I-Victoria Falls ihamba njengenye yezimangaliso ezinkulu zemvelo zomhlaba. Uma uhlela uhambo oluya e-Afrika YaseNingizimu Afrika, kufanele nje ubheke leli kheli elide lamama amanzi awela. Njengomhloli wamazwe, uDavid Livingstone wathi lapho eqala ukubona "izicabha ezihle kangaka kumelwe zibhekwe yizingelosi ekubalekeni kwabo".
Amaqiniso Ngezimpophoma
I-Victoria Falls iphakathi kweZambia neZimbabwe eningizimu ye-Afrika .
Ukuwa kuyingxenye yamapaki amabili kazwelonke, uMosi-oa-Tunya National Park eZambia naseVictoria Falls National Park eZimbabwe.
Ukuwa kungamamitha angu-1 ububanzi ububanzi (1,7 km) no-35 m ubude. Phakathi nenkathi yemvula ngaphezu kwamalitha ayizigidi ezingu-500 (amanzi angu-19 million cubic) amanzi agxuma emaphethelweni oMfula iZambezi. Lezi zinhlobo eziningi zamanzi zenza i-spray enkulu eyenza izinyawo ezingu-1000 esibhakabhakeni futhi zingabonwa ngamamayela angama-30, ngakho-ke igama elithi Mosi-oa-Tunya, elisho ukunyakaza okudumazayo ngolimi lwaseBololo noma uLozi.
I-geography eyingqayizivele yamagoli kusho ukuthi ungawabuka bese ubhekana nokujabulela amandla okugcwele we-spray, umsindo kanye nemvula yamangalisa ehlala njalo ekhona. Isikhathi esihle kakhulu sokubuka iVictoria Falls ngenkathi yemvula kusukela ngoMashi kuya kuMeyi, lapho behle kakhulu.
I-Zambia noma iZimbabwe?
Ungakwazi ukuhamba uye ehlathini esuka eZimbabwe, uhamba ngemigwaqo ephawulekayo ngombono obonakala kahle kulolu cala ngoba ungama ngokumelene nokuwa futhi uwabuke ikhanda.
Kodwa, ngesimo sezombusazwe esizungezile eZimbabwe, ezinye izivakashi zikhetha ukuvakashela amatshe aseLambia.
Ukuvakashela amatshe aseZambia kunezinzuzo ezithile, okungukuthi amathikithi angena epaki ashibhile futhi indawo yokuhlala, edolobheni lase Livingstone okungenani, libuye lithengise ngokweqile.
Kodwa phawula idolobhana cishe 10km kusukela Falls, ngakho kufanele uthole ukuhamba phansi. Ungabona amakhopho avela phezulu nangaphansi kweZambia, futhi izindawo ezihlathini ezizungezile zihamba phambili. Ngezinye izikhathi zonyaka, ungakwazi ngisho nokubhukuda echibini lemvelo ngaphambi kokungena kwehla. Njengedolobha, i-Livingstone yindawo ethakazelisayo. Kwakujwayele ukuba yinhloko-dolobha yaseNorthern Rhodesia (manje eyiZambia) futhi izitaladi zalo zisezindaweni zakwa-Victorian-era colonial buildings.
Kungcono ukuvakashela izinhlangothi zombili, futhi kukhona umngcele ongasemngceleni ongakwazi ukuwela kalula ne-UniVisa evumela ukufinyelela kumazwe womabili. Kodwa-ke, njengokungathi yonke imingcele yomngcele, kubalulekile ukuhlola kusengaphambili ngoba imithetho ingashintsha nsuku zonke. Amahhotela amaningana ngakolunye uhlangothi anikezela amaphakheji afaka usuku lokudlulela kolunye uhlangothi kanye nokuhlala ebusuku.
Uma usemaweni ngenkathi eyomile (ngo-September kuya kuDisemba) kufanele uhambe ohlangothini lweZimbabwe ukubona i-Falls ngokufanele, ngoba uhlangothi lwaseZambia lungomiswa ngokuphelele.
Imisebenzi e-Falls
- Izindiza phezu kweVictoria Falls zingabhukwa emahoreni ahlukahlukene nasezinkampani zokuhamba zendawo. Ukubheka izinyoni-ukubuka kwamehlo ngokuqinisekile kuyakufanele uma unemali encane ukuze ususe. I-adventurous ngaphezulu ingakhetha i-flightlight microlight.
- Eminye imibono emihle yeVictoria Falls ivela e-Livingstone Island eZambia. Lesi siqhingi esincane singaphansi kukaTongabezi. Injabulo yangempela ukugebha echibini lomdwala emvelo emaphethelweni ePhuphuka-Ditha likaDeveli . Ungakwenza lokhu kuphela ngenkathi eyomile.
- I-Bungee igxuma eVictoria Falls Bridge iyinto evelele yokuvakashelwa kwabantu abaningi emanzini. Izimpukane zivame ukugijima ngaphansi kuka-$ 100 futhi zingahle zivela emahhotela amaningi kuZimbabwe naseZambia, noma kunoma iyiphi i-ejensi yokuhamba edolobheni.
- I-jet boat ride ikuvumela ukuba ubone amaVictoria Falls ukusuka ngezansi. Ukugibela okusheshayo (futhi okumangalisayo) kukuholela "embizeni ebilisayo" ngaphansi kwezintaba, nokunye ukuphakamisa izinwele kuphenduka. Izivakashi zeRegal neSafaris zigijima ngesikebhe esheshayo.
- Ukuhlehlisa phansi ama-rapids eMfuleni iZambezi kuyinto enhle kakhulu. Lezi yi-rapids zeBanga lesi-5, hhayi ukuzulazula phansi emfuleni, ngakho-ke zilungele ukumanzi futhi usebenze kanzima ukuhlala uqondile. Uhambo luvame ukufaka ukudla kwasemini endaweni enhle emfuleni bese uphela ubhiya obubandayo uma usuvele uphakamisa umgogodla.
- I-Sunset cruises iyisikhathi esithandwa kakhulu kule ndawo yomhlaba, futhi kukhona into enhle kakhulu ngokujabulela isiphuzo ngenkathi ebukela amavubu cavort eZambezi ngaphansi kokushona kwelanga okumangalisayo. Imikhumbi ingahle ihlelwe ngokusebenzisa ama-ejenti ahamba ngezinyawo ahlukahlukene edolobheni kokubili e-Livingstone naseVictoria Falls. Othandekayo wethu ovela eZimbabwe nguRa-Ikane Ilala Lodge i-Ilala Lodge, okuhlangenwe nakho okuthandekayo okuhamba ngesikebhe ngokudla okuhle kakhulu. Ngaphandle kwe-sunset cruise encane, ngaphezulu kwe-booze cruise, khetha okungabizi, izikebhe ezinkulu.
- Kukhona inani elimangalisayo lezilwane zasendle ukubona nje ukuhamba nxazonke zeVictoria Falls ezihlangothini zombili. Amabhabheji nama-warthogs ajwayelekile kakhulu. I-Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (iZambia) incane kodwa ibeka ipulaki ngamagundane amhlophe, izinkumbi, izindlovu, kanye nesirafu. I-elephant safaris kanye "nokuhamba ngezingonyama" ziba imisebenzi ethandwa. Bobabili banikeza abantu abancinci abanothando kakhulu ithuba lokuzijabulisa futhi abaningi bajabulela ukusondela kulezi zilwane ezinkulu .
Indlela Yokufinyelela Ku-Victoria Falls
Uma useNamibia, noma eNingizimu Afrika kukhona amaphakheji amnandi kakhulu atholakalayo afaka izindiza nezindawo zokuhlala eVictoria Falls. Ukuhlanganisa i-safari eBotswana ngokuvakashela iVictoria Falls nakho kuyindlela enhle kakhulu.
Ukuya e Livingstone (Zambia)
Ngezindiza
- I-South African Airways inezindiza ezihleliwe ezihleliwe ezivela eGoli (eNingizimu Afrika) kuya e-Livingstone.
Ngesitimela
- Ukusuka eNingizimu Afrika : Ukuqala eGoli nasePitoli, uqeqesha nge-Messina-Beitbridge umda owela ngeBulawayo ukuya eVictoria Falls noma eHarare.
- Ukusuka eZambia: Izitimela zaseLusaka zithatha i-Livingstone - iVictoria Falls emngceleni wezimoto ukusuka lapho ziqhubeka khona eBulawayo bese ziphela eHarare.
Ngendlela
- Ukusuka eZimbabwe: Dlulisa umngcele edolobheni laseVictoria Falls phezu kwedumela elidumile laseVictoria Falls Bridge, uye ngqo kulo mgwaqo cishe amakhilomitha angu-11.
- Ukusuka eBotswana: Dlula umngcele eKazungula ngesikebhe, bese uqhubeka empumalanga ngamakhilomitha angama-60.
- Ukusuka eLusaka: Livingstone ingamakhilomitha angu-470. Thatha indlela yaseKafue eningizimu yeLusaka futhi ngemuva nje kweBhuloho loMfula i-Kafue, jikela ngakwesokudla uye ngaseMazabuka. Lo mgwaqo uholela ngqo ku Livingstone.
Ukuya eVictoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
Ngezindiza
- I-Air Zimbabwe inezindiza ezivamile eziya eVictoria Falls ezivela eHarare. I-Air Namibia ihamba esuka eWhohohoek naseNingizimu Afrika Airways isuka eGoli.
Ngesitimela
- Kukhona ukuhamba ngesikebhe esitimela esivela eBulawayo kuya eVictoria Falls. Izimoto ezinamapulangwe ezenziwe ngamapulangwe zaqala ngawo-1920. Isitimela siklanyelwe ukuhamba nsuku zonke kodwa hlola kusengaphambili.
- Izitimela ezihamba phambili ezivela eNingizimu Afrika zihlanganisa uhambo oluya eVictoria Falls: I-Shongololo Express neRovos Rail.
Ngendlela
- Amabhasi ahamba njalo phakathi kweVictoria Falls neBulawayo. Ukusuka lapho ungabamba ibhasi ukuya eHarare noma naseGoli (eNingizimu Afrika).
- Ukusuka eZambia: Ungahamba ngaphesheya kweVictoria Falls Bridge.
- Ukusuka eNamibia: I-Intercape Bus Company inikeza ukuhamba ngeviki kabili ukusuka eWhohohoek kuya eVictoria Falls kumqeqeshi wokunethezeka.
Ukuhlala kuphi eVictoria Falls
Indawo edume kakhulu ukuhlala eVictoria Falls yi-Victoria Falls Hotel eZimbabwe. Uma ungeke ukwazi ukukhokhela amahhotela amahhotela, kufanelekile ukuba uthole isidlo sasemini noma isiphuzo ukuze ungene emkhathini wangaphambili wekoloni.
Izindawo zokuhlala zebhajethi zihlanganisa okulandelayo:
E-Livingstone (Zambia)
- I-Jollyboys Backpackers Lodge yiyona indawo yokugcina ibhajethi ezimele yokuhlala. Ngomngane futhi ungakahleleki ungakhetha izidumbu, amakamu noma amakamelo amabili. Izakhiwo zinezibuko futhi zinikeza uhambo lwamahhala emawaweni futhi zizokuthatha ngisho mahhala kusuka kusikhumulo sezindiza.
- I-Fawlty Towers inikeza amakamelo angasese namagumbi okulala ngamanani amahle kakhulu. Banikeza amaphakheji amaningi enhle emisebenzini nasezindaweni ezizungeze iVictoria Falls.
- I-Zambezi Waterfront Lodge inikeza izindawo ezihlukahlukene zokuhlala endaweni ehle kakhulu. Inketho eshibhile lapha i-"adventure village" enezitende.
EVictoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
- I-Shoestrings Lodge inikeza izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zamakamelo futhi ikhona eduze kwedolobha ngoba usondelene nezitolo nemigoqo.
Ama-Tour Operators anconyiwe
Imisebenzi yendawo
- Safari Par Excellence
- I-Zambezi Safari neNkampani Yokuhamba
- I-Shearwater Adventure
- Ukuvakasha kweRegal neSafaris
- Wild Horizons
Ukuvakasha kwephakheji
- I-Rhino Afrika
- I-Victoria Falls Safaris
- Wildlife Afrika
- I-Zambezi Safari neNkampani Yokuhamba