I-Etosha National Park: iNdawo yaseNamibia yezilwanyana zasendle

01 ngo 07

Umhlaba weMbalela kunye neMimangaliso

I-Etosha National Park yaseNamibia ibizwa ngokuba yi-Etosha Pan, i-pan yeryuwa eselula kude ihlohlo likwazi ukubona kwaye lilandele ngaphezu kwe-5 yesiqendu sommandla wepaki. Ngethuba lemvula, i-pan igcwalisa ngamanzi kwaye yatshintshwa ibe luhlaza olwandle olunamabala aluhlaza; kodwa ngexesha lonyaka owomileyo, amanzi aphuphuma ukuba athatyathelwe yimimiselo ye-shape shift. Kwiindawo ezisemaphakeni, yonke ipaki iyimile. Ndandwendwela ngoSeptemba 2016, emva kweminyaka emithathu yemvula ephumelele. Inkomiso yayibambe ipaki ngaphakathi kokungabi nantoni, kodwa isaphila ubomi, izilwanyana zazingeniswa emanzini ngamanzi.

02 we-07

I-Self-Drive Safari Adventure

Izindlu zokulala ezithengiswayo ngaphandle kwe-Etosha zinika i-safaris ekhokelwayo epakini, njengoko kukho iinkampani ezininzi zokutyelela-kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo, le ndawo iyindawo yokuzimela. Ekufikeni, izikhulu zepaki zikhupha iindwendwe ngeemephu, kunye neendlela ezigciniweyo ezingcolileyo zenza ukuhamba lula. Nangona ukutyelela ngesikhokelo kusenza kube lula ukubona iintlobo zezilwanyana zasendle ezingaqhelekanga, i-self-drive ye-safaris ineenzuzo ezininzi ezizodwa. Ukuhamba ngokuzimeleyo kuthetha ukukwazi ukuphanda naziphi na iindlela zepaki ezithathayo; kwaye ukwazi ukuyeka ukuthatha iifoto nasiphi na ukufunayo (kunye nangokude nje ufuna). Kwakhona kwandisa umonakalo wokubukela umdlalo, njengoko ukubonakala kwintsha nganye kufana nokuphumelela komntu.

03 we-07

Ukukhetha Ikampu Yakho Yokuphumla

Ukuhlala ngaphakathi kwepaki kuyindlela enhle yokwenza ixesha elininzi apho, kwaye kukho iinkampu ezininzi ozikhethayo. Ezi nkampu ezithandwa kakhulu zi-Okuakuejo, iHalali kunye neNamutoni, zonke ezo zihlala zingena kwixesha eliqhelekileyo kulo lonke ipaki. Zonke ezintathu zinika indawo yokuhlala kunye neendawo zokuhlala, kunye neendawo ezahlukeneyo ezibandakanya isiteshini segesi, indawo yokutyela, ivenkile kunye nedama. Yahlula ixesha phakathi kwabo, uthathe usuku lonke ukuhamba ukusuka kwelinye ukuya kwelinye. Iinkampu zaseDolomite ne-Onkoshi ngasentshonalanga nangasempuma yepaki ngokulandelanayo zinikeza indawo yokuhlala yokunethezeka, ngelixa i-Olifantsrus iphela kwiinkampu, ukubonelela ngentsingiselo yokuphila ebusweni.

04 we-07

I-Waterholes eyaziwayo eThekwini

I-Okuakuejo, iHalali kunye neNamutoni zonke zikhusele amanzi, zibonelela iindwendwe ithuba elincinci lokubona izilwanyana zasebusuku. I-Okuakuejo yiyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu kwiinkampu ze-Etosha, apho abanye abahambahambayo bangayifumana. Nangona kunjalo, abo bazimisele ukukrakra izihlwele, kubuye kubekho kwikhaya elincomekayo (kwaye lihle kakhulu). Ngethuba lokuhlwa, abemi beenkampu baqokelela emva kwodonga oluphantsi lwamatye ukuze babukele njengemfuyo ye-antelope ehlambulukileyo ehla emanzini ukusela, imilenze yabo ebonakalayo ibonakaliswe kwisimo sayo esibukrini. Iifowuni ze-guineafowl zichaza umnyama ozayo, kwaye ngokuqhelekileyo, izilwanyana ezinkulu ezibandakanya ibhokhwe, indlovu neengonyama ziboniswa ukukhanya okufudumele kwezikhukula.

05 we-07

I-Stronghold ye-Rhino engozini

I-Rhino yimbonakalo ye-Etosha, zombini kwi-waterholes ekhukula kunye nakwezinye iipaki. Bobabini ibhanku emhlophe nebomnyama zijongene nokuphela, kunye namanani abo anqunywe yi- poaching kulo lonke elasezantsi Afrika. Nangona kunjalo, zombini iindidi ziyaqhubeka zikhula e-Etosha, kwaye ipaki iyaziwayo njengenye yeenqaba zokugqibela zebhino emnyama, iintlobo ezinabantu abangama-5,000 kuphela. I-Poaching ihlala iyinkxalabo, nangona kunjalo, kunye nenani elichanekileyo lombhobho omnyama ngaphakathi epaki ligcinwa liyimfihlo njengomlinganiselo wokukhusela. Ukubona ezi zilwanyana ezihle kakhulu zasendle kuyimeko yokuthobeka, kwaye isikhumbuzo sento esimele siyilahle ngayo ukuba iinzame zokongamela zihluleka.

06 we-07

I-Incredible Array yezilwanyana zasendle

Ininzi yezinye izilwanyana ezinqabileyo okanye ezisengozini zibiza u-Etosha ekhaya. Phakathi kwabo yi-impala ejongene nobungozi obumnyama, i-subspecies ye-impala exhaphakileyo. Abaxhamli baquka iyingonyama, ingwe kunye ne-cheetah; ngoxa i-scena ifana ne-hyena kunye ne-jackal ibonakala ibona i-cat enkulu ibulala. Mhlawumbi into ekhangayo kakhulu ngo-Etosha-ukubukela umdlalo, nangona kunjalo, yintlukwano yobomi. Kwiindawo zokugcina amanzi ezifana ne-Okondeka kunye ne-Olifantsbad, i-gemsbok enkulu, i-wildebeest kunye ne-zebra zeentaba zidla ngokubonakala zifuna indawo kwindawo yamanzi. I-Sprinbok ihlala ikhona, kunye neenkomo zeendlovu ziyakwazi ukudlala kwaye zihlonipheke.

07 we-07

I-Etosha's Birdlife

Xa kungekho zilwanyana ezibonakalayo, iintlobo zeentaka ze-Etosha azidabuki. Iintlobo ezingama-340 zirekhodwe kwimida yepaki, kubandakanywa izikhundla ezinokuphela okanye ezikufuphi njenge-parrot kunye ne-Monteiro's hornbill. Iingcapheko zihlala ziphatha iindwendwe ekuboniseni umdaniso wazo wokuxuba; ngelixa i-kori bustard efanelekileyo ifanelwe ukukhankanywa njengentaka yehlabathi ehamba phambili. Abaphangi baxhaphake kakhulu kwi-Etosha, kunye nokubonwa rhoqo kwi-bateleur ukhozi, i-palepant goshawk kunye neenkomo zelungu elimhlophe. Iintaka zintlanzi zimele zihlale zijonge i-falgmy falcon, ezithintela iindawo zokuhlala zentlalo.

Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi oluquka amaxesha esango, iimali zokungena kunye neengcebiso zokudlala umdlalo, tyelela iwebhusayithi ye-Etosha esemthethweni. Ukufumana ezinye iifoto ze-Etosha, khangela isikhokelo se-Traveler to Africa.