Shimbah Hills


E- Kenya, esifundeni saseKwale esogwini, ngamakhilomitha angu-33 ukusuka eMombasa namakhilomitha angu-15 ukusuka e-Indian Ocean, i-Shimba Hills National Reserve. Yabizwa ngokuthi intaba ephakama ngaphezu kwemithi yesundu ngaphesheya kolwandle.

Okuningi mayelana nokugcina

I-Shimbba Hills yasungulwa ngo-1968, futhi ngo-1903 ithola isimo sezwe. Okwamanje insimu yepaki igcwele kakhulu utshani, amahlumela kanye namahlathi angavamile asezindaweni ezishisayo ezingaphezu kweminyaka engamakhulu amabili ubudala. Amapulangwe ase-Afrika ayigugu kakhulu futhi unegama ngesi-Kiswahili "imvula".

Uma kuqhathaniswa namanye amapaki kazwelonke eKenya , iShimba Hills iyindawo encane encane, nakuba kubhekwa njengehlathi elikhulu kunazo zonke elisogwini lwase-East Africa. Ihlanganisa indawo engamakhulu amathathu amakhilomitha ayisishiyagalolunye futhi itholakala ekuphakameni kwamamitha angu-427 ngaphezu kwezinga lolwandle. Ngakolunye uhlangothi limbozwe yiNtaba iKirimanjaro , futhi ngakolunye uhlangothi lugcwele ulwandle.

I-Flora ye-Shimba Hills National Wildlife Resfuge

I-flora nezilwane zihluka kakhulu lapha. E-Shimba Hills, ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-50 ezinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo ezingavamile zaseKenya zikhula, kanti ezinye zazo zinyamalale ebusweni bomhlaba, isibonelo, ezinye izinhlobo ze-orchid. Insimu yendawo yokugcina indawo iyindawo yokuhlala enhlobonhlobo yezihlahla zomuthi ezikhona. Izibonelo zomuntu ngamunye zakhula eplanethi yethu eminyakeni engaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu ezedlule, ngakho-ke zivikelwe izinhlangano zamazwe ngamazwe ezivikela imithombo yemvelo.

Epaki kazwelonke kunenqwaba yezimvemvane ezimibalabala (izinhlobo ezingaphezu kwamakhulu amabili namashumi amahlanu) kanye nama-cicadas amakhulu. Ezinqolobaneni ezingu-111 zezinyoni zilotshiwe (ngesikhathi sokunyuka kwentwasahlobo kwezinyoni lezi ziningi ziyanda), phakathi kwazo kunezinhlobo ezingavamile kakhulu. Lapha, i-heron yaseMadagascar yasebusuku, i-black-tailed bustard, ukhozi omqhele, i-medochka enkulu, i-kite ekhanda kanye nezinye izinhlobo zezilwane. Izithombe zezinyoni epaki azivunyelwe.

Indawo yokuvakasha ethandwa kakhulu iyinto ehehayo yemvelo - imitha yamanzi kaSheldrik engu-25 wamitha. Kusukela phezulu kuso kulula ukugcina impilo yezilwane nemvelo yasendle, futhi ezinyaweni ungahlela ipikinikini noma uzivuselele emanzini apholile.

Izilwane ezihlala epaki

Esinye sezizathu eziyinhloko zokudalwa kweShimba Hills kwakukhona lapha kuphela abantu baseKenya abano-black antelope abamnyama kakhulu e - Afrika, uSable. Esigodini samanje kunabantu abangamakhulu amabili.

E-National Reserve yaseShimbba Hills, ngokwezibalo ezihlukahlukene, kunabantu abangaba ngu-700 ezindlovu zase-Afrika. Epaki kukhona indawo ekhethekile yokubheka lezi zilwane, ezihamba eduze kwezintaba futhi kuthiwa i-Elephant Hill. Kutholakale amakhilomitha angu-14 ukusuka esangweni elikhulu, uWaluganje Forest uxhunywe emgodini, lapho lezi zilwane ezinkulu zivame ukuhamba khona. Bonke abanye bavikelekile ezindlovu ukuze bavikele umhlaba wabo wezolimo. Inani labantu abahlala phakade epaki lifinyelele umkhawulo, ngakho kuphuma ukuphuma okukhethekile ukuvumela izilwane ukuba zihambe endaweni yokugcina.

E-Shimba Hills, ungakwazi futhi ukuhlangabezana nazo zonke izilwane zase-Afrika: imvubu, izinkawu, i-warthog, i-tirafa, ingonyama, i-steppe cat, i-genetta, ingulube e-shrubby, imbuzi yamanzi evamile, i-bushbock, i-ducker ebomvu ne-blue, inkemba, i-serval nezinye izilwane. Uma uvakashela iShimbba Hills ebusuku, ungabona ingwe kanye ne-cheetah, futhi uzwe ukujula okubuhlungu kwe-hyena. Iziqu eziphuthumayo epaki kazwelonke zakhiwa izilwane ezinwabuzelayo eziyingqayizivele: i-cobra, i-python, i-gecko kanye nezilonda. Kuyathakazelisa ukubona impilo yezinambuzane - lezi yizilwane ezinkulu ezakha "amahlanu amakhulu" ase-Afrika. Ngamunye unomsizi wakhe - inyoni ehlezi emzimbeni wenkunzi futhi idla izinambuzane ezifihla esikhumbeni sayo.

Ukuhamba emkhakheni wepaki

Ukunyakaza kwiShimbe Hills National Reserve kunconywa nge-jeep safari. Ivikela ngokuqinile izilwane ezihlukahlukene ngezinye izikhathi ezibonisa isithakazelo kuzivakashi. Ngendlela, izithombe zitholakala emotweni esikhundleni sezinga eliphezulu. Umhlahlandlela wendawo uvame ukuhamba nabo bonke abavakashi. Ngokuvamile, izilwane zivame ukufihla izimila ezinomsoco. Ngakho-ke, ukubona izakhamuzi ezifunayo, hamba ohlangothini lwasempumalanga yePaki Giriama Point, lapho izilwane ziya endaweni yokuchelela.

Ukuqasha imoto, ngamandla abantu abangaphansi kwesithupha, usuku lonke lizobiza ama-shillings angu-300 aseKenya.

Ukuya eShimbba Hills, uthathe nawe ukuphuza amanzi, isigqoko, ukushona kwelanga futhi uqaphe lapho uhlangana nezindlovu. Ekungeneni kwe-reserve kazwelonke bathengisa imikhumbuzo eyingqayizivele kanye nephepha elenziwe ngesandla elenziwe ngumbungu wezindlovu.

Kuzo zonke izivakashi

Akunzima ukufika epaki. Esikhungweni sezindiza saseMombasa , lapho i- safaris ejwayele ukuhlelwa khona, ungakwazi ukuhamba ngezindiza, futhi ukusuka lapho uhamba ngeDiani uye emgqonyeni. Ngokuvamile ukuvakashelwa epaki kazwelonke kufakwe endaweni ehlukile noma evamile.

Izindleko zokuvakashela i-Shimbba Hills ngezinhlanga ezahlukene zabantu zihlukile:

Kunezindawo ezine zekamu kanye ne-67-lodge lodge okuthiwa i-Shimba Hills Lodge Hotel ensimini yeShimbash Hills. Lona kuphela ihotela lezinkuni elisogwini lwaseKenya. Itholakala kaningi emahlathini asempumalanga. Kusuka kuzo zonke izindawo zokuhlala zehhotela ungabona ama-sea and izingxenye zendawo yokugcina, ivaliwe abavakashi. Lapha esifubeni semvelo yasendle yase-Afrika uzonikezwa isiphuzo, ujabulele imisindo kanye nephunga lemvelo.