Zinjani izinkampani zezohambo lwe-adventure kulesi simo somnotho samanje? Yiziphi izitayela abazibonayo? Yini abayizwa kumakhasimende abo? Futhi yiziphi izinyathelo abazithathayo ukuhlela inkambo phakathi nalezi zinxushunxushu zezezimali?
Ukuze ngizizwele futhi ngesifundo esizayo, ngisanda kunxenxa abaphathi be-Adventure Collection - Backroads, Bushtracks, Canadian Mountain Holidays, Geographic Expeditions, Lindblad Expeditions, Micato Safaris, Natural Habitat Adventures, OARS, NOLS, kanye ne-Off the Beaten. Indlela - ukuthola umbono wabo mayelana nesimo semboni yezokuvakasha ye-adventure, lapho siphokophele khona kanye nendlela abahamba ngayo kulawa manzi ayinselele.
KUBALULEKILE KOKUXHUMANA NOMNDENI
Emazwini abo, kwavela izingqikithi ezimbalwa ezivamile. Okubalulekile phakathi kwalokhu kwakuwukuqiniseka ukuthi naphezu kokungaqiniseki kwezomnotho, abahambi babo bayaqhubeka bekholelwa ukubaluleka kokuhamba nokubaluleka kokuxhumana nomndeni ohambweni lwabo.
“Nakuba ukuntengantenga komnotho kube nomthelela oqondile embonini yezokuvakasha, isifiso sokuthola ukuxhumana kwangempela namanye amazwe namasiko sisenamandla. Abantu bayaqhubeka nokufuna izilungiselelo nemisebenzi enikeza ulwazi oluseqophelweni eliphezulu, oluphumuzayo kanye nolubukisayo; ngezindlela ezithile lezi zibhekwa njengezibaluleke kakhulu manje kunanini ngaphambili,” kusho uJim Sano, umongameli we-Geographic Expeditions.
UBill Bryan, umsunguli kanye nosihlalo we-Off the Beaten Path, uvumile. “Amakhasimende ethu awakuboni ukuvakasha njengento ewubukhazikhazi, kodwa njengengxenye ebalulekile yokuqhubeka nokuzama ukuphelela. Kunanini ngaphambili, abahambi bethu bafuna okuhlangenwe nakho okukhethekile okubaxhumanisa nomndeni, isiko, umphakathi, umhlaba kanye nemvelo.”
UGeorge Wendt, umongameli we-OARS, uthe, “Inani elandayo lemindeni eyandisiwe lihlanganyela nathi ohambweni lomfula kanye nokunye okuhlangenwe nakho kwamaholide emidlalo eminingi. Sikholelwa ukuthi lokhu kungenxa yezikhathi zezomnotho eziyinselelo zezwe lethu. Imindeni inquma ukuthi kungcono ukwenza izingane zabo zisebenze ngaphandle kunokuba zihlale ezitolo ezinkulu noma zidlale imidlalo yamavidiyo.”
U-Dennis Pinto, umqondisi ophethe we-Micato Safaris, wengeze wathi, “Uhambo lwethu lomndeni, oluvame ukubandakanya izizukulwane ezintathu, luhlala luqinile. Kunombono wokuthi umnotho uzosimama ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kodwa lokho okugejiwe kwamathuba nomndeni ngeke kuphinde kwakhiwe.”
UTom Hale, oyisikhulu esiphezulu kwaBackroads, uthe ukubhuka kwabo nakho kuyawuseka lo mkhuba. “Uhambo lwethu lwangasese neloMndeni luhamba kahle kakhulu. Sihlinzeka ngendawo yomndeni eminingi nokuhamba kunangaphambili.”
Ihlaziya ukwenzeka komndeni, i-Sano ye-Geographic Expeditions ithe, “Abantu bafuna ukusetha kabusha ama-bearings abo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngokucwiliswa ezindaweni zemvelo ezingavamile, njengaseGalapagos, noma amasiko acebile, njengaseBhutan noma eMpumalanga Afrika. Futhi bafuna ukwabelana ngalolu hambo - kanye nezambulo nokuxhumana olulethayo - nemindeni nabangane. Ukuhlangana nabantu abenza imali elingana nama-dollar angu-200 ngonyaka kodwa abanelisekile ekuphileni kwabo kwenza izinto zibe nombono ofanele.”
“Abahambi bethu bangabantu abanolwazi ngokwezwe,” kuphawula uBryan we-Off the Beaten Path. “Bayazi ukuthi eminyakeni embalwa edlule izwe lethu linqanyuliwe kwamanye amazwe namasiko amaningi. Bayazi futhi ukuthi emphakathini wethu ukuceba okuyehlayo kubangela ukulinganiswa kabusha mayelana nalokho okubalulekile empilweni yomuntu. Ukubaluleka okunjalo kufana kalula nokuxhumana nomhlaba, abantu, isiko, nezimpande futhi ngokuvamile kudonsela ekuhlanganeni kwemindeni.”
INDIMA EBALULEKILE YOKUHAMBA EZWENI
Abaholi baphinde bathinta enye ingxenye yokuxhumana - indima ebalulekile ukuxhumana kwezokuvakasha okungadlalwa emazweni namasiko uqobo.
U-Ben Bressler, umsunguli kanye nomqondisi we-Natural Habitat Adventures, ugcizelele ngentshiseko indima ebalulekile yokuvakasha emazweni avakashelwa yinkampani yakhe. “Kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi kubantu, izindawo nezinto zasendle ezizungeze iplanethi ezithembele ngokuqondile kwezokuvakasha ukuze ziqhubeke ziphila, ukuvakasha akuyona into nje yokunethezeka. Uma kwenziwa ngokucabangisisa nangokuzibophezela, ezokuvakasha zingaba umthombo wangempela wokuhle emhlabeni. Ngokwesibonelo, lapho abahambi bevakashela ama-gorilla asezintabeni zasendle e-Uganda, izimali zabo zohambo zinikeza ukusekela okuqondile kokuvikelwa kwama-gorilla nsuku zonke. Futhi lezi zivakashi zithumela umyalezo ocacile kuhulumeni wase-Uganda wokuthi ukusindisa ama-gorilla kuyindaba nokuthi, lapho evikelwe, lezi zidalwa ezimangalisayo zingaba umthombo wokushintshanisa okubalulekile kwamanye amazwe.
“Ngikholelwa ukuthi ngaphandle kwezokuvakasha, ama-gorilla asezintabeni abengaphela,” kusho uBressler, “futhi lesi simo esifanayo senzeka emhlabeni wonke ngokuphindaphindiwe: Ezigodini zaseKenya ezithembele kwezokuvakasha emisebenzini embalwa evamile amalungu awo anawo. , ukuze kuqondiswe izimali zezimvume ezizovikela izilwane zasendle, ezokuvakasha ziyingxenye yokuvikela izindawo zasendle nezinto zasendle futhi ziwumthombo wokuziphilisa kwabantu abaningi emhlabeni.”
USano uthinte umbono ofanayo: “Thatha indawo esisebenza nayo eduze eKenya njengesibonelo. I-Campi ya Kanzi iyinkambu ye-safari enetende eningizimu yeKenya, esendaweni yangasese yamaMaasai futhi eqhutshwa umphakathi wendawo wamaMaasai. Ngonyaka odlule uCampi wanyusa u-$700,000 kulowo mnotho wendawo wamaMaasai.”
EGISISELELA I-VALUE
Abaphathi be-Adventure Collection bavumile ukuthi ukwehla komnotho kuthinte izinjongo zabo ezingaba amakhasimende abo, lokho abakulindele kanye nokuziphatha. Bebhekana nezinselelo ezilethwe yilezi zinguquko, abaholi bagxile ekunakeni okusha kokubaluleka.
UMarty von Neudegg, umqondisi weCorporate Services kanye nomeluleki jikelele weCanadian Mountain Holidays, uthe, “Kunohlu lwezinketho ezitholakalayo ezinkampanini zokuvakasha. Abanye bakhetha ukwehliswa, abanye basika izinsizakalo kanti abanye, abahle, basebenza kanzima ukuze babe ngcono futhi balethe inani elingcono kakhulu elingakhona. Akwanele ukumane uthi, 'Woza uhambe nathi futhi uzoba nesikhathi esimnandi.' Kunalokho, abantu badinga ukuzwa futhi bakholwe, 'Woza uzohamba nathi futhi uzoba nesikhathi esimnandi ngoba sizofeza esikuthembisayo.' Kithina, lokhu kusho ukuphepha, uthando, ukusebenza kahle, ukuziphendulela, kanye nokusimama. Eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-44, abashushuluzi nabaqwali bentaba abathembekile sebeyazi ukuthi sizokwenza konke okusemandleni ethu ukuze sifeze lezo zindinganiso.”
UBryan we-OTBP uthe, “Amaholide abahambi bethu akudingeki abe kanokusho noma angavamile njengakudala, kodwa adinga ukuba yiqiniso futhi axhumane - futhi angabizi. Umdobi wezimpukane angase akhethe ukungahlali endaweni yokudoba kodwa endaweni yokulala nesidlo sasekuseni esiphethwe endaweni yendawo; ngesikhathi esifanayo, usazoqasha umqondisi onolwazi.”
IZAphulelo NAMAdili
U-Sven-Olof Lindblad, umongameli we-Lindblad Expeditions, uphendule ekufuneni inani ngendlela emisha. NgoNovemba odlule, wabhalela amakhasimende adlule nangase abe khona: "Ngingaphikisana, njengoba ngike ngenza esikhathini esidlule, ukuthi ukuhamba kubalulekile - uhlobo lwe-tonic, uma uthanda; ukuthi ukuhamba kuyakhuthaza, kuqabule, kuhlanze ingqondo, njll. Kodwa lezi zikhathi zihlukile futhi ngizizwa ngingakhululekile ukwenza izimpikiswano ezengeziwe. Okubalulekile ukuthi uzonquma ukuthi ukuhamba kuwumqondo omuhle noma cha, ngokusekelwe esifisweni sakho kanye neqiniso. Engizokhawulela kukho le ncwadi umzamo wokusiza leso sinqumo uma unquma ukuthi uhambo oluthile kulo mhlaba luzophoqa umuzwa wakho wenhlalakahle.”
ULindblad wanikeza izinto ezimbili ongakhetha kuzo: Eyokuqala kwakuwukubhuka uhambo ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka, nokuhamba ngaphambi kuka-June 1, 2009, ngokukhokha kancane amaphesenti angu-25 ezindleko zohambo ngaphambi kokuba ahambe. Ibhalansi ingakhokhwa noma nini ngo-2009, ngokunethezeka komhambi. “Akunantshisekelo, akukho mibandela,” kubhala uLindblad, “themba nje futhi uthembe ukuthi lesi senzo siwusizo futhi siyakukhuthaza.” Inketho yesibili kwaba ukuthi abahambi badonse u-25% ezindlekweni zanoma yiluphi uhambo. Impendulo kule ncwadi ibe yinhle kakhulu futhi iqinisa idolo, kusho uLindblad.
UDavid Tett, umongameli weBushtracks, waphawula ukuthi izindawo zokulala e-Afrika zizama ukuheha izivakashi ngezindinganiso ezinhle kulo nyaka: “Ngisho nezindawo ezifunwa kakhulu zithola ubuhlakani futhi zisebenza ngamandla emizamweni yazo yokukhangisa. Nathi-ke sidlulisela lokhu kongiwe kubavakashi bethu.”
UDennis Pinto waseMicato wavuma: “Siye sabona izenzakalo ezithile e-Afrika lapho kuye kwenzeka khona ukuthola izindawo zokulala zikanokusho okwakwaziwa ukuthi kunzima ukuzihlela esikhathini esidlule ngaphandle kokubhukha kusengaphambili izinyanga eziyi-12 kuya kwezingu-18. Ngendlela efanayo, ukubuka kwemidlalo okuhle kakhulu emapaki avame ukubona izivakashi eziningi 'kuhlanganisa nenani' elihlukile kulo nyaka.”
UKUBEKELWA KWESIKHATHI ESIFUSHANE, UHAMBO OLWENZIWE NGEMPELA
Njengengxenye eyodwa yokugqama kokugcizelela ukubaluleka, uBryan we-OTBP ubikezele ukuthi abathengi bazoqala ukubhukha uhambo lwabo lapho sekusondele isikhathi sokuhamba kulo nyaka. “Abahambi bethu banethuba lokuhlala bebambe ongezansi ngesikhathi belindele ukubona ukuthi kwenzekani ngomnotho, uMengameli omusha, izinxushunxushu zezwe, isimo sezulu nokunye,” usho kanje. “Ngakho-ke, kuzoba nokuncane ukuhlela kwabathengi okuzoba yizinyanga eziyisithupha kuya kweziyisishiyagalombili noma eziyishumi nambili, kanye nezinqumo ezengeziwe ezenziwa ngesikhathi esifushane sokuhlela. Ukubhukha ngomzuzu wokugcina uma kuqhathaniswa kungase kube into evamile ngo-2009.
Kanye nokubhukha kwezaziso ezimfushane, uhambo olwenziwe ngendlela oyifisayo luya ngokuduma.
“EMpumalanga naseNingizimu Afrika,” kusho u-Pinto waseMicato, “ukubhuka obekulindelwe kunamandla. Ngokukhulayo labo abajikelezayo bakhetha ukuya esigabeni sokuqala, futhi bafuna ama-tie-ins akhethekile ezintweni abazithandayo (igalofu, ukunambitha iwayini nokuthenga, imijaho yohlobo oluphelele, kanye ne-safari yangasese yemindeni yizibonelo ezimbalwa).”
U-Tett wase-Bushtracks waqinisekisa: “Siphinde sibone ukushintshela ezenzweni ezizihambelayo eziklanyelwe, olwenziwa ngokucabangela isimiso somuntu kanye nabangane abathile abajikelezayo ukuze kukhunjulwe isenzakalo esiyingqopha-mlando. Ngisho nasezikhathini ezinzima, izenzakalo ezithile ekuphileni zidinga ukunakwa okukhethekile.”
'UHLU LWEBHEKE'
Ihlola amakhasimende e-Geographic Expedition, i-Sano ithe, “Nakuba amakhasimende ethu ephakathi kwamaphesenti angu-5 aphezulu ezweni ngokwezimali, ngisho le ngxenye imisiwe phakathi kuka-Okthoba noDisemba. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwethu kubonisa ukuthi ngokuvamile kuthatha izinyanga eziyisithupha ngemva kokushaqeka kokuqala - kungaba ukufika kwe-SARS noma ukuwa komnotho kwakamuva - ukuze abantu bajwayele indawo entsha. Abahambi bethu basenemali futhi sebeqala ukubuya; umqondo wethu ukuthi ngeke baneliseke ngokuhlala eduze kwaseDallas noma e-DC ezinyangeni eziyi-12 ezizayo.
"Futhi, inani lethu labantu eliyinhloko lineminyaka engama-50-70 ubudala. Abaningi babo sebevele bathatha umhlalaphansi noma sebezothatha umhlalaphansi futhi banezikhundla ezilandelanayo, ngakho abathintekanga kangako ngokuwa kwemakethe. Futhi basesikhathini ekuphileni lapho befuna ukwenza uhambo lwabo lwamaphupho kuyilapho benempilo ngokwanele ukuba balujabulele. Ngicabanga ngalokhu 'njengesenzakalo sohlu lwamabhakede.' Abantu ababhekene nokufa bafuna ukwenza izinto ezikhethekile nemindeni yabo nabangane manje. ”
Ngokusobala, ayikho inkampani ye-Adventure Collection engathinteki emiphumeleni yezinxushunxushu zezomnotho zamanje. Kodwa ngenhlanganisela yeminikelo emisha, ukunaka ukubaluleka, nokuzibophezela ekwenzeni okuhle ekhaya nasenkundleni, abaholi babo bahlela indlela yokubhekana nezivunguvungu - futhi baqhamuke nokwethembeka kwamakhasimende abo kanye nekhwalithi yeminikelo yabo enamandla njalo.
