Ukuhlaselwa kwamanzi emhlophe kumlambo waseZambezi yinto efanelekileyo kakhulu yokuhlaziya i-rafting emhlabeni. Ndikunandipha ukukhwela kwinqanaba elingaphantsi kwamanqanaba amahlanu, amaxesha amane kwiminyaka emithathu edlulileyo. Ukuba uceba ukutyelela iVictoria Falls , ngulo msebenzi omnye omele ukwenze. Kodwa kufuneka ulungele ukuhlambuluka kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo uya kugwinya amanzi aMlambo iZambezi. Musa ukukhathazeka, uphephe ngokugqibeleleyo kwaye iingwenya zincinci!
Ngaba ndikhankanyile ukuba le nto iya kuba yinto evuyisayo kunye nenomdla yeeholide lakho?
Umlambo waseZambezi
Umlambo waseZambezi ngumlambo wesine omkhulu kunawo wonke eAfrika, udweba indlela yelizwe elithandathu ukuya kwii-2,700 km. I-Zambezi iqala ubomi phakathi kweli zwekazi ngasenyakatho-ntshona yeZambia kufuphi nomda we-Angola, kwaye iphetha uhambo lwayo ngokuphuma kuLwandle lwaseNdiya, kummandla waseMozambique. Umlambo uphawulwe ngamanzi amaninzi amaninzi, kodwa akukho nto inomtsalane njengoko iVictoria Falls, inkulu yamanzi emhlabeni jikelele. Kwaye kungaphantsi kweVictoria Falls, e-Batoka Gorge, apho i-rafting yamanzi epheleleyo iqala. Umlambo waseZambezi kule nqanaba ubonisa umda phakathi kweZambia kunye neZimbabwe .
I-Batoka Gorge ineendonga ezinqabileyo ze-basalt ezimnyama ezinjengeentlanje zamanxweme ezimhlophe ezijikeleze ngaphaya kwamanxweme omlambo. Icala laseZimbabwe lomlambo i-National Park ekhethiweyo kwaye kukho izilwanyana ezininzi.
Umgudu ogqithiseleyo ke wenza ukuba kungabi nakwenzeka ukuba uya kuhlangabezana nantoni naxa uhlaziya, ngaphaya kweengwenya ezincinci. Kwaye, kunjalo, i-rapids eyenza wonke amava amnandi.
Rapids
Phantse isiqingatha se-rapids kwindlela ye-rafting yeZambezi zifakwa kwiBanga lesihlanu. Amabanga ayisithupha e-rapids anqatshelwe ukuba akunakwenzeka ukukhawuleza, ukwenjenjalo ukushiya ibanga lesihlanu njengelona nqanaba elona lulukhuni lokuba umntu othe tye uya kufuneka / kufuneka / azame.
Ngokutsho kwe-British Canoe Union, i-Bakala 5 ikhawuleza - "inzima kakhulu, iindwendwe ezininzi kunye nobunobundlobongela, ama-gradients, ama-drops amakhulu kunye neengcinezelo". Iintambo zokuhlawula ezipheleleyo ziza kutshatshaza i-rapids ezingamashumi amabini, iintsuku zokugqibela zemihla ziya kuzama elishumi. Eli nani liye lancinci elincinci ngokuxhomekeka kumanqanaba wamanzi kunye nexesha lonyaka. Ukususela ngoFebruwari ukuya kuJuni umlambo "uphakeme". Isixa samanzi esiza phezu kweVictoria Falls ngeli xesha lonyaka likhulu kangangokuthi awukwazi ukuwabona ngokuphambanisa.
Ixesha elikhawulezayo linalo igama, kwaye isikhokelo sakho siza kukuxelela ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba kuya kuqhutywa njani, yintoni omele ulindele, kwaye ulinganise amathuba akho okubamba. Isiqalo sakho sokuqala sibizwa ngokuba yi "Pot Boiling". Uyazi ukuba kuya kuba yinto emangalisayo xa isikhokelo sichaza indoda ikhamera iya kumila edwaleni njengoko uhamba ngokukhawuleza ngokukhawuleza. Ukukhawuleza ngamagama afana ne "Stareway ukuya ezulwini", "Ukubilisa uMoya kaMoya", "Ukuhlamba iMishini", "Ukuthobela", kuya kunika ingcamango yento ezayo. "I-Muncher" yamthabatha i-raft yangaphandle kwindlela yam yokugqibela ebonakalayo. Ukuba isikhokelo sibuza ukuba ngaba uhamba ngaphaya kweyona ndawo ekhawulezayo, ndiyakubonisa ukuba unqabile ngokunciphisa umnikelo. Kwiiveki ezintathu kamva ndifunga ukuba ndihlala namanzi angamaZambezi kwimbilini yam.
Ukuze ufumane ukuba yiyiphi i-rapids eya kuqhutywa xa uceba ukuhamba, khangela le mithombo ebalulekileyo, kwaye nqakraza kwithebhu "Zonke iiNyaniso".
Ude Uhambe Kangakanani?
Abahlaziyi bexesha elipheleleyo banokulindela ukuqhuba ii-24 km zomlambo. Uninzi lwexesha uya kuba se-raft, (ngaphandle kokuba ufunde flip), kodwa ngezinye ilula unako ukubhukuda. Ndiyincoma kakhulu ukuba uphelele ngaphaya kwexesha xa kucetyiswa ukuba, i-rapids yeentente iyakusondeza ngaphantsi komlambo kwaye ivakalelwa yinto emangalisayo. Phakathi kwexesha elikhawulezayo kukho ukulula okulula ukuya kwiiyure okanye kunjalo, ukugqibelela ukuphefumula umphefumlo wakho, ume uphinde uxoxe nabanye abakhenqileyo. Ngosuku olupheleleyo uza kuchitha malunga neeyure ezintandathu kumlambo, iyure ungena kwaye uphume emgodini, kunye neyure okanye njalo ufike kwihotele yakho ukuya emgodini.
Ngaba nawuphi na umntu oza kuZakezi?
Abantwana abaneminyaka engaphantsi kwe-15 abanakukwazi ukukhwela ngamanzi amhlophe kwiZambezi, yinyama kakhulu.
Ngaphezu koko, kufuneka ulungele ukunyuka kwaye uphume emgodini, uphezulu kwaye unokutshisa kakhulu. Uninzi lwabantu lufumana ukunyuka kunye / okanye ngaphandle komgudu ukuba lube yingxenye ebalulekileyo kakhulu yosuku! Kufuneka ulungele ukuba unako ukuhlaziya xa uhlaziya. Awudingi ukuba ube ngumdada onamandla, kodwa kufuneka uzive ukhululekile emanzini.
Ubani Oya Kukhokelela?
Yonke inqanawa inomdla kunye nokuqeqeshwa kwamanzi e-white rafting ekukhokelela kuyo ngokukhawuleza. Iinkcazo zokukhusela zicace kwaye wena kunye nabaqabane bakho uya kuqhuba ukulungelelanisa kunye nokuhlangula omnye umntu xa uthe wabuya ngapha nangapha. I-kayaker ekhethiweyo iya kuba kunye ne-raft yakho ukwenzela ukhuseleko olongezelelweyo kwaye iya kunceda ukuba ubuyele kwi-raft yakho xa uwela emanzini. Omnye u-kayaker uya kukulandela ngosuku ngekhamera yedijithali kunye nekhamera yekhamera (ukuthenga ngokuzithandela ekupheleni kohambo). Uninzi lwabaxhasi luza kuthwala abantu abane-8 nganye nganye nge-paddle ngesandla. (Ukuba awufuni ukukhawuleza, oko kukukhetha, kodwa cela ngaphambi kokubhuka uhambo lwakho). Enye yezinto ezigqwesileyo kwindlela yokurhweba i-rafting ngokuqinisekileyo ngabantu abajongene nabo. Izibophelelo zemihla ngemihla zingenziwa xa zilwa nale ndlela yamanzi amhlophe!
Ixesha elihle kakhulu lokuRft iZambezi
Unokwenza umlambo wamanzi omhlophe unyaka wonke kwi-Middle Zambezi, amanzi asoloko efudumele kwaye i-rapids ihamba ngokukhawuleza. Umzantsi osezantsi amanzi, ngokugqithiseleyo kumanzi amhlophe athola. Ngoko ixesha elona xesha lihle kakhulu lokuba bahlasele abo bathanda injabulo eyongezelelweyo ukususela ngo-Agasti-Februwari. Amaconsi angena kwezinye iillipids zikhulu kakhulu kwaye amathuba akho okukhupha aphezulu. Kodwa ukuphosa konke kukuyingxenye yolonwabo. Kwaye kukho ezimbalwa iingcongolo ezibonakalayo kwiindawo eziphangaleleyo, ngoko ngelixa i-flip idlwengula, kwaye iifayili zakho ziza kuhlambuluka ngokucacileyo, akukho nengozi ezayo yokuzikhwela kwidwala. Ukuba amanzi aphakama kakhulu, ngamanye amaxesha ngo-Matshi / Aprili, i-rapids ayiyi kuqhutywa, ngoko jonga inkampani ye-rafting ngaphambi kokuba uhambe (jonga ngezantsi).
Yintoni Okumele Yenze Uhambo Oluxhasayo?
Ubungqina benkalipho kunye nokuhleka kweentlungu kubalulekile. Uyakufuna kwakhona iimbatho ezifanelekileyo zeeswele, i-sunscreen, kunye neengubo awuyikuzihlamba okanye ukuhamba. Misela i-snack ongayinayo xa ukhumbula ukutya kwasekuseni. Musa ukuzisa ikhamera, uya kuba uxakeke kakhulu ukuba ungathathi iifoto uze ulahlekelwe ikhamera yakho engenawo amanzi nangoko, ngoko nje uthenge izithombe ekupheleni. Umfaki-zithombe ochwephekileyo uyinxalenye yazo zonke iipakethe ze-rafting kwaye ugibele kunye ne-raft yakho kwi-kayak. I-jacket yokuphila, i helmetshi kunye ne-paddle zibonelelwa kwaye uya kuqhuba nazo zombini nangaphandle kwimizi.
Iindleko zeRafting iZambezi
I-rafting yemihla yesigxina iya kudla imali phakathi kwe-115 ukuya kwi-135 yezigidi; i-rafting yosuku olupheleleyo ukusuka kwi-$ 125- $ 150. Unokunciphisa iindleko ngokufumana "iphakheji" yemisebenzi, ezininzi iinkampani zinikeza imenyu yemisebenzi ye-adrenalin ukuze ujabule, kubandakanywa ne- bungee jumping . Uhambo lwemihla ngemihla luhluke kwiindleko kuxhomekeke kwinani lobusuku kwaye zingaphi kwiqela lakho. Kuzo zonke izinto ezinikezwa kwiindawo zaseVictoria Falls, i-rafting yamhlophe yamanzi iyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu kwimali kwimbono yam.
Rafting esuka eZambia okanye eZimbabwe?
Ngumlambo ofanayo, iipressi ezifanayo kodwa zikhona iintlukwano ezincinci phakathi kokubhuka uhambo lwakho oluvela eZimbabwe okanye eZambia. Ndineendawo ezithambileyo kwiinkampani zaseRwanda zokurhweba ukususela ngokuqala kwam raft ngo-1989 kwakukho neShearwater kwaye kwakuyinto emnandi kakhulu. Kwakhona, abantu baseZimbabwe bahamba ngokukhawuleza ngokukhawuleza kwaye bangasebenzisa idola yezokhenketho ngaphezu kweZambia. Kodwa funda i-pros and cons cons below and make your mind.
Umhla wesiqingatha seZimbabwe / usuku olupheleleyo lwee-rafting uhambo oluqala ekuqaleni kwentsasa, ukuthabatha ngokuqhelekileyo kuya kubakho ngaphambi kwe-7am. Kukulungele ukufumana umlambo kwaye ujabulise ukubuyela ehotele yakho ekupheleni kosuku kunye nexesha lokulondoloza, ukuphumla okanye ukuhamba kwinqwelo ye-sundowner. Kodwa ufuna ukuqinisekiswa ukuba udle ngaphambi kokuba uthatyathwe, ngoko cela ihotele yakho ukuba ikupake ngesidlo sakusasa, okanye isitoreji kwiindawo ezithile zokutya okuhlwa ebusuku. Ukungena kunye nokuphuma kwintlambo kwi-Zimbabwe kwinqanaba elincinci. Ukuba unamadolo abuthathaka, okanye awufanelekanga, zama ukubhuka kwicala laseZambia. Ngonwaba ngokwenene ukunyuka, ngokukodwa kuba kunomthi obandayo weZambezi elinde phezulu kwintlambo, kwaye iimbono zinkulu!
I-Rafting kwicala laseZambia lincinci ngakumbi ngaphambi nangemva komsebenzi. Ukuthabatha ku-8am, ngoko ke kukho ixesha lokutya kwasekuseni, kwaye ukuba ukhetha ukuhlawula i-raft egcweleyo, ke kukho ikhefu yemoto ekhupha ngaphandle kwimihla ekupheleni. Usuku olupheleleyo kwicala laseZambia lithetha ukuba ubuyele kwihotele yakho malunga no-5 ukuya ku-6 ukuya ku-6 ukuya ku-6 ukuya kwe-6pm, ngoko ayikho ixesha lokwenza omnye umsebenzi (nangona ukhatyelwe kakhulu kwangoko). Iinqwelo zokugqibela zemizuzu kufuneka ziphume emkhatsini, ngoko ke kubalulekile ukuba abanye benze usuku olupheleleyo nje ukuze bagweme!
Iinconywa zeRafting, iZambia / iZimbabwe
Iinkampani zaseZimbabwe endizibandakanye nazo kwaye ziphakamisa kakhulu ziquka i-Shearwater ne-Shockwave. Ininzi nje kutshanje ndichitha i-raft day egcweleyo kunye neShockwave kwaye banakho izikhokelo ezibalaseleyo. E-Zambia ndazibandakanya kunye ne-Safari par Excellence (SafPar) kwaye ndincoma kakhulu i-Bundu Adventures kunye ne-Batoka Expeditions zokuhamba ngee-rafting.
Uhambo lwemihla ngemihla yokuRafting
Ukuba awuzange ulandele phambili ngaphambili, thabatha uqingatha okanye uhambo olupheleleyo lokuhamba ngaphambi kokuba uqale uhambo lwee-rafting. Kuyinto yasendle kwaye inomdla, ngoko ufuna ukuqiniseka ukuba unokukwazi ukuyiphatha iintsuku ezimbalwa ngokulandelana. Kodwa ukuba uyinto enjengaye kwaye uthanda yonke into yesibini yokurhoxisa i-Zambezi, ngoko-ke ubhalele ngokupheleleyo uhambo lwemihla ngemihla. Umgcobo unomhle ngokumangalisayo, cinga nje ubeke inkampu kuwo phantsi kweenkwenkwezi uze uphinde uhlasele kwakhona imihla ngemihla. Kukho iindlela ezininzi (ezinye zihamba kuphela ngexesha "ngamanzi aphantsi" ukususela ngoJulayi ukuya kuDisemba, ukususela ngobusuku, ukuya kohambo lwama-7.
IBhodi yeBhodi
Ndandifela ukuzama ukuzama ukundwendwela kwiVictoria Falls emva kokundwendwela, kodwa emva kokuva ama-Afrikaners anzima athi batyeswa kwaye bephelile emva nje kwee-rapids ezimbalwa, ndakhetha enye i-rafting. Ngokuqinisekileyo umbhobho wemlambo i-rapids efanayo kunye nokugcoba kwamanzi amhlophe, okweqile kakhulu. Ibhodi lifana nobukhulu obufana nebhodi ye-boogie, ngoko kufuneka ube neengalo ezintle ezinamandla ukubamba kuyo njengoko uhla. Into enhle kukuba, unako ukukhwela kwi-raft ngezinye zee-rapids zebakala ezintlanu, uze udibanise i-rapids encinane endleleni. Ndizisola ngokungenzi nto ngoku, kwaye ndiya kukhangela ixesha elizayo, mhlawumbi xa amanzi ephakamileyo ngo-Matshi-Julayi.