Kwiimitha ezili-14,980 / ii-4,566 iimitha, iNtabeni iMeru yiTanzania yeyona ntlanu yeyona nto iphakamileyo, kwaye ngokweminye, intaba yesine ephezulu e-Afrika. I-Conical shape, iNtaba iMeru itholakala ngasentla kweTanzania entliziyweni ye-National Park yase-Arusha. Ingumlilo onqabileyo, kunye nokuqhuma okudlulileyo kwithuba elidlulileyo kwiminyaka eminci edlulileyo. Ngomhla ocacileyo, uyabona iNtabeni yeKalimmanjaro ukusuka eNtabeni iMeru, njengoko iiplani ezimbini zeempawu zihlukaniswa ngumgama ongaphantsi kweekhilomitha ezili-50 / iikhilomitha eziyi-80.
Ukuphakama kokuqala okuphumelelayo kwirekhodi kusengxabano. Kuthiwa ukuba nguCarl Uhlig ngo-1901 okanye uFritz Jaeger ngo-1904-zombini amaJamani, abonakalisa igunya lobukhosi baseJamani kwiTanzania ngelo xesha.
KwiNtaba iMeru
INtaba iMeru iyintambo emithathu ukuya kweyesine kwaye iqhelekileyo isetyenziswe ngabantu abafuna ukuhambela iNtaba yaseKilimanjaro . Isikhokelo sinyanzelekile kuwo wonke uhambo kwaye kukho enye indlela esemthethweni ukuya kwintlanganiso. Indlela ephawulwe kakuhle ngeendawo zokuhlala ezihamba ngendlela elula, iibhedi ezikhululekile. Imizila engabonakaliyo ngasentshonalanga nasemacaleni asentla entabeni ayikho mthethweni. I-Acclimatization ibalulekile, kwaye ngelixa ungeke ufune i-oksijeni, ukuchitha ubuncinane iintsuku ezimbalwa kwindawo ephakamileyo ngaphambi kokuzama ukunyuka kunconywa kakhulu. Ithuba elifanelekileyo lokuhamba ngethuba lonyaka owomileyo (ngoJuni-Oktobha okanye ngoDisemba-Februwari).
Umzila weMelaella
Umzila weNtaba iMeru ubizwa ngokuba yiMelaella Route.
Iqala kwicala elingasempuma yeNtaba iMeru kwaye inyuke ngasemntla ongasenyakatho wekhontrakthi ukuya kwiNtlanzi yeNtlalontle, intlanganiso. Kukho iindlela ezimbini ukuya kwindlu yokuqala, iMiriakamba (8,248 inyawo / ii-2,514 iimitha) - indlela emfutshane, ehamba phambili okanye ehamba kancane, ukunyuka okuthe gqolo. Ukuhamba ngeeyure ezintandathu ukuya kweyure ngosuku olulandelayo lukuzisa kwiSaddle Hut (11,712 iinyawo / 3,570 iimitha), kunye nemibono emihle yecrafta ecaleni kwendlela.
Ngomhla wesithathu, kuthatha iiyure ezintlanu ukuhamba kunye nokubuyela kwi-Saddle Hut ngexesha lesidlo sasemini, ngaphambi kokuqhubeka ukuya eMiriakamba ubusuku bokugqibela. Ukuhamba nge-crater rim kubonwa njengenye yezinto ezikhangeleka kakhulu kwihlabathi.
Izikhokelo kunye nabasango
Izikhokelo ziyimfuneko kuzo zonke iintaba kwiNtaba iMeru. Zixhobile kwaye zikho ukhuseleko lwakho ekukhanyeni kwezilwanyana zasendle ezininzi. Abangenisi abavumelekanga kodwa benze uhambo oluvuyisayo ngokuncedisa ukuthwala izixhobo zakho. Isango ngalinye lifikelela kuma-33 iipounds / 15 kilogram. Unako ukuqesha ababini abangoziphatho kunye nezikhokelo kwiSango leMellaella, kodwa ingcamango enhle ukuyibhala kwangaphambili ubuncinane ngosuku. Ukuba uhamba ne-opharetha, ezi nkonzo zifakwe kwixabiso. Buza ngeenxa zonke izikhokelo zokuqhawula njengeempilisi zokuhlawula zenza ipesenteji ebalulekileyo yengeniso yeentaba, abaphathi kunye nabapheki.
Indawo yaseMount Meru
KwiNtaba yeMeru ngokwalo, i-Saddle Hut kunye neMiriakamba Hut inikeza indawo yokuhlala kuphela. Ukuqhawula kugcwalise kakuhle kwangaphambili, ngoko ke ukuba uceba ukuhamba ngexesha eliphezulu (ngoDisemba-Febhuwari) kudla ngokuqiqatha ukupakisha intente elula. Indawo yokuhlala ephakamileyo kunye neenxa zonke kwi-National Park yase-Arusha iquka iHatari Lodge, iMelaella Wildlife Lodge, iMeru Mbega Lodge, iMeru View Lodge kunye neMeru Simba Lodge.
Ukufika kwiNtaba yeMeru
INtaba iMeru ifumaneke ngaphakathi kwePaki leSizwe lase-Arusha. Uninzi lweendwendwe lubaleka kwi-Airport ye-Kilimanjaro International, eyi-60 km / 35 miles ukusuka epaki ngokwayo. Ngaphandle koko, i-Arusha (inkunzi enyakatho yeTanzania) yimoto engama-40 ukusuka epaki kazwelonke. Ukuhamba ngeebhasi ukuya kwi-Arusha ushiye imihla ngemihla ukusuka eNairobi eKenya. Ukusuka kwenye indawo eTanzania, unokubamba ibhasi elikude ukuya kwi-Arusha okanye unobhala lwendiza yangaphakathi. Ukusuka e-Arusha okanye kwi-Airport yase-Kilimanjaro, i-opharetha yakho ngokuqhelekileyo uya kubonelela ngokuhamba phambili ukuya epakini ngokwayo; okanye ungaqesha iinkonzo zeteksi yendawo.
Uhambo lweeTrkking kunye nabaSebenzi
Ixabiso eliqhelekileyo lokuhamba kwiNtaba iMeru ngokuqhelekileyo iqala malunga ne-$ 650 ngamnye ngomntu kubandakanywa ukutya, indawo yokuhlala kunye neentlawulo zesikhokelo. Udinga imvume yokunyuka kwaye kuthatha ubuncinane iiyure ezili-12 ukufumana enye.
Ukubhuka kwakho ukunyuka ngumboneleli ojikelezayo ubiza kakhulu, kodwa kwakhona kwenza ukuba uhambo luhambe lula. Abaqhubi abanconywayo baquka i-Maasai Wandering, iNtaba yaseKenya Expedition kunye neAventures.
Le nqaku yayiyi-fact-checked by Lema Petros, isikhokelo sokuhamba ngeengcali kunye nelungu lesizwe saseMeru.
Yahlaziywa nguJessica Macdonald ngoDisemba 16 ka-2016.