- Idilesi: Tskhachas-Nek, Lesotho;
- Ifowuni: +266 5074 7462;
- Ummandla: ii-hektare ezingama-6 500;
- Yasekwa ngowe-1970.
I-Sehlabatebe National Park yindawo efanelekileyo yokutyelela umdlali ongeyithandi ukuphumla kwebala, ukuhamba okulinganiselwe kwiindlela ze-asphalt kunye neengqungquthela ezithandekayo kwiivenkile zokukhumbuza. Indawo ekhoyo yale paki sele isele iqhube i-adventure. Musa ukuvuyela ukucinga ngethuba lokunyuka kweentaba ze-Dragon , ukutyelela emaphandleni ka karst, uqhelane nobomi bokuqala besizwe se-basuto uze uhlale ncinane kunye nabo? Kunzima ukucinga ukuba konke oku kungashiya ukungabandakanyeki, yikho ke sifuna ukukuxelela ngokubanzi ngeSikhlabateb National Park.
Kwenzeka njani?
Nangona kunjalo ukuba ngokusemthethweni le paki yasungulwa kuphela ngowe-1970, imbali yemvelaphi yayo yaqala iminyaka emininzi edlulileyo, xa kwakukho ukutshintsha kwetectonic yamatye. Iingqungquthela zoMlambo i- Orange azikwazanga ukugqithisa i-basalt kwaye zaqala ukuphazamisa i-rock. Ngenxa yoko, kwakukho amaqolomba amaninzi kunye nemingcwaba, kwaye amanzi-angene ngaphakathi kwidaka avumela ukuba iziqithi ziphenduke zibe ziziqhamo ezintle ezakhawuleza ukulungelelanisa izilwanyana kunye neentaka.
Ngubani na onokumdibana naye?
Ukuba ungumdlali wendalo wezilwanyana kwaye awukwazi ukufumana uxolo de ubona isilwanyana esinqabileyo, ngoko-ke, uye ngokukhuselekileyo ukuya eShekhlabatobe. Apha uya kudibana neentaka ezinqabileyo njengeCape Griffin (ibonwa njengezilwanyana ezilahlekayo), i-bald ibis, i-beard-bearded, i-cow, i-heron. Ngokumalunga nabameli bezilwanyana ezinxilisayo, zilapha zihlala zi-antelope, iifenge kunye neempungushe. Ngelishwa (okanye ulonwabo), awuyi kufumana izilwanyana ezinkulu apha. Ingxaki itholakala emanzini. Kwaye iindalo zepaki zinemihlathi yesityalo engama-250, ngoko ungamangaliswa ukuba apha uza kubona into engazange ihlangabezane nayo.
Yintoni ongayibona?
Ngokuqinisekileyo, i-savannas, eninzi neentaba ezinjengomthi, amachibi eentaba, ama-waterfalls amaninzi, iigorge, emaphandleni ka-Karst aneemifanekiso zerwala. Ukuba ungumlobi, ke kukho ithuba elihle lokubamba umquba omkhulu, ngoko ungakhohlwa ukuzisa intonga yokuloba. Imizila yeehashe kunye neendlela zokuhamba ngeendlela ziphuhliswa eSikhlabat, unokhetha nawuphi na kuwo ngentando yakho kwaye uhambele imizana yasemaphandleni enemibala engabonakaliyo yaseMzantsi Afrika. Kuya kuhlambalaza ukuba ube epakini kwaye ungayi kunyuka i-3000 m ukuya entabeni yeMutenberg, apho umbono ontle uvula khona. Emva kokuhamba kunye neigzags kwendlela yeSani Pass, unokuthi, nangona hayi, awuyi kufumana amagama ukuchaza oko uza kuvela.
Xa u tyelela?
Kuxhomekeke kuphela kuwe nakwisigqibo sakho. Kodwa khumbula ukuba ukususela ngoMeyi ukuya kuSeptemba, ikhephu lingaphuma apha. Ukususela ngoDisemba ukuya kuFebruwari, ubuninzi beemvula ziwa, ngoko inkohlakalo inokwenzeka. Iqondo lokushisa likaJanuwari eliqhelekileyo lijikeleza malunga ne -25 degrees, kwaye ngo-Julayi-malunga ne -15 degrees.
Ndingafika njani?
I-Ipaki kaZwelonke ikhona e-Afrika, kwicala elingasempuma yeLesotho , ngasemaphethelweni aseDrakensberg Highlands. Unokufikelela kwimimandla yayo ngeendlela eziliqela:
- udibanisa neSebe loKhenketho, apho uya kunikwa isikhokelo;
- ukuqasha i-SUV kunye nokufikelela kwidolophana yaseShekhlabatebe, eyi-28 km ukusuka eMaseru .
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