- Ikheli: Nyahururu, Kenya
- Ifoni: +254 800 597 000
- Ubude: 73 m
- Amahora wokuvula: nsuku zonke ngo-08: 00-17: 00
Esinye sezizinda zemvelo ezithakazelisayo kakhulu futhi ezithakazelisayo eKenya yiNtaba yaseM Thompson. Leli phunga elihle lamanzi libhekwa njengelona elikhulu kunazo zonke eMpumalanga Afrika futhi elilodwa elikhulu kunayo yonke izwekazi lase-Afrika.
Umlando wokutholakala
Owokuqala ukutholakala kwemvula yamanzi i-Thompson ngumhloli waseScotland uJoseph Thompson. Nguyena owokuqala waseYurophu owakwazi ukunqoba indlela enzima esuka eMombasa kuya eLake Victoria . Phakathi nohambo ngo-1883, i-geologist nomsunguli wemvelo babona kuqala lokhu kutholakala kwamanzi amanzi aseKenya futhi baqamba ngokuthi uyise.
Izici ze-waterfall
Imvula yamanzi ka Thompson itholakala engxenyeni yomfula i-Iwaso Nyiro, owehla e-Aberdan ridge. Imvula yamanzi iphakeme ngamamitha angu-2360 ngaphezu kolwandle, futhi ukuphakama kwayo kungaphezu kwamamitha angu-70.
Imvula yamanzi ka Thompson ithola "umxhaso" wemindeni eminingi edolobheni laseNyahururu. Amalungu amaningi emindeni yasendaweni asebenza njengabaqondisi, abahumushi noma abathengisi ezitolo zezinkumbulo, yingakho izivakashi zamukelekile njalo lapha. Kanti, izivakashi zifika eNtshonalanga yeMountain Thompson ukuze:
- Jabulela ubuhle be-Aberdare Park ;
- ukugcina amanzi ageleza amanzi;
- wehla enyaweni yamanzi;
- Bheka isibalo esikhulu samavubu ahlala ngaphesheya kwe-Thompson Falls.
Amathafa amahle kakhulu eNew Falls awathathwa efilimu ka-Alan Grint "Abaphenyi baka-Agatha Christie: The Gentleman in Brown" (1988). Akukude nendawo ephawulekayo yiThomson Falls Lodge, eyayikhonza njengendawo yokuhlala yangasese, futhi kamuva yavula izivakashi.
Endleleni eya emithonjeni yase Thompson, ungathola inqwaba yezitolo lapho ungathenga khona imithandazo enezithombe ezikhangayo, kanye nemikhiqizo eyenziwe ngokhuni namatshe.
Ungafika kanjani?
I-Thompson Waterfall eKenya itholakala edolobheni laseNyahururu esiqongweni saseLakipia. Ukufinyelela kuso kulula ukusuka edolobheni laseNakuru , elisendaweni engaba ngu-65 km. Abavakashi abavunyelwe ukuba baye emanzini ewodwa, njengoba kunethuba elihle lokuhlangana nabaphangi basekhaya.
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