Ubunzima be-Trek
Uhambo lwaseRoyal ngokuvamile kulula ukululinganisela. Izinsuku eziningi zibandakanya amahora angu-4-6 kuphela ohamba ngezinyawo ezindleleni ezicacile nezinakekelwa kahle. Ukukhuphuka okumaphakathi kumbalwa kakhulu (kufika cishe kumamitha angama-500-600 ngosuku), futhi uvame ukufaka noma ukukhipha amamitha angamakhulu ambalwa ewonke.
Isiqongo singu-1,730m, ngakho-ke ayikho inkinga enkulu yokuphakama kwabantu abaningi. I-Royal Trek ifanele abahambi okokuqala kanye nemindeni, kanye nabahambi abadala ngenxa yephrofayili elula. Lolu hambo lungajatshulelwa ngokunethezeka ngokuqina nokuzivocavoca okulula.
Azikho izidingo zokukhuphuka zobuchwepheshe, futhi kudingeka izicathulo zokuhamba ezikhululekile nje. Isevisi ye-porter izonikezwa ukuthatha umthwalo wakho osindayo.
Ukufingqa, kungashiwo ukuthi ukuthambekela kohambo lwaseRoyal akuwona umqansa futhi umgwaqo ulula, ngakho-ke lokhu kungenye yezindlela ezilula kakhulu esifundeni sase-Annapurna.
Isimo Sezulu Nesizini Engcono Kakhulu
Izintaba zase-Annapurna zinesimo sezulu esipholile. Ikwindla (September-November) kanye nentwasahlobo (March to May) yizikhathi ezikahle kakhulu zokwenza uhambo lwaseRoyal.
Isimo sezulu sizolile futhi sihlanzekile phakathi nalezi zinyanga. Ngentwasahlobo, ama-rhododendron ayaqhakaza futhi izinsuku zifudumele. Ikwindla iyashisa futhi inezinsimu zokuvuna ezimibalabala.
Amazinga okushisa emini kulezi zikhathi zonyaka ngokuvamile aqala ku-15°C kuya ku-25°C (60–75°F), ehla ebusuku aze abandayo kodwa angabi yiqhwa. Isikhathi sezimvula ezinkulu (June–August) iletha imvula enamandla nemizila eshelelayo, ngakho asikukhuthazi ukuhamba ngezinyawo ngaleso sikhathi.
Ubusika (December–February) bunobusuku obubandayo (eduze neqhwa) kanye nezinsuku ezinelanga; uma uhamba ke, zilungiselele isithwathwa ezindaweni eziphakeme. Sekukonke, ikwindla nentwasahlobo kunikeza ukubukwa kwentaba okungcono kakhulu kanye nezimo ezinethezekile zokuhamba izintaba.
Ukudla nokuphuza
Ukudla kwasezintabeni zaseNepal kunenhliziyo futhi kugcwele. Ohambweni lwaseRoyal, ngokuvamile uzothola ukudla okuthathu ngosuku (ibhulakufesi, isidlo sasemini, isidlo sakusihlwa) - izindleko zifakiwe ephaketheni.
Ukudla kwasekuseni kungase kuhlanganise amaqanda, iphalishi, noma isinkwa sendawo, esiphakwa netiye. Ukudla kwasemini nedina kuvame ukufaka i-dal bhat (isobho le-lentil nelayisi), ukhari, imifino, futhi ngezinye izikhathi nenyama.
Uzoba nezinketho ezifana nama-noodle, i-pasta, ama-omelets, amasobho, noma irayisi elithosiwe ezindaweni zokudlela zokulala. Ukudla kwemifino kanye ne-vegan kutholakala kalula; usazise kusengaphambili.
Amanzi okuphuza abilisiwe noma ahlungwe; phuza amanzi asebhodleleni noma ahlanziwe kuphela. Gwema imifino engaphekiwe ngaphandle uma igezwe ngamanzi ahlanzekile.
Itiye (ngokuvamile itiye le-masala) kanye nelamula elishisayo noma itiye le-ginger kunikezwa ekudleni nasezitobhini zokuphumula. Endleleni, ungathenga nokudla okulula njengamabhisikidi, ushokoledi, noma izithelo.
E-Kathmandu nase-Pokhara, ungajabulela nokudla ngendlela yaseNtshonalanga. Kwamanye amadolobhana, kungase kube khona iyogathi yendawo entsha noma itiye lebhotela.
Ukugula Kwendawo Ephakeme
Altitude is hhayi ukukhathazeka okukhulu ohambweni lwaseRoyal, njengoba ikamu eliphakeme kakhulu lingamamitha ayi-1,730 kuphela. Abahambi abaningi ababoni izimpawu zokuphakama kule ndawo.
Nokho, kuyakhokha ukuqaphela. Ngosuku lokuqala e-Kathmandu (1,350m), kufanele uthathe kalula ngemva kwendiza yakho. Lapho uhamba, phuza amanzi amaningi (okungenani amalitha angu-2-3 ngosuku) futhi udle kahle.
Hamba ngesivinini esiqinile. Ubuhlungu bekhanda obuncane noma ukuphazamiseka kokulala akuvamile kulezi zimo, kodwa uma kukhona ongazizwa kahle, abaqondisi bethu bazoziqapha. Njengoba ukugula okungathi sína kokuphakama kwendawo ngokuvamile kwenzeka ngaphezu kuka-2,500m, ubungozi lapha buphansi kakhulu.
Sincoma izinyathelo ezijwayelekile: ungajahi ukukhuphuka, hlala umanzi, futhi usebenzise isikhilimu selanga. Abanye abantu baletha umthamo ophansi we-Diamox (bonana nodokotela kuqala), kodwa ngokuvamile akudingekile kulolu hambo. Ngamafuphi, jabulela imibono - i-Royal trek yakhelwe ukugwema izinkinga zokuphakama.
Ukulungiselela Nokufaneleka
Awudingi ukuba umsubathi ukuze wenze uhambo lwasebukhosini, kodwa ukulungiselela okuncane kuyasiza. Hamba noma uhambe njalo emavikini angaphambi kohambo lwakho. Zama ukwenza izinkambo ezimbalwa zokuzilolonga amahora angu-2-3 ngenkathi uphethe ubhaka onesisindo esingaba ngu-5-10 kg ukuze ulingise izimo zokuhamba.
Uma unesikhathi, gibela amagquma ambalwa noma usebenzise izitebhisi ukuze wakhe ukukhuthazela. Ukuzivocavoca umzimba nomlenze (ama-squats, amaphaphu, amapulangwe) nakho kungaqinisa imisipha ozoyisebenzisa. Qiniseka ukuthi ugqekeza amabhuzu akho okugibela izintaba noma izicathulo ngaphambi kohambo. Zigqoke ekuhambeni ukuze uvimbele amabhamuza.
Pakisha futhi uphathe i-daypack cishe 10-12 kg ukujwayela isisindo; izikhwama ezisindayo zingathwalwa abathwali bethu (sihlinzeka ngabathwali ephaketheni). Faka izendlalelo zezingubo (isimo sezulu singashintsha ngokushesha ekuphakameni) kanye negiya lemvula, noma ngabe isibikezelo silungile.
Ngaphandle kwezimpahla zakho zomuntu siqu, awudingi amathuluzi akhethekile - sinikezela ngamatende uma ukhempa namabhodwe okudla. Sekukonke, ukuhamba okuvamile nokuzivocavoca umzimba okusesilinganisweni kuzokwenza uhambo lwasebukhosini lube lula. Izihambi eziningi ezinamaleveli okufaneleka kwansuku zonke kuphela zikuthola kujabulisa kakhulu.
I-Visa kanye nezimvume
Izivakashi eziningi eziya eNepal zithola i-visa yezivakashi lapho zifika e-Tribhuvan International Airport e-Kathmandu noma lapho ziwela imingcele yomhlaba. Gcwalisa ifomu le-visa futhi ukhokhe inkokhelo ngama-USD (cishe ama-US$30 izinsuku ezingu-15, u-$50 izinsuku ezingu-30, nakuba amanani angashintsha). Letha izithombe ezimbili ezinosayizi wepasipoti. Qinisekisa ukuthi iphasipoti yakho isebenza okungenani izinyanga eziyi-6 ngaphambi kosuku lwakho lokungena.
Ukuhamba ngezinyawo, udinga izimvume ezikhethekile. I I-ACAP imvume kubiza cishe i-NPR 3,000 (cishe ama-USD 25) kubantu bakwamanye amazwe, futhi ISIKHATHI kubiza cishe i-NPR engu-1,000–2,000 (cishe ama-USD 8–15) kuye ngokuthi uhamba ngeqembu noma umuntu ngamunye.
Ngokwethula ipasipoti yakho nezithombe, umhlahlandlela wethu uzokusiza ekutholeni ngaphambi kohambo (imvamisa e-Pokhara noma e-Kathmandu). Phatha izimvume zakho ohambweni ngoba izikhulu zingase zizihlole.
Awukwazi ukugibela intaba endaweni yase-Annapurna ngaphandle kwalezi zimvume. Imali yezimvume ingahluka; lapho ubhukha, kuyatuseka ukuthi uqinisekise imali ebuyekeziwe.
Ezempilo nokuphepha
Ohambweni lwaseRoyal, ukuphepha kubaluleke kakhulu. Ukugoma kufanele kube okwakamuva ngaphambi kohambo. Sincoma ukugoma iHepatitis A kanye neTyphoid ngenxa yokudla namanzi endawo.
Ayikho i-malaria prophylaxis edingekayo ezindaweni zohambo. Phatha imithi yomuntu siqu yezinkinga ezivamile (isb., isifo sohudo, izidambisi zinhlungu).
Sihlinzeka ngamakhithi osizo lokuqala, futhi umhlahlandlela wethu unempahla eyengeziwe. Hlala uhlanzekile ngokuphuza amanzi amaningi abilisiwe noma aphekiwe; ukuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni kanye nokuchayeka elangeni kungabangela izinkinga ngokushesha kunokuphakama.
Gqoka i-sunscreen (SPF 30+) nezibuko zelanga ngoba imisebe ye-UV inamandla kakhulu lapho uphakama. Gqoka isigqoko ukugwema ukushisa. Buka amatshe ashelelayo noma izindlela ezinodaka ngemva kwemvula.
Izinambuzane zincane kakhulu endleleni yalolu hambo, kodwa into encane exosha omiyane eduze kwamachibi. Ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okuphuthumayo kunqunyelwe emzileni.
Uma othile egula noma elimala, iqembu lizothuthela endaweni yokuhlala eseduze noma lihlehle ngomkhondo. Ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu, singahlela ukukhishwa kwendiza enophephela emhlane noma ukushayela esibhedlela esiseduze.
Ngakho-ke, umshwalense wokuhamba ohlanganisa ukuhlenga izimo eziphuthumayo uyimpoqo (bona ngezansi). Ezindaweni zokuhlala, hlonipha futhi uqaphe ngokungezwani nokudla okuthile - tshela umhlahlandlela wakho nganoma yimiphi imikhawulo yokudla.
Ubugebengu ezindaweni ezisezintabeni zaseNepal buyivelakancane. Iseluleko esiyinhloko sokuphepha ukugcina izinto zakho zivikelekile: sebenzisa amabhande emali noma izikhwama eziziphu.
Ungashiyi izinto ezibalulekile zinganakiwe. Uma kuziwa ekuphepheni kwamasiko, phatha abantu nezindawo ngenhlonipho. Landela amasiko endawo (isb., khumula izicathulo zakho ezindlini, ungathinti izinto ezingcwele).
Hlala njalo yazisa umhlahlandlela wakho uma uzizwa ungaphilile noma ungakhululekile. Sekukonke, i-Royal Trek iphephe kakhulu uma ulandela lezi zinyathelo zokuphepha eziyisisekelo.
Transportation
Zonke ezokuthutha zeqembu zifakiwe. Lapho ufika, une yangasese imoto noma itekisi ukusuka esikhumulweni sezindiza ukuya ehhotela lakho laseKathmandu.
NgoSuku Lwesithathu, sihamba amakhilomitha angu-200 sisuka eKathmandu siya ePokhara ibhasi labavakashi noma i-jeep yangasese (amahora angu-6-7). Ibhasi likhululekile futhi lenza izitobhi ezifushane. Okunye, ungakhetha indiza emfishane yasekhaya (imizuzu engama-25 e-Kathmandu–Pokhara), kodwa uhlelo olujwayelekile lungomgwaqo.
E-Pokhara, ngemva kokuqala kohambo, sisebenzisa ama-jeep/amabhasi amancane angasese. Ngosuku lwe-4, sihamba nge-25 km (ihora eli-1) ukusuka e-Pokhara ukuya e-Bijayapur Khola (i-trailhead).
Ngosuku lwesi-7 ngemva kohambo, uhambo olufushane lwesikebhe e-Begnas Lake lulandelwa uhambo lwamakhilomitha angu-40 (amahora angu-1-2) ukubuyela e-Pokhara. Ekugcineni, ngoSuku lwesi-8, sibuyela eKathmandu ngomgwaqo (amanye amahora angu-6-7).
Yonke imigwaqo igandayiwe noma iwubhuqu. Izimoto ziqinile futhi zisesimweni esihle. Uhambo lwethu lungase luthathe isikhathi kuye ngokuthi simiphi izimoto noma imigwaqo, yingakho sivumelana nezimo. Sekukonke, ugibela amabhasi athokomele kanye nama-jeep futhi ubheke ngefasitela indawo ye-Nepali.
Ukuhamba Umshwalense
Kudingeka umshwalense wokuhamba kulolu hambo. Kumele ihlanganise ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo kanye nokuhlenga ngendiza enophephela emhlane. Nakuba uhambo lulula, izingozi noma ukugula kungenzeka (isibonelo, ukuklolodela, ukungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile, noma ukusabela kokuphakama okukhulu ezimweni ezingavamile). Ukuhamba ngendiza enophephela emhlane ezintabeni kungabiza izinkulungwane ezimbalwa zama-USD.
Umshwalense wakho kufanele uhlanganise ngokusobala ukutakulwa nokukhishwa ngendiza emoyeni, kanye nokuphazamiseka kohambo noma ukukhansela. Kungumqondo omuhle ukugcina ikhophi yepholisi yakho nepasipoti yakho.
Futhi sincoma ukuthi Umshwalense ukhave izinto zomuntu siqu kanye namathuluzi esimweni sokulahlekelwa noma ukubambezeleka. Izidingo eziphuthumayo noma ukukhishwa kungafakwa umshwalense uma kwenzeka kuba nezinhlekelele zemvelo (isb., ukuzamazama komhlaba), okungeke kwenzeke.
Kufanele uthole umshwalense wakho wokuvakasha ngaphambi kokuqala uhambo. Hlola imikhawulo yekhava ngokucophelela; inqubomgomo yokuvakasha ejwayelekile ingase idinge isengezo sokuhamba ngezinyawo ezingaphezu kuka-1000m.
Phatha izinombolo zokuxhumana eziphuthumayo zomshwalense. Ngomshwalense ofanele, ungakhululeka futhi ujabulele uhambo lwaseRoyal ngokwazi ukuthi usizo luhlelwa uma ludingeka.
Eminye Imizila
Kunezindlela ezimbalwa zokwenza lolu hambo ngendlela oyifisayo. Isandiso esisodwa esidumile ukuqhubeka nokuhamba ngezinyawo ngemva kwe-Begnas Lake ukhuphukele e-Sarangkot (1,591m) ukuze uthole ukubukwa kokuphuma kwelanga, okungeza usuku olulodwa.
Enye inketho ukuhlanganisa uhambo lwasebukhosini kanye ne Uhambo lwe-Poon Hill - ungaqala noma uphethe ngezinsuku ezimbalwa wenza i-Poon Hill (Ghorepani, 4,132m umbono).
Ungaphinda ulungise i-oda: amanye amaqembu aqala ngo Pokhara futhi uqedele lapho (njengohlelo lwethu lohambo), noma uluhlehlise bese ugcina ngo-Pokhara.
Uma kufushane ngesikhathi, uhambo lwasebukhosini lwezinsuku eziyisi-6 (ukweqa usuku lokuphumula phakathi Kathmandu noma ukwenza idrayivu esheshayo) kungenzeka, nakuba ukuphumula kancane. Ngohambo olude, ungangeza okuthi Uhambo lwase-Annapurna Base Camp (2 amasonto isiyonke) noma Isifunda saseLantang ukuhamba kamuva.
Ngaphandle kokuhamba ngezinyawo, abahambi abaningi banweba ukuhlala kwabo eNepal ngezinsuku ezimbalwa I-Chitwan National Park ngoba izilwane zasendle safaris, noma ukuvakasha kwamasiko e-Bhaktapur/Patan. Izindiza eziya ekhaya zisuka e-Kathmandu noma ezisuka e-Pokhara (ngemuva kwendiza yangaphakathi) zingahlelwa.
Khumbula ukuthi noma yimuphi umzila omusha ongaphandle kwe-Annapurna uzodinga izimvume ezahlukene (isb. Izindawo zaseMustang noma zaseLangtang). Sicele imininingwane uma ufuna ukuhlanganisa uhambo lwakho ngokuqhubekayo!
Izindleko Zakho Ezingeziwe
Ngaphandle kwezindleko zokuvakasha, ibhajethi yezinto zomuntu siqu. Small izindleko ohambweni luhlanganisa iziphuzo nokudla okulula: amanzi asemabhodleleni angaba ngu-$1–2 USD ilitha, ijusi noma i-soda cishe i-$1, kanti ubhiya wasendaweni u-$3–5.
Ugesi kumishini yokushaja ezindaweni zokulala kuvame ukuba ngu-$1–2 ngenkokhiso ngayinye. Hot izikhukhula (uma itholakala) ngokuvamile ibiza u-$1. Isevisi yokuwasha ezindaweni zokulala ezinkulu ingu-$1–3.
Amathiphu ngoba umhlahlandlela kanye ne-porter kuyisiko (kuyakhethwa kodwa kuyabongwa). Umhlahlandlela ojwayelekile cishe u-10% wezindleko zokuhamba sezizonke, uhlukaniselwa abasebenzi (isibonelo, u-$5–$7 ngosuku kumhlahlandlela kanye no-$3–$5 ngosuku kumphathi wempahla). Ungakwazi futhi ukucebisa abasebenzi basehhotela nezindawo zokudlela ngama-rupees ambalwa uma behlinzeka ngenkonzo enhle kakhulu.
Ukudla okufakwe ohlelweni lwethu kuhlanganisa ukudla okuyisisekelo; noma yikuphi okungeziwe (iziphuzo ezidakayo, ikhofi yekhefi, izinto ezisemabhodleleni) kuyizindleko zakho. Shopping e-Kathmandu noma e-Pokhara (izikhumbuzo, igiya, i-SIM khadi) izodinga ukheshi. Kukhona i-ATM eKathmandu nasePokhara, kodwa ayikho emzileni. Gcina izikweletu ezincane ze-rupee zaseNepali ziseduze (100s, 500s).
Ekugcineni, uma ukhetha Ukuzikhethela imisebenzi (njengendiza noma uhambo olwengeziwe), lezo zindleko zingeziwe. Izingcaphuno zethu ngokuvamile zibandakanya konke ngaphandle kwezinto zomuntu siqu namathiphu ongawakhetha noma izandiso.
Ulimi Nokuxhumana
IsiNepali siwulimi olusemthethweni lwaseNepal. Nokho, isiNgisi sikhulunywa kakhulu eKathmandu, ePokhara, nangabaqondisi ohambweni. Uzohlangana nezakhamuzi ezikhuluma isiNepali nolimi lwendawo (i-Gurung) emiphakathini esezintabeni. Ungakhathazeki uma ungalwazi ulimi - umhlahlandlela wakho uzokusiza ukuhumusha nokuhlela noma yini edingekayo.
Abantu abaningi baseNepali baqonda imishwana eyisisekelo yesiNgisi ehlobene nezokuvakasha. IsiHindi sibuye siqondwe ngabanye, ikakhulukazi ezitolo noma phakathi kwezizukulwane ezindala (ngenxa yamafilimu e-Bollywood). Noma kunjalo, ukufunda imishwana embalwa yesi-Nepali kuyasiza futhi kuyaziswa. Ukubingelela okulula njengokuthi “Namaste” (sawubona nokuvalelisa) kanye nokuthi “Dhanyabad” (ngiyabonga) kuhamba ibanga elide nabantu bendawo.
Ulimi lomzimba nokumomotheka kusebenza emhlabeni wonke - abantu baseNepali ngokuvamile banobungane kakhulu futhi banesineke. Uma unomakhalekhukhwini, izosebenzela izingcingo nemibhalo kuningi lohambo (bona isigaba esilandelayo). Izinombolo zokuxhumana ezibalulekile (umhleli wakho wohambo, ihhotela, nezimo eziphuthumayo) kufanele zifakwe ocingweni lwakho.
Nokho, iKathmandu nePokhara yizikhungo zokuxhumana eziyinhloko; emaphandleni, inkonzo ingaba namabala. Phrinta amakhophi olwazi olubalulekile (isb, amakheli ehhotela) uma kwenzeka ulahlekelwa ukwamukela.
Inethiwekhi Yeselula, I-inthanethi Nezinsiza Zokushaja
Kokubili i-Kathmandu ne-Pokhara inokufakwa okuhle kakhulu kweselula ne-inthanethi. Abahlinzeki abakhulu baseNepali (Ncell, Nepal Telecom) banikela ngamanethiwekhi e-3G/4G kuwo wonke amadolobha.
Ohambweni, ukufakwa kuyahlukahluka: ezigodini ezinkulu njengeKalikasthan, Syaglung, neChisapani, ungathola isignali. Kodwa-ke, kuzoba khona izindawo ezingenalutho, ikakhulukazi ezigodini ezinamahlathi.
Uma unefoni evuliwe, cabanga ukuthenga ikhadi le-SIM le-Nepali e-Kathmandu noma e-Pokhara (udinga ipasipoti yakho). Izinhlelo zedatha zishibhile (isibonelo, 1–2 GB ngamadola ambalwa) futhi zikuvumela ukuthi usebenzise amamephu noma uxhumane nomndeni.
Izindawo eziningi zokulala nezindawo zokudlela e-Kathmandu/Pokhara kanye nezinye izigodi ezilandela umkhondo zinikeza i-Wi-Fi (imvamisa imahhala kodwa ngezinye izikhathi ihamba kancane noma idinga inkokhiso encane).
Unganciki ku-inthanethi ohambweni - kuwukunethezeka, akuqinisekisiwe. Ugesi uyatholakala eKathmandu, ePokhara, nasezindaweni eziyinhloko.
Amahhotela amaningi nezindawo zokulala zinezindawo zokudayisa ezingu-220V (i-two-prong, isitayela samaNdiya) lapho ungashaja khona amafoni namakhamera. Ukucisha kukagesi kuyenzeka, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezikude – izindawo zokulala zivame ukuba namalambu elanga ebusuku.
Letha ibhange lamandla le-USB uma kwenzeka udinga ukushaja okwengeziwe. Ukushaja idivayisi eyengeziwe kungase kubize cishe u-$1 ngenkokhiso ngayinye ezindaweni zokulala ezincane. Uma unezinto eziningi zikagesi, cabanga ngeshaja ye-USB enezimbobo eziningi futhi uhlale ushaja amadivayisi uma unamandla kusihlwa.
Ungenzi kulolu hambo
Uma uku-Royal Trek, uzogcina imithetho ethile eyisisekelo okufanele icatshangelwe kusiko lwendawo kanye nemvelo. Akufanele ulahle udoti futhi uphathe wonke udoti wakho, ama-wrapers, namabhodlela ukubuyisele edolobheni. Uzokhumula izicathulo nezigqoko zakho ngaphambi kokungena emathempelini noma ezindlini, futhi ngeke ugibele phezu kwama-stupas noma izindonga ezingcwele.
Hlale uxhawula abantu ngendlela emnandi futhi ungalokothi ukhombe izinyawo zakho kunoma yini noma kunoma ubani onesizinda sezenkolo. Akumele uthathe izithombe ngaphandle kwemvume, futhi kufanele uhloniphe izifiso zabesifazane nezindela.
Nciphisa umsindo ezindaweni ezisemaphandleni, gwema ukudakwa noma ukukhulumela phezulu uma ukhetha ukuphuza, futhi uhambe ngefayela elilodwa ezindleleni eziwumngcingo.
Gcina umqondisi wakho futhi ungalokothi uhambe wedwa, futhi akufanele uphathe izinto ezingekho emthethweni. Ngokulandela lezi “okungafanele” ezilula, uzowahlonipha amasiko endawo futhi uqinisekise uhambo olubushelelezi, oluphephile emzileni wasebukhosini.
Isandiso Sohambo
Uma unesikhathi esengeziwe, ziningi izindlela zokunweba uhambo lwakho lwaseNepal. E-Pokhara, abavakashi abanobuqili bavame ukuzama i-paragliding, i-zip-lining, noma izindiza ezimfushane ze-scenic phezu kwebanga lase-Annapurna. Ukuze uthole uhambo olwengeziwe, ezinye izihambeli zengeza izinsuku ezimbalwa ukuze zifike e-Sarangkot lapho liphuma ilanga noma ukuhlola i-Poon Hill (uhambo lwezinsuku ezingu-3–4 ukuya ku-3,210m).
Ungakwazi futhi ukuhlanganisa lolu hambo nohambo oluya e-Chitwan National Park (izinsuku ezingu-2-3) ze-jungle safaris, noma ukuya e-Lumbini (izinsuku ezingu-1-2) ukuze ubone indawo yokuzalwa u-Buddha. Izandiso zamasiko zihlanganisa uhambo oluqondisiwe lwezindawo ze-UNESCO ze-Kathmandu Valley (Bhaktapur, Patan) noma i-yoga/meditation retreat e-Pokhara.
Uma uphupha ngezintaba eziphakeme ze-Himalaya, ungasebenzisa i-Pokhara njengesisekelo sohambo olude njenge-Annapurna Base Camp (ezinye izinsuku ezingu-8-10) noma i-Mustang (idinga imvume ekhethekile).
Inkampani yethu ingahlela noma yiziphi zalezi zengezo; vele usazise ukuthi yini oyithandayo lapho ubhukha. Qaphela ukuthi izimvume ezintsha zingadingeka emizileni engaphandle kwe-Annapurna Conservation Area, ngakho-ke sazise kusenesikhathi.
Imithetho Yezithombe Nedrone
Izithombe ohambweni lwaseRoyal ikakhulukazi engavinjelwe. Ungathatha izithombe zezindawo ezinhle nokuphila kwansuku zonke. Noma kunjalo, akufanele neze uthathe izithombe ngaphandle kwemvume, ikakhulukazi ezindlini noma emathempelini.
I-Flash akufanele neze isetshenziswe ezindlini zezindela noma ezindaweni ezingcwele, futhi lokhu kungase kuphazamise kakhulu. Izindawo ezithile ezingcwele (isb., ithempeli lasePashupatinath) azikuvumeli ukuthatha izithombe zemicikilisho noma phakathi kwezinye zezindawo zazo.
Ama-drones alawulwa kakhulu eNepal. Ngokomthetho, kufanele uthole imvume ye-drone kwaCivil Aviation Authority yaseNepal ngaphambi kokundiza. Seluleka ngokuqinile ngokumelene nokuletha i-drone ngaphandle uma unemvume (inqubo ingathatha amasonto futhi idinga amaphepha).
Ukundiza indiza engakhokhelwanga ngaphandle kwemvume kungaholela ezinhlawulweni ezinzima noma ekuthathweni. Uma undizela indiza engenazindiza (enemvume), landela le mithetho: ungandizi ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-400 (120m), qhelelanisa nezindiza (i-Kathmandu ne-Pokhara izindawo okungenwa kuzo izindiza ezingaphansi kwamakhilomitha angu-10), gwema izixuku, futhi uhloniphe ubumfihlo babantu.
Ohambweni lwaseRoyal, amadolobhana akude, kodwa kusafanele uhlole nomhlahlandlela wakho mayelana nanoma yimiphi imikhawulo yendawo. Ngokuvamile, ukujabulela indawo ngekhamera evamile kulula kakhulu futhi akunankinga.
Imikhosi Yamasiko Emzileni
Amadolobhana aseNepal agubha imikhosi eminingi, futhi ungase uwubambe ohambweni lwakho. Okukhulu kunakho konke Dashain (Sept/Oct), umkhosi wezinsuku eziyi-15 wemibuthano yomndeni nezibusiso.
Phakathi neDashain, uzobona abantu basemaphandleni begqoke izingubo ezintsha futhi mhlawumbe izimbuzi noma izinyathi ezihlatshelwe emathempelini. Ku Tihar (Oct/Nov), amakhaya nezindlela zikhanya ngamalambu nobuciko be-rangoli.
Holi (intwasahlobo) umkhosi wemibala, lapho abantu bedlala khona ngezimpushana ezinemibala namanzi - kungaba umcimbi ojabulisayo, onobungane uma abahambi behamba ngezinyawo bejoyina. Tj (ngasekupheleni kwehlobo) umkhosi wabesifazane onezingoma nezingubo ezibomvu.
Emizaneni yaseGurung, banemikhosi yabo efana nayo I-Losar (Tamu Lhosar, Gurung New Year ngoNov/Dec) ngomdanso wesintu, kanye UMaghe I-Sankranti (Jan) kumakwa ngamadili omphakathi.
Uma kuba nomkhosi ohambweni lwakho, izakhamuzi zingase zikumeme ukuba uzibukele noma uhlanganyele esidlweni. Lezi zenzakalo zamasiko azikhumbuleki, kodwa khumbula njalo ukuhlonipha. Uma ungaqinisekile, landela abantu bendawo noma ubuze umhlahlandlela wakho ngaphambi kokuhlanganyela noma ukuthwebula umcimbi.
Amathiphu Abavakashi bokuqala baseNepal
Lawa amathiphu alula ongawasebenzisa ngesikhathi seRoyal Trek. Kufanele wenze njalo letha imali eyanele ngama-rupees aseNepal njengoba ama-ATM atholakala eKathmandu nasePokhara kuphela. Izitolo namahhotela zisebenzisa izikweletu ezincane. Emadolobheni nasemathempelini, gqoka ngendlela ehloniphekile ngokuvala amahlombe namadolo.
Izikhindi nezikibha zinhle emzileni, nakuba a ethobekile izingubo iyadingeka eKathmandu. Letha izingubo ezifudumele, ijakhethi engangeni manzi, izicathulo ezihlala isikhathi eside, i-sunhat, izibuko zelanga, nokuvikela ilanga. Kufanele uhloniphe amasiko endawo, uxhawulane namaNamaste, futhi ungathathi izithombe ngaphandle kwemvume.
Qiniseka ukuthi uphuza amanzi amaningi, ugqoke izinto ezixosha izinambuzane eduze namachibi, futhi unemithi eyisisekelo. Linda ngesineke isevisi yendawo nokubambezeleka kwendiza. Hlala ushiya izinto ezibalulekile ngemuva, cebisa kahle ukuze uphakeke kahle, futhi ulethe ijazi lemvula kanye nethoshi elincane ngokumelene kusihlwa.