Fika esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Kilimanjaro International lapho omunye wabashayeli bethu ezohlangana nawe. Ukuhamba ukusuka esikhumulweni sezindiza ukuya endaweni yokulala kuthatha imizuzu engama-40. Ubusuku bakho bokuqala ubuchitha endaweni yokulala esendaweni yegalofu, i-polo, ne-wildlife estate. Hlangana nalo lonke iqembu (ngaphandle uma kuyi-safari yangasese), kulandelwa i-sundowner kanye nesidlo sakusihlwa esisingathwa omunye wabaqondisi be-safari. Uma kunomdlalo we-polo, i-sundowner izoba se-polo club.
Ngemva kokudla kwasekuseni, sishayela imizuzu engu-10 sehla ngomgwaqo ukuze sibambe indiza yasekuseni eya esikhumulweni sezindiza saseNdutu eningizimu yeSerengeti. Ngemva kwendiza, kuye ngokuthi undiza kuphi, noma yini phakathi kwamahora angu-2-4 ngemoto, kuye ngokuthi uyihamba kanjani (ungase undizele phezu kweNgorongoro Crater, iLake Manyara, noma iTarangire National Park, okuyithuba elihle lokubona lezi zingosi eziwuphawu usemoyeni), uzohlangatshezwa yimoto yohambo eNdutu. Ukulinda okufushane ngenkathi ungenile Indawo yokongiwa kweNgorongoro indawo yokubhalisa, wabe esehamba ngemoto, edlula ezindaweni ezinamatshe ahlaba umxhwele ezaziwa ngokuthi “i-kopjes, iziqhingi zemifula, kanye naphesheya kwezilwandle ezidumile 'zamathafa otshani obufushane' baseSerengeti. Indawo yamadlelo eyinhloko Izinkonkoni ezifudukayo phakathi nezinyanga zokuqala zonyaka, ngenhlanhla (njalo kuncike esimweni sezulu!), amathafa angase aminyene ngezinkonkoni ezifika ngezinkulungwane ngemva kwezimvula ukuze zisebenzise ngokugcwele utshani obusha. Amathafa nawo ayindawo ethandwa yinkonkoni - kungenye yezimangaliso zemvelo ukuthi ezinsikazi ziphuza ukuzala kuze kufike izimvula notshani ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi amaphuphu azo asanda kuzalwa athola isiqalo esihle ekuphileni, ithuba lokuzakhela amandla otshanini obusha ngaphambi kokuthatha uhambo olude oluya enyakatho emathafeni aseMara eKenya. Cishe amahora angu-2- 4 esewonke, ekugcineni ufika endaweni ekhethelwe ikamu lokuqala emthunzini womtholo omuhle oyisicaba. Hlangana nethimba labasebenzi abasekelayo, hlala ematendeni akho, futhi ube nesidlo sasemini esamukelekile emthunzini wetende elingcolile. Khona-ke, ukulala okufushane, ngaphambi kokuhlangana namahhashi nabakhwenyana bawo, kanye nesikhathi esivumayo, uhambo lwakusihlwa lokuwazama. Buyela ekamu ekushoneni kwelanga ukuze uthole izihlambi ezishisayo, iziphuzo ngasemlilweni, kanye nesidlo sakho sakusihlwa sokuqala ndawonye ehlathini, ngaphambi kwakusasa lapho uhambo luqala!
Ezinye izinsuku ezinhlanu zokuhlola, ugibele unqamula amathafa avulekile, ungene ezigodini ezinotshani ezigcwele izihlahla ezinhle zegwadle, izindwani zameva ahlabayo, kanye nezihlahla zomtholo eziphakeme eziyisicaba eMpumalanga Afrika. Umzila kanye nezinhlelo usuku ngalunye kuzohluka ngesimo sezulu kanye nokunyakaza kwegeyimu, kodwa umhlahlandlela wakho uzohlose ukugibela okungenani ukuya ekamu elilodwa noma amabili ngaphezulu ukuze uthole izindawo ezintsha. Ngolunye lwantambama noma ekuseni, amahhashi azonikezwa ukuphumula futhi ugxume ezimotweni ukuze uvakashele i-Olduvai Museum, enye yezindawo ezibaluleke kakhulu ze-paleoanthropological emhlabeni. Umnyuziyamu uhlanganisa izinsalela nezinto zobuciko zokhokho bethu abangabantu kanye namathambo ezilwane eziningi ezashabalala ezabelana nomhlaba wazo. Kuyo yonke i-safari, ngokuqinisekile sizowela lesi sihosha 'I-Cradle of Humankind,' ngesikhathi esisodwa noma ngaphezulu sigibele ihhashi. Ngosuku olulandelayo, omunye uqala ekuseni ngetiye noma ikhofi elinikezwa etendeni lakho, ugibele ugibele amahora angu-3-4, uhlangane neqembu eliyisipele ukuze uthole isidlo sasemini se-al-fresco ehlathini, kanye nesikhathi sokuphumula ekushiseni kosuku, ngaphambi kokuya ekamu elisha futhi. i-backup, ikamu lanamuhla kusihlwa lingase libe sendaweni ekhangayo phakathi namathafa avulekile, lapho, ngesikhathi sokufuduka okukhulu, umoya uzogcwala ukukhala nokububula okumangalisayo kwezinkonkoni Inkomishi yetiye noma ubhiya obandayo lapho ufika ekamu, kulandele izihlambi ezishisayo & nesidlo sakusihlwa, ulalele imisindo yehlathi.
Ngesinye isikhathi ngesikhathi se-safari (isimo sezulu esivumelayo) uzochitha ubusuku ekamu lezindiza ezilula, ulala ngaphansi kwamanetha omiyane. Namuhla ekuseni, ugxumela ezimotweni (kuzoba negeyimu enesidlo sasemini emzileni, uwela amathafa otshani obufushane futhi ubheke amakati afana nengulule, ibhubesi, nengwe aphila kahle lapha, kanye nezindlovu kanye ne-flamingo eqoqana emachibini anosoda asendaweni. Kamuva ntambama, uzofika ngesikhathi sokushona kwelanga, ulandelwa yizimpukane.
Ucingo lokuvuka ekuseni lokuvalelisa kumahhashi nabasebenzi. Ukushayela namuhla ekuseni kuzoba phezulu Izintaba zaseNgorongoro, futhi isidlo sasekuseni sizobe sisendleleni ebheke i-Ngorongoro Crater edume umhlaba wonke. Ngemva kokuhlola esangweni, uya e-African Galleria, indawo enhle yokuthenga noma yini kubuciko, i-tanzanite, noma isipho esincane saseTanzania. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, ulibangisa eManyara Airstrip, ulandelwe yindiza yemizuzu engu-40 ubuyela endaweni, futhi ngemva kwalokho udlulisele imoto ebuyela esikhumulweni sezindiza saseKilimanjaro ukuze iqhubeke izindiza. Nokho, uma uzondiza ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi ufisa ukubhukha igumbi lasemini, sicela usazise, futhi sizobhukha lokhu kusenesikhathi.