I-Etosha National Park: I-Namibia Wildlife Haven

01 ngo-07

Izwe Lesomiso Nezimangaliso

I-Etosha National Park eyaziwa ngokuthi iNamibia ibizwa ngokuthi yi-Etosha Pan, indawo enkulu ebomvu elinezinhlayiya ezibheke phezulu lapho iso likwazi khona ukubona futhi lilandele ingxenye engaphezu kwesihlanu kwendawo yonke yepaki. Ngenkathi yemvula, i-pan igcwele amanzi futhi iguqulwa ibe luhlaza olwandle olunamaqhwa ama pink pink; kodwa ngenkathi eyomile, amanzi aqhubekela phambili aguqulwe yimiklamo yokushintsha isimo. Emaphethelweni e-pan, lonke leli paki limelele ngokulinganayo. Ngavakashela ngo-September 2016, ngemva kweminyaka emithathu yezimvula ezingaphumeleli. Isomiso sasiqhubekile epaki ngaphakathi kokungabi nalutho, kepha ukuphila okwakusakhulayo, izilwane zalethwa emanzini ngokudinga amanzi.

02 ngo-07

Ukuzidela kwe-Self-Drive Safari

Izindlu zokulala ezikhangayo ngaphandle kwe-Etosha zinikeza i-safaris eqondiswayo yepaki, njengoba kwenza izinkampani eziningana zokuvakasha - kodwa empeleni, lokhu kuyindawo yokuzimela. Lapho efika, izikhulu zepaki zikhipha izivakashi ngebalazwe, futhi imigwaqo engcolile ephawulekayo yenza ukuhamba kalula. Nakuba ukuvakasha nomqondisi ngokuvamile kuvumela ukuthi kube lula ukubona izinhlobo eziningi zezilwane zasendle zasendle, i-self-drive safaris inezinzuzo eziningi eziyingqayizivele. Ukuhamba ngokuzimela kusho ukukwazi ukuhlola noma yiziphi izindlela zepaki ezithatha isifiso sakho; futhi ukwazi ukuma ukuthatha izithombe noma kunini lapho ufuna khona (futhi uma nje ufuna). Futhi kwandisa ukuthakazelisa kokubukwa kwemidlalo, njengoba ukubukwa okusha ngalunye kubonakala sengathi kufinyeleleka komuntu siqu.

03 ka-07

Ukukhetha ikamu lakho lokuphumula

Ukuhlala ngaphakathi kwepaki kuyindlela enhle yokusebenzisa isikhathi sakho lapho, futhi kukhona amakamu amaningana okumele ukhethe kuwo. Amakamu amathathu athandwa kakhulu yi-Okuakuejo, i-Halali ne-Namutoni, konke okufakwe ngaphakathi ngezikhathi zonke epaki. Zonke lezi zindawo ezintathu zinikeza indawo yokuhlala kanye netende, kanye nezindawo eziningi ezihlanganisa isiteshi segesi, indawo yokudlela, isitolo kanye nedamu. Hlukanisa isikhathi sakho phakathi kwabo, uthathe usuku lonke ukushayela ukusuka kwesinye kuya kwesinye. Imikhumbi yaseDolomite ne-Onkoshi entshonalanga nasempumalanga yepaki ngokulandelana yanikeza indawo yokunethezeka yokuhlala, kuyilapho u-Olifantsrus engabakhansela kuphela, enikeza ukunambitheka okuyiqiniso kokuphila ehlathini.

04 ka 07

Amanzi ama-Waterholes aKhisayo

I-Okuakuejo, i-Halali ne-Namutoni bonke banezikhukhula zama-floodlit, enikeza izivakashi ithuba elingavamile lokubona izilwane zasendle. I-Okuakuejo iyona ehamba phambili kunabo bonke amakamu ka-Etosha, okunye abanye abahamba nabo abangathola khona-ukubeka. Kodwa-ke, kulabo abazimisele ukuqinisa isibindi izixuku, libuye libuyele emanzini amaningi okuthakazelisayo (futhi ahle kakhulu). Kusihlwa, izakhamuzi zenkampane zihlangana ngemuva kodonga oluphansi lwamatshe ukuze zibuke njengemfuyo ye-antelope enomsoco ehla emanzini ukuyophuza, imilenze yabo e-spindly iboniswe esakhiweni sayo esibubuko. Izingcingo zokuphikisana guineafowl zimemezela umnyama ozayo, futhi ngokuvamile, izilwane ezinkulu ezihlanganisa ubhejane, indlovu kanye nengonyama kubonakaliswa ukukhanya okufudumele kwezikhukhula.

05 ka-07

I-Stronghold ye-Rhino engozini

I-Rhino yiyona ephawulekayo ye-Etosha, kokubili emanzini ase-floodlit kanye nakwezinye izindawo zepaki. Kokubili ubhejane obumhlophe nabomnyama babhekene nokuqedwa, nezinombolo zabo zihlaselwa yi- poaching kulo lonke elaseNingizimu Afrika. Kodwa-ke, lezi zilwane zombili ziqhubeka zikhula e-Etosha, futhi ipaki idume njengenye yezinqaba zokugcina ze-rhino emnyama, izinhlobo ezinabantu abaningi emhlabeni wonke abangaba ngu-5,000 kuphela. I-poaching ilokhu ikhathazeka, noma kunjalo, futhi inani eliqondile lebhola elimnyama ngaphakathi epaki ligcinwa liyimfihlo njengendlela yokuzivikela. Ukubona lezi zilwane ezinhle kakhulu zasendle kuyisibonelo sokuthobeka, futhi isikhumbuzo salokho esikumele silahlekelwe uma imizamo yokulondoloza ihluleka.

06 ka-07

Inqwaba Yezilwane Zasendle Ezimangalisayo

Eziningi zezinye izilwane ezingavamile noma ezisengozini zibiza u-Etosha ekhaya. Phakathi kwazo yi-impala ebomvu ebhekene nengozi, i-subspecies ye-impala ejwayelekile kakhulu. Abaduni babandakanya ingonyama, ingwe kanye nesifuba; kuyilapho ama-scavengers afana ne-hyena ne-jackal ngokuvamile abonakala bewasebenzisa inja enkulu. Mhlawumbe into ehlaba umxhwele kakhulu nge-Etosha-ukubukwa kwemidlalo, noma kunjalo, yiyona ndlela ehlukahlukene yokuphila. Emanzini okuhlala unomphela njengo-Okondeka no-Olifantsbad, ukugubha okukhulu kwe-gemsbok, i-wildebeest ne-zebra yezintaba ngokuvamile kubonakala kubheka isikhala emaphethelweni amanzi. I-Sprinbok ihlale ikhona, futhi izinkomo zezindlovu zingabonakala zidlala futhi zihloniphekile.

07 ka-07

Izinyoni ze-Birdlife ezinamandla kakhulu zika-Etosha

Uma zingekho izilwane okumele zibonwe, ukuphila kwezinyoni ze-Etosha akuvamile ukudumazeka. Izinhlobo ezingu-340 zirekhodiwe emingceleni yepaki, kufaka phakathi izici ezinomphela noma eziseduze ezifana nesiphakamiso sikaRüppell kanye ne-horniro. Intshonalanga njalo iphatheka izivakashi embukisweni womdanso wabo wokuxuba; kuyilapho i-kori bustard enhle kakhulu ifanele ikhulunywe njengenyoni ehamba phambili kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Ama-Raptors ajwayelekile kakhulu e-Etosha, ngokubona njalo kuhlanganise ne-bateleur eagle, i-palepant chanting goshawk nemfuyo yezinyoni ezimhlophe. Izinyoni zezinyoni ezimnandi kufanele ziqaphele i-falgmy falcon emincane, okuyinto eyenza izidleke ze-weaver ezithokozisayo zenzeke.

Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi kuhlanganise nezikhathi zesango, izinkokhelo zokungena kanye namathiphu wokubukela umdlalo, vakashela iwebhusayithi e-Etosha esemthethweni. Ukuze uthole izithombe eziningi ze-Etosha, bheka Umhlahlandlela Wabahambi Wase-Afrika.