I-Tarangire National Park

I-Tarangire National Ipaki, Tanzania 

Usayizi: 2,850 sq km (1100 miles miles)

Yakha: 1970

Ibanga ukusuka e-Arusha: 118 km (73 amamayela)

Ngamakhilomitha-skwele ayizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha, I-Tarangire iyindawo yokuhlala ehlukile kwenye amapaki asenyakatho. Ingu-30 km ububanzi (18 miles), kusukela empumalanga kuya entshonalanga, futhi 100 km ububanzi (62 miles), kusukela enyakatho kuya eningizimu. Kubhekwa njenge"park of giants", I-Tarangire isekhaya omkhulu izihlahla ze-baobab nemihlambi emikhulu yezindlovu, kanye namabhubesi, izingwe, izinyamazane, izinsephe, izinkonkoni, amadube, izinyathi, nezinhlobo zezinyoni ezingaba amakhulu amahlanu, ezihlala nezifuduki, okuyinani eliphakeme kunawo wonke eTanzania.

Incazelo:

I-Tarangire National Park inezilwane eziningi ezinempilo kokubili ezinkulu nezincane. Ipaki inezilwane eziningi ezihlala khona, noma kunjalo abanye zivame zifuduke kuye ngesikhathi sonyaka. Izilwane ezivame ukubonakala izindlovu, izindlulamithi, ama-impala, ama-warthog, amadube, izinkonkoni, i-mongoose encane nezintshe. Amabhubesi angakwazi, Nokho, futhi kubonakala, kanye nezingwe, futhi on ezinye izikhathi ezingavamile, ngisho nezinja zasendle babe ibonwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, leli paki liyikhaya lezinhlobo zezinyoni ezingu-550, kanye ne-Kudus enkulu nencane., kanye ne-oryx, futhi zulazula epaki.

I-Tarangire National Park, nge i-baobab-crested yayo indawo, ingenye yamapaki amahle kakhulu. Izihlahla ze-Baobab ziphakeme ngaphezu kwe-savannah, futhi lezi zihlahla ezindala zinendima ebalulekile emvelweni njengoba zisebenza njengekhaya lezinyosi, izinyoni namalulwane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, banikeza izithelo ezinomsoco futhi banikeze izilwane ezinjengezindlovu amanzi angaqondile, ikakhulukazi phakathi nezinyanga zomile.

Ngesikhathi Ngo-June kuya ku-September, leli paki libona ukufuduka okuncane lapho izinkulungwane zezinkonkoni namadube zilibangisa epaki ukuze zithole amadlelo angcono. Izindlovu nezinye izilwane zilandela isibonelo sokubuthana ngaseMfuleni iTarangire, okuwukuphela komthombo wamanzi ohlala njalo kuleli paki. Ine kwaba bathi ukuthi kuze kufike kwezi-2000 izindlovu ezihlala epaki ngalezi zinyanga, nge abanye ifika kude ne-Amboseli National Park eKenya.

Amakati nawo akhona kakhulu epaki, futhi amabhubesi angakwazi utholakale ukujuluka ilanga osebeni lomfula, kuyilapho izingwe ngezinye izikhathi zibonakala ziphumule ezihlahleni ze-baobab. Izingulule ziseduze, kodwa ngokuvamile zithanda ukuhlala zicashile ezilwaneni ezingalindelekile.

Izinja zasendle zase-Afrika zine ubonile ngasengxenyeni eseningizimu yepaki, futhi ukubona ukuthi amanani alaba bazingeli abaphumelelayo ayehla, ukuwabona kungaba ubumnandi bangempela.

Kodwa akuzona kuphela izilwane ezincelisayo okudingeka uzinake ngenkathi useTarangire National Park, as Ipaki nayo inama-550 ezahlukene izinhlobo zezinyoni.

Izinyoni ezivame ukubonakala zihlanganisa izinyoni zothando ezinekhola ephuzi, ama-hornbilled anebhilidi ebomvu, ama-southern ground hornbill, ama-lilac-breasted roller, izintshe, nezinhlobo eziningi zama-rap, as kanye nabaningi izinhlobo wezinyoni zasemanzini, nje ukubiza abambalwa.

Umfula iTarangire ugeleza unyaka wonke, futhi it iyindlela ebalulekile yokuphila kwabaningi babahlali bayo, ikakhulukazi ezinyangeni ezomile. Umfula ugelezela eChibini iBurunge, okuyinto itholakala enyakatho-ntshonalanga.

Eningizimu yepaki kuyabuswa nge-marshland, okungahambeki kuyo ngenkathi yemvula kodwa ijwayele ukoma ngokuphelele ngenkathi eyomile. Izimila ngaphakathi kwepaki kakhulu izinhlobonhlobo futhi ihlanganisa izindawo ezinotshani ezivulekile, i-savannah, izihlahla ze-Baobab, futhi isihlahla somtholo esikhulu, as kanye nesundu izihlahla namaxhaphozi agcwele utshani obude bendlovu eningizimu. Ukuhamba nge-safaris nazo ziyanikelwa engxenyeni eseningizimu yepaki.