Uma kuziwa ezindaweni ezikude zokuhamba kunzima ukufika phezulu eMongolia . E-Asia Ephakathi, leli zwe lizungezwe yiRussia ngasenyakatho, kanti iChina eningizimu kanye nesiko nomlando walo ocebile kunomdwebo omkhulu njengama-vistas amaningi aphefumulayo.
Kunezinkampani ezimbalwa zokuhamba ezihamba phambili ezihlinzeka ngezinkambo ezihleliwe eMongolia, kodwa bambalwa abanakho okufaniswa nalokho umzila weTusker owenze ndawonye.
Kule minyaka eyishumi eyedlule, inkampani ibilokhu iholele i-Mongolia Trek enhle kangangokuthi ibilokhu ibizwa ngokuthi yiyodwa yohambo lwangaphandle lomagazini wonyaka. Ngizokwenza loluhambo ngami ngoJulayi kulonyaka, kodwa ngaphambi kokuya e-Asia ngithole ithuba lokukhuluma no-Tusker, umphathi we-Eddie Frank ukuze ufunde kabanzi ngalolu phiko olumangalisayo.
Lokho Uhambo Olukuyo
Uhambo luqala enhloko-dolobha yaseMongolia yase-Ulaanbaatar, ekhonza njengendawo yokufika nokuhamba kwezindiza eziningi emhlabeni jikelele. Ukuhlala lapha kufushane, kodwa, futhi ngeke kube yisikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba amakhasimende kaTusker abambe enye indiza eya eBayan Ulgii, idolobha elikude litholakale eduze komngcele waseChina entshonalanga yeMongolia. Ukusuka lapho, kuya e-Altai Tavn Bogd National Park, indawo engaphandle yezemvelo enezimangalo eziqhamukayo ezihlanganisa amachibi asentabeni, izintaba zeqhwa, nezintaba ezinhlanu ezibhekwa njengezingcwele ngabaseMongolia.
U-Eddie Frank uthi leyo mibono emangalisayo ibonakala kulo lonke uhambo, kodwa ikakhulukazi njengoba ithimba lenza ikamu ubusuku bonke. Uyangitshela ukuthi amakamu ayingxenye yezinto ezivelele zalolu hambo, ngenye ngayinye emangalisa kuneyokugcina. Abagibeli bahlala emathempelini asezintabeni ezithokozisayo ngisho nangomdabu waseMongolia njengoba bephumula ngemva kosuku emgwaqeni ngenkathi bebheka imibono yamachibi ase-glacier kanye namahlathi avulekile izwe elidumile kakhulu.
Ekhaya ukuze mhlawumbe abagibeli bamahhashi abahle kunazo zonke abaye baphila, iMongolia yindawo enamathafa avulekile namagquma. Iyiphi indlela engcono yokuhlola lo mkhathi kunokuba ngehhashi? Ama-Franks athi amaningi amaklayenti ane-isipiliyoni esinqunyiwe egibele ibanga elide uma abhalisela uhambo, kodwa maduzane bathola ukhululekile esitokisini. Uthe angenisa amazwe ase-Australia agibele izikhwama ezinikezela ukuzinza uma kuqhathaniswa nalabo abaqashwe ngokujwayelekile ngabaseMongolia, kodwa izintaba eziqinile, ezinamanqina ezizalwayo zizalelwa futhi ziqhubekele ukuwela indawo eyihlane yezintaba ze-Altai.
Ukuhamba ngezintaba kunendawo yokugibela amahhashi
Kulabo abakhetha ukugibela, kukhona njalo ukukhetha ukuhamba ngamamayela angu-8 kuya ku-10 okuhlanganiswa nsuku zonke. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi unyawo noma uhhashi, abahambi bahlanganisa umzila ofanayo futhi babelane nakho okufanayo. Abavele nje bahambe ekamu elilodwa kodwa bavame ukuphuka ukudla kwasemini endaweni efanayo bese befika emakamu okulala ebusuku ngesikhathi esifanayo.
U-Eddie ubelokhu enza lolu hambo iminyaka engaphezu kweyishumi futhi uthi ngenkathi ama-landscapes ehle ngempela, futhi i-adventure eqinisile, yiyona abantu abahlala emadolobheni abahlangana nabo okusiza ukubeka ngempela loluhambo ngaphandle kwezinye izinto zokuhamba.
Uthi, "Ukwamukela izihambi zabantu abakwa-nomads akunakulinganiswa," esho, ekuqapheliseni ukuthi kuyisiko labo abazofika emnyango wabo, abahlinzeke ngendawo yokuhlala nokudla kusihlwa.
Amaklayenti kaTusker ngeke adingeke akhathazeke ngalolu daba, noma kunjalo. Ngaphezu kokuhlala emakamu akhululekile kakhulu, bayodliwa kahle. Nakuba izindlela zizoba lula, ukudla kuningi futhi kulungiselelwe abapheki abaqeqeshwe yiCulinary Institute of America, into engiyitholile kuqala lapho ngenyukela eKilmanjaro noTusker ngonyaka odlule. Ukudla kulolo hambo kwakuhle kakhulu, ngisho nalapho sisekamu eliseqhingini elingaphezu kwezingu-18 000.
Umzila we-Altai Tavn Bogd National Park kuthiwa uyathandwa ngabantu abathintekayo, nakuba amaqembu amaningi aseTusker ahlangana nabanye abambalwa kakhulu lapho behamba ngaphandle.
Futhi njengoba kungekho cishe ezinye izinkampani zokuhamba ezisebenza ngaphakathi kwendawo, ukuhlukaniswa kanye nokuzimela kuyingxenye yalokho okuhlangenwe nakho, okwenza lolu luhambo lufaneke kahle nalabo abafuna ukuthola ngempela konke.
Ngakho-ke lolu luhambo luhle kangakanani? U-Eddie Frank, onguchwepheshe onokuhlangenwe nakho futhi oqondayo, uthi "Uma ngingahamba kuphela ngonyaka, lokhu kuzoba okufanayo." Lokho kufanele kukunikeze isibonakaliso sokuthi umlando omuhle kangakanani lohambo lweTusker. Kuyiqiniso ngempela ngesikhathi esisodwa sokuthola ingxenye yezwe elisekude, elendle, futhi ngokuyinhloko lingashintshi kusukela ngendlela eyikhulu leminyaka edlule.