundleni salokho, abaqwali baqala ukukhuphuka besuka esangweni laseKinabalu Park, lapho kulindelwe khona imvelo ehlukahlukene nezinhlobo ezihlukile.
Umqansa, ohlanganisa ibanga elingu-8.7km, udinga ukuqina nokuzimisela. Kuyindlela eqinile ehlola imikhawulo yomuntu kodwa enikeza imivuzo emikhulu. Ama-Trekkers anqamula emahlathini aminyene, ahlangana nezinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo nezilwane ezitholakala kule ndawo, njengembali eyivelakancane i-Rafflesia kanye nezingwejeje zasentabeni ezinobungane. Indlela eya esiqongweni inikeza imibono emangalisayo ehlanganisa ubuhle beBorneo.
Lapho befika ePanalaban, abaqwali bathola indawo yokuphumula futhi balungiselele ukukhuphuka kokugcina. Ukukhuphukela kwasekuseni ekuseni ukuya esiqongweni kubekwe isikhathi esifanele ukuze ubambe ukuphuma kwelanga, isikhathi esipenda isibhakabhaka ngemibala emangalisayo futhi sikhanyise indawo embukisweni omangalisayo. Lesi siphetho somzamo nobuhle kule ngqungquthela sihlanganisa ingqikithi yenselelo.
Ukukhuphuka iNtaba iKinabalu kudinga ukulungiswa ngokucophelela. Kubalulekile ukuthola izimvume zokugibela futhi uqashe abaqondisi abanolwazi lokuhamba entabeni ngokuphephile kuyilapho uhlonipha i-ecosystem yayo ethambile. Isimo seKinabalu Park njengeNdawo Yamagugu Omhlaba ye-UNESCO sigcizelela ukubaluleka komhlaba wonke kokulondoloza ubuhle bayo bemvelo kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo.
I-Trishaw Ride eMelaka
Thatha uhambo olukhumbulekayo ngesikhathi e-Melaka ngohambo lwakudala lwe-trishaw. Leli bhayisikili elinamasondo amathathu eliyingqayizivele linikeza inhlanganisela ephelele ye-nostalgia nokuhlola, elikuvumela ukuthi uthole umlando ocebile wedolobha kanye namasiko aphilayo. Nasi isizathu sokuthi kungani ungaphuthelwa yilokhu:
- Thola amagugu omlando e-Melaka: Uhambo lwe-trishaw lukuvumela ukuthi uvakashele izimpawu zendawo eziphawulekayo njenge-Sultanate Palace kanye ne-Dutch Square, ezikucwilisa esikhathini esidlule se-Melaka. Leli dolobha Lamagugu Omhlaba le-UNESCO linezakhiwo ezimangalisayo ezixoxa izindaba zamagugu alo ahlukahlukene.
- Jabulela umbukwane ojabulisayo: Ama-trishaw kaMelaka agqama ngemihlobiso yawo egqamile, amalambu e-neon, nemiklamo enetimu, enikeza idili lamehlo, ikakhulukazi ebusuku. Lezi zimoto ezikhazimulayo zikhanyisa imigwaqo, zenze isimo somlingo nesithombe esilungele ukuthwebula izinkumbulo.
- Zibandakanye namasiko endawo: Ngaphandle kokugibela okulula, ama-trishaw anikezela ngokungena ngokujulile esikweni likaMelaka. Abashayeli be-trishaw abanobungane bavame ukwabelana ngezindaba ezithokozisayo kanye nemininingwane, okukunikeza ukubheka kwakho umlando wedolobha nendlela yokuphila. Okuhlangenwe nakho kuthuthukiswa imisindo nokubonwa kwe-Melaka, enikeza ukunambitheka kwangempela kwempilo yasendaweni.
Ukugibela i-trishaw eMelaka akukhona nje ukusuka endaweni eyodwa ukuya kwenye; i-adventure egxilile ekuxhumanisa nenhliziyo nomoya wedolobha. Ngamehlo ochwepheshe babashayeli be-trishaw kanye nemigwaqo enempilo abayihambayo, uzothola ukwazisa okujulile ngefa elicebile lika-Melaka namasiko ajabulisayo.
Ukuhamba ngezinyawo eTaman Negara
Ngemva kohambo lwami olujabulisayo ku-trishaw e-Melaka, ngimagange ngaqala uhambo lwami olulandelayo: ukuqwala intaba e-Taman Negara ehlonishwayo. Lesi siqiwu saseMalaysia, esaziwa ngokuba ngesidala kunazo zonke ezweni, siyindawo yalabo abazisa imvelo. Amahlathi awo aminyene nezilwane eziningi zasendle kunikeza abaqwali izintaba ithuba lokuzibonela mathupha ngezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo zamahlathi emvula.
Isici esivelele se-Taman Negara umgwaqo wayo we-canopy, onikeza umbono ongenakuqhathaniswa wehlathi kusuka phezulu. Njengoba ngihamba kula mabhuloho aphakeme, ngajatshuliswa ukubuka okumangalisayo kwendawo ewuhlaza kanye nokuhambisana kwemisindo yasehlathini eyayigcwele emoyeni.
Kwabahambi abafuna ukukhulisa injabulo, u-Taman Negara uphinde anikeze uhambo lwasebusuku nohambo lwesikebhe olukuvumela ukuthi ubone impilo yasebusuku yehlathi. Ipaki iyashintsha ebusuku, inyakaza ngomsebenzi wezidalwa ezihlala zifihliwe phakathi nosuku. Ngenhlanhla ethile, ungase ubone ezinye zezilwane zasendle eziyimfihlo kakhulu.
Kuhle ukusho ukuthi ukuhamba ngezinyawo e-Taman Negara kungaba inselele ngenxa yesimo sezulu esinomswakama, okungenzeka singafanelani nawo wonke umuntu. Ukwengeza, izivakashi kufanele ziqaphele ukugula kwe-altitude futhi zithathe isikhathi sokujwayela ukuphakama ngaphambi kokuthatha uhambo oludinga kakhulu.
Kulabo abafuna ukuphumula ngenxa yomswakama waleli hlathi, iziteshi zamagquma eziseduze, njengeCameron Highlands, zinikeza indawo epholile kanye nezindawo ezimangalisayo. Lezi zindawo zilungele ukuvakashelwa isikhashana noma ukuhlala isikhathi eside, zinikeza indawo yokubalekela epholile ngesimo sezulu esiqabulayo kanye nezwe elihle.
