E-TANZANIA (eTN) – Itholakala ezindaweni eziphakeme eziseningizimu yeTanzania, i-Ruaha National Park, i-Edeni yezilwane zasendle ezinkulu kunazo zonke e-East Africa, icishe intula amahhotela anele kanye nezindawo zokulala ukuze ibhekelele ukungena kwezivakashi zayo.
Ibalwe njengepaki ye-safari enkulu kunazo zonke nepaki yezilwane zasendle evikelwe enkulu kunazo zonke eMpumalanga ye-Afrika, iRuaha ihlanganisa indawo engamakhilomitha angama-20,226 egcwele izilwane zasendle zase-Afrika, kodwa inezindawo zokulala ezingaphansi kweziyishumi eziphakathi nendawo zokuhlinzeka izivakashi ezivakashele leli paki.
Amaketanga amakhulu amahhotela acabanga ukungena noma ukungangeni kuleli paki elikhangayo ezindaweni eziphakeme eziseningizimu yeTanzania. I-Serena Hotels ibheke ukuthi kungenzeka isungule indawo yokuphumula ewubukhazikhazi e-Ruaha, kuyilapho umtshali-zimali wamahhotela e-Tanzania, i-Peacock Hotels naye ebheke leli paki. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lohlamvu lwemali, abatshalizimali bezikhungo zamahhotela nezindawo zokulala basole izikhulu zikahulumeni waseTanzania ngokusetshenziswa kwemithetho eqinile, ukuphatha kahle, futhi mhlawumbe nenkohlakalo lapho umtshali-zimali ehhotela efaka isicelo semvume yebhizinisi.
Amaloji namakamu aqashwe ngamatende asebenza kuleli paki anikezela ngendawo yokuhlala ngamanani asukela ku-US$223 kuya ku-US$500 umuntu ngamunye ngokuhlanganyela.
Ngokungafani nesifunda sezivakashi esisenyakatho yeTanzania lapho izindiza ezihleliwe zisebenza khona nsuku zonke, izindawo ezicebile zezivakashi ezisezindaweni eziphakeme eziseningizimu yeTanzania azinakho ukuxhumana komoya, okulimaza intuthuko yezokuvakasha esifundeni.
Umholi wenkambu ephikisayo ephalamende laseTanzania, uMnuz Peter Msigwa, usole uhulumeni ophethe ngokwehluleka ukukhuthaza ukutshalwa kwezimali kwamahhotela eRuaha, eveza izinkampani ezihlulekile ukuthola izimvume zokusungula izindawo zokuhlala kule paki.
Usopolitiki kanye nomenzi wenqubomgomo babefuna ukubona abatshalizimali abaningi abavela emhlabeni wonke bezabalaza kuleli paki futhi wayefuna iziphathimandla zokutshalwa kwezimali zisheshise zonke izinqubo ezizokhuthaza abatshalizimali abaningi bamahhotela kule ngxenye ye-Afrika.
Kodwa, i-Hotels Association of Tanzania ayiboni ukukhanya okuluhlaza ebhizinisini lokungenisa izihambi ngenxa yezindleko eziphakeme zikagesi nengqalasizinda empofu ezindaweni eziningi eziseningizimu yeTanzania, naphezu kokuheha okucebile namathuba atholakala kulezo zindawo.
Abatshalizimali bamahhotela bacele uhulumeni waseTanzania ukuthi aphinde acabangele ukukhululeka kwentela kanye nezintela eziningi ezikhokhiswayo, okungenani ukukhuthaza amabhizinisi engeziwe.
Ugesi ongathembekile (ugesi) ukhuphule izindleko zokwenza ibhizinisi futhi kungenzeka ukuthi uphazamise izinhlelo zesikhathi eside zokukhula komkhakha, bakhononda.
I-Ruaha, eziqhenya ngezindlovu zase-Afrika ezingaphezu kuka-10,000, okuyinani elikhulu kunawo wonke kunoma yisiphi isiqiwu sezwe laseMpumalanga Afrika, ivikela ingxenye enkulu yezwe eliwugwadule eliwugwadule elibonakala maphakathi neTanzania.
Futhi, leli paki liyikhaya lezinhlobo zezinyoni ezingaphezu kuka-450. I-Ruaha kukholakala ukuthi inezindlovu eziningi kakhulu kunanoma yisiphi isiqiwu eMpumalanga Afrika. Futhi kuyindawo lapho izilwane ezincelisayo ezinhle njenge-Kudu (ezinkulu nezincane), i-Sable, ne-Roan antelopes zingabonwa kalula e-Miombo woodland.
I-Kudu yesilisa inezimpondo ezinhle ezithandelene, kuyilapho i-antelope yesilisa i-Sable inezimpondo ezigobile ezihlaba umxhwele. Leli paki liphinde libe indawo yezinja zasendle ezisengozini yokushabalala. Ezinye izilwane kulesi siqiwu zihlanganisa amabhubesi, izingwe, izingulule, izindlulamithi, amadube, ama-elands, izimpala, izimpungushe ezinamalulwane nezimpungushe.
Njengoba abatshalizimali bamahhotela bezohlangana eMpumalanga Afrika kuleli sonto, kunethemba elihle lokubona abatshalizimali abaningi bamahhotela befaka inhlokodolobha yabo e-Afrika.
Ngokocwaningo olwenziwa yi-W Hospitality Group ezinze eLagos, amaketango amakhulu amahhotela andisa ukuba khona kwawo kulo lonke izwekazi lase-Afrika. Umbiko wocwaningo uphakamisa ukuthi amahhotela amasha angu-208 anamagumbi angaphezu kuka-38,000 ahlelelwe ukujoyina imakethe ekhulayo yase-Afrika eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo.
Umbiko uveze ukuthi amaphesenti angama-55 amahhotela ahleliwe aseyakhiwa, kanti enye indawo yokuhlala isesigabeni sokuhlela nokuklama.
Lezi zindaba ziza ngemuva kwe-Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) ezoba seNairobi ngoSepthemba 25-26, 2012.
Yize abanikazi bamahhotela betshala imali e-Afrika, impumelelo isazoba yinselelo njengoba izwekazi lifaka izivimbamgwaqo ezifana nezingozi zezombusazwe, inkohlakalo, ingqalasizinda empofu kanye nokuntuleka kwamakhono ezisebenzini, kusho umbiko.
