- Ubukhulu ngaphezu kwezilwandle: 3,482 m;
- Iphuzu eliphakeme kakhulu: Thabana-Ntlenjana (Lesotho);
- Amazwe: iNingizimu Afrika, iLesotho, iSwaziland.
Izintaba zaseDrakenberg ziyizintaba zezintaba eNingizimu Afrika, ezidumile ngenxa yemvelaphi yayo ehlukile kanye namafomu angavamile "okuqothulwe" nezintaba eziqinile eziqinile. Izivakashi zifika kuleli kona elingavamile emhlabeni ukuze zihloniphe ubuhle bezinto ezibukeka kahle, zingene emkhathini we-Stone Age, zifunde isiko labantu basendulo, futhi zibandakanye ngendlela evamile yokuzilibazisa okusebenzayo kulezi zindawo - ukuhamba nge-pony.
Ziphi izintaba zaseDrakensberg?
Izintaba zaseDrakensberg ziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1 100 ubude futhi zihlukanise indawo yamazwe amathathu: iNingizimu Afrika, iLesotho kanye noMbuso waseSwaziland. Ukuphakama okuphakathi kwezintaba kulinganiselwa ngo-2000 m, futhi ukuphakama okuphezulu kufinyelela phezulu kweThabana-Ntlenjan ku-3482 m. Iningi lezintaba lihlanganiswa nezinqolobane ezintathu zemvelo:
- i-Drakensberg National Park iyindawo engamagugu e-UNESCO;
- i-National Park "iRoyal Natal";
- ipaki yemvelo "i-Golden Gate Highlands", edume ngokuthi "iLango Lasegolide" ngenxa yokukhanya okungavamile kwedwala iBrandvag ekushoneni kwelanga.
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NgesiZulu, igama lezintaba lizwakala njenge "Kvatlamba", futhi lihunyushwa ngokuthi "indawo enamatshe" noma "inqwaba yamatshe", "umkhawulo wamakhophi".
Kunezinguqulo eziningana zomsuka wegama lezintaba ze-Dragon:
- Ngokusho ngezinkolelo zasendulo, kulezi zindawo kukhona khona i-monster engaziwa - udrako, owaqaphela izakhamuzi zendawo ekhulwini le-19.
- Phezulu kwentaba, nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sonyaka, ubusi bukhukhumeza, obufana kakhulu nomusi okhishwa udrako kusuka emakhaleni.
- Iziqongo zezintaba, eziqukethe iziqongo, zangaphandle zifana nomhlane wezilwane ezinenganekwane, ngakho-ke abantu basendulo, okungukuthi iBoers, okuthiwa lezi zindawo.
Yini okufanele uyenze futhi uyenze ezintabeni zaseDrakensberg?
Kulezi zindawo kukhona isifundo kubakhenti abanezintandokazi ezahlukene futhi wonke umuntu uyokwaneliseka. Intaba yamadonsons eheha ukuvezwa kwezwe, izindawo ezihle kakhulu ezingavamile, izitshalo ezikhethekile nezilwane eziphilayo ezingavamile ezimibalalayo zezitshalo nezilwane, imidwebo yamadwala yasendulo eye yagcinwa izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Njengokuzijabulisa, izivakashi zinikelwa:
- Ukuhamba ngezintaba noma ukugibela amahhashi (ukuhamba nge-pony). Ubude besikhathi sokuhamba ngezinyawo - usuku olulodwa noma eziningana, kuhlanganise nokuchitha ubusuku emaphandleni amadwala.
- Ukuhamba okuthakazelisayo ku-helicopter noma ibhaluni ngokubona indawo enhle ekubukeni kweso.
- I-Safaris emotweni emgwaqweni.
- Iqembu noma ama-alloys athile emifuleni yezintaba (rafting).
- Ukudoba (lapha kutholakala uhlobo lwe-trout).
- Ukudlala igalofu.
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Amathafa nokubukwa
Izintaba zeDrako zidume ngemibono yazo emihle kanye nemifula, evuliwe eziqongweni. Izithombe ezithokozayo zidweba amakhekhe amancane emithini emifula egcwele izihlahla kanye namaconsi ahlanganiswe nezintaba ezingenalutho kanye namadwala. Ukukhuphukela phezulu, ungabona ngisho namafu ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakho.
Indawo ehambela izindawo ezihambelayo yi-Amphitheater - i-rockge, eyakhiwa ngodonga olude lwamamitha ama-500 ubujamo obunamakhilogremu angu-5 ubude.
Epaki "iRoyal Natal" ukunakekelwa kwezivakashi kudonsela indawo engavamile yamadwala amakhulu ubude obuyi-8 km, evuleka uma ibheka kusukela phansi.
Futhi eduze nawe ungabona amanzi amnandi kakhulu "iTugela" enokuphakama kwamamitha angu-948, enamaphutha amahlanu. Le mphuzu yamanzi iyona enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni jikelele.
Okudumile isigodi separadesi saseNedemem, esishaya ubuhle obungavamile. Ukuziqhenya kwayo ukuthi ihlukaniswe izingxenye ezimbili ngomfula, owodwa kuwo indawo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka emithini eshisayo, kanti enye ihlanzekile ngokuphelele.
Kwakuyizintaba zezintaba ze-Dragon eziphefumulela uJohn Tolkien ukuba abhale izintathu zakhe "iNkosi yezintambo", ezamukelwa emhlabeni jikelele kanye nodumo.
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I-flora nezilwane
Isimo sezulu sezintaba zaseDrakenberg sihluke ezingxenyeni zayo ezihlukene, ezithinta ukuhlukahluka kwezinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo nezilwane. Empumalanga, isimo sezulu esishisayo sezulu sishintsha kakhulu, okubangela ukuthi kube khona amahlathi aluhlaza okwakhiwa yizihlahla nama-liana. Etshonalanga - lokhu kuyimimoya eyomile neyomoya, ngakho-ke amapuluma asentshonalanga amelwa ama-savanna, ikakhulukazi agcwele izihlahla. Imvelo yezintaba ephakeme ngamamitha angaphezu kuka-2000 imelelwe ikakhulukazi ngamaphekula kanye nama-stamp steppes.
Engxenyeni yepaki kazwelonke "Drakensberg" umdwebo onemifino e-alpine iyabonakala, ihlonishwa yiSikhungo Sezwe Sokuphela. Lapha ungakwazi ukuhlangabezana nezinhlobo ezinyoni ezinjengezinyoni ezinjengezinyosi, i-bald ibis, i-horse-breasted horse, i-Cape hyphus. Ezilwane ezincelisayo ezingavamile, ungakwazi ukubona i-antelope oribi, ama-rhinoceros amhlophe, i-zebra Berchella, i-wildebeest emnyama. Izinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-250 zezilwane ezahlukene zihlala endaweni yezintaba zaseDrakensberg.
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Ifa lemlando yezintaba ze-Dragon
Sekuyiminyaka eminingi lezi zintaba zezintaba ziye zaba yindawo yokulwa nezimpi eziye zathinta inkambo yomlando wamazwe aseNingizimu Melika. Ngakho-ke, yizivakashi ezithandwayo kakhulu ezindaweni lapho kudlule khona abantu bendawo "iZulus" balwe nabakholisi baseYurophu ngenkululeko yabo, futhi kamuva kulezi zindawo kwakuyiMpi eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Anglo-Boer War.
Ukubheka kwezintaba zaseDrakenberg kungumakhelwane oqoshwe ngodwala lwama-Bushman asendulo abantu abaphila eminyakeni eyi-8000 eyedlule. Lezi zindawo zibhekwa njengeziyingqayizivele, njengoba izithombe ziyamangala ngokulondolozwa kahle, futhi iziqephu ziyamangalisa ngobuciko bombono wabantu baseSan. Ama-Bushman abonisa ukudansa, ukuzingela, izimpi, izingcezu zokuphila kwansuku zonke. Izindawo ezinjengezizwe zasendulo ezishiya uphawu, kunezingu-600, imidwebo engaphezu kuka-40 000 etholakala endaweni yaseDrakensberg Mountains.
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Ungafika kanjani?
Izintaba zaseDrakensberg eLesotho yizindawo ezihambelekayo ezihambela abavakashi, ngaphandle kohambo kubo, cishe akukho muntu oya emazweni aseNingizimu Afrika. Izinsizakalo zezivakashi zinikezwa imisebenzi eminingi, zihlala emakamu etende noma amahhotela amancane ahlelekile enomsebenzi omuhle kanye nokudla. Izivakashi ezingaba yizigidi ezimbili ziza lapha ngonyaka.
Yana ezintabeni ngokuhlelekile emaqenjini ahleliwe kanye nezinkambo eziqondisiwe, ezihambisane nezivakashi ezihlangene. Ukudluliselwa kuvame ukuhlelwa kusukela emadolobheni aseJohansburg, eThekwini eNingizimu Afrika. Ungafika lapho ngemoto. Ukwenza lokhu, enombolweni yomzila 3 udinga ukulandela indawo yeHarrismit, bese ulandela izimpawu epaki "Natal". Isikhathi sokuhamba cishe amahora angu-3.