Okufanele Ukwazi Ngaphambi Kokuya
I-Gokarna yidolobha elincane elikude nelingaphandle, elinamabhishi amane ase-Indiya ayimfihlo kakhulu futhi ahlanzekile asondelene eduze. Iheha ababili abahamba ngezinyathelo abahamba ngezinyawo nabaholi bamaholidi be-hedonistic ngomdlandla ofanayo. Ukuvakashela ku-Gokarna ukuze uzwe ukuthi yikuphi i-Goa efana nayo esikhathini sayo, nakuba isikhathi sinqunyelwe njengabathuthukisi sebevele bebona amandla okule ndawo futhi ukuhweba kusetha.
Indawo
I-Gokarna itholakala esifundeni saseKalataka, ihora elingeningizimu yomngcele weGoa.
Lizungeze amakhilomitha angu-450 ukusuka ku-Bangalore, inhloko-dolobha yombuso.
Ukufika Lapho
Isikhumulo sezindiza esiseduze yiDabolim, eGoa. Kusukela lapho sekuyihora elilodwa ukuya eningizimu kuya eGorkana. Ngaphandle kwalokho, izitimela eziteshini zezitimela zeConkan eSiteshini seGokarna Road, imizuzu engu-15 ukusuka edolobheni, kanye neziteshi zaseKumta nase-Ankola, zombili eziqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-25 ukusuka eGokarna. I-Gokarna nayo ixhunywe kahle ngebhasi elivela emadolobheni amakhulu njengeMadgaon eGoa, naseMangalore naseManahan e-Karnataka.
Isimo sezulu nesimo Sezulu
I-Gokarna ibhekana nenhlanhla yaseningizimu-ntshonalanga kusukela ngoJuni kuya ku-Agasti, okulandela ukuthi isimo sezulu siba somile futhi sishonile. Isikhathi esihle sokuvakashela i-Gokarna sisukela ngo-Okthoba kuya ku-Mashi, lapho isimo sezulu sifudumele futhi simnandi ngamazinga okushisa ama-32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit). Ngo-Ephreli noMeyi zishisa izinyanga zasehlobo, kanti izinga lokushisa lifinyelela kalula kuma-degrees Celsius angu-38 (100 degrees Fahrenheit).
Kuba nomswakama kakhulu.
Okufanele ngikwenze
Ukukhangwa okuyinhloko yiGokarna yizilwandle zalo, lapho abantu befika khona bekhukhuma bese befaka ilanga izinyanga ngezikhathi ezithile. Njengoba i-Gokarna ingenye yemizi engcwele engcwele yamaHindu eningizimu ye-India, kunezinye izindlu ezibalulekile zokubona. Ngeshwa, bayeke imingcele yabangewona ama-Hindus kodwa ungakwazi ukubamba umbono wangaphakathi.
Ithempeli laseMahabaleshwar linomfanekiso omkhulu weNkosi Shiva. Qinisekisa ukuthi uhlola izinqola ezinkulu eduze kwethempeli laseGanpati, eliphethe isithombe seShiva emigwaqweni ngenkathi abantu bephonsa ubhanana kuyo ngenhlanhla ngesikhathi iShivaratri Festival ngoFebhuwari noma ekuqaleni kukaMashi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, kungenzeka ukuba ufunde i-yoga (amakilasi amaningi aqhutshwa kuDudle Beach), ukugada, futhi ahlanganyele emidlalweni yamanzi. Funda kabanzi: 9 Izindawo eziphezulu zokusakaza futhi uthole izifundo eNdiya.
Amabhishi
Idolobha laseGokarna linomfula walo (okungcolile) oluthandwa ngabahambi. Kodwa-ke, amabhishi anesithakazelo esikhulu kubakhenkethi atholakala ngokulandelana, ibanga elide eliya eningizimu. Kukhona ezine zazo - iDudle Beach, i-Beach Beach, i-Halfmoon Beach, ne-Paradise Beach (ngaleyo ndlela). Ngamunye unesikhalazo sakhe.
I-Beach ye-Om yiyona ebhishi elikhulu kakhulu, futhi yilo kuphela elikwazi ukufinyeleleka ngemoto noma nge-rickshaw. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kusho ukuthi kubangele izivakashi eziningi ezifuywayo nezakhamuzi zasekhaya, ikakhulukazi ngezimpelasonto, futhi ngeshwa la madoda aziphathe ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Ngakho-ke, i-Kudle Beach eyayibuyiselwa emuva iyindlela engcono kakhulu kulabo abafuna ukuba phakathi kwezinye izihambi. Lolu lolwandle luphakathi kweGokarna ne-Om emabhishi, futhi lungatholakala emaminithini angu-20 ukusuka ku-Om beach noma ngokuhamba okuncane okudonsa phansi ukusuka kwamaphoyinti okulahla.
Amanye amabhishi amancane kakhulu - i-Halfmoon nePharadesi - eningizimu ye-Om og. Ziyi-hike ezimangalisayo zemizuzu engu-30 zisuka komunye nomunye emagqumeni nasemadwaleni, noma isikebhe esifushane sihamba. I-Paradise Beach, i-beach yokugcina, ayikho ngaphezu kwe-cove encane evikelekile eyisiqephu se-hippie ipharadesi.
Uzohlalaphi
Idolobha laseGokarna linamahhotela amaningi kodwa ayizindawo ezingenasici. Esikhundleni salokho, khetha i-homestayay efana ne-Hari Priya Residency.
Okungcono kakhulu, thola indawo yokuhlala ogwini. Izinduna ezincane zisezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu, kodwa izikhungo eziningi ziye zathuthukiswa ezakhiweni zekhonkri ezinezinhlanzi ezinamathele. Amanani avela kusukela ngoDisemba kuya kuFebruwari, lapho kudingeka khona, nakuba kungabiza kakhulu kuneGoa! Ama-Om ne-Kudle amabhishi kokubili anezindawo zokuhlala unomphela, kuyilapho izindawo zivuleka kuphela e-Paradesi naseHalfmoon amabhishi phakathi nenkathi yezivakashi kusukela ngoNovemba kuya kuMashi.
Uma ufuna ukubhuka kusengaphambili, zama i-Paradise Holiday Cottages noma i-Kudle Oceanfront Resort e-Kudle Beach.
I-Nirvana Guest House yindawo engcono kakhulu yokuhlala ku-Om Beach. I-Namaste Cafe nayo iyathandwa kakhulu. Indawo yokuhlala yebhishi ingaba nzima ukufika ezinyangeni eziphakeme zikaDisemba noJanuwari nokho. Abantu abaningi bajabule kakhulu nge-hammock! Uma lowo mbono ungakunaki, qiniseka ukuthi uvuka ngaphambi kwelanga ukubamba igumbi njengoba abantu behlola.
Kukhona izindawo ezimbalwa zokunethezeka ezisezintabeni, njenge-Om Beach Resort, SwaSwara, naseDudle Beach View Resort & Spa ukulungiselela labo abakhetha ukunethezeka kwabo. I-Om Beach Resort inezikhungo zendabuko zase-Ayurvedic, kanti uS Swaswara ugxile kwi-yoga nokuzindla.
Ngokwehlukile, hlola i-Namaste Yoga Farm emagqumeni angaphezu kweDudle Beach.
Ngaphandle kwalokho, abakwa-backpackers bayokujabulela ukwazi ukuthi ihostela le-Zostel livule ekuqaleni kuka-2016. Lihlezi entabeni ephakathi kweGokarna nedolobha laseDudle, futhi ukubuka kwebhishi kuyinto emangalisayo. Indawo yendawo yokugqoka enezinyopho, izindlu zangasese zangasese, igumbi elivamile, kanye nendawo yokudlela yummy.
Amaqembu no-Nightlife
Ama-Bonfires, ukucula, ama-guitars kanye namadubhu yizici ezijwayelekile zokuphila kwasebusuku kaGokarna. I-party ye-Gokarna engcwele igcinwe isheke ngokuphoqelela amaphoyisa, nakuba amanye amaqembu asebhishi enza okwenzeka ngesikhathi sempi. Ngokusemthethweni, utshwala luvinjelwe ngenxa yokubaluleka kwenkolo yedolobhana kodwa ngeke ube nenkinga yokuthola ubhiya obandayo ebhishi.
Izingozi kanye no-Annoyances
Ukukhwabanisa kwamaphoyisa kuye kwaba yinkinga ebalulekile eminyakeni yamuva. Ngemuva kokuthi ufike, u-auto-rickshaw noma itekisi yakho ingase ikuyise emaphoyiseni okuhlola, lapho imithwalo yakho izofunwa izidakamizwa (lokhu kuhlanganisa izidakamizwa zemithi) kanye nezifumbathiso eziphezulu ezithathwe njengefa. Futhi, qaphela ukuthi amaphoyisa ayaziwa ngokuvakashela amakamelo okuvakasha nokuxosha izifumbathiso kulabo abathola ukuthi banezidakamizwa. Ukunakekela kufanele kuthathwe uma uhamba phakathi kwamabhishi ebusuku ebusuku, futhi kungcono ukuthi ungayedwa. Ukubhukuda kungaba yingozi njengoba ezinye izindawo zinezimpande ezinamandla.