01 ka 09
I-Adrenaline Attraction ku Isiqhingi saseMindanao
I-Whitewater rafting ePhilippines ibhizinisi elikhulayo, elinomnotho wemifula kanye nezinkampani eziningi ezifuna ukuzikhandla. Kodwa kunzima ukushaya lula kokuthathwa ngqo kusuka esikhumulweni sezindiza futhi uhlehlisiwe endaweni yokugxuma, njengoba i-First Rafting Adventure eCagayan de Oro yenza amaklayenti ayo.
Akukhona ukuthi bazama ukwakha isipiliyoni esingenalutho, ngoba i-Cagayan de Oro iphinde inikeze indawo yokudlala yabamhlophe abamthandayo. Umfula wamadolobha omdabu ugcwele izindlebe ezingaphezu kwezingamashumi amabili ukusuka ekilasini I kuya ku-VI. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi u-newbie noma u-adrenaline freak onzima, inselele oyifunayo amanga ku-Cagayan de Oro River.
I-Beginners 'Course izokubuyisela emuva ku-$ 14.50 (PHP 700), kodwa ukuze uthole uhambo lwamakhilomitha angu-12 elawulwa yiziqondiso zobuchwepheshe ngokusebenzisa inkambo ye-7.6 mile ne-rapids ezingu-14, isipopu samahhala esiteshini sezindiza kanye nehhotela lakho lokuzikhethela; ukusetshenziswa kwezimoto zokuphepha njengama helmets, izivatho zokuphila, kanye ne-paddle, nokusetshenziswa kwezikhwama ezomile ze-electronics yakho nezinye izinto eziyigugu.
Inkambo ephakeme "ye-adventure-class" nayo iyatholakala kulabo abafuna inselele enkulu. Lokhu kwenzeka endaweni ehamba phambili engama-20km emfuleni ohamba phambili emgwaqeni ovela emkhatsini wabaqalayo, futhi inikeza ama-rapids angu-21 ukujabulisa umgibeli wesazi.
02 ka 09
Session Training Session, Cagayan de Oro River
Iziqondiso zethu zincoma ukuthi ugqoke izingubo zasebhantshi uhambo, njengoba i-spray izokuthambisa emthanjeni; ukushintsha izingubo ezomile; izicathulo noma izicathulo ze-aqua; kanye ne-sunblock. Ama-Flip flops ayamukelekile kodwa anganconywa kakhulu, njengoba lokhu kungase kuvele kalula futhi kulahleke.
Imikhombandlela iqala uhambo ngalunye ngokusebenzisa imiyalo ehlukene ekhishwe iziqondiso zomkhumbi, kanye nemininingwane yokuphepha yokuhamba. Ayikho yalezi yisayensi ye-rocket; Abagibeli kumele bavele bazi ukuthi bangaphuma kanjani, baphinde baphinde baphenduke.
Okulingana nesikhwama sokungena kuwukuthi "ukukhiphela izinyawo" ngokuzifaka emakhanini angatholakali ngaphambi komgibeli ngamunye - noma yikuphi ukuvimbela kuyakuba yingozi uma isikebhe siphenduka. Uma inkulumo isiphelile, kunesikhathi sokuphela komgijimi owomile, khona-ke sekuyi-current thrashing.
03 ka 09
I-CDOWWRA Way, i-Cagayan de Oro River
Ama-rapids ayishumi nesishiyagalombili ukusuka ku-7.6-mile Beginners 'Course range phakathi kweklasi 2 kuya ekilasini 3.5, enikeza ukuhamba okuthakazelisayo okuphephile okwanele ukuba izinsana zigibele (ngokusho komqondisi wethu, irekhodi lomncinyane kunazo zonke iCagayan de Oro emigqumeni yaseCanada amawele, abaneminyaka eyodwa ubudala bathathwa kanye nabazali babo; ngenhlanhla iPhilippines ayikho ngaphansi kwamandla okuvikela izingane).
Uhambo lonke luthatha amahora amathathu kwi-SOTAR eqinile (State-of-the-Art Raft) ehlezi abagibeli abayisithupha kuya kwabangu-8. Umqondisi uhamba ngemuva, kuyilapho abagibeli behlezi emaphethelweni e-raft bese balandela imiyalo yomqondisi, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili njengoba kudingeka.
Ngenhla, ama-rafts axoxisana ne-rapids yokuqala ku-14; "I-CDOWWRA's Way", ngemuva kwegama lokuqala le-First Rafting Adventures. Amagama ama-rapids ayisikhombisa azokwembulwa ekhasini elilandelayo.
04 ka 09
I-First Rapids Four - I-Cagayan de Oro River
Kusuka ku "CDOWWRA's Way", abagibeli bazohlangana nezintambo eziyisithupha ezilandelayo ezihlanganisa ingxenye yokuqala yohambo:
I-Rapid Two: "Sisebenza ngokuziqhenya" isigaba sesi-2 esiphuthumayo esenza abagibeli bachithe, njengoba nje igama lisho.
Rapid Three: "Makabundol" ithola igama layo kusuka egameni lisho ukuthi "ukuqhuma"; okwamanje kuthatha izinkomba ngokuzungezile ngodonga oluthile lwamadwala, okudinga inani elikhulu lokugwedla ukugwema.
I-Rapid Four: "Twister" kuyinselele enkulu, ukuwa phansi okucacile ukuthi lezi ziqondiso zikhuthaza abashayeli ukuba bame ukuma.
Ukulula kwamanzi kodwa okuphuthumayo kulandela "i-Twister" - izigqoko zingagxuma ezikebheni zazo futhi zijabulele amanzi abandayo; ungakwazi ukugibela lamanje uze ufinyelele ijika eliqinile elikucishe likushaya ngokumelene nelinye udonga lwamagxolo uma uluvumela. Ngenhla, ama-rafters ambalwa athokoza amanzi ngokushesha emva kwe-Twister.
I-rapids emihlanu kuya kweyisikhombisa ichazwa ekhasini elilandelayo.
05 ka 09
Ukuguqula indawo, i-White Water Rafting
I-Rapid Five: "UChris 'Drop" ubizwa ngokuthi ngumqondisi wangaphambili we-CDOWWRA obengowokuqala ukuwa phezu kwalolu hlobo emuva ngo-1995.
Insimu iyashintsha kusukela emgodini wokugwedla ukuze ulahlekelwe phansi kule ndawo phambili - iziqondiso zokunganaki zingathola ama-rafts abo abanjwe ngamapulanka agijimayo namadwala ebhange ngalinye, kodwa izigqoko zamehlo ezikhukhumezi zingakwazi ukuhlola ama-seashells angaguquki ebusweni bombuso. Ama-orchid asendle angabonakala ephazamisekile kusukela emagqumeni angaphezu kwama-rafters.
I-Rapid Six: "Ka Bernie" ibizwa ngokuthi umlimi ophethe umhlaba oseduze nalendawo.
I-Rapid Seven: "Halfway" yi-midpoint ye-Beginners 'Course, eyandulela amanzi amaningi alula ngaphambi kokuba uhlangothi lwesibili luqale nge-rapids ezinkulu.
06 ka 09
I-Lava Rock, i-Cagayan de Oro River
Ukuhamba kwehora lamahora amathathu kuthatha izinsimbi eziseduze nezinye izinto ezithakazelisayo ... ngezinye izikhathi zingasondeli kahle, njengamanje amandla amandla azoshukumisa amasentimitha angu-raft kude nakwezinye izakhiwo zomcibisholo ezigwedekile, kuze kube yilapho ukukhwabanisa okugxotshiwe kulungiswa.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkambo ye-lava yenza ukubukeka, njengaleli gwala elikhulu phakathi komfula. Kuleli qophelo, izigqoko zivunyelwe ukuba ziphume emkhunjini futhi zikhwele edwaleni, noma zigijime emanzini athule azungezile edwaleni.
07 ka 09
I-Wall Limestone, i-Cagayan de Oro River
Ngemuva kokulula okude, ama-rapids 8 kuya ku-14 alandela ngokulandelana okusheshayo:
I-Rapid Eight: "I-Pasiunang Dapit", noma "ukunikela kuqala" ngolimi lwendawo, ithatha igama layo ekubeni yilokuqala lokuqala engxenyeni yesibili. Ama-Rafters azohlangana nesondlo eside eside phakathi kwama-rapids ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye.
I-Rapid Nine: "I-Butchok's Way" ibizwa ngegama lomnikazi wezwe eliphikisana nomfula kuleli phuzu. Iziqondiso zibuye zibize le ngxenye yomfula "Isiqhingi sase-Naked" ngenxa yezingane zangasese ezinqunu ezidlala ngasogwini lwazo.
I-Butchok's Way nayo iyamangalisa nge-cavern ekhunjulwe emagqumeni amaningi ase-limestone aseduze. I-swallows isidleke emgodini we-cavern, obuye unikeze impilo yabantu bendawo abaqoqa isidleke senyoni ukudayisa ezindaweni zokudla cishe ngama-dollar angu-20 kilogram.
Ama-swallows akhangisa izinyoka, yingakho i-cliff ye-storey yama-limestone eduze ne-Butchok's Way ibizwa ngokuthi "i-Snake Wall". I-Rafter ingase ibone isikhumba senyoka esilahliwe noma ama-amabili aphanyeke ezimila ezikhuphuka emaqeleni uma i-raft isondela eduze ngokwanele.
08 ka 09
I-Home Stretch, i-Cagayan de Oro River
I-rapid Ten empeleni i-rapids ezimbili, okunye kuphela okungathathwa nganoma isiphi isikhathi - "I-Brave's Way" iyindlela ephikisayo, eyinkinga kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa ne-frisky yet tame "Coward's Way".
Ngemuva kwe-Brave's Way (akukho mhlahlandlela wokuzihlonipha uzothatha abagibeli bawo ngeCoward's Way), i-Rapid Eleven ikulindele: "Ukumangalisa", isigaba esincane sobuchwepheshe 3 esisheshayo esingathatha ngisho nomqondisi onolwazi oluningi kakhulu.
Izinkukhu eziyishumi nambili ziphuza izikebhe eduze kwezingqimba zama-limestone - hhayi ngokungazelelwe yilokho okusheshayo okuthiwa "Yidla i-Wall";
I-Rapid yeshumi nesishiyagalolunye iyisikhamera samanzi esaziwa ngokuthi "I-Rodeo" - ukukhwabanisa kwesibindi kuyakhuthazwa ukuma lapho kuxoxisana nalolu daba.
Okusheshayo Okuyishumi Nane, okugcina okusheshayo kwi-Course's Beginners, yi "Macahambus Way", okuthiwa ngemuva komhume owaseduze ongabhekwa yizikhombo ngemuva kwalokho ukuze uthole imali eyengeziwe.
09 ka 09
I-Cabula River Grill, iCagayan de Oro River
I-jeepney eyakuyeka ekuqaliseni izolinda ama-rafters ekupheleni, kanye nemithwalo yakho.
I-Cabula River Grill ekugcineni (okungaphakathi kwakho okubonayo ngenhla) inikeza amakamelo okushintsha ahlanzekile nezindlu zangasese ukuze uphume izingubo zakho ezimanzi. Basebenzisa i-cooked mean yengulube nama-shrimp okusiwe, ngakho ungaphuthelwa ekudleni lapha - uma uqala ekuseni, uzoba ngesikhathi sokudla kwasemini, futhi uzoba namandla olambile uma ususa raft!
Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe kwi-First Rafting Adventure, ungathumela i-imeyili yabo e-riverguide95@raftingadventurephilippines.com, shayela u-63-88-857-1270, noma uvakashele iwebhusayithi yabo ku-www.raftingadventurephilippines.com.
Abanye abahlinzeki be-rafting nabo bakhonza abagibeli beCagayan de Oro River, phakathi kwabo Kagay (21 Aguinaldo Street, Cagayan de Oro City; ifoni: +63 88 310 4402) noRafts Rafts (ifoni: +63 928 935 5358; i-imeyli: captrek_cdo @ yahoo.com).
I-Cagayan de Oro City iyatholakala kalula ngokusebenzisa indiza yasekhaya esuka eManila kuya eLumbia Airport (qhathanisa amanani). I-Manila nayo ingatholakala ngezindiza eziqondile ukusuka eNew York (qhathanisa amanani), iSan Francisco (qhathanisa amanani), neLos Angeles (qhathanisa amanani). Uma wenza amalungiselelo no-First Rafting Adventure kusengaphambili, bazokuthatha esikhuphini sezindiza bese kukuqondisa iphuzu lokugxuma.