I-Addo Elephant National Park, eNingizimu Afrika: I-Complete Guide

Kutholakala esifundazweni esihle saseNingizimu Afrika sase-Eastern Cape, i-Addo Elephant National Park yindaba enkulu yokulondolozwa kwemvelo. Ngo-1919, kwaqalwa inqwaba yezindlovu kule ndawo ngesicelo sabalimi basekhaya, okwenza abantu base bevele benqotshwa ukuzingela kanye nokulahlekelwa kwendawo kuze kube sekupheleni kokuqothulwa. Ngo-1931, inani lezindlovu zika-Addo lancipha laba abantu abangu-11 kuphela. Ipaki yasungulwa ngonyaka ofanayo ukunikeza ukuvikeleka ezindlebeni zokugcina ezisele.

Namuhla, izindlovu zika-Addo zikhula. IPaki likhaya labantu abangaphezu kuka-600, kuyilapho ezinye izinhlobo zezilwane ezibhekene nezinhlekelele ziye zazuza kulelo ndawo. I-Addo iye yaziwa njengenye yezinketho zokuhamba ezihamba phambili eziseNingizimu Afrika - hhayi kuphela ngenxa yezinhlobonhlobo zayo ezicebile kodwa nokufinyeleleka kwayo futhi. Isango elingeningizimu yepaki liqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-25/40 ukusuka ePort Elizabeth, elinye lamadolobha amakhulu kunawo wonke kuleli zwe. A

I-Addo's Flora & Fauna

Kusukela ngo-1931, i-Addo Elephant National Park yanda kakhulu. Manje sehlukaniswe ezindaweni eziningana ezihlukene, kuhlanganise nendawo enkulu yezilwane zasezilwandle zasendle, nezindawo ezimbili zokulondoloza ogwini olusenyakatho yeSonto River. Usayizi wepaki lusho ukuthi luhlanganisa izindawo eziningi ezihlukene zokuhlala, kusukela ezintabeni ezimile kuze kube sezintabeni zasentshonalanga nasehlathini elisogwini. Kungenzeka ukubona indlovu, ibhulo, ingwe, ingonyama, nebhejane e-Addo - uhlu lokuhlola lwemindeni ye-safari eyakha ndawonye i- Big Five .

Izindlovu zibikezela ngokuqakathekile okhiye obalulekile. Ezinsukwini ezishisayo, kungenzeka ukubona izinkomo zibala abantu abangaphezu kuka-100 abuthana emanzini okuphuza, ukudlala nokugeza. I-Buffalo nayo iningi e-Addo, okuyikhaya elikhulu kunezinkomo ezingenasifo ezweni. I-Rhino ayibonakali kaningi, futhi ulwazi mayelana nezinombolo zabo nokuthi kuphi lapho kugcinwa khona ngokucophelela njengesivikelo ngokumelene nabazingeli ; ngenkathi ingonyama nengwe zibonakala kalula ekuntjeni nasebusuku.

I-Addo iphinde ibe ne-antelope enkulu kunazo zonke eNingizimu Afrika, i-eland; kanye ne-dungbeetle engavamile engahambi kahle. Ezinye izinto ezivamile zihlanganisa i-zebra yeBurchell, i-warthog, ne-kudu; kanti izindawo ezikude zepaki zinikeza ithuba lokubona izinhlobo ezincane ezihlanganisa i-gemsbok kanye ne-zebra yaseKapa. Eqinisweni, isilwane esikhulu esikhulu se-safari esingekho ohlwini lwe-Addo yi-tirafa. Ijirafi ayitholakali ngokwemvelo e-Eastern Cape, futhi isinqumo senziwe ukuba singabalandeli.

Izinyoni ku-Addo

I-Addo iphinde ibe nezinhlobonhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokuphila kwezinyoni , nezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-400 ezibhalwe ngaphakathi kwemingcele yepaki. Indawo ngayinye yepaki inikeza amathuba okubona okuhlukile, kusukela ezinhlobonhlobo zasendle ezinjenge-Denham's bustard ezinhlobonhlobo zezinkuni ezinjenge-parrot yaseCape. Abadlwenguli bavame e-Addo, kusukela eagle e-ally kanye ne-ntshontshi ekhanda kuze kufike emaceleni amahle ahlabayo. Abagibeli bezinyoni abathokozelayo kufanele basebenzise indawo yokufihla inyoni ezinikele e-Addo Rest Camp.

Izinto okumelwe zenziwe

I-self-drive safaris yinto ethandwa kakhulu kwezenzo zika-Addo, okuvumela izivakashi inkululeko yokuzihlola ngokwazo ngenxenye yezindleko zohambo oluhleliwe. Amabalazwe omzila anemininingwane atholakala kusango ngalinye lamasango.

I-safaris eholwa nayo inikezwa, nakuba kufanele ibhaliswe kusengaphambili. Inzuzo eyinhloko yalolu khetho yi-safaris eqondiswayo ikuvumela ukuba ube epaki ngaphandle kwamahora okuvulwa avamile - kukunika ithuba elingcono lokubona izilwane ezinjengezinkukhu nezibusuku ezinjengezingonyama namafiya.

Ithiphu Ephezulu: Uma ufuna ubuchwepheshe bomhlahlandlela wendawo ngaphandle kokuthi ukhokhele i-safari eqondisiwe, ungaphinda uqashe iziqondiso zokulinda esangweni lokugibela kanye nawe emotweni yakho.

Ithiphu Ephezulu: Faka ipikinikini bese uhlela ukumisa endaweni yaseJack Picnic Site, indawo ebiyelwe ngaphakathi enkabeni yepaki enkulu. Ungakwazi ngisho nokuletha inyama nezinkuni futhi usebenzise ubuciko beBrazil yaseNingizimu Afrika.

Ukugibela amahhashi kunikezwa ngaphakathi kwendawo yokuvumelanisa yeNathi. Ukugibela kwekusasa ne-ntambama kusuka e-Main Camp futhi kuphele cishe amahora amabili ngamunye.

Labo abangathanda ukugcina izinyawo zabo emhlabathini kumele bacabangele ukubhekana nemigwaqo yokuhamba e-Addo. Imikhawulo eyodwa neyamahora amathathu inikezwa ngaphandle kwezindleko ezengeziwe esigabeni sePaki seZuurberg, kuyilapho iMikampu enkulu inomgwaqo wokuTholakele ofanele izihlalo zabakhubazekile. Ukuze kube lula, i-Alexandria Hiking Trail ithatha izinsuku ezimbili ezigcwele.

U-Addo uphinde unikeze ama-Eco-Tours aseMarine, agijime nge-Raggy Charters esiseduze ne-Port Elizabeth. Lezi zivakashi zinikeza ithuba lokubona izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zempilo yasolwandle, kuhlanganise ne-bottlenose namahlengethwa avamile, ama-penguins ase-Afrika kanye nodobi abamhlophe. Ngenkathi (ngoJuni-Okthoba), kukhona nethuba elihle kakhulu lokubona amahlombe angaseningizimu namagundane asempumalanga. Lezi zinhlanzi zasolwandle zihamba ngasogwini lwaseNingizimu Afrika ezisempumalanga ekufudukeni kwabo minyaka yonke ziye ezikhungweni zokufudumala nokufudumala ogwini lwaseMozambique.

Uzohlalaphi

I-Addo inezinketho eziningi zokuhlala. Ikamu eliyinhloko, i-Addo Rest Camp, linikeza amakamu, ama-self-catering chalets kanye nezindlu zokuvakasha ezinethezeka - kanye nenjabulo eyengeziwe ye-waterhole yamanzi. Inkampu ye-Spekboom Tented iyinhlangano enkulu kulabo abafisa ukuzwa umlingo wobusuku ngaphansi kwesikhumba; ngenkathi iNarina Bush Camp neWowody Cape Guest House zinikeza indawo ehlala kude yezinkuni ezithandwa ngabantu abasebenzisa izinyoni, izitshalo zezilwane kanye nabahamba ngezinyawo. Lesi siphetho sisekuqaleni kwe-Trail Alexandria Hiking Trail.

Kukhona nezinombolo zokulala ezizimele eziphakathi kwepaki, ethandwa kakhulu yiyiphi ikamu lezintaba ezinhlanu ze-Gorah Elephant. Kutholakala endaweni eyinhloko yemidlalo, i-Gora iveza inkathi yegolide ye-safari adventure ngokukhethwa kwamasiteshi athenjwa kuphela. Ngenkathi enkulu, zonke izinketho zokuhlala zigcwalisa masinyane - kodwa uma ungakwazi ukuthola isikhala ngaphakathi kwepaki, kunezinketho eziningi eziseduze. Izindlu zokungcebeleka e-Colchester, ngeSonto River kanye nasePort Elizabeth ngokwayo zinikeza ukufinyelela okulula nokubaluleka okuhle.

Ulwazi oluwusizo

U-Addo unamasango amabili amakhulu - I-Camp enkulu noMatholweni. Ikamu elikhulu likhona enyakatho yepaki futhi lihlala livulekile izivakashi zosuku kusukela ngo-7: 00 ekuseni kuya ku-7: 00 ntambama nsuku zonke. Enyakatho yepaki, uMatholweni uvuliwe kusukela ngo-7: 00 ekuseni kuya ku-6: 30 ntambama. Zonke izivakashi kumele zikhokhise imali yokungena, ephakathi kuka-R62 kwabahlali baseNingizimu Afrika ukuya ku-R248 kubantu bamazwe angaphandle. Izindawo zokuhlala kanye neminye imisebenzi ithwala imali eyengeziwe - bheka ngezansi ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi.

I-Addo yi- malaria- ayikhululekile, ikugcine izindleko ze-prophylactics ebiza kakhulu. Izindlela eziningi ngaphakathi epaki zifanele izimoto ezingu-2x4, nakuba izinqola eziphezulu zezimoto zinconywa. Ngokwesiko, inkathi eyomile (ngoJuni-Agasti) kubhekwa njengendlela engcono yokubukwa kwemidlalo, njengoba izilwane ziphoqeleka ukuba zihlangane emanzini awenza kube lula ukubona. Kodwa-ke, inkathi yemvula (ngoDisemba - Februwari) iyona engcono kakhulu yokubhanana, kuyilapho izinkathi zezinhlanzi zivame ukuba nesimo sezulu esibucayi.

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