Naphezu kokugubha ngamamitha angaphezu kwamamitha angu-16,400, iNtabeni yaseKenya isabonakala ingaphansi kweNtaba iKalimmanjaro engomakhelwane. Noma kunjalo, iyintaba yesibili ende kunazo zonke e-Afrika, futhi iningi eliphakeme kakhulu eKenya ... nokuthi lithini ukuphakama, okungaphezulu kunokwenzela ubuhle. Iziqongo ezinamahlombe ezinamaqhwa, amaqhwa aqhwaqhakazile kanye nezimila ezihlukahlukene zenza iNtaba yaseKenya ibe yingxabano eqinile ekuhambeni okukhulu kwe- Afrika .
Enye yezinto ezivelele kakhulu yi-Afro-Alpine zone eyingqayizivele neDkt. Seuss-like landscape ye-giant lobelias ne-Senecio daisies.
Ukukhetha i-Peak yakho
INtaba yase-Kenya inezintaba ezingaphansi kwezingu-3, eziphakeme kunazo zonke yiBatian kumamitha angu-17,057 / 5,199 amamitha. Kodwa-ke, le nhlanhla ayifinyeleleke kubo bonke kodwa abakhuphuka kakhulu kakhulu njengoba behlala emaphethelweni e-chimney, ama-pitch kanye nama-gullies. Esikhundleni salokho, iningi labahamba phambili lihlose i-Point Lenana, elihlala ngokuzimela ngamaphuzu amabili kaBatian noNelion ngamamitha angu-4,355 / 4,985. Kuyinto inselelo ekhuphuka, eyenziwe ngisho nangaphezulu nangendlela yayo eqondile nokukhuphuka ngokushesha. Kusukela esiqongweni, imibono ye-360º ihamba phezu kwezintambo zase-Afrika ukuya eKilimanjaro esiseduze.
Okuyisisekelo
Idolobha eliseduze eliseduze nendawo nguNanyuki, nakwabaningi abazimele, lokhu kuyisiqalo esicacile. Kusuka lapha, kulula ukuhlela uhambo lwenkampani yendawo (nakuba uqiniseka ukwenza ucwaningo lwakho bese ukhetha owodwa nedumela lokuphepha).
Uma unquma ukujoyina uhambo oluhleliwe kusengaphambili, imali yakho kungenzeka ukuthi ifake ukuthutha ukuya eNairobi , okuyihora eliyi-4 ukusuka. Abahlukumezi bangakhetha ukamisa (ezindaweni ezikhethiwe) noma bahlale ochungechungeni lwezintabeni zezintaba. Yonke ukudla idinga ukulethwa nawe futhi iningi labahambayo likhetha ukukhuphuka nomhlahlandlela, ukupheka nabalindi.
Yenza imigwaqo evelele kakhulu e-Kenya
Kunemizila eminingana ongakhetha kusukela lapho uhlela ukukhuphuka kwakho. Iningi lithatha phakathi kwezinsuku ezintathu nesikhombisa ukuqedela.
Umzila we-Sirimon-Chogoria
I-Sirimon-Chogoria ihamba ngokuhamba phambili iyindlela evuzayo eNtabeni iKenya. Ingena eSangweni LaseSirimon, likhuphukela libheke ePoteni Lenana bese lihlehlisa umzila weChogoria ukuya eSangweni LaseChogoria. Ukunyuka kuyindlela evelele kakhulu entabeni, abathandekayo abahamba ngezindawo zezindawo eziyinkimbinkimbi futhi ilula kakhulu. Ukuhamba okungaqondakali ngokucacile kwentaba enhle kunazo zonke, ephethe ama-gullies angamahle angamakhanda, ama-tarns namanzi. Umzila ungamakhilomitha angu-37 / amakhilomitha angu-60 ubude futhi uhlanganisa ukuphakama kwamamitha angu-2,875 / 2,400. Ngokuvamile kuthatha izinsuku eziyisithupha noma eziyisikhombisa ngokuphelele.
Umzila we-Sirimon-Naro Moru
I-Sirimon-Naro Moru ihamba emgwaqeni yindlela eyaziwa kakhulu kunazo zonke zezintaba eNtabeni iKenya. Kudingeka ukuthi ithandwa kakhulu ekukhuphukeni (phezulu kwe-Sirimon) kanye nokwehla okusheshayo okungenzeka kunqamula indlela yeNaro Moru. Ngenkathi ingahlanganisi zonke izici zale ntaba enhle, umzila ngokwawo uyinto enhle kakhulu, udlula uMfula iMackinder okhulayo waya ekamu likaShipton bese wehla ngesibhakabhaka esibi kakhulu kanye nemvula yamanzi emgwaqweni weNaro Moru.
Umzila ungaphansi kwamakhilomitha angu-37 / amakhilomitha angu-60 ububanzi futhi uhilela ukuphakama kwamamitha angu-2,875 / 2,400.
Umzila weBurguret-Chogoria
I-Burguret-Chogoria iyindlela ehlukile yokuthakazelisa ehamba phambili eNtabeni yaseKenya. Umzila weBurguret usanda kulandelwa kusukela ehlathini ngemva kweminyaka yokunganaki. Ngenxa yalokho kubona abantu abambalwa kakhulu, ngakho-ke lokhu kuyindlela yokukhetha uma ufuna ukuhlala wangasese kanye netende langasendle. Njengoba ekhuphuke iBurguret eya phezulu e-Point Lenana (4,985m), umgwaqo wehlela emgwaqweni omuhle kakhulu entabeni, e-Chogoria. I-Burguret-Chogoria ihamba phambili ihamba ibanga elingamakhilomitha angu-38 / amakhilomitha angu-61. Qwayiswa ukuthi lo mzila ungaba yinselele ikakhulukazi ngenxa yendlela yakhe evuthayo, evame ukuphakama.
Isikhathi Esihle Sokugibela I-Trek Mount Kenya
INtaba yase-Kenya ineziqhumane eziningana zamaqhwa (nakuba lezi ziyashesha ngokushesha); ngakho-ke isimo sezulu sesimo sezulu singaba sesibhakabhaka unyaka wonke.
Ebusuku, amazinga okushisa ezindaweni eziphakeme angase ahlele phansi ngo-14ºF / -10ºC. Ngokuvamile, ekuseni kakhulu entabeni kukhanya futhi kusomile, ngamafu avame ukudala emini. Nakuba kungenzeka ukugibela i-Mount Kenya unyaka wonke, kunzima kakhulu (futhi kukhululekile) ngesikhathi sezulu saseKenya. Lezi zivame ukuhlala phakathi kuka-Mashi kuya phakathi noJuni, futhi kusukela ngo-Okthoba kuya phakathi noDisemba. Zama ukuhlela ukuhamba kwakho ngezinkathi ezomile kunalokho.
Indawo yokuhlala e Mount Kenya
Indawo yokuhlala eNtabeni iKenya isukela ezintweni eziyisisekelo kuya ekunetheni. Izindawo zokulala ezikhululekile kakhulu zitholakala emithambekeni ephansi, ngaphakathi nangaseduze kwehlathi. Lezi zindawo zokuhlala zinezindlu zesitayela sehhotela, ngokuvamile ziphethe amanzi omlilo namanzi ashisayo. Abaningi banikeza ukuhamba okuqondiswayo kanye neminye imisebenzi efana nokweba nokudoba izinyoni . Izinketho eziphezulu zihlanganisa i-Bantu Mountain Lodge, namakamelo amancane angu-28 kanye nendawo yokudlela ehlelwe ngaphakathi kwensimu enemihlaba; kanye ne-Serena Mountain Lodge, ukukhetha okunethezeka ngamakamelo okulala en-suite kanye nama-balconi ebheke emithonjeni yamanzi.
Ephakeme phezulu entabeni, indawo yokuhlala izithatha uhlobo lwezindlu ezincane, eziningi nezindawo zokuhlala kanye nezikhala zomphakathi zokupheka nokudla. Abanye banamanzi agijima, kanti amanye angaphezu kwendawo evikelekile yokulala. Imibhede ezindlini zingagcinwa emasangweni epaki. Izinketho eziphezulu zibandakanya ikamu likaMackinder, ikampu yeShipton kanye ne-Old Moses Mountain Hut, konke okuhlinzeka ngemibhede yebunk kanye nezindlu zokugezela. Uma unquma ukuthatha amaphuzu amabili e-Batian no-Nelion, enye yezindlu ezithandwa kakhulu lapho uqala khona umzamo wakho wokubamba iqhaza yi-Hut Austrian, enekhala labantu abangu-30.
Kunconywe i-Mount Kenya Treks
Wonke umuntu ozohamba naye kufanele abhalise endlunkulu yepaki, futhi akekho ovunyelwe ukuzama ukunyuka yedwa. Enye yezindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokuthola ingqungquthela ephumelelayo ukubhuka isikhala ngendlela ehleliwe. Umqhubi ohamba ngezinyawo uzohlinzeka ngeziqondiso ezinolwazi, abathwali nabapheki; futhi uhlele indawo yakho yokuhlala entabeni. Amanye ama-opharetha athembeke kakhulu afaka i-Mount Kenya, enikezela ngezinsuku ezine emigwaqweni ye-Sirimon-Chogoria ne-Sirimon-Naro Moru; futhi i-Tourdust, ehlinzeka ngezinkambo kuzo zonke izindlela ezibalwe ngenhla.
I-Flora ne-Fauna yase-Kenya
Ngaphandle kwendawo enhle kakhulu yezintaba, enye yezinto ezivelele eNtabeni iKenya eKenya yizilwane zasendle ezihlukahlukene kakhulu nezimila ongase uzibone endleleni. Izindebe ezansi eziseNtabeni yaseKenya zihlathini kakhulu futhi zidlalwa yindlovu, izinkukhu kanye nezindlala. Izintambo ezingenhla zinezindawo ezingavamile ze-Afro-Alpine nama-heathland, izigodi ze-glacial kanye nokuphila okuvamile okungavamile kokutshala. Hlalani nibhekile ukuhlola ama-rodents, i-rock hyraxes futhi-ke, izinhlobo eziningi zezinyoni ezingavamile.
Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe nguJessica Macdonald ngoNovemba 29, 2017.