Shimbah Hills


EKenya, kwiphondo lonxweme laseKwale, kwiikhilomitha ezingama-33 ukusuka eMombasa kunye neekhilomitha ezingama-15 ukusuka e-Indian Ocean, i-Shimba Hills National Reserve. Kwaqanjwa igama emva kwentaba ephakame ngaphezu kwemithi yesundu ecaleni kolwandle.

Oluthe ngakumbi malunga nokugcina

I-Shimbba Hills yasungulwa ngo-1968, kwaye ngowe-1903 yafumana imeko yesizwe. Ngomzuzu ummandla wepaki ugcwele ingca, amaqabunga kunye namahlathi angqabileyo amaninzi aneminyaka engamakhulu amabini ubudala. Imithi ye-Afrika ibaluleke gqitha kwaye inegama elithetha ngesi-Kiswahili "imvula".

Ukuba kuthelekiswa namanye amapaki e- Kenya eKenya , iShimba Hills yindawo encinci yokugcina, nangona kuthathwa njengehlathi elikhulu kunxweme eliseNtshonalanga Afrika. Ihlanganisa indawo engamakhulu amathathu eekhilomitha ezili-1,6 kwaye ihlala kwindawo ephakamileyo yee-427 zamitha ngaphezu kwezinga elwandle. Ngakolunye uhlangothi luhlanganiswe yiNtaba iKilmanjaro , kwaye kwenye ijikelezwe lulwandle.

I-Flora yeSibela Hills National Rescue Refuge

I-flora kunye nezilwanyana zihluke kakhulu apha. Kwii-Shimba Hills, ngaphezu kwama-50 ekhulwini kwiintlobo ezinqabileyo zezityalo zaseKenya zikhula, kwaye ezinye zazo ziye zanyamalala ngokucacileyo ebusweni bomhlaba, umzekelo, ezinye iintlobo ze-orchids. Intsimi yendawo yokugcina indawo iyindawo yokuhlala eninzi yemithi yesityalo. Iimpawu zodwa zakhula kwiplanethi yethu engaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu zeminyaka edlulileyo, kwaye ngoko ikhuselwe yimibutho yamazwe ngamazwe ekhusela imithombo yendalo.

Kwipaki yesizwe kukho inani elikhulu lamabhathane amabalabala (angaphezu kwamakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu) kunye neicicadas ezinkulu. Kwizintlu ze-111 iintaka zeentaka zirekhodwa (ngexesha lokufuduka kweentshukumo zeentaka le nani likhula), phakathi kwazo kukho iintlobo ezinqabileyo. Lapha, i-Heron yaseMadagascar emnyama ebusuku, i-black-tailed bustard, ukhozi ogqithisiweyo, i-medochka enkulu, i-kite ene-crested kunye nezinye iintlobo zabonwa. Imifanekiso yeentaka epakini inqatshelwe.

Inqabileyo ekhethiweyo yendawo yokutyelela iyindawo ekhangelekileyo yendalo - imitha engama-25 yemitha yaseSheldrik. Ukusuka phezulu kwinto ekulungele ukugcina ubomi bezilwanyana kunye nemvelo yasendle, kwaye unyawo ungayilungisa ipikiniki okanye uhlaziywe ngokwakho kumanzi apholileyo.

Izilwanyana ezihlala epaki

Esinye sezizathu eziphambili zokudalwa kwe-Shimba Hills kwakukho ukuphela kwamanani eKenya we -antelope emnyama enkulu eAfrika, uSable. Kulovimba namhlanje kukho abantu abangamakhulu amabini.

Kwi-National Reserve yaseShimbba Hills, ngokweengqungquthela ezahlukahlukeneyo, kukho abantu abangama-700 abantu beendlovu zaseAfrika. Epakini kukho indawo ekhethekileyo yokugcina ezi zilwanyana, ezithe zinyuka kwiintlanga kwaye zibizwa ngokuba yiNdlovu Hill. Kuku-14km ukusuka kwisango eliphambili, ihlathi leWaluganje lixhomekeke kwindawo ekugcinwe ngayo ngendawo, apho izilwanyana ezinkulu zihlala zihamba khona. Bonke abanye bekhuselwe kwiindlovu ukukhusela ukuhlasela kwabo umhlaba wezolimo. Inani labantu abahlala ngokusisigxina epakini bafikelele umda, ngoko kuphuma ukuphuma okukhethekileyo ukuvumela izilwanyana ukuba zihambe kwindawo yokugcina.

Kwii-Shimba Hills, ungakwazi ukudibana nazo zonke izilwanyana zaseAfrika: i-hippopotamus, iimbundane, i-warthog, i-shiraffe, ingonyama, i-cat cat, i-genetta, ihagu ye-shrubby, ibhokhwe yamanzi eqhelekileyo, i-bushbock, i-ducker ebomvu neyayibhakabhaka, ikrele, inkonzo kunye nezinye izilwanyana. Ukuba u tyelela i-Shimbba Hills ebusuku, ungabona ingwe kunye ne-cheetah, kwaye uva nokubetheka okubuhlungu kwe-hyena. Iindawo ezihlambulukileyo kwipaki kazwelonke zihlala zizidumbu ezizodwa: i-cobra, i-python, i-gecko kunye ne-lizards. Kuyathakazelisa gqitha ukugcina ubomi bentlanzi ngokunjalo-ezi zizilwanyana ezinkulu ezakha "ezinkulu ezinhlanu" zaseAfrika. Ngamnye unomncedisi wakhe-intaka ehleli emzimbeni wenkunzi yenkomo aze adle izinambuzane ezifihliweyo kwesikhumba.

Inkqubela kwimimandla yepaki

Ukunyuka kwi-Shimba Hills National Reserve kunconywa kwi-safari ye-jeep. Inokuthenjwa ngokukhuselekileyo kwizilwanyana ezahlukahlukeneyo ngamanye amaxesha kubonisa umdla kwiindwendwe. Ngendlela, iifoto zitholakala kwimoto kunokuba ziphezulu. Isikhokelo sendawo sihlala sihamba nabo bonke abatyeleli. Ngokuqhelekileyo, izilwanyana zihlala zifihla kwizityalo ezininzi. Ngoko ke, ukubona abemi abathandayo, hamba kwicala lasempuma yePaki yeGiriama, apho izilwanyana ziya kwindawo yokunisela.

Ukuqeshiswa kweenqwelo, kunye nomthamo wabantu abangaphantsi kweesithandathu, yonke imini iya kuhlawula ama-shillings angama-300 aseKenya.

Ukuya kwiiShimbba Hills, thabatha kunye nawe ukusela amanzi, umkhonto, i-sunblock kwaye uqaphele xa udibana neendlovu. Ekungeneni kwendawo yokugcina iindawo zokuthengisa iimpahla ezizodwa kunye nephepha elenziwe ngesandla elenziwe ngumbombo weendlovu.

Khenketho kwinqanaba

Akunzima ukufika epakini. Kwi- moya yeMombasa , apho i- safaris ihlala ihlelwe khona, unokubhabha ngeendiza, kwaye ukusuka apho uhamba ngeDani ukuya kwisiqalo. Ngokuqhelekileyo ukutyelela ipaki kazwelonke kubandakanywe kwi-excursion ehlukeneyo okanye jikelele.

Iindleko zokutyelela i-Shimbba Hills ngecebo elihlukile labantu lihlukile:

Kukho indawo ezine zenkampu kunye ne-67-room lodge ebizwa ngokuthi yiShimba Hills Lodge Hotel kwintsimi yaseShimbash Hills. Le yile hotele yeholide kuphela enxweme yaseKenya. Itholakala ngokuphindaphindiweyo kwimvula yamanzi. Kuzo zonke iindawo zokuhlala zehotele ungabona iindawo zokungenisa ulwandle kunye neengxenye zolondolozo, ezivaliweyo kubakhenkethi. Nasi esifubeni semvelo yasendle yaseAfrika uza kunikwa i-snack, uzonwabela izandi kunye novumba lwendalo.