- Ikheli: iNingizimu Afrika, eNtshonalanga Kapa, eSutherland;
- Ifoni: +27 (0) 27 341 1927;
- Iwebhusayithi: www.sanparks.org;
- Intengo yamathikithi : 120 irayithi, ithikithi lomntwana - i-rand 60;
- Indlela yokusebenza: ukunyakaza epaki kuvunyelwe kusuka ku-19.00 kuya ku-5.30 (kusukela ngo-1 Okthoba kuya ku-31 Mashi) futhi kusukela ngo-6: 00 kuya ku-6.30 (kusuka ku-1 Ephreli kuya ku-30 kuNtulikazi)
ENingizimu Afrika, kunezindawo eziningi ezizojabulisa ngisho nomhambi owaziwayo, kodwa iTankwa-Karoo National Park imi eceleni. Akuyona nje indawo yokuphumula esifubeni sezilwane zasendle, okukuvumela ukuba ujwayele uhlobo oluhle lwe-Afrika, kodwa futhi nendawo enkulu yokucwaninga. Ipaki i-70 km ukusuka eSutherland, emngceleni ophakathi kwezifundazwe zaseNtshonalanga neNyakatho Kapa.
Yini ephawulekayo mayelana nepaki?
Uma ungathandi ukushisa, ngeke uthanda iTankwa-Karoo. Lesi esinye sezifunda zase-Afrika ezinomdlandla kakhulu (lapha akukho okungaphezu kuka-100 mm kwezulu emvula), ephethe insimu enkulu. Isiphathimandla sokugcina indawo sisezindlini ezindala ezakhiwe ebhange lomfula i-Renaissance, ngakho-ke akunakwenzeka ukuzibona. Eduze uzobona amahotela lapho ungahlala khona ubusuku obuzoyichitha kule ndawo emangalisayo yemvelo ngezinsuku ezimbalwa.
Ukuze uthole induduzo, indawo yokuhlala izivakashi lapha ikude namahhotela ezinkanyezi ezinhlanu. Ungagcina futhi uqashe itende ngaphandle kwanoma yikuphi okungahle kube khona ehhovisi elikhethekile lokuqashisa i-100-225 rand (kuye ngokuthi indawo yendawo) noma ukuqasha indawo yokuhlala (evamile, ngokuvamile noma ngaphandle kwegesi noma isigaba sokunethezeka) ngo-600-1300 i-rand ngosuku.
Okudumile yi-Gannaga Lodge, etholakala cishe ngamakhilomitha angu-24 ukusuka ezakhiweni zokuphatha eRudverfa. Lapha uzonikezwa ukunambitha ukudla kwendawo endaweni yokudlela ethokomele futhi uphumule ngokuvakashela ibha.
Izici zezitshalo nezilwane
Ipaki yaziwa emhlabeni wonke hhayi nje ngezindawo zayo ezimangalisayo, kodwa futhi nezinhlobonhlobo ezihlukahlukene kakhulu zezitshalo nezilwane. Ikhula izitshalo ezingavamile, nezinhlobo eziningi zezinyoni (izinhlobo ezingu-187), ezitholakala lapha, kufaka phakathi okungajwayelekile, zenze i-Tankwa-Karu ibe yipharadesi yangempela yezinyoni. Uma ufika lapha, gqoka izingubo ezinamandla: amahlathi ajwayelekile futhi ajwayelekile, ahlangane lapha kuzo zonke izinyathelo, akwazi ukuwaphula.
Ekupheleni kwehlobo nasekwindla yokuqala, izifundisi zeqiniso zenyoni zihlangana epaki: ngalesi sikhathi kunethuba elihle lokubheka izidleke zezinyoni (ondlunkulu, ama-larks, izimvu nabanye). Ngo-1998, kwalethwa imihlambi yezimvu eTankwa-Karu, lapho izimo zokuphila ezikhethekile ezidalwa zifana nendawo yazo yemvelo ngangokunokwenzeka.
Inqolobane ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezingaphezu kwezingu-60 zezilwane zasemhlabeni, kuhlanganise nezingonyama, idibra, i-kudu antelopes, izintshe.
Ukuzijabulisa kwendawo
Uma ungumlingani wemisebenzi yangaphandle, ungacabangi ukuthi kuhlale kuthula nokuthula epaki, ngakho-ke uzoba nesithukuthezi ukuhlala lapha isikhathi eside. Njalo ngonyaka, umkhosi "AfrikaBurn" uqhutshwa eTankwa-Karu. Iheha amashumi ezinkulungwane zabantu, abumbene ngokuthanda ukwakhiwa nokuziveza. Lapha kudalwe ubuciko obuhle bokubuciko, ngezinye izikhathi ubukhulu obukhulu. Ngobusuku bokugcina bomkhosi, lezi zidalwa zezandla zomuntu zishiswa kakhulu.
Kuleliholidi, ungabona abantu abahamba kahle begqoke izingubo ezingavamile kakhulu futhi ezidakayo futhi basebenzisa izindlela zokuhamba (okungenjalo, ibhayisikili elihlotshiswe ngaphansi komzimba weshaka).
Abathandi bezemidlalo ezimbi kakhulu bayokujabulela imizila ekhethekile eholayo emigwaqeni ehluthulelwe ekujuleni kwe-savanna savannah. Kodwa ukuya emhlanganweni ngemvelo enhle kufanele kuphela uma uqinisekile ukuthi awukwazi ukulahleka futhi uzimelele esimweni esinzima.
Epaki kunezindlela ezikhethekile kulabo abafuna ukugibela ibhayisikili noma isithuthuthu, kodwa kuzo zonke ezinye zepaki lokhu akunakwenziwa.
E-Tankva-Karu, ngeke uthole izindawo zokudlela ezifashisayo noma izitolo: ngoba ingxenye enkulu iyindawo ewugwadule, lapho usenalo ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokubona isibhakabhaka sasebusuku ngezinkanyezi eziqhakazile kakhulu, njengoba kwenzeka endaweni engaqediwe.
Imithetho yokuvakashela eTankvay-Karu
Ipaki incono kakhulu ukuza kusukela ngo-Agasti kuya ku-Okthoba, lapho kuqala isikhathi sezimvula kanti i-tappet yemifino ihlanganisa ihlane kakhulu. Kusihlwa, ukungena kwendawo ye-reserve, kanye nokunyakaza kuwo izivakashi ezimile ngqo ensimini yeTankwa-Karu, akuvunyelwe ngokuqinile. Futhi ngisho nasemini akufanelekile ukuphuma ithrekhi ekhishwe: kuyingozi kakhulu.
Imigwaqo lapha ayikho indlela yekhwalithi engcono kakhulu, ngakho kuyoba nzima ukuyihambisa ngaphandle kwe-jeep noma enye imoto yokushayela imoto. Ingqalasizinda eyisizayo cishe ayitholakali ngokuphelele: ungathola ku-inthanethi usebenzisa i-Wi-Fi kuphela endaweni eyodwa. Ukwamukelwa kwama-opharetha eselula akukhona, ngisho nokuthengwa kwezinkuni kanye nophethiloli kungaba yinkinga yonke.
Kusukela ngoMsombuluko kuya kuLwesine kanti ngoMgqibelo ukuphathwa kwendawo yokugcina indawo kuvuliwe kusuka ngo-7.30 kuya ku-17.00, ngeSonto nakamaholidi kusukela ngo-10 kuya ku-16.00, kanti ngoLwesihlanu kusukela ngo-7.30 kuya ku-21.00. Imithetho yokuziphatha epaki ilula kakhulu:
- ungabhemi;
- ungesabi noma ulimaze izilwane;
- Ungathathi izikhali nezilwane ezifuywayo nawe;
- ungayeki futhi ungasebenzisi ubusuku ezindaweni ezingahloselwe lokhu;
- umlilo kuphela lapho kuvunyelwe khona futhi akukho ngozi yokusabalalisa umlilo.
Ungafika kanjani?
Ukushayela epaki eKapa ngemoto, kuzothatha okungenani amahora amane. Ngaphambi kweWorcester emgwaqweni we-N2 uye eCeres bese uqhubeka no-R46. Ngemva kwamakhilomitha angu-50, thatha umgwaqo we-R355 eCalvinia. Enye i-70 km eceleni komgwaqo omkhulu - futhi usuvele usesangweni laseTankwa-Karu.
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