I-Mount Meru ingamamitha ayizi-14,980 / 4,566, i-Mountain Meru iyinhloko yesibili ephakeme eTanzania, kanti ngokusho kwayo, intaba yesine ephakeme e-Afrika. Emajondolo, i-Mount Meru itholakala enyakatho yeTanzania enhliziyweni ye-National Park ka-Arusha. Kuyinto intaba-mlilo evulekile, kanti ukuqhuma okuncane okugcina kwenzeka eminyakeni engaphezu kwekhulu edlule. Ngosuku olucacile, ungabona iNtaba i-Kilimanjaro kusukela eNtabeni iMeru, njengoba lezi ziqongo ezimbili ezihlukaniswayo zihlukaniswa ibanga elingaphansi kwamamayela angu-50 / amakhilomitha angu-80.
Ukuphakama kokuqala okuphumelelayo kwirekhodi kusengxabano. Kubikwa ukuthi nguCarl Uhlig ngo-1901 noma uFritz Jaeger ngo-1904 - bobabili baseJalimane, abonisa amandla e-colonial aseJalimane e-Tanzania ngaleso sikhathi.
I-Mount Meru Trekking
INtaba iMeru ibhekene nohambo olulodwa oluyizinsuku ezintathu kuya kwezintathu futhi livame ukusetshenziswa njengendlela yokugijima yilabo abafisa ukungena eNtabeni iKalimmanjaro . Umhlahlandlela unesibopho kuzo zonke izindlela futhi kukhona umzila owodwa kuphela osemthethweni kuze kube semhlanganweni. Umzila ukhonjiswe kahle ngezintambo lapho uhambisa imibhede elula, ekhululekile. Imizila engafanele engasentshonalanga nasenyakatho yezintaba ayikho emthethweni. Ukuncintisana kubalulekile, kanti ngenkathi ungadingi oksijini, ukuchitha okungenani izinsuku ezimbalwa endaweni ephakeme ngaphambi kokuzama ukukhwela kunconywa kakhulu. Isikhathi esihle sokuhamba ngesikhatsi somile (ngoJuni-Okthoba noma ngoDisemba - February).
I-Momella Route
Umzila osemthethweni weNtaba iMeru ubizwa ngokuthi iMellaella Route.
Iqala ohlangothini olusempumalanga lweNtaba iMeru futhi inyuke ngasenyakatho esenyakatho ye-crater ukuya kwi-Socialist Peak, ingqungquthela. Kukhona imigwaqo emibili endlini yokuqala, iMiriakamba (amamitha angu-8 248 / 2,514) - indlela emifushane, ehamba phambili noma ehamba kancane, ekhuphuka kancane kancane. Ihora elilodwa kuya kweyisithupha ukuhamba ngosuku olulandelayo likuletha eSaddle Hut (amamitha angu-11 712 / 3,570), ngombono omuhle wecala elisendleleni.
Ngosuku lwesithathu, kuthatha cishe amahora amahlanu ukuhlangana futhi ubuyele eSaddle Hut ngesikhathi sokudla kwasemini, ngaphambi kokuqhubeka ukuya eMiriakamba ngobusuku bokugcina. Ukuhamba nge-crater rim kubhekwa njengenye yezinto ezikhangayo kunazo zonke emhlabeni.
Abaqondisi nabangena
Iziqondiso ziyisibopho kuzo zonke izintaba eNtaba yeMeru. Bahlomile futhi bakhona ukuphepha kwakho ekukhanyeni kwezintaba zasendle ezigcwele kakhulu. Ama-porters akudingekile kodwa enza ukuthi uhambo lujabule kakhulu ngokusiza ukuphatha imishini yakho. I-porter ngayinye ithwala ama-pounds angu-33/15 kilogram. Ungaqasha bobabili abathwali nabaqondisi eSangweni LamaMellaella, kodwa kuwumqondo omuhle ukubhuka kusengaphambili okungenani usuku. Uma uhamba nge-opharetha, lezi zinsizakalo zivame ukufakwa ngentengo. Buza nxazonke ukuze uthole iziqondiso ezinjengezincomo zokuhamba ngezinyawo zakha amaphesenti amanani okuthola imali enqoleni yakho, abagibeli nabapheki.
Indawo yokuhlala e-Mount Meru
ENtabeni iMeru ngokwayo, uSaddle Hut noMiriakamba Hut banikeza indawo yokuhlala kuphela. Ukuqeda ukugcwalisa kahle kusengaphambili, ngakho-ke uma uhlela ukuhamba phakathi nenkathi ephakeme (ngoDisemba - Februwari) kuvame ukuhlakanipha ukupakisha itende elincane. Indawo ephakanyisiwe e-Arusha National Park ihlanganisa iHatari Lodge, i-Momella Wildlife Lodge, i-Meru Mbega Lodge, i-Meru View Lodge ne-Meru Simba Lodge.
Ukufika eNtabeni iMeru
INtaba iMeru itholakala ngaphakathi e-Arusha National Park. Izivakashi eziningi ziya eChimanjaro International Airport, okuyindawo engamakhilomitha angu-60/35 ukusuka epaki ngokwayo. Ngaphandle kwalokho, i-Arusha (inhloko-dolobha enyakatho yeTanzania) iyimoto engama-40 ukusuka epaki kazwelonke. Ukuhamba amabhasi ukuya e-Arusha usuke nsuku zonke kusuka eNairobi eKenya. Ukusuka kwenye indawo eTanzania, ungabamba amabhasi amade ukufika e-Arusha noma ubhale indiza yangaphakathi. Kusukela e-Arusha noma e-Kilimanjaro International Airport, u-opharetha wakho wezokuvakasha uzovame ukuhlinzeka ngokuhamba phambili ukuhamba epaki ngokwayo; noma ungakwazi ukuqasha amasevisi wetekisi lendawo.
Ukuvakasha Kwezokuhamba Nokusebenza
Inani elilinganiselwe lokuhamba eNtabeni iMeru ngokuvamile liqala cishe u-$ 650 umuntu ngamunye kuhlanganise nokudla, indawo yokuhlala kanye nemali yokuqondisa. Udinga imvume yokukhuphuka futhi kuthatha okungenani amahora angu-12 ukuthola eyodwa.
Ukubhuka kwakho ukugibela ngokusebenzisa i-tour operator ehleliwe kuyabiza kakhulu, kodwa futhi kwenza izinto zokuhamba zilula kakhulu. Ama-opharetha anconywe afaka ama-Maasai Wandering, Mount Mount Expedition kanye ne-Adventures Ngaphakathi kokufinyelela.
Lesi sihloko sasihlolwe yiLema Peter, umhlahlandlela ochwepheshe wokuhamba ngezinyawo kanye nelungu lesizwe samaMeru.
Ibuyekezwe nguJessica Macdonald ngoDisemba 16, 2016.