I-Self-Drive Safaris eMzantsi Afrika weMkhuze Game Reserve

01 ngo 08

Phuma kwi-Beaten Track

Ekufutshane nomda weMozambique entliziyweni yasenyakatho yeZululand, iMkhuze Game Reserve inika abo banomdla wokufumana ithuba lokuphuma kwinqanaba elithatyathwe. Akukho zindawo zokudlela zokunethezeka, akukho zikhukhula ezinjengamanzi okanye amajelo e-safari ezityhutyhileyo ezithetha ngefowuni kunye nomsakazo. Kunoko, ipaki ibe ngamahektha angama-40 000 e-bush-free-trapped-roads cross-roads-roads that are best explored independently on self-drive safari. I-safaris yokuzimela iyindlela enhle yokufumana iAfrika njengokuba kufuneka ibe yinto engafanelekanga kunye neyayibhakabhaka, enokungalindelekanga kuyo yonke ikona.

02 ngo 08

Ukufika apho

Eyasungulwa ngowe-1912, iMkhuze Game Reserve sele ibe yinxalenye yeSouth Wonderful Park yeSimangaliso Wetland Park, indawo ekhuselekileyo ephuma eSodwana Bay enyakatho yelizwe, eSt. Lucia ngaseDurban. I-Mkhuze i malunga neekhilomitha ezili-320 ukusuka eThekwini kunye neekhilomitha ezili-150 ukusuka eRichards Bay, kwaye iyakwazi ukusondela ukusuka kumntla okanye kumzantsi. Naluphi na indlela ukhetha ukungena epakini, uya kufuna izakhono ezifanelekileyo zokufunda imephu ukufumana amasango, ezo zombini ezikude kwindawo ezikude ezisemaphandleni. Isango elingasenyakatho lifumaneka ngeSithili saseMkuze, kwaye sibonakala ngokukhawuleza kwimihlaba engafani nenye ilawulwa yimichilo ephazamisayo, iinkuku ezikhuni kunye neengqungqungqungquthela.

03 we-08

Ukuhlala ePakini

Xa uninzi ukuhlola ngaphakathi epakini, kufuneka uceba ukuchitha ubuncinane iintsuku ezimbini okanye ezintathu ezizeleyo. Kulabo abakhetha ukuthatha indawo yokunethezeka, iNhlonhle Bush Lodge inikezela ngamagumbi okubamba ama-en-suite, kunye neenkonzo zompheki, umnakekeli kunye nomgcini wendawo yangasese. Nangona kunjalo, iindwendwe ezininzi zikhetha ukuhlala kwiMampuma yaseMantuma, apho indawo yokuhlala ivela kwiitente ezimbini zeetrari zeethala eziya kubhedi ezithandathu. Iikhenketho ze-self-catering yile nkampu mhlawumbi ibhetri engcono kakhulu, iindawo zokuhlambela zangasese, izindlu zokulala ezikhululekile kunye neendawo zokupheka ezaneleyo. Ngamnye unayo i-verandah evulekileyo eneendawo zobhado ezinikezelweyo, ukuze ukwazi ukuhlangabezana nesithethe esikhulu sezolimo zaseMzantsi Afrika.

04 we-08

Ukuzimelela

I-Mantuma Camp ineendawo zokutyela kunye nevenkile encinci, kodwa isitokhe silinganiselwe kwaye iiyure zokuvula ziya kutshintshwa. Kungcono ukuzinelisekile kwaye uzise konke okufunayo nawe-kuquka amanzi okusela. Ukuba uhamba ukusuka ngasemzantsi, idolophu yaseHluhluwe yindawo enhle yokuyeka izinto ngaphambi kokungena epaki; ngoxa abo bahamba ukusuka enyakatho bangazama iimarike eMbazwana. Ngexesha leenyanga zasehlotyeni (ngoNovemba-Februwari), kukho umngcipheko ophantsi we- malariya eMkhuze. Qinisekisa ukuzisa ubuninzi bokungcola ngogqirha kunye nawe, kwaye ujonge ukuzisa umnatha wakho kumnxeba xa kukho ingxaki kunye nabanikezelwayo.

05 ka 08

I-Experience Safari

Umgudu wokulungiselela ukuhlala eMkhuze ufanelekile ukuba ube nemvakalelo yokuphila (ukuba nje ixeshana) phakathi kwentlango ehlala ingatshintshi iminyaka engaphezu kweyi-100. Ngokuhlwa, i-chalet yakho iya kubuyela kwi-drone yama-cicadas ayiwaka; Kwasekuseni kusasa, ukuntwela kokusa kusasazwa ngeefowuni ezininzi. Ngethuba lemini, i-nyala kunye ne-kudu antelope bahamba ngokukhululekile kwinkampu; kunye nobusuku, ama-bushbabies kunye neentlobo zezilwanyana zivame ukutsalwa kwibrayi ngephunga lokupheka inyama. Ukuzondla akuvumelekile, kodwa ukubukela umlilo obonakaliswayo emehlweni abo obukhanyayo kukufumana amava emzimbeni ongenakulibala lula.

06 we-08

EziNtle izilwanyana zasendle

Ewe, ukubukela umdlalo obalaseleyo kwenzeka ngaphandle kwekampu. Uncedo lweMhuze lweendawo zokuhlala ezihlukahlukeneyo zezilwanyana zasendle, kuquka onke amalungu eBig Five . Benza njengendawo engcwele kwiindidi ezinobungozi, ezibandakanya ibhokhwe emhlophe, ibhokhwe emnyama kunye nenja ekhangayo yaseAfrika. Ipaki ihamba ngeekhilomitha eziyi-100 zomgwaqo, zonke ezibonelela ngamathuba omsebenzi omtsha; kodwa ukubukela umdlalo obalaseleyo ngokuqhelekileyo kubakho kwiindawo zokufihla ipaki. Kukho iziqholo ezine - Kubube, Kumasinga, Kwamalibala kunye neKumahlala - ngalinye elijongene nomlambo wamanzi. Ngexesha elomileyo, ezi zi-oases ezigcina ubomi kwindawo engenamanzi.

07 ka 08

Ukunqumla okungafaniyo

I-Mkhuze ikwaziwa kwakhona njengenye yeendawo ezisezantsi ze- birding ze-Afrika. Izidalwa ezingaphezu kwezi-420 zirekhodwe epakini, ezininzi zazo ziphela okanye ziphelile. Enye yezona ndawo ezifanelekileyo zokubhabha yi-Nsumo Pan, apho iintlobo ezininzi ezingabonakaliyo zamanzi ziza kuzaliswa zize zondle kunye neepaki zepaki ngexesha lezimvula (Oktobha-Februwari). Ukukhokelwa kuhamba ngeMkhuze's Fig Forest kungabhalwa kwiKampu yaseMantuma, kwaye unike ithuba lokubona indawo ekhethekileyo kubandakanya abaxhasi abanzi kunye neenyoka ze-snake ezisemzantsi. Kwenye indawo epakini, izilwanyana ezifana ne-sunerd neergaard kunye ne-Pel's fishing owl nazo zibonwe.

08 ka 08

Ulwazi olusebenzayo

Ixesha elifanelekileyo lokuhamba kwi-Mkhuze lixhomekeke kwizinto eziphambili. Ukubukela umdlalo, iinyanga zasebusika ezomileyo (ngoJuni-Agasti) ziqheleke kakhulu, njengoko izilwanyana zepaki zithatyathwa ngokungenakuphikiswa kwiimithombo zamanzi ngeli xesha. Ukubhaka, iinyanga zasehlobo zasebusika zingcono, njengokuba ubombele obusika budla ngokukrazula i-Nsumo Pan, ukunyanzelisa ipaki yamanzi ukuba ihambe kwenye indawo. Nanini na xa usenza isigqibo sokutyelela, ukuqhubela phambili ukubhuka indawo yokuhlala eMantuma naseNhlonhle kubalulekile. Abaveleli bepaki kufuneka bahlawule umntu oqeshwe ngomntu ngamnye kunye nentlawulo yemoto esangweni; ngelixa i-night safaris, ukuhamba kwemidlalo ekhokelwayo kunye nokuhamba kweThill Forest kungabhalwa bonke ekufikeni eMatuma Camp.

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