6 Iindawo eziphambili zokuya kwiWhale Watching

Ukutshatyalaliswa kwemikhosi endle ngenye yeentlobo zeentlanzi eziphazamisayo ukuba nayiphi na umhambi onokuzibuza. Ezi zidalwa ezikhulu zishiya ingqiqo, ngakumbi xa ziphuka emanzini, zikujonga ukuba zinkulu kangakanani. Ukuba usoloko ufuna ukufumana ithuba lokuhlangabeza imikhomo kwindawo yazo yendalo, sinemicebiso emithandathu yeendawo ezifanelekileyo zokukwenza oko kanye.

• 01 ngo-06

  Inside Passage, Alaska

  I-Alaska ayikho into engathandabuzekiyo enye yezona ndawo zibalaseleyo ukuba zibone amahashe. Amanzi avela kumanxweme ayo ahlala ekhaya ngenxa yeempembelelo, i-orcas, i-belugas, i-gray whales, kunye ne-whale ebomvu engapheliyo neyingozi kakhulu-isilwanyana esikhulu kunazo zonke esihlala kuzo emhlabeni. Intloko ukuya kwiNgaphakathi lePhasi apho uya kuba nako ukuhamba ngokufutshane emanzini okanye ukuhamba ngeeveki eziliqela, kukunika ixesha elininzi lokubona ezi zidalwa ezimangalisayo.

  Ixesha elifanelekileyo lokutyelela: ngoMeyi-Agasti. Iintlobo ezininzi ziza kwaye ziya kuhamba ngexesha lolo xesha, kodwa iingxaki kunye ne-orcas zikhulu kakhulu.

• 02 we-06

  Baja, Mexico / California

  Ulwandle lwaseBaja lwaseMexico naseCalifornia luyindawo engummangaliso yokubona iindidi ezahlukeneyo. Ukuzithoba kunye ne-orcas ziqhelekileyo kwingingqi, apho apho iintlobo ezininzi zifuduka zibalekele ukushisa kwamaqondo obusika. Kulapha-kwaye kuphela apha - ukuba i-gray whale izakuzala abantwana babo, oko kuthetha ukuba banokuthi bangabonwa ngamanani amaninzi ngexesha lekota. I-800-mile ubude beBaja Peninsula iphinde ibuyele kumawaka amahlengethwa, kunye nokongeza kwimimangaliso yeendawo.

  Ixesha elifanelekileyo lokutyelela: ngoFebruwari-uEpreli. Emva koko, imikhomo iqala ukufudukela kwenye indawo yePacific.

• 03 we-06

  Húsavík, Iceland

  Nangona iimbhokhwe zinokuthi zibonwe malunga naliphi na indawo ecaleni lolunxwemeni lwase-Iceland, ukujonga ngokugqithiseleyo kunokufumaneka kwiindawo ezisemantla ezisenyakatho eziphuma ngaphandle kwedolophu yaseHúsavík. Kulapho, awuzukufumana nje iingxaki, i-orcas, kunye nemikhomo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, kodwa kunye neenkwenkwezi ezincinci eziqhelekileyo. Zonke zixelelwe, iintlobo ezingaphezu kwezi-20 ezahlukileyo zingatholakala kwiNtlabathi ye-Atlantic ngeenyanga zasehlotyeni, xa i-Sun Midnight yenza kube lula ukubona izidalwa yonke imini.

  Ixesha elifanelekileyo lokutyelela: ngo- Apreli-Septemba. Ukuba ufuna ukubona amawhawulu aluhlaza, cwangcisa ukutyelela kwakho ngoJulayi noAgasti, xa ziqhelekileyo kwindawo.

• 04 we-06

  Monterey Bay, California

  I-Monterey Bay yaseCalifornia iyindawo engummangaliso yokubona imikhomo nje ngenxa yokuba izidalwa zibonakala kulo mmandla unyaka wonke. Ukuzihlaziya kuqhelekile kwiinyanga ezifudumeleyo, ngelixa amahashe amnyama awela kwi-migration yawo yonyaka ukuya eBaja. I-Orcas ilandele iipods ezifudukayo ekukhangekeni kokutya, ngelixa iimbhobho ezihlaza okwesibhakabhaka ziye zenza okungakumbi imbonakalo kwiminyaka yamuva nje.

  Ixesha elifanelekileyo lokutyelela: Unyaka wonke! Ukuzihlawula kunye nemikhomo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kungabonwa ukususela ngo-Epreli ukuya kuDisemba, ngelixa iigrays kunye ne-orcas zikhona ukusuka ngoDisemba ukuya ku-Ephreli.

• 05 ka 06

  Hermanus, eMzantsi Afrika

  Inkulu-mali yokubukela i-whale yehlabathi iHermanus, eMzantsi Afrika. Kutholakala kunye neNtshona Koloni, idolophu ihlala ecaleni kolwandle apho iindidi ezininzi zeeminyama ziza kutya ukuze zilungele ukuzala kunye nexesha lokubhaka. Enyanisweni, imikhomo yomeleleyo ngamanye amaxesha ukuba ikwazi ukubonwa lula ukusuka elunxwemeni, ngaphandle kwesidingo sokunyuka esikebheni. Okuhle kakhulu phakathi kwethu kusonwabile ukuwabona esondeleyo nakwii-kayak kunye nolwandle.

  Ixesha elifanelekileyo lokutyelela: ngoJulayi-Novemba. Ixesha eliphakamileyo lokubukela i-whale eHermanus liza ngo-Oktobha, kodwa ukutyelela ngexesha leyiphi na leenyanga kuya kuqinisekisa ukuhlangana kweehawulu.

• 06 we-06

  Dominica, eCaribbean

  Zimbalwa indawo kwiMhlaba inokufanisa isiqithi esincinci saseCaribbean saseDominica xa kuziwa ekubukeni kwamehlo. Kuzo iintlobo ezingama-33 zeemikhomo ezihlala kuloo mmandla, u-22 u tyelele isiqithi rhoqo, kunye nezona zixhaphakileyo eziqhelekileyo, imikhomo yezilingo kunye ne-pygmy sperm whales. Kodwa, iinkwenkwezi zangempela zobuboniso zizalisekile iimbumba zamabhawu, ezihlala emanzini okujikeleza isiqithi unyaka wonke. Oku akukwenzeka nakwezinye iindawo emhlabeni, njengolu hlobo lwezilwanyana, ukuzalwa, nokuphakamisa abancinci balo ngamanzi afanayo ngaphandle kokufudukela kwenye indawo. Ngenxa yoko, bahlala belula ukuzibona, nakubantu.

  Ixesha elifanelekileyo lokutyelela: Unyaka wonke, nangona ixesha lexesha elide liqala ukususela ngoNovemba ukuya kuApreli.