Ukuxhuma i-Afrika: IRovos Rail isethelwe ukwethula uhambo lwayo lokuqala, oluya eMpumalanga luya eNtshonalanga e-Afrika.

Woza ngoJulayi kulo nyaka, iRovos Rail kulindeleke ukuthi ixhume i-Afrika ukusuka e-Indian Ocean eMpumalanga kuya e-Atlantic Ocean eNtshonalanga ngohambo lwayo oluyisigamu senyanga olusuka eDar es Salaam eTanzania luya eLobito e-Angola ngesitimela sayo sokuvuna, iPride we-Afrika.

Ibalwa njengesitimela sikanokusho kunazo zonke emhlabeni, isitimela iRovos Rail noma i- "Pride of Africa" ​​kulindeleke ukuthi isuke edolobheni elisogwini lwaseNdiya iDar es Salaam ohlangothini olusempumalanga ye-Afrika, inqamula iTanzania, iZambia neDemocratic. Republic of Congo (DRC) kuya eLobito e-Angola oLwandle i-Atlantic.

Lolu hambo olulindelwe, oluhle kakhulu olusuka ohlangothini olusempumalanga luye ohlangothini olusentshonalanga yezwekazi lase-Afrika luzoba ngumlando, umcimbi wezokuvakasha emlandweni we-Afrika ukubona umgibeli, isitimela esivuna izivakashi sihamba sidabula iTanzania neZambia Railway (TAZARA) kuKapiri Mposhi eZambia.

Ukusuka eZambia, isitimela se-Pride of Africa sizodlula ngolayini weZambia Railways sisuka esiteshini saseKapiri Mposhi bese sixhuma eNational Railways Company of Congo (SNCC) ukujoyina iBenguela Railway esiteshini saseLuau e-Angola eduze nomngcele weDR Congo ukuya eLobito ku I-Atlantic Ocean.

Imibiko evela ekomkhulu leRovos Rail ePitoli, eNingizimu Afrika ithe lolu hambo lokuqala luzosuka ngoJulayi 16 lusuka eDar es Salaam ukuze lubandakanye ukuvakashelwa eSelous Game Reserve eningizimu yeTanzania, impukane ohambweni lobusuku obubili eSouth Luangwa National Park eZambia nokuvakasha kwedolobha eLubumbashi eDR Congo.

Ngemuva kwalokho, isitimela sikanokusho, esivuthiwe sizojoyina ulayini weBenguela ohambweni olufushane lokuhamba oluchaza umlando wakamuva wase-Angola bese sihamba ngohambo oluyingqophamlando, oluyingqophamlando oluya eLobito lubuyele emuva, luhambe ngosuku lwesibili luka-Agasti luhamba ngomzila ofanayo .

Umphathi Wezokuxhumana Kwesitimela iRovos Rail, uBrenda Vos-Fitchet ucashunwe ethi lolu hambo lwezinsuku eziyi-15 olunqamula iTanzania, iZambia, i-DR Congo ne-Angola luzoba ngolokuqala emlandweni wale ngxenye ye-Afrika ukuthi isitimela sabagibeli sizohamba sisuka empumalanga siye umzila osentshonalanga ohlanganisa itheku lase-Indian Ocean eDar es Salaam eTanzania kanye nechweba i-Atlantic Ocean eLobito e-Angola.

Amanani wokuhamba kulolu hambo oluhle kakhulu, lokuvuna luqala kuma-US $ 12,820 umuntu ngamunye abelana, kuyehluka ngohlobo lwe-suite futhi kufakwe ngokuphelele indawo yokuhlala, izidlo, zonke iziphuzo ezidakayo nezinye iziphuzo, inkonzo yasekamelweni, ilondolo, isazi-mlando esisebhodini nodokotela futhi njengohambo kanye ne-fly-in safari yasebusuku obubili okubandakanya indawo yokuhlala, ukudla, amanzi asemabhodleleni kanye nokukhethwa kwewayini okulinganiselwe ngokwendlela ngayinye ekhishwe.

“Ukukwazi ukwethula i-adventure entsha ngemuva kweminyaka engama-29 isebenza kungijabulisa futhi kunginikeza inselelo yokusebenza eqabulayo. Kuthathe isikhathi esingaphezu kweminyaka emibili ukuthola imvume nokuthi uhambo lwethu oluhlongozwayo luvunyelwe yiziphathimandla ezifanele ”, kusho umnikazi weRovos Rail kanye noMphathi Oyinhloko uMnu. Rohan Vos.

“Mina nethimba lami siye sawela imingcele yethu amahlandla ambalwa ukuhlangana nezikhulu ezifanele, sishayele umzila futhi sihambele iziza ngenhloso yokulungisa indlela ngokusemandleni ethu eqenjini lethu labahambi abanesibindi abazothemba ukuthi bazosijoyina lolu hambo, ”kusho yena.

IRovos Rail iphinde isebenzise isitimela sikanokusho esisuka eKapa siye eVictoria Falls eZimbabwe, kanye nezinye izinkambo eziningi. Isitimela sokuvuna senza intombazane yaso yokuqala, enyakatho eya eDar es Salaam ngoJulayi 1993 lapho izivakashi zazijabulela ukuhamba ku-Oldian, u-Edwardian, amakhoshi angama-21 enziwe ngomthamo wokuhlalisa abagibeli abangama-72 ngokuphelele.

Abaqeqeshi abadala bokhuni baphakathi kweminyaka engama-70 kuya kwengu-100, futhi banikezwe izinqola ezifanele abagibeli.

Ezinze ePitoli, eNingizimu Afrika, isitimela iRovos Rail noma i- “The Pride of Africa” konke sekuzofezeka, iphupho langaphambili likaCecil Rhodes lokuxhuma izwekazi lase-Afrika lisuke eKapa liye eCairo ngesitimela.

Isitimela sikanokusho iRovos Rail silandela imizila kaCecil Rhodes esuka eKapa, ​​edabula iSouthern Africa iye eDar es Salaam futhi ixhumanisa abagibeli bayo kwezinye izingxenye zezwekazi lase-Afrika ngamanethiwekhi wesitimela aseMpumalanga Afrika.

IRovos Rail yinkampani ezimele yesitimela esebenza ngaphandle kweCapital Park Station ePitoli, eNingizimu Afrika. IRovos Rail iqhuba izivakashi zayo zokuvuna kanye nama-epic ngokusebenzisa uhlelo olujwayelekile emizileni ehlukahlukene kulo lonke elaseNingizimu ne-Afrika kubandakanya iVictoria Falls enhle eZimbabwe naseZambia.

Ngesikhathi sohambo lwasenyakatho oluya eTanzania, iPride of Africa idlula ezindaweni ezinomlando nezokuvakasha eningizimu ye-Afrika kubandakanya iVictoria Falls eZimbabwe, izimayini zamadayimane zaseKimberley eNingizimu Afrika, eLimpopo naseKruger National Parks kanye noMfula iZambezi.

ETanzania, isitimela sidlula kulezi zindawo ezikhangayo zabavakashi eSouthern Highlands kufaka phakathi i-Kipengere neLivingstone Ranges, iKitulo National Park, iSelous Game Reserve, phakathi kwezinye izindawo eziheha izivakashi.