I-Whitewater rafting ihlala enye yezemidlalo eyaziwa kakhulu e-adventure emhlabeni wonke, futhi ngesizathu esihle. Akugcini nje ngokuvumela abahambi ukuba bavakashele, futhi ngokuvamile bebahle kakhulu, ezindaweni ezihamba phambili, kuhlinzekela ukugijima kwe-adrenaline endleleni. Akukho lutho olunjengeyagijimela phansi emfuleni ophazamisayo ngenkathi imihlaba emangalisayo igxuma ngasogwini. Izindawo eziningi ze-rafting zingahlinzeka izivakashi ngesipiliyoni sekhwalithi, kodwa njengoba ungase ulindele, akuzona zonke ezidalwa ezilinganayo.
Nazi ezinye eziyisishiyagalombili zezindawo ezinhle kakhulu ze-whitewater rafting emhlabeni wonke okuqinisekisiwe ukuhlinzeka izinkumbulo zokugcina isikhathi sokuphila.
I-Colorado River (USA)
Ayikho uhlu lwamakhemikhali amhlophe angase aphelele ngaphandle kokukhuluma ngoMfula i-Colorado e-US Le mgwaqo odumile uyadabula ngamamayela angaphezu kwamamitha angu-277 enyakatho ye-Arizona, elinegama elidume kakhulu elidlula i-Grand Canyon eyisiqhingi. Abagibeli bangakwazi ukuchitha isikhathi esincane njengosuku olulodwa begijima i-rapids lapho, kodwa ukuthola okudingekayo okugcwele ngaphezu kwamasonto amabili kuyadingeka. Lona yi-quintessential whitewater rafting isipiliyoni kanye nohambo lokuphila okungafanele lungaphuthelwa.
Umfula iZambezi (Zimbabwe)
Indawo ehamba phambili ye-whitewater e-Afrika ngokungangabazeki uMfula iZambezi eZimbabwe. Ukuqala nje ngaphansi kwamamitha angu-360 (i-Victoria meter) iVictoria Falls umfula unikeza i-Class IV neV Vids okufanele ibonakale ikholwa.
Ngokuphelele, kunama-rapids angu-23 ku-kilometra angu-24 elula ephakathi kokuhlangenwe nakho okumnandi kwamanzi okutholakala noma kuphi emhlabeni. Izivakashi ezibukhali zingase zibone ngisho nezinambuzane nezingwenya endleleni.
I-Río Upano (e-Ecuador)
Ihlathi elikhulu elinamanzi eligcwele ukuphila lihamba emabhange eRío Upano e-Ecuador, okunikeza abahambi ithuba lokuthola ama-rapids e-Class IV ngokuhlelekile.
Umfula uhamba ngezinyawo ezincane, kuhlanganise neNamangosa Gorge engakholwanga, lapho amadwala amadwala aphakeme phezulu lapho izimpophoma ezinhle zifika emfuleni ngezansi. Kuyinto ehlelekile, ukusho okungenani, nokuhlehliswa ngayo yiyo kuphela indlela yokubona ngempela indawo.
I-Pacuare River (iCosa Rica)
Ezingxenyeni ezintathu ezimhlophe ezimhlophe, kanye nama-rapids angu-38, asakaza ngaphezu kwamamayela angu-67, uMfula iPacuare eCosta Rica unomsebenzi omkhulu wokunikeza abahamba ngezinyawo. Amanzi ahambayo ahlinzeka ngama-rapids e-Class III no-IV ageleza amahlathi amaningi anembala, izinyoni ezinomdlandla, nama-ocelots angenalutho, kuyilapho izintaba zaseTalamanca eziseduze zisondela. Uhambo olulodwa nolunye lwezinsuku ezimbili luyatholakala, lunikeze izivakashi ithuba lokubona omunye wemifula ehamba kahle kakhulu e-rafting emhlabeni wonke enkazimulweni yayo.
I-Fork Ephakathi, iSalmon River (USA)
Umdwebo ophakathi eMfuleni waseSalmon, ose-Idaho, ungomunye umfula owaziwa ngamathuba ayo amahle wokuwazisa. Indawo ehamba phambili emgwaqeni wamanzi ayiyona into emangalisa kakhulu, eneziqhwa zeqhwa eziphakeme phezulu, nezinhlanzi ze-granite nezinhlanzi ezinamahlathi ezinamathele emanzini angamakhilomitha angu-160.
I-Rapids phakathi kweFree Fork ingafinyelela phezulu njengeClass IV, okwenza lokhu kungeyona indawo enhle kakhulu ekudleni, kepha enye igcwele izigaba zokunciphisa i-adrenaline. Lokhu kuyindawo ejwayelekile ye-rafting yokuhamba engafanele ilahleke.
I-Magpie River (Canada)
ICanada ihlala ezindaweni eziningi ezihamba phambili ze-whitewater rafting, kodwa uMfula iMagpie esifundazweni saseMpumalanga saseQuebec ungase ube ngcono kakhulu. I-adventure iqala ngendiza yezindiza e-float eMagpie Lake, elandelwa usuku lokuzalwa luka-6 kuya kwezingu-8 lomfula uqobo. Endleleni, abahambi bayodlula emahlathini asePinini ahlala angasetshenziswanga ngumuntu, njengoba bethatha i-Class V rapids ezobavivinya kokubili ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. Ebusuku, bayomisa ngaphansi kwezinkanyezi futhi babe namathuba okubuka i-Northern Lights emangalisayo kuyo yonke inkazimulo yabo.
Umfula we-Futaleufú (Chile)
Zimbalwa izindawo eMhlabeni zihle kakhulu njengePatagonia eningizimu yeChile, futhi zikhona ezimbalwa izindlela ezingcono zokuhlola leyo ndawo ngaphandle kokuphinda uhlasele uMfula i-Futaleufú. Izintaba ze-Andes zenza umlando ophawulekayo emanzini ahlaza okwesibhakabhakeni ase-Futaleufú, aphethwe amaqhwa amaqhwa awenza amachibi asezindaweni eziphakeme zasePatagonian. Umfula ngokwawo ugcina inhliziyo iqhuma ngokunikeza i-Class III - V rapids, nakuba ama-rafters angase afaneke nje ngokuhlelwa kwawo.
I-North Johnstone River (Australia)
Efinyeleleka kuphela nge-helicopter, iNorth Johnstone River yase-Australia idlula emahlathini angenawo ama-volcanic gorges ePalmerston National Park enyakatho yeQueensland. Ngandlela-thile, inikeza abantu abahamba ngezinyawo ngamanzi e-Class IV noV V njengoba bechitha izinsuku ezingu-4-6 bethola ukwehla kwabo ngenkathi bekanise emahlathini aminyene ngobusuku bonke. Esikude, enhle, futhi enzima, iNyakatho Johnstone ingeza okufanele kulolu hlu.