Ezokuvakasha eRwanda: Kungani iRwanda isiphenduke indawo ephambili yezokuvakasha eMpumalanga Afrika?

Uma kukhulunywa ngamaholide e-safari, kunezindlela eziningi e-Afrika, ikakhulukazi engxenyeni esempumalanga yaleli zwekazi elikhulu. Kodwa-ke, naphezu kwawo wonke umncintiswano obhekene nawo, iRwanda ingezinye zezindawo ezihamba phambili kulabo abahamba kwi-safari.

Kungani kunjalo? Cabanga ngala maphuzu alandelayo, futhi uzoqonda ukuthi kungani lesi sizwe sibe yindawo ethandwa kangaka ukuvakashelwa.

Inendawo enhle

Abantu baseRwanda babiza isizwe sabo ngokuthi 'umhlaba wamagquma ayinkulungwane' - ngemuva nje kokufika, uzoqonda ukuthi babeqonde ukuthini ngalokho. Nomaphi lapho uya khona, uzungezwe indawo engashisi okungaba isihloko sezithombe ezicishe zifane nezilwane okhona ukuzithwebula. Uma uhlanganisa lokhu okubili kunikeza ithuba lezithombe ezithola imiklomelo yangempela ohambweni lwakho lwaseRwanda phakathi nohambo lwakho.

Isimo sendawo sihle kakhulu ngendlela ecashile, kepha hhayi njalo - uchungechunge lwentaba-mlilo iVirunga lubusa phezulu enyakatho-ntshonalanga, neNtaba iKarisimbi iphakeme ngaphezu kwabo bonke abanye cishe ngamamitha angu-15,000 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle.

Kukhona namachibi amaningi, kanti iLake Victoria iyona elawula kakhulu kunayo yonke - enokujula okungaphezu kwamamitha ayi-1,500, iphakathi kokujula kakhulu emhlabeni futhi kuyikhaya lamalungu angenakubalwa embusweni wezilwane.

IRwanda izwe elilula ukuhamba

Ngokobukhulu obuqhathaniswa ne-Albania, iRwanda izwe okulula ukuhamba kulo. Isibonelo esivelele salokhu: IKigali itholakala ebangeni elingamahora amathathu uma uhamba ngemoto ukusuka eVolcanoes National Park.

Kulapha lapho kutholakala khona ama-gorilla amaningi asezintabeni eRwanda - lokhu kwenza kube lula ukuthi lokhu kugqame kuhlolwe ukuze ukwazi ukuthatha ezinye izinto ezivelele zalesi sizwe esihlangene nesithakazelisayo eMpumalanga Afrika.

Ukusekelwa kwabantu be-LGBT

Ikhulu lama-21 libone umphakathi we-LGBT wenza amagxathu amakhulu maqondana nokubekezelelana nokwamukelwa emhlabeni wonke. Ngokudabukisayo, izingxenye eziningi ze-Afrika zisalele emuva kulokhu, kodwa hhayi eRwanda.

Ngokungafani nomakhelwane bayo, iRwanda ayinayo imithetho ebandlulula ebhekise kubantu abathandana nabobulili obufanayo, kepha idlulele ngalé kwalokho.

Ngo-2011, leli lizwe lingelinye lamazwe ayisithupha kuphela e-Afrika asayinda isitatimende se-UN esihlangene esasigxeka udlame lokuzondwa kwabantu bobulili obufanayo kubantu be-LGBT emhlabeni jikelele.

Ku-2017, benza okufanayo ngesitatimende begxeka amazwe abulala imibhangqwana efanayo yobulili ngokuhlanganyela ocansini ngokuvumelana.

Yize iRwanda ingahle ingaphelele odabeni lokwamukelwa kwe-LGBT, kusekude ngamamayela omakhelwane bayo ngalolu daba nakwamanye amazwe amaningi emhlabeni jikelele.

Ikhaya lama gorilla asezintabeni angabonakali kalula

Izintaba-mlilo ipaki kazwelonke iRwanda ivikela ama-gorilla asezintabeni angaphezu kwama-500 amanani awo ayanda eminyakeni yamuva. IRwanda inikezela ngemindeni eyi-10 ejwayelekile yama-gorilla epaki likazwelonke lezintaba-mlilo ezitholakala ukulandela umkhondo unyaka wonke. IRwanda isiphenduke indawo ethandwa kakhulu ngenxa yokuthi izivakashi zilula ukufinyelela epaki lesizwe le-gorilla ngokuhamba amahora amabili kuphela ukusuka esikhumulweni sezindiza saseKigali.

Kwakusepaki kazwelonke yezintaba-mlilo lapho uDian Fossey adubula khona idokhumentari yakhe edumile, iGorilla eMist, ngo-1967. Yize abulawa ngabazingeli abangekho emthethweni ngeminyaka yama-1980, okungekho nzuzo eyasungulwa njengefa lakhe selokhu lasebenza nohulumeni ukusiza kabili inani lalezi zinhlobo ezinhle kakhulu ze-primate.

Uma uthatha isinqumo sokuwahlola, lungela ukuthola ama-gorilla angcolile kungaba ibhizinisi elihlasimulisayo, inqwaba yokushaya amahlathi nokukhulisa imithambeka enodaka edingekayo ukuthola nje ukuthi ikuphi lapho kugcinwe khona.

Lo mhlatshelo nemali ekhokhwayo oyodinga ukuyikhokha izokufanele ekugcineni, ngoba banokuthula futhi bayabekezelela abantu ababuka imisebenzi yabo inqobo nje uma behlonipha indawo yabo. Ukwazi lokhu, yenza noma yini ocelwa yona ngabaqondisi, futhi ngokuqinisekile uzoba nokuhlangenwe nakho okumangalisayo.

Iningi lezinye izilwane ezihlukile zingatholakala nalapha

Ungalahli ihlathi ngenxa yezihlahla njengoba uhlola iRwanda - kuningi ongakubona lapha kunama-gorilla asezintabeni kuphela. Isibonelo, i-Akagera National Park iyindawo yokulondolozwa okuyikhaya lezilwane ezincelisayo ezinkulu zase-Afrika - amabhubesi, izindlovu, obhejane, izingwe nezinyathi. Futhi inezimvubu eziningi, izingwenya, namadube, kanye nezinhlobo zezinyoni ezingama-483 ezihlonziwe.

Ufuna ukubona izimfene lapho zigijimisa ngokudlala zisuka kwelinye igatsha ziye kwelinye endaweni yazo yemvelo? INyungwe Forest National Park ilapho uzofuna ukuya khona, njengoba lokhu kulondolozwa kwaziwa ngalezi zinhlobo zezilwane zasendle.

Izwe ngokwalo linomlando ophoqayo

Uma ungekho matasa ngokudubula izilo zalesi sizwe namathafa amahle, chitha isikhathi esithile eKigali uqabula umlando waseRwanda. Yisinye esinezihlava nezikhathi eziningi, ezivela ezizukulwaneni ezingenakubalwa zezizwe ezazihlangene ngokubambisana ngokuvumelana nokubulawa kwabantu baseRwanda, okwabulala amaHutu angaphezu kwesigidi ngo-1994.

Indawo engcono yokufunda ngomlando waseRwanda yiKigali Genocide Memorial kanye neNational Museum yaseRwanda - ngokuya ngohlelo lwakho, ungasinika isikhathi salezi zikhungo ekuqaleni noma ekugcineni kohambo lwakho eRwanda.

Yizwe eliphephe ngokumangazayo

Naphezu kokwesaba kweMpi Yombango yaseRwanda kanye nokuqothulwa kohlanga okwenzeka, lesi sizwe empeleni singelinye lamazwe aphephe kakhulu e-Afrika. Kuyaqabukela ukuzwa ngobugebengu obenziwa kumuntu wakwelinye izwe lapha - inqobo nje uma uthatha izinyathelo zokuqonda ongazithatha ezweni lakini, akukho lutho olujwayelekile okufanele ukhathazeke ngalo.

Ibhalwe nguBelinda Mateega osebenza naye I-Wild Rwanda Safaris, opharetha waseRwanda ohlinzeka ngohambo olungabizi kakhulu lwe-gorilla trekking safaris olwenzelwe izidingo zabavakashi, izinsuku zokuhamba, kanye nesabelomali.