Ngokungabazeki ukuthi enye yezindawo ezihamba phambili zokuhamba ngezinyawo emhlabeni, ama-glaciers ase-Alaska, izilwane zasendle, kanye nemifula emangalisayo edweba abantu abayizigidi minyaka yonke ukuthutha imizi esuka Ketchikan eya e-Anchorage. Ukusebenza ngaphakathi kwewindi elincane phakathi kokuphela kuka-Ephreli no-Septhemba, ukufunwa kuphakeme kuma-Alaska cruises, ikakhulukazi labo abahlinzeka ngezinhlelo zokuhlola izici zomlando nezamasiko zombuso wama-49.
Ngemikhumbi emikhulu emikhulu nezincane ezitholakalayo kubagibeli abafisa ukuzwa indawo enkulu yase-Alaska , ukwenza izinqumo eziqaphele zezezimali nezokukhalenda ngezinsuku zokubhuka kubalulekile, ikakhulukazi kulabo abahambahambayo abazama ukwenza imisebenzi eminingi ngangokunokwenzeka, ezindaweni eziningi ngangokunokwenzeka .
Enye indlela enhle kakhulu yenkathi yokuqala yase-Alaska, ukushaya zonke izixuku namanani aphezulu ngenxa yezimfanelo zokugcina ze-Last Frontier.
I-GoTip: Abahamba nge-Alaska kufanele baqaphele imihlatshelo eminingana okungenzeka bayenze ngenxa yezinyanga zokuqala. Ezinye izindiza ezihlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zonyaka futhi zivela e-Alaska zingase zingasebenzi, ngakho-ke izintengo zamathikithi zingase zibe ngaphezulu kusukela ekuncintiswaneni kwehlobo sasekuqaleni. Ukwengeza, ngenkathi iningi lezokuvakasha ezinkulu livulekile ibhizinisi, ezinye izinkampani ezincane zisekhona, ngakho hlola izinsuku ngokucophelela zokufika nokuhamba kwakho, ikakhulukazi esigabeni sokuhamba komhlaba.
Namanje ucabanga ukuthi intwasahlobo yisikhathi esihle sokuhamba nge-Alaska (futhi abantu abaningi benza)? Nakhu okuzokuthola.
1 . Izintengo ezingcono. Imigqa ye-Cruise ifuna ukugcwalisa imikhumbi njengoba ihamba ngomkhumbi i-Inside Passage, futhi ungathola okuningi kuma-cabins, ngokuvamile nge-upgrade ye-verandah, konke kungcono ukubuka lawo ma-glaciers nama-whale.
Ezinye izinkampani nazo zinikeza ngesikweletu esikhwameni esiyigugu, kufika ku-$ 200 noma ngaphezulu, izinto eziyigugu ezinsukwini zasolwandle. Ukuvakasha komhlaba nakho kungenziwa izibopho ezinkampanini eziningi, kuthatha umonakalo wokuhlela ezokuthutha kwakho uma usufika endaweni yakho yokuphumula futhi ufuna ukubona ngaphezulu kwezwe elikhulu. Eminye imigqa ye-cruise, njenge-UnCruise Adventures encane esekelwe Seattle, inikeza isikweletu kubagibeli abaqala ukuhamba ngomkhumbi kusukela ku-Fisherman's Terminal njalo entwasahlobo, baya e-Juneau ekuqaleni kuka-Ephreli.
Loluhambo lwezinsuku ezingu-12 luhambela e-San Juan Islands eWashington ngaphambi kokudlulela endaweni edumile e-Inside Passage, futhi isingeniso esihle kakhulu emahlathini amahle asePacific Northwest.
2 . Izimbalwa ezimbalwa. Amadolobha ase-Alaska amachweba, ikakhulukazi uKetchikan noJuniau, aphikisiwe kahle nabantu ezinyangeni eziphakeme kakhulu zikaJuni kuya ku-Agasti. Ukuvakasha ngasekupheleni kuka-Ephreli noma ekuqaleni kukaMe kunika umoya ophefumulayo kulabo abafuna ukuhamba emigwaqweni yasendaweni ngaphandle kokuqhuma kubantu kubantu kwesokunxele nangakwesobunxele. Okukhangayo okukhangayo kanye nokukhangisa okufana ne- Mendenhall Glacier noma i-whale-watching cruise kuyoba nesibalo esincane kakhulu, sikushiye isikhala esiningi ukuze sizitholele lezi zimangaliso zemvelo. Imindeni eminingi inqikazi ukuhamba ngaphambi kwezinsuku zokugcina zesikole, ngakho-ke uma ukuhamba ngezingane kungeyona indlela oyikhethayo yokubona i-Alaska, ekuqaleni kwenkathi kungcono kakhulu.
3 . Ukuhlala komhlaba okungabizi kakhulu nokudlala. Ukuhlela ukuhlola ngokuzimela ngaphambi noma ngemva kokuhamba kwakho? Isikhathi sokuqala sisebenza emazweni amaningi ase-Alaska, sihlanganisa yonke into esuka emahokheni e-Alaska Railroad kuya ezindaweni zokulala ebusuku emahhotela amaningi nasezindlini zokulala. Ukuthengwa okuvelele ngaphambi kohambo lwakho kuyi- Alaska TourSaver , incwajana yekhuphoni egcwele ama-2-for-1 amadili kuwo wonke umbuso.
Amathuba angenamkhawulo, futhi zonke izidingo zidinga umqondo we-adventure nekhalenda evulekile.
4 . Isimo sezulu esiyingqayizivele . I-Spring e-Alaska iyaziwa ngothando (noma cha) njenge "inkathi ye-bipolar," lapho ilanga elikhanyayo, imvula ewa, noma iqhwa elivuthayo (futhi ngezinye izikhathi bonke abathathu) lenza i-adventure ezithakazelisayo. Lapho abagibeli bephethe kahle futhi beza bekulungele noma yisiphi isimo sezulu nganoma isiphi isikhathi, lesi sici se-Alaska singaba yingxenye yezingxenye ezihamba phambili mayelana nohambo. Izintaba zineqhwa, ama-glaciers ayakhazimulayo, futhi ama-icebergs aphezu kwamanzi. Emhlabathini, ukushushuluza kusengenzeka kwezinye izindawo enyakatho, kanti isithwathwa seqhwa esithile sinikeza izivakashi okuthile okumele zikhulume lapho zibuyela ekhaya.
5 . Izilwane zasendle ezisebenzayo. Woza ngo-Ephreli, izilwane zase-Alaska ziqala ukuzulazula ubusika obude ngokusula imilenze nokudla ekukhuleni okusha ngokuqala ukuzungeza umbuso, ikakhulukazi eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Alaska, lapho ngokuvamile izinga lokushisa lilingana khona.
Bheka izintshe ezimnyama nezinsundu ezintabeni eziluhlaza kanye namabhishi; i-moose iphequlula ngezinsika ze-willow; izintshontshe zihamba emanzini; futhi i-gray, i-backpack, ne-orca imikhomo edla u-herring, krill, ne-saumon.