- Indawo: Epupa, kwingingqi yeKunene, eNamibia
- Ubukhulu: 37 m
- Ububanzi: 500 m
INamibia , enye yezona zizwe ezivelele kakhulu zaseAfrika, ziyaziwa kwilizwe lezokhenketho ngokuyinhloko ngenxa yendalo kunye nezilwanyana zasendle ezimangalisayo. Enyakatho yelizwe kukho umlambo owaziwayo uKunene, oyingxenye yomngcele wase-Angolan-Namibia. Ukukhangeka kakhulu kulo mmandla ngokungathandabuzeki kuthathwa ngokuba yi-waterpress Epupa, eyokuxutyushwa kamva kweli nqaku.
Ulwazi jikelele
Iipopu ze-Epupa, njengoko zikhankanywe ngaphambili, zifumaneka emngceleni wemimandla yamabini amabini - iNamibia kunye neAngola, nangona indawo ihlala yindawo yaseNamibia yaseKaokoland. Kukho iingcamango ezininzi malunga nemvelaphi yegama linye yezona zikhokelo eziphambili zesizwe: ngokwemivo yabanye abaphandi, "i-Epupa" ekuguquleleni ukusuka kulwimi lwabantu isiHerero lithetha "inkohlakalo", ngelixa lithetha ngolwimi lwesiHimba, igama elifanayo linentsingiselo enye: "amanzi awela ". Nokuba kunjalo, zombini ukhetho lubonisa impumputhe enkulu kunye nokusemandleni.
Yiyiphi intsalela yamanzi?
Ukukhanga okuphambili kwee-Epupa Falls kwiindwendwe kukuhamba ngehlathi elingapheliyo kunye neentlango ezingapheliyo. Ngoko, endleleni eya emanzini yamanzi, kukho ama-baobabs aphezulu, imithi yamakhiwane kunye namagqabi ama-makalani. Ukongeza, ngasendleleni unokubona ezininzi zepeyinti zamandulo zamatye, ezenza ukutyelela eli ndawo kunomdla ngakumbi kwaye kuyimfihlelo.
Umlambo waseKunene ubumba indawo ekhethekileyo yendalo, ngenxa yokuba kulo mmandla kukho izinto ezininzi ezithandekayo kuzo zonke iindlela. Ezinye zazo ziyafumaneka ukuze zifundwe, ngelixa ezinye zifuna ukuba zilandelwe kwenye yeendawo zokulala. Umdlalo odume kakhulu kubahambi kukuba:
- Ukubukela kweentaka. Kwindawo yaseKokoland, apho i-Falls ye-Epupa ikhona khona, iintlobo ezingaphezu kwezi-250 zeentaka zirekhodisiwe, ezininzi zazo ziphela. Apha ungabona ezi ziqabana ezinqabileyo ezifana: i-palm thrushes, izibhungane, ama-eagles-ama-African-screamers, ama-astralds abomvu kunye nabanye abaninzi. njl. Kungcono ukugcina iintaka ngexesha lohambo lokuhamba okanye uhambo olulungelelaniswe ngesikebhe.
- Ukubhukuda. Nangona kukho ingozi yokuhlangana kunye nabemi basekuhlaleni, kuquka neengwenya, abaninzi abakhenkethi beza apha benomgomo omnye-ukuhlala emanxwemeni kunye nokuthenga umlambo ophuthumayo wamanzi abilayo. Ukuba unesabi ukuthatha ingozi kwaye uyathemba ngamakhono akho okubhukuda, ukuzizonwabisa okunjalo kakhulu kukuphela kwakho!
- Trekking. Ukuhamba kwintsimi yamanzi e-Epupa ikhuselekile kwaye ngoko kufanelekile kubantu abaneminyaka ehlukeneyo kunye namanqanaba omzimba. Kwakhona ithuba elihle lokudibana kunye nabameli beSizwe saseHimba, abahlala beza kumlambo iCunene, bafunde ngakumbi ngeenkcubeko zabo ezikhethekileyo kunye neenkcubeko zamandulo.
Uhlala phi?
Ekubeni indawo apho amanzi e-Epupa ikhona khona, unikezela abahenkethi iindawo ezininzi zokuzonwabisa, abaninzi abahlala kwiholide bahlala apha iintsuku eziliqela, baqhekeza inkampu okanye bayeke kwiindawo zokulala ezikufutshane:
- Ikampu ye-Epupa - indawo encinane yekampu ukuya empuma kwimpompo. Kwiinkampu kunendawo encinci yokubhukuda ekuvumela ukupholisa emva kokushisa kwemini, igumbi lokudlela apho izitya zendabuko zihanjiswa khona, kunye neendawo zokuhlala zokuhlala. Inxalenye ephambili yeklasi ye-Epupa ibhulorho lokumiswa elidibanisa i-lodge kunye nesiqithi sazo sabucala.
- I-Epupa Falls Lodge yenye enye indlela enokuhlala kuyo kufuphi nomtsalane oyintloko. I-Lodge iqulethe iitente ze-9 ze-safari ezinokwakheka, nganye nganye eneemibhede ezingabini, ibumbi lokuhlamba yangasese (ngamanzi ashushu, i-shower kunye neyendlu yangasese), ukukhanya kweeyure ezingama-24 kunye nomnatha womlingo. Apha ungabhalela ukuhamba kwiphampo yamanzi okanye ukuhlaliswa kwabantu baseHimba.
- I-Kapika Impompo Yamanzi i-hotel-mini-hotele, leyo, ngokungafaniyo nezinye iindawo zokulala, ayifumanekanga ngqo ngamanzi, kodwa ephakamileyo ephakamileyo, evumela ukuba abavakalisi beeholide bajonge imibono yezilwanyana zasendle ezixhamle ngokukodwa kumagumbi abo. Kwintsimi yeNkampu yeNkcazo yamanzi i-Kapika kukho indawo yokutyela kunye nebar, ibumbi elincinci elingaphandle kunye ne-private terrace, ecaleni ngalinye kwigumbi eli-10.
Ndingafika njani?
Ukuhamba eNamibia ngezothutho zikawonkewonke akuqinisekanga kwaye kuyinde, kwaye ingcamango "yeeteksi" enjalo ayikho (iitekisi zaseNamibia zimelelwe iindwendwe ezinkulu ezili-16, ngamanye amaxesha iindawo ezingama-32). Ngoko ke, indlela yodwa yokufikelela kwimpompo ye-Epupa, ngaphezu kwendlela yokubheka kwangaphambi kokubhuka-ngokwakho, ngokuqeshisa imoto , ngokukhethekileyo imoto engaphandle. Nangona indlela ekhokelela kwindawo ekuya kuyo ayikho igrafti kwaye iimeko ezizilungeleyo zokuthutha, kungcono ukuba ungathathi ingozi, ngakumbi ukuba uhambo olucetywayo luhambelana nexesha lemvula (ngoFebruwari-Apreli).
Ukuba indlela yakho iphuma eWhohohoek, lungela uhambo olude. Umgama phakathi komkhulu kunye nommandla we-Epupe ungaphezu kwama-900 km kwaye uzakuthatha malunga neeyure ezili-10. Ukufikelela emanzini yamanzi, thatha umgwaqo omkhulu B1, C40 uze uthathe i-C35 ukuya kwi-C43 (kwingingqi yeKunene).