I- quote ethandwayo yase-Afrika ithi "umuntu oyedwa engimhawukela yindoda engakafiki e-Afrika - ngoba unethemba elikhulu". Uma ungakavakashele izwekazi lesibili elikhulu kunazo zonke, sekuyisikhathi sokuhlela i-adventure yakho yokuqala. Uma uke waphila, kungcono kakhulu ukuthi awukwazi ukulinda ukubuyela emuva. Kodwa ukuqala kuphi? Kulesi sihloko, sibheka izinyathelo eziyisisekelo eziyishumi zokwenza uhambo lwenu lase-Afrika lube ngokoqobo.
Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe futhi sibhalwe phansi ngokuyingxenye nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Agasti 28, 2017.
01 kwezingu-10
Isinyathelo soku-1: Nquma ukuthi ungaphi
Ngamazwe angaphezu kuka-50 ase-Afrika okumele ukhethe kuwo, ukukhetha ukuthi uzoya kuphi kungase kube nzima. Isinyathelo sokuqala ukunquma ngezinhlobo zeholide oyifunayo, noma izinto ezithile ongathanda ukuzibona. Ingabe ufuna ulwazi lwe-classic safari ? Khona-ke mhlawumbe iKenya noma iTanzania yiyona enhle kuwe. Ufuna ukuthola amasiko amandulo asendulo? Khona-ke iGibhithe noma iTopiya ingase ibe ngaphezulu komgwaqo wakho. Ukuze uthole ukuphumula kwebhishi, cabanga ngeziqhingi ezinjenge-jewel ze-Indian Ocean . Uma uhamba nezingane ezincane ezingakwazi ukuthatha i-prophylactics, cishe kuzodingeka ukhethe izwe elinjengeMorocco noma iNingizimu Afrika, lapho ukushaywa yisifo sofuba akuyona inkinga.
02 kwezingu-10
Isinyathelo sesi-2: Nquma ukuthi uzohamba nini
Uma usukhethile ukuya kwakho, isinyathelo esilandelayo sinquma ukuthi uzohamba nini. Izindawo eziningi zinezikhathi ezinhle kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma uhamba ngokuphepha. Ngokuvamile, inkathi eyomile ingcono ekubukeni kwezemidlalo, ngoba ukungabi khona kwemvula kudonsela izinkomo zasendle zendawo zasemanzini. Ubusika kaningi isikhathi esihle sokuvakashela ehlane - kodwa ubusika ehlane laseKalahari kwenzeka ngoJuni / Julayi ngenkathi ubusika ehlane laseSahara kwenzeka ngoNovemba / Disemba. Uma izibopho zomsebenzi noma izinkathi zesikole zisho ukuthi uvinjelwe ukuhamba ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka, ungase ufune ukubhekana nalesi sinyathelo ngaphambi kokunquma lapho uya khona.
03 ka-10
Isinyathelo sesi-3: Bhukha i-Tours Yakho Nokungena
Okulandelayo, udinga ukunquma ukuthi uzohlola ngokuzimela noma ngosizo lwe-ejenti yokuhamba noma umhlahlandlela wokuvakasha. Uma ukhetha okwakamuva, kufanele bakwazi ukuhlela imininingwane efana nokuhlala nokuvakasha kuwe. Thola uxhumano ne-ejenti yakho ekhethiwe cishe unyaka kusengaphambili. Ngisho noma unquma ukubhuka yonke into ngokwakho, cishe uzodinga ukuhamba ngezinyawo kanye ne-safaris ngokusebenzisa inkampani ekhethekile (ngaphandle uma uhambela endaweni yokuhamba yedwa ehamba njenge-Namibia). Kungumqondo omuhle ukubhuka indawo yokulala ebusuku kuqala, kanye nokuhlala emadolobheni noma izindawo zokulondoloza umdlalo onesikhala esinqunyiwe.
04 kwezingu-10
Isinyathelo 4: Bhala Izindiza Zakho
Ngokuya lapho uhamba khona, izindiza eziya e-Afrika zingabiza, kuyilapho inani elilinganiselwe labathwali ngokuvamile lisho ukuthi izihlalo zigcwalisa ngokushesha. Ukuze uthole amazinga angcono kakhulu, ibhuku kusengaphambili kusengaphambili ngangokunokwenzeka. Uma unezinyawo zamamayela, qinisekisa ukuthi uhlola ukuthi i-airline ehambelanayo iyaba khona lapho uya khona; uma kungenjalo, sebenzisa iwebhusayithi yokuqhathaniswa kwezindiza njenge-Skyscanner ukuqinisekisa ukuhamba okuphansi. Zama ukuhlela izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe ngokuxhumana okufuywayo ekubhukeni okukodwa, ukuze izindiza zibe nomthwalo wemfanelo wokuhlela ezinye izindlela zokuthutha uma ukulibazisa kusho ukuthi ugcina ungekho indiza yakho yesibili. Kuye ngesabelomali sakho, amathikithi aguquguqukayo angcono kakhulu.
05 ka-10
Isinyathelo 5: Thenga Umshwalense Wokuhamba
Ngalesi sigaba ohlelweni lokuhlela, uzobe ubeke imali eningi - ezindizeni zakho, ezokuvakasha zakho nokuhlala kwakho. Umshwalense wokuhamba kubalulekile, ikakhulukazi e-Afrika lapho izindiza zezindiza zikhansela khona izindiza ngaphandle kwesixwayiso njalo, futhi izibhedlela zikahulumeni azizona izindawo ofuna ukuzenza ngemuva kokuphuthumayo. Kanye nezindleko zezokwelapha, umshuwalense wakho kufanele ubheke ukukhanselwa kokuhamba (ngoba awukwazi ukubikezela ukuthi kwenzekani ngaphambi kwesikhathi sakho sokuhamba), ukulahlekelwa izinto eziyigugu kanye nokulahlekelwa kwempahla noma ukweba. Uma uhambela indawo eqhelile, qinisekisa ukuthi umshuwalense wakho uhlanganisa ukukhishwa kwezokwelapha kanye.
06 kwangu-10
Isinyathelo 6: Hlola izidingo zakho zeVisa
Izinyanga ezimbalwa ngaphambi kosuku lwakho lokuhamba, qiniseka ukuthi uhlola ukuthi udinga i- visa . Lokhu kuzokwenziwa ngobuzwe bakho, hhayi ezweni lakini. Imithetho ye-Visa ishintshe sonke isikhathi e-Afrika, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuhlola umthombo osemthethweni kahulumeni kunokuthembela ezeluleko ezinikezwe amawebhusayithi okuhamba ngesikhathi esedlule. Amanye amazwe akuvumela ukuthi uthenge i-visa lapho ufika, kanti abanye badinga ukuthi usebenzise kusengaphambili kusuka ezweni lakini. Ngisho noma ungadingi i-visa, amanye amazwe anesidingo esikhethekile sepasipoti yakho - kufaka phakathi inani lokusebenza elishiyiwe ngesikhathi sokuhamba, futhi inani lamakhasi angenalutho atholakala ngaphakathi.
07 kwangu-10
Isinyathelo 7: Hlanganisa Imithi Yokuhamba
Okungenani izinyanga ezimbili ngaphambi kokuba uhambe e-Afrika, udinga ukuvakashela umtholampilo wokuhamba uphinde uthole ukuthi yimiphi imithi yokunconywa enconywa ukuthi uya khona. Izincomo ziyahlukahluka kakhulu ezweni lonke, kodwa njengomthetho, i-Hepatitis A, i-typhoid ne-rabies ngokuvamile ibahle. Amanye amazwe adinga ukugonywa kwe-yellow fever njengesimo sokungena, kuyilapho i- malaria isakazekile kulo lonke elase-Afrika engaphansi kweSahara. Qinisekisa ukuthi uthintane nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokunquma ukuthi iyiphi i-anti-malaria prophylactic okufanele ithathe, ngoba yonke inemiphumela emibi ehlukile. Abesifazane abakhulelwe kufanele bazi ukuthi i-Zika virus iyinkinga kwezinye izindawo.
08 kwezingu-10
Isinyathelo 8: Thenga Izinsiza Zakho Zokuhamba
Manje, ingxenye ejabulisayo yokuhlela uhambo lwakho oluzayo - ukuthenga yonke imishini yakho ekhethekile. Uhlu lwakho lokuthengwa lusekelwe lapho uhamba khona, ngezinto ezingenzeka ezivela kumanethi omuthi aphathekayo kuya kusethi elihle lama-binoculars noma izicathulo ezihlala zihlala njalo. Yilungiselele zonke izinhlobo zezulu, ngoba ngisho nasehlane, ubusuku bungabanda kakhulu. Cabanga ngokulondoloza izinkumbulo zakho, kungakhathaliseki lokho kusho ukutshala imali ekhamera elihle , noma ukuthenga i-scrapbook kanye neqoqo elilodwa lezinhlaka. Ukuthenga okubalulekile kuyithuluzi lokusiza lokuqala , uqedile nazo zonke izinto ongase udinge ukuphatha ukulimala okuncane kanye nokunikezwa kwanoma yimiphi imithi yakho oyidingayo.
09 kwezingu-10
Isinyathelo 9: Nquma ukuthi wenzani ngemali
Emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi kokuba uhambe, unqume ukuthi yini okufanele uyenze ngemali . Emazweni amaningi, ukuthwala imali enkulu ngokuzungezile akuphephile - noma kunjalo, ama-ATM ayitholakali nakanjani kuwo wonke amakamelo omgwaqo. Gwema ukuhlolwa komhambi - abavame ukwamukelwa njengemali ebonakalayo e-Afrika. Ngokuvamile, ukubheja kwakho okuhle ukudweba imali eyanele lapho ufika ukuze ufike edolobheni elikhulu elilandelayo, lapho kufanele ukwazi ukudweba imali eningi ngekhadi lakho lesikweletu noma ikhadi lesikweletu. Ukuze uthole ukuphepha, hlukanisa imali yakho bese uyigcina ezindaweni eziningana. Qinisekisa ukuthi ikhadi lakho linemvume ye-Visa noma i-MasterCard, futhi uqaphele ibhange lakho ukuze lingakhansela ikhadi lakho ngokusola kokukhwabanisa okokuqala lapho usebenzisa khona ngaphandle.
10 kwangu-10
Isinyathelo 10: Funda Phezulu Ngokuhamba Kwakho
Ukufunda ngokuphathelene nokuya kwakho ngaphambi kokuba ufike kukhona indlela enhle yokwandisa amazinga akho ajabulisayo futhi uthuthukise ulwazi lwakho lwendawo. I-guidebook enhle (zama i-Lonely Planet noma Iziqondiso Ezimbi) ingakunikeza ukuqonda okubalulekile emlandweni nasendleleni yezwe, kanti futhi ikululekele ngezinto ezincane ezaziwa ukuze ubone futhi uyenze ngenkathi ukhona. Ama-Phrasebook ayinombono omuhle, futhi, ngoba ukwazi ngisho nemisho embalwa yolimi lwendawo kuzohamba phambili ekusizeni ukuba wenze abangane uma ukhona. Okokugcina, izincwadi eziqanjiwe ezibhaliwe ngabalobi base-Afrika noma ezibekiwe ezweni ozohambayo ukusiza ukukunikeza umqondo walokho okumele ulindele ngaphambi kokuba ufike khona.