UMto wa Mbu ungomunye wabokuqala ezokuvakasha kwamasiko amasayithi athuthukiswe iBhodi Lezokuvakasha laseTanzania ukukhuthaza isiko laseTanzania. Itholakala ngaphansi kweGreat Rift Valley emngceleni weLake Manyara National Park, inqamula umzila odumile wase-Arusha-Serengeti, amakhilomitha angama-120 namakhilomitha angama-60 ukusuka e-Arusha naseNgorongoro, ngokulandelana, iMto wa Mbu ingenye yezindawo ezidume kakhulu zokuvakasha kwamasiko eTanzania. Ngemva kokusungulwa kwezinhlelo zokunisela ekuqaleni kwawo-1950, indawo yathuthuka ngokushesha yaba idolobhana elincane, yaheha igagasi elisha lezizwe ezivela kuzo zonke.
ezweni lonke, ngalinye linesizinda salo samasiko. Ayikho enye indawo eTanzania enezizwe eziningi kangaka ezihlala endaweni encane kangaka.
Uhambo lwe-Mto wa Mbu uhambo lwedolobhana oluklanyelwe ukuhlinzeka izivakashi ngolwazi lwamagugu amasiko anothile e-Tanzania, nakuba ngesikhathi esifushane sesigamu sosuku noma usuku olulodwa olugcwele. Izinhlobonhlobo zemikhiqizo, imisebenzi yezandla, nemisebenzi engabonwa ezimakethe nasezindaweni zasemakhaya nasemapulazini kuwumfanekiso walokhu kuhlukahluka kwamasiko. Izivakashi zingase zibone amaChagga avela emithambekeni yaseKilimanjaro bephisa ubhiya wabo odumile kabhanana, i-mbege, futhi zifunda ukuthi kungani ezinhlobonhlobo zikabhanana ezingaphezu kuka-30 ezitshalwa lapha, zimbili kuphela izinhlobo ezifanele ukukhiqiza lesi siphuzo: umlimi waseKigoma ukhipha amafutha esundu ezihlahleni zesundu ayeze nazo ogwini lweLake Tanganyika; bayawazisa amaSandawe ngolimi lwawo lokuchofoza oluthakazelisayo, olufana namaKhoisan oGwadule lwaseKalahari, enza iminsalo nemicibisholo yokuzingela.
xhumana nabakwaRangi baseKondoa besebenzisa i-papyrus evela emachibini nasemifuleni ukuze baluke omata nobhasikidi abahle. Vakashela abantu baseMbugwe baseManyara Region, abazokukhombisa ukuthi bagaya kanjani okusanhlamvu okuhlukahlukene ukuze bathole ufulawa besebenzisa amatshe okugaya; joyina abantu bendawo baseMto wa Mbu ufunde ukuthi bazakha kanjani izindlu zodaka, okuyizindlu ezijwayelekile ezizweni eziningi endaweni.
Uzoboniswa indlela yokuxuba udaka, amakhoba elayisi, nobulongwe benkomo ukuze uthole izinto zodaka ezifanele zezindonga eziqinile nendlela abantu bendawo abafulela ngayo amaqhugwana abo besebenzisa amagxolo omile kabhanana namaqabunga. Funda ngobuchwepheshe bensimbi bendabuko, obunye obudala kakhulu e-Afrika. Abantu bendawo bazokukhombisa indlela yokwenza amathuluzi afana nemikhonto, imimese, nemicibisholo. Funda kwabesifazane bendawo ukuthi amabhodwe nezitsha zenziwa kanjani ngenhlabathi yobumba futhi zibhakwe ukuze kube nzima. Kusukela emathafeni azungezile nasezindaweni zehlathi kuya
enyakatho, empumalanga, naseningizimu kuhlala imindeni yendabuko yamaMaasai ezindlini zendabuko (emakhaya) kuyilapho amaqhawe ezulazula nezinkomo zawo, efuna amadlelo namanzi.
Zitholele i-Wetlands Mto wa Mbu, ezungezwe amaxhaphozi aluhlaza kanye noxhaxha lwamachibi nemifula axhumene. I-guided canoe safari ingenye yezindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokuhlola le ecosystem.
Kusukela kubhontshisi kuya enkomishini, iTanzania idume ngekhofi layo elimnandi, kanti noMto wa Mbu naye uhlukile. Thatha uhambo lokutshala ikhofi futhi ufunde mayelana nokutshala nokuvuna ubhontshisi wekhofi. Hamba emasimini aluhlaza, azungezwe iphunga lekhofi elisanda kugazingwa, futhi uthole ubunkimbinkimbi bokukhiqizwa kwekhofi. Xhumana nabalimi bendawo, abazokwabelana ngolwazi namasu abo. Bamba iqhaza emisebenzini eyenziwayo efana nokukha ama-cherry ekhofi nokucubungula ubhontshisi. Uhambo luphetha ngeseshini yokunambitha ikhofi, lapho ungajabulela khona ukunambitheka okucebile kwekhofi laseTanzania. Lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho okugxilile kunikeza ukwazisa okujulile komsebenzi kanye nobuciko ngemuva kwenkomishi ngayinye yekhofi.
I-Maji Moto Kubwa igama lesiSwahili elihunyushwe ngokukhululekile emthonjeni omkhulu wamanzi ashisayo. Njengoba igama lisho, lesi siphethu esishisayo siyindawo enkulu, emanzi, enamaxhaphozi
ogwini olusentshonalanga ye Ichibi laseManyara, etholakala ngaphakathi kweLake Manyara National Park, okugeleza kuyo iziphethu ezishisayo eziningana eziphuma odongeni oluseduze lwesigodi somfafa. Njengoba igwedla ngaphezu kuka-60°C, ishisa ngokwanele ukuba iphumelele ukuhlolwa 'kokubilisa iqanda', kanti ezinye izingxenye ziba nophuzi ohlukile wesulfure. Lesi simangaliso semvelo siyindawo okufanele ivakashelwe yinoma ngubani oya eTanzania. Ku
Izivakashi ezivakashela i-hot spring i-Maji Moto Kubwa zingahlola umgwaqo odlula exhaphozini futhi uphele endaweni yokubuka ngaphezu kwechibi. I-boardwalk iyindlela enhle kakhulu yokusondelana nomuntu siqu neziphethu ezishisayo futhi ubone amanzi agelezayo esebenza. Izivakashi zingabuka ngendlela emangalisayo indawo ezungezile kanye nechibi endleleni.
Izivakashi zingahlola i-boardwalk futhi zicwiliswe emanzini ashisayo, kodwa zixwayiswe: amanzi ashisa kakhulu, futhi kuxwayiswa ukuqapha.
Iziphethu ezishisayo nazo ziyindawo enhle kakhulu yokubuka izinyoni, njengoba le ndawo iyikhaya lezinhlobo zezinyoni ezihlukahlukene.
Isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuvakashela i-Maji Moto Kubwa Hot Spring Isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuvakashela i-Maji Moto Kubwa Hot Spring yinoma yisiphi isikhathi sonyaka. Iziphethu ezishisayo zisesimweni sezulu esishisayo, okusho ukuthi amazinga okushisa azinzile unyaka wonke. Nokho, inkathi eyomile, eqala ngoJuni kuya ku-October, iyisikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuvakashela, njengoba umugqa owumngcingo wezwe ophakathi kweRift Valley nogu olusentshonalanga yeLake Manyara ukhula, okwenza kube lula ukufinyelela eziphethwini ezishisayo.
Nethezeka futhi uvuselele. Balekela ukuphithizela kwe-Mto wa Mbu bese uthatha uhambo oluya e-Maji Moto Hot Springs e-Engaruka Basin. Leli gugu elifihliwe linikeza umuzwa we-spa wemvelo phakathi nogwadule. Uhambo oluya eziphethwini ezishisayo lukuyisa ezindaweni ezinhle, ezihlanganisa amahlathi aluhlaza nama-savannah avulekile. Uma usufikile, cwilisa emanzini apholile, afudumele aziwa ngezakhiwo zawo zokwelapha.
Vumela amaminerali emvelo avuselele umzimba wakho nomphefumulo wakho njengoba ukhululeka kule ndawo epholile. I-Maji Moto Hot Springs inikeza ithuba elihle lokuxhumana nemvelo futhi uthole ukuthula kwangaphakathi.
Lokhu kwenzeka ngoLwesine kuphela. Amakhulu amaMaasai abuthana eMakethe yaseMaasai evulekile, futhi izivakashi zithola ithuba lokuhlangana nabantu bendawo futhi zibabone bexoxisana ngempahla yokuziphilisa. Imakethe ithengisa imifino nezithelo ezisanda kutshalwa ezivela ezindaweni zasendaweni, imisebenzi yezandla, imidwebo, izinkomo, izingubo zamaMaasai, nokudla kwasendaweni, okuhlanganisa ne-BBQ edumile, njll. Umhlahlandlela wakho uzokusiza futhi ukuthi uthengiselane uma isivakashi sidinga ukuthenga noma yiziphi izinto zasendaweni imakethe.
Fakaza ngobuciko obenzayo. Uma unothando lobuciko nobungcweti, ukuvakashela eManyara Painted Maasai Market kuyadingeka. Itholakala eMto Wa Mbu, le makethe ikhombisa amakhono kanye nobuciko bezandla zasendaweni. Dlulisa amehlo emisebenzini yobuciko ependwe ngesandla ye-Tinga Tinga, ubuhlalu obuyinkimbinkimbi beMaasai, imifanekiso eqoshiwe yokhuni, nezindwangu ze-batik ezimibalabala. Qaphela i-
ochwepheshe emsebenzini futhi babone inqubo yokucophelela yokudala lezi zingcezu ezinhle.
Ungakwazi ngisho nokuzama isandla sakho kwamanye amafomu obuciko ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezingcweti ezinekhono. Ukuvakashela i-Manyara Painted Maasai Market kunikeza ithuba elihle lokusekela abaculi bendawo.
Ukudla okuphekwe lapha kungokwasendaweni kuphela. Abapheki bomdabu, abanamakhono aphezulu kakhulu okupheka, bazolungiselela ukudla kwakho kwasendaweni okumnandi. Kuhle futhi kuza nokumamatheka okukhangayo kwase-Afrika.
Ngisho noma sikudinga ukuphila impilo yonke, ukudla okuphekwe endaweni kwengeza ukunambitheka namandla okwengeziwe emizimbeni yethu, yingakho ukudla okuphekwe lapha kungokwalokho kubaluleka kanye nenani!
Hlola izindawo ezinhle nezindawo zasemaphandleni zaseMto wa Mbu ohambweni lwebhayisikili olujabulisayo. Qasha ibhayisikili bese uqala uhambo oluqondisiwe ngokusebenzisa amasimu kabhanana nekhofi, amasimu elayisi, namadolobhana amancane.
Jabulela umoya ohelezayo njengoba uhamba ezindleleni ezinhle, udlula uhlaza oluluhlaza namapulazi endawo. Endleleni, ungakwazi ukuma ukuze uxhumane nabalimi, unambitha izithelo ezintsha zasezindaweni ezishisayo, futhi ufunde mayelana nemikhuba yezolimo
isifunda.
Uhambo lwebhayisikili lunikeza umbono ohlukile wasemaphandleni futhi likuvumela ukuthi uxhumane nobuhle bemvelo kanye nemiphakathi yendawo.
Ukugibela ibhayisikili lezintaba eMto wa Mbu kungenye yezinto esizithandayo eTanzania. Zibone ngeso lengqondo ugibele ibhayisikili emigwaqweni yedolobhana lase-Afrika lokulima, elizungezwe imvelo emangalisayo. Jabulela ukubukwa kwamasimu kabhanana nekhofi kanye nezindawo ezinhle zeLake Manyara. Ukugibela kukumathrekhi ayisicaba, ukuze abantu bayo yonke iminyaka yobudala bakwazi ukwenza lo msebenzi.
Ngalolu hambo, uvakashela nesikole sase-Afrika futhi uthole ukuqonda ngempilo yansuku zonke yabantu bendawo. Umsebenzi uzothatha cishe amahora angu-2 ukuya kwangu-3, kodwa umzila omfushane noma omude uhlale ungenzeka.
Vakashela i-Cultural Heritage Centre.
Itholakala emaphethelweni e-Mto Wa Mbu, iSikhungo Samagugu Samasiko siyindawo yabathandi bobuciko nabazingeli bezikhumbuzo. Hlola iqoqo elikhulu lobuciko base-Afrika lalesi sikhungo, elihlanganisa imifanekiso eqoshiwe, imidwebo, izindwangu, nobucwebe—Umangala ngokuqoshwa kokhuni okuyinkimbinkimbi, ubucwebe obunobuhlalu, nezindwangu ezimibalabala ezenziwe izingcweti ezinekhono.
Lesi sikhungo siphinde sibe nemakethe yamaMaasai lapho ungathenga khona izinto zezandla zangempela nezinto eziyisikhumbuzo. Thatha isikhathi sakho uzulazule ezingadini ezinhle zesikhungo, uphumule esitolo sekhofi, noma ujabulele ukudla kwendabuko kwaseTanzania endaweni yokudlela esendaweni.
I-Cultural Heritage Centre iyinqolobane yokuveza ubuciko kanye nendawo enhle yokuthola izikhumbuzo eziyingqayizivele ekuvakasheni kwakho.
I-Mto wa Mbu inikeza izinhlobonhlobo zemisebenzi nezihehayo ezibhekelela izintshisekelo zabo bonke abahambi. Noma ngabe ungumuntu othanda imvelo, umthandi wamasiko, ofuna uhambo, noma umthandi wezobuciko, leli dolobhana elinempilo linothize lawo wonke umuntu.
I-Tuk-tuk ingenye yezindlela zokuthutha ezihamba phambili eMto Wa Mbu, futhi isiza ukuthwala abantu bendawo baleyo ndawo, kuhlanganisa nezivakashi.
Iphinde ibe ngenye yezindawo eziheha izivakashi kule ndawo.
Imbiza encibilikayo yamasiko, uMto Wa Mbu kucatshangwa ukuthi ingenye yezindawo kuphela eTanzania lapho kukhona abameleli abavela kuzo zonke izizwe eziyi-120 ezihlala ndawonye ngokujabula. Nakuba igama lihunyushwa ngokuthi 'Umfula Womiyane', ngenxa yomthombo wamanzi ohlala njalo endaweni, ngenhlanhla, asizange sibabone omiyane abaningi. Umhlahlandlela wakho kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi uvela edolobhaneni ngokwalo, ngakho-ke uzoba ne
ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokubona umphakathi ngamehlo akhe. Ukuvakasha kuthatha cishe amahora angu-2-3 kodwa kuyavumelana nezimo. Phakathi nokuvakasha kwakho, uyozizwa kahle ngohlangothi lwezenhlalo lwedolobhana—amapulazi nemishini yokugaya, izikole, izimakethe, namasonto. Umhlahlandlela wakho uzophendula ngenjabulo yonke imibuzo ongase ube nayo futhi akusize uqonde ukusebenza kwangaphakathi kwalo mphakathi ojwayelekile waseTanzania.
Cishe uzoqala endaweni kabhanana, lapho utshala khona izinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-30 zikabhanana. Kanye nokuthola ukuthi lesi sithelo esiyisisekelo sikhula kanjani, uzozwa mayelana nokusetshenziswa okuhlukahlukene kwesitshalo sisonke, kusukela ekudleni kuya ezintweni zokwakha nezobuciko.
Okulandelayo, ungase uvakashele iphrojekthi yobuciko bentsha futhi ufunde mayelana nezitayela nezindlela zokudweba ezihlukene. Abaculi bayakujabulela ukuthi ubuze imibuzo futhi uthathe izithombe, futhi nakuba kukhona amathuba okuthenga umsebenzi wabo wobuciko, okwenza izikhumbuzo ezinhle kakhulu, sihlabeke umxhwele ngokuthi kwakungekho ukuthengisa kanzima noma ingcindezi yokuthenga.
Sabe sesivakashela indawo yokusebenzela yezinkuni, lapho ungabuka khona amalungu anekhono esizwe samaMakonde eqopha ngokucophelela imifanekiso eyinkimbinkimbi, izifihla-buso, nezinto zasendlini. Bazokukhombisa izinhlobo ezahlukene zokhuni kanye neziphetho futhi bachaze ezinye zezincazelo zomlando namasiko ngemuva kwemidwebo. Ungakwazi ngisho nokuzama ukuziqopha wena!
Nalapha, akhona amathuba okuthenga izinto eziqoshiwe, kodwa ngaphandle kokudayiswa kanzima noma ukugebenga okunonya, esikuthole kuqabula kakhulu.
Uma uqhubeka, uzofika 'endaweni yokuphuzela utshwala' ukuze uzame iMbege, ubhiya wesintu owubhanana namabele obuphuzwa futhi uphuzwe ikakhulukazi isizwe samaChagga. Ukwenza lesi siphuzo kuwumsebenzi onzima kakhulu, futhi ubhiya uvame ukuphakelwa enkomishini eyodwa enkulu, udluliswe eqenjini bese ugcwaliswa kabusha njengoba kudingeka. Uhambo lwakho luzophelela emakethe yasendaweni ephithizelayo, lapho ungazulazula khona.
Eduze kwezitolo ezidayisa izithelo nemifino, izinongo nenyama. Umhlahlandlela wakho uzoma, achaze amaphuzu athakazelisayo, futhi akuvumele ukuthi uzame futhi uhogele ukudla okuhlukahlukene. Ukwelashwa kwangempela kwezinzwa!
Uqala eMto wa Mbu, uhamba ngaphansi kwesigodi somfafa ngasenyakatho. Abalimi kule ndawo batshala ubhanana (izinhlobo eziningi ezahlukene), futhi amaqabunga amakhulu anikeza umthunzi omnandi. Endleleni yakho, ungavakashela amanye amapulazi futhi uthole incazelo mayelana nezindlela zokunisela endaweni. Ekugcineni, cishe emizuzwini engamashumi amabili, ungakwazi ukukhuphuka i-Balaa Hill, igquma lamashwa, futhi ujabulele umbono omuhle phezu kwe-oasis eluhlaza eMto wa Mbu. Phezulu, abaqondisi bazochaza ukuthi kungani intaba yathola igama layo elingaqondakali. Uhambo lunganwetshwa ngokuvakashela iNjoro Springs, omunye wemithombo yamanzi eyinhloko endaweni, kanye nempophoma eseduze.
Abantu abathanda ukuhamba bangahlanganisa uhambo lwesigamu sosuku lube uhambo losuku olulodwa. Kusukela emakethe yaseMto wa Mbu, uhamba ngoMTHETHO uye echibini lePapyrus. Lapho ubuyela eMto wa Mbu, uhamba ngaphansi kweRift Valley, udlula iNjoro Springs kanye neBalaa Hill.
ILake Manyara iyikhaya lezinyoni ezimangalisayo, kuhlanganise nezinkulungwane zamaflamingo anombala obomvana. Ungasondela eduze kakhulu nezindlulamithi, izindlovu, izinyathi, nezinye izilwane eziklaba ngasogwini. Konke kusukela ekunethezekeni kwesikebhe sakho. Jabulela ubuhle obumangalisayo obukuzungezile ku-safari yethu yesikebhe.
Imbiza encibilikayo yamasiko, iMto Wa Mbu ithathwa njengenye yezindawo kuphela eTanzania lapho abameleli bazo zonke izizwe eziyi-120 behlala ngokujabula, eceleni. Nakuba igama lihunyushwa ngokuthi 'Umfula Womiyane,' ngenxa yomthombo wamanzi waphakade waleli dolobhana, ngenhlanhla asizange sibabone omiyane abaningi.
Umqondisi wakho ohambweni lwe-Mto wa mbu cishe uzovela endaweni, ngakho uzothola ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokubona umphakathi ngamehlo akhe. Ukuvakasha kuthatha cishe amahora angu-2-3 kodwa kuyavumelana nezimo. Ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho, uzozizwa kahle ngohlangothi lwenhlalo yedolobhana - amapulazi nemishini yokugaya, izikole, izimakethe, namasonto. Umhlahlandlela wakho uzophendula ngenjabulo yonke imibuzo futhi akusize uqonde ukusebenza kwangaphakathi kwalo mphakathi ojwayelekile waseTanzania.
Cishe uzoqala endaweni kabhanana, lapho kumila khona izinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-30 zikabhanana. Kanye nokuthola ukuthi lesi sithelo esiyisisekelo sikhula kanjani, uzozwa mayelana nokusetshenziswa okuhlukene kwesitshalo sisonke, kusukela ekudleni kuya ezintweni zokwakha nezobuciko.
Okulandelayo, ungase uvakashele iphrojekthi yobuciko bentsha futhi ufunde mayelana nezitayela nezindlela zokudweba ezihlukene. Abaculi bayakujabulela ukuthi ubuze imibuzo futhi uthathe izithombe, futhi nakuba ekhona amathuba okuthenga umsebenzi wabo wobuciko, okwenza izikhumbuzo ezinhle, sihlabeke umxhwele ngokuthi kwakungekho ukuthengisa kanzima noma ingcindezi yokuthenga.
Sabe sesivakashela indawo yokusebenzela yezinkuni, lapho ungabuka khona amalungu anekhono esizwe samaMakonde eqopha ngokucophelela imifanekiso eyinkimbinkimbi, izifihla-buso, nezinto zasendlini. Bazokukhombisa izinhlobo ezahlukene zokhuni nokuqedwa futhi bachaze ezinye zezincazelo zomlando namasiko ngemuva kwemidwebo. Ungakwazi ngisho nokuzama ukuziqopha wena! Nalapha, akhona amathuba okuthenga izinto eziqoshiwe, kodwa ngaphandle kokudayiswa kanzima noma ukugebenga okunonya, esikuthole kuqabula kakhulu.
Ukuqhubekela phambili, uzovakashela 'indawo yokuphuzela utshwala' ukuze uzame i-mbege, ubhanana wendabuko kanye nobhiya wamabele obuphuzwa futhi obuphuzwa ikakhulukazi isizwe samaChagga. Ukwenza lesi siphuzo kuwumsebenzi onzima kakhulu, futhi ubhiya uvame ukuphakelwa enkomishini eyodwa enkulu, udluliswe eqenjini, bese ugcwaliswa kabusha njengoba kudingeka.
Uhambo lwakho luzophelela emakethe yendawo ephithizelayo, lapho ungazulazula khona ezindaweni ezidayisa izithelo nemifino, izinongo, nenyama. Umhlahlandlela wakho uzoma futhi achaze amaphuzu athakazelisayo futhi akuvumele ukuthi uzame futhi uhogele ukudla okuhlukahlukene. Ukwelashwa kwangempela kwezinzwa!