- Indawo: Epupa, esifundeni saseCunene, eNamibia
- Ukuphakama: 37 m
- Ububanzi: 500 m
I-Namibia , njengenye yezwe elivakashelwa kakhulu e-Afrika, liyaziwa emhlabeni wezokuvakasha ngokuyinhloko ngenxa yezinto eziphilayo eziyingqayizivele nezilwane zasendle ezimangalisayo. Enyakatho yezwe kukhona umfula odume kakhulu Kunene, oyingxenye yomngcele wase-Angolan-Namibia. Ukukhanga okuyinhloko kwalesi sifundazwe kubhekwa njengokungathi kuyimvula enkulu e-Epupa, okuzoxoxwa kamuva kule ndaba.
Ulwazi jikelele
Amapulazi e-Epupa, okukhulunywe ngawo ekuqaleni, atholakala emngceleni wezindawo ezimbili - iNamibia ne-Angola, nakuba indawo isendaweni yaseNamibia yaseKokoland. Kunemibono eminingi mayelana nomsuka wegama lenye yezici ezikhangayo ezivelele: ngokusho kwemibono yabanye abacwaningi, "i-Epupa" ekuhunyushweni okuvela olimini lwabantu isiHerero lisho ukuthi "inkohliso", ngenkathi ngolimi lwesizwe samaHimba, igama elifanayo linomqondo owodwa: "amanzi awela ". Noma kunjalo, kokubili okukhethwa kukho kubonisa imvula enkulu kakhulu futhi kungenzeka.
Kuyini ukugeleza kwamanzi okuthakazelisayo?
Ukukhangwa okuyinhloko kwamaPhuphu e-Epupa izivakashi kuyodabula emahlathini angapheliyo kanye nehlane elingakhanjelwa. Ngakho-ke, endleleni eya emanzini, kukhona ama-baobabs aphezulu, izihlahla zamakhiwane nezindwangu zamakani. Ngaphezu kwalokho, emgwaqweni ungabona eziningi zemibukiso yasemadwaleni yasendulo, okwenza ukuvakashela le ndawo kube mnandi nakakhulu futhi kungaqondakali.
Umfula uKunene usungula indawo ekhethekile, ngenxa yokuthi kule ndawo kukhona izinto eziningi ezithakazelisayo kuzo zonke izintandokazi. Amanye awo atholakalayo ekutadisheni, kanti abanye kudingeka bahlelwe kwenye yezindawo zokulala zendawo. Umdlalo owuthandwa kakhulu kubahambi uwuku:
- Ukubuka izinyoni. Esikhathini seKaokoland, lapho kutholakala khona amanzi e-Epupa, kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-250 zezinyoni ezirekhodiwe, eziningi zazo zikhona. Lapha ungabona izinhlobo ezinjalo ezingavamile njengokuthi: ama-palm thrushes, amabhungane, ama-eagles ase-Afrika-amakhwenyana, ama-astralds abomvu kanye nabanye abaningi. njll Kungcono ukugcina izinyoni ngesikhathi uhambo lokuhamba noma uhambo oluhlelekile ngesikebhe.
- Ukubhukuda. Naphezu kwengozi yokuhlangana ubuso nobuso nabakhileyo bendawo, kufaka phakathi izingwenya, izivakashi eziningi ziza lapha ngomgomo owodwa - ukuhlala ogwini nokuthenga emanzini aphuthumayo amanzi abilayo. Uma ungesabi ukuthatha izingozi futhi uqiniseka ngamakhono akho wokubhukuda, ukuzijabulisa okunjalo ngokweqile kungokwenu!
- Ukuhamba. Ukuhamba emkhakheni we-waterfall wase-Epupa kuphephile futhi ngakho-ke kufanelekile kubantu abaneminyaka ehlukene kanye namazinga omzimba ngokomzimba. Futhi kuyithuba elihle kakhulu lokuhlangana nabantu ngabommeli besizwe samaHimba, abavame ukufika emfuleni iKunene, futhi bafunde kabanzi mayelana nesiko labo eliyingqayizivele namasiko aminyaka eminyaka.
Uzohlala kuphi?
Njengoba indawo lapho amanzi e-Epupa ekhona khona, inikeza izivakashi lonke uhlobo lokuzijabulisa, abakhiqizi bamaholide abaningi bahlala lapha izinsuku ezimbalwa, bephule ikamu noma baye emagumbini aseduze:
- I-Epupa Camp - indawo encane ekamu empumalanga ye-waterfall. Emakamu kukhona ibhuku elincane lokubhukuda elikuvumela ukuthi uphole emva kokushisa kwemini, igumbi lokudlela lapho kusetshenzwa khona izitsha zendabuko, nendawo yokulala evulekile. Isici esiyinhloko senkampu ye-Epupa ibhuloho lokumiswa elihlanganisa i-lodge nesesiqhingi saso sangasese.
- I-Epupa Falls Lodge enye enye indlela enhle yokuhlala eduze nendawo yokukhanga. I-Lodge iqukethe amatende ayisishiyagalolunye ama-safari okunethezeka, ngalinye linemibhede engu-2 engashadile, igumbi lokugezela yangasese (ngamanzi ashisayo, ishayela nesinxele), ukukhanya kwehora lamahora angu-24 nomnatha wokungcosana. Lapha ungakwazi ukubhuka ukuvakasha kwamanzi noma ukuhlala kwabantu baseHimba.
- I-Kapika Waterfall Camp iyinhlangano ye-mini, okuyinto, ngokungafani nayo yonke enye indawo yokulala, ayitholakali ngqo ngamanzi, kodwa ekhwaleni eliphakeme, elivumela abagibeli bamaholide ukuba babheke imibono yasendle yokunethezeka emakamelo abo. Emkhakheni weKapika Waterfall Camp kukhona indawo yokudlela nebha, ibhuloho elincane elingaphandle kanye nethala elizimele, eduze kwamakamelo ayishumi ngalinye.
Ungafika kanjani?
Ukuhamba eNamibia ngezokuthutha zomphakathi akuqinisekisiwe futhi kude isikhathi eside, futhi umqondo wokuthi "itekisi" ayikho (amatekisi eNamibia amelelwa yizitimela ezinkulu ezingu-16, kanti ngezinye izikhathi izindawo ezingu-32). Ngakho-ke, indlela ewukuphela kokufinyelela emanzini e-Epupa, ngaphezu kohambo lokubona indawo ngaphambi kokubhuka - ngokwakho, ngokuqashisa imoto , mhlawumbe imoto emgwaqweni. Nakuba umgwaqo oholela endaweni engeyona indawo futhi ungenazo izimo zokuhamba, kungcono ukungabi nengozi, ikakhulukazi uma uhambo oluhleliwe luhambisana nonyaka wemvula (ngoFebhuwari-Ephreli).
Uma indlela yakho ivela eWhohohoek, lungela uhambo olude. Ibanga eliphakathi kwe-capital kanye nesifunda sase-Epupe singaphezu kuka-900 km futhi kuzothatha amahora angaba ngu-10. Ukuze ufike emanzini, thatha umgwaqo omkhulu B1, C40 bese uthatha i-C35 eya eC43 (esifundeni saseCunene).