Umphathintambo wezokuvakasha eZimbabwe owaziwa ngokuthi yindoda yezokuvakasha e-Afrika, uMhlonishwa uDokotela Walter Mzembi, wethule lolu daba eVictoria Falls. Lokhu kwenziwe ngumfundi wasesikoleni samabanga aphezulu ungqongqoshe ahlangane naye eNew Delhi, eNdiya, ngesikhathi ekhankasela ukuba nguNobhala Jikelele we UNWTO ngo-February 2017. Inesihloko esithi, “The Crowning Glory of Africa.” Indaba imayelana nenye yezindawo ezikhanga kakhulu ezokuvakasha ezwenikazi lonke - iVictoria Falls enkulu, emngceleni weZimbabwe neZambia.

Abanye bangaphikisana ngokuthi ungubani lo Mpophoma. Ake ngikutshele - akuyona eyaseZambia. Akusiye owaseZimbabwe. KungumAfrika.

IVictoria Falls iyona egqame kakhulu kuleli zwekazi. Kutholakala eZambia naseZimbabwe, inobunikazi obuhlanganyelwe futhi ihlanganisa izindawo zala mazwe womabili, ibhuloho lawo elibonisa umngcele ophakathi kweZambia neZimbabwe.

IVictoria Falls iyisiqholo se-Afrika, izwekazi elibamba impophoma enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Kimina, impophoma enkulu kunazo zonke ayikaze ichazwe, futhi ngangifisa ukuyibona selokhu ngathola okokuqala ukuthi kukhona okuthile okwaziwa ngokuthi yiVictoria Falls. Igama ngokwalo lizwakala likhulu kakhulu, ngokweqiniso ngemvelaphi yalo yokuqanjwa ngeNdlovukazi uVictoria ngumsunguli wayo - uDavid Livingstone. Ngangifunde okuningi ngaye, futhi-ke, ngenkathi ngihamba ngiphethe amapotimende amabili apakishwe kahle, isigqoko selanga somklami, nojosaka ogcwele ukudla, kodwa ngazitholela yona iMpophoma, lowomuntu wakhuthazelela iminyaka enzima ukungakhululeki ehlathini lase-Afrika, izingwenya ezazilwa nabantu, zalunywa yibhubesi futhi zalahlekelwa yingalo, konke lokhu kwaba ukuthola iMpophoma yomhlaba.

Futhi manje, umhlaba ujabula ngobuhle bawo minyaka yonke.

Isitshudeni samabanga aphakeme, u-Udita Bajaj, ohlangane noNgqongqoshe uMzembi eNew Delhi, eNdiya - umbhali wale ndatshana

Izimpophoma zisitshekelwe ngokujulile enhliziyweni yomkhondo wemvelo. O, futhi kuyindlela ende ngisho nokuqala kwendlela - ikakhulukazi uma uza kude neNdiya, njengoba benginjalo.

Ngeke ngiqambe amanga. Ukuhamba ngaphezu kwamamayela angu-4,500 11 kwakungaphansi kokukhathala okukhulu. Isamba samahora ayi-XNUMX esichithwe sivaleleke endizeni - sisuka eDelhi siya eLusaka, saphinde saya eHarare, naseMpophomeni - ukusho okuncane - sanginikeza izilonda. Futhi-ke, angibange ngisalinda ukufika ehhotela lethu ngizijwayeze embhedeni, ngicwile kumatilasi opholile, noma mhlawumbe ngiphumule eduze kwechibi nesiphuzo ngesandla ngaphansi kwelanga lasekuseni… O, futhi ukugeza ilanga kungaba kuhle… IVictoria Falls ingalinda kuze kube ngakusasa, akunjalo? Cha akunjalo, lapho umndeni unezinye izinhlelo.

Ake sithi nje - ngazizwa nginqatshelwe ukuphumula futhi ngijabulele ukunethezeka kwelinye lamahhotela amaningi aseduze neMpophoma engangiwakhethe kakhulu. Futhi, o, izwe alizange lenze umsebenzi omuhle ekuthuthukiseni ezokuvakasha kule ndawo!

Kunamahhotela angenakubalwa ongakhetha kuwo, ngalinye linobuhle balo nokubonisa ubuhle beziMpophoma. IBatonka Guest Lodge, iThe Elephant Camp, iVictoria Falls ehhotela - ngalinye linikeza amakhasimende alo isipiliyoni esihle kakhulu, kungaba ngabasebenzi, i-ambiance, amakamelo - konke! Futhi, ukuhlala kwami eKingdom Hotel bekungaphansi kwalokho. Into ehlukanisa iKingdom Hotel kokunye isimo sayo. Kwakunempilo. Kwakunomoya. Futhi ngezimpophoma zayo ezincanyana, nomhlobiso ofana nowesizwe, wawuphethe kuyo ingqikithi ye-Afrika - konke kukodwa nje.

Sahamba ngokunembile ngemva kwamahora amathathu indiza yethu ifikile. Iphupho lami lokunambitheka kamnandi ngama-pancake ashisayo, ama-waffles eshokoledi, nakho konke okunye okumnandi okutholwa ngesikhathi sokudla kwasekuseni e-Kingdom Hotel kwehle ngomsele njengoba ngaphoqeleka ukuba ngiphuze ama-brown hash kanye nesitshulu sommbila esikhathini esingaphansi kuka-a-a-a- imizuzu emihlanu, kuphela ukuhamba ngezinyawo kulo lonke uhambo lwamakhilomitha amabili oluya ezimpophomeni.

Imilenze yami yayingajabule neze, namehlo ami ayengajabuli. Ngangisendleleni embi lapho kungekho lutho. Umhlaba oyinyumba, oyincithakalo weluleke waze wabona ngamehlo. Kwakukhona nje… isihlabathi ezinhlangothini zombili mhlawumbe sinesihlahla esisodwa esingajwayelekile kude. Ngokushesha inhliziyo yami yadela futhi ngavala amehlo ami, ngifuna ukuphuma kuleli phupho. Kepha ngithe uma ngiwavula ngazithola sengicwiliswe kokujulile.

Amaqabunga ahlebeza ngamathoni akhanyayo, kepha athule. Impempe ethambile… elandelwa yimidumo engenakubalwa. Ukushweza komoya akuvelanga uthuli, akukho nhlabathi. Kwakuwukubingelela kuphela, indlela yemvelo yokwamukela umuntu. Kwakuwuphawu lokuthula, isivumelwano kanye nesicelo sokungagxambukeli emvelweni. Ngokuthobeka sayithatha sakhuphukela phambili emagqumeni nasemadwaleni. Umzila wamatshe wawumanzi, unamacembe amancane. Umsindo weshidi elisindayo lamanzi agobhozayo ubucacile futhi uzwakala kakhulu. Izimpophoma zaziseduze, futhi njengoba ngangikhathele ngangivele ngikhathele, angikwazanga nje ukuhamba ngezinyawo lapho ngangiseduze nokufeza iphupho lami.

Ngingumhambi. Ngiye ngaya ezindaweni eziningana zokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke, futhi ngayinye ihlotshiswe ngezakhiwo ezenziwe ngabantu, imithombo efakiwe nezithombe, izibali zamathikithi, ukuxokozela kwabavakashi, ukusetshenziswa kwama-walkie-talkies, amakhompyutha - konke ukwenza ilula futhi iyaheha. Ukuyenza ibe yinhle. Kepha lapha, ngokuba wedwa okuphelele, kunokuphazanyiswa okuncane komuntu, asikho isidingo sokwenza kube kuhle, ngoba kukodwa KUHLE.

Konke ukukhathala kwami, yonke indlela engangicasulwa ngayo lapho ngibeka amehlo ami eMpophomeni. U-Livingstone wayeqinisile - "Izigcawu ezithandeka kakhulu kumele ukuthi zabukwa izingelosi lapho zibaleka."

Ngama onqenqemeni lwamawa, ngithuthumela ngejazi lami lemvula. Inkungu yangimboza ngama-swirls entekenteke ngokungathi angilungiselela umbuso womunye umhlaba. Ngakho-ke, ngalinda ukuthi kungicacele ukuze ngigcine ngibona iMpophoma. Kudlule umzuzu. Bese kuthi ezimbili. Kodwa isibhakabhaka ngaphambili asivelanga engangifuna ukukubona. Esikhundleni salokho, uthingo olucwazimulayo lubonakale lube lunye, njengalezo ezivela ezinganekwaneni. Kwakukude neqiniso. Uthingo lwenkosazana oluyishumi nantathu lwakhazimula lwaba khona, sengathi luphawula ukungena kwethu emhlabeni wemvelo. Kwathi lapho inkungu iphela, ngawa. Ukujula ekujuleni kwalesi sithombe esimnandi. Futhi ngeke ngiphike - ngangilahlekelwe ngamazwi ngokuphelele.

IVictoria Falls akuyona impophoma ephakeme kunazo zonke, futhi ayiyona impophoma ebanzi kunazo zonke, kodwa ngokususelwa kububanzi obuhlanganisiwe bamamitha angu-5,604 354 nokuphakama kwamamitha angu-XNUMX, iyona “Impophoma Enkulu Kunazo Zonke.” IVictoria Falls icishe iphindwe kabili ukuphakama kweNiagara Falls yaseNyakatho Melika futhi ibuphindwe ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili ububanzi beHorseshoe Falls yayo. Leli shidi elikhulu lamanzi awayo lakhiwa lapho uMfula iZambezi ogeleza ngokushesha wehla ngethonsi elilodwa eliqonde mpo emhosheni ogelezayo, njengoba iMpophoma ifinyelela ububanzi obugcwele.

Kubo bonke labo abathi iNiagara Falls “ingcono” - kanjani? Manje, sengikubonile kokubili, neVictoria Falls imangalisa ngendlela emangalisayo. Izibalo azinendaba. Kungukuzwa okuvelayo kuwe okwenzayo. Lo mbuso kaNkulunkulu utholakala enhliziyweni yemvelo, kude nesiqu somhlaba ongaphandle. Futhi enkathini enjalo, ubuhle obunjalo, ukuthula okunjalo kunzima ukukuthola. Ngaba nenhlanhla yokuthola amanye lapho futhi ngomsindo ojulile nokubona okunokuthula kwamanzi amaningi awayo, iphunga lomhlaba omanzi namanzi afafazayo, ukunambitheka okumnandi nokusha nokuthinta inkungu, akukho okungaba ngcono.

Hon. UDkt Walter Mzembi

Isifiso sami esikhulu sokuphumula nokubabaza i-Falls usuku lonke saphazanyiswa kakhulu ngumndeni. Amacebo abo ayentaba (futhi ayesabeka). Kwakusemini nje, ngakho-ke sasinosuku lonke lwemisebenzi esasihlelile lapha! IVictoria Falls inenqwaba yemisebenzi! Uma ulungele ukuzidela kokugcina - kuthiwani ngokubhukuda EZIMPELENI? Kuyo yonke iminyaka yokuguguleka komhlaba, amadamu amaningi edwala akhiwe emaphethelweni e-Falls, elinye lawo kuyichibi likaDeveli. Kuvulwe kuphela kusukela maphakathi nenyanga ka-Agasti kuya kuJanuwari lapho amazinga amanzi ephansi, leli chibi lokugcina elingenamkhawulo KUPHELA kulabo abanesibindi. Amandla omfula echibini akuthwala uye emaphethelweni njengoba udebe lwedwala lukumisa ngenkathi amanzi ashubile esitelekeni seZambezi phezu kwamawa angaphambili. Vele kukhona izisebenzi zokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwakho. Umqondisi wethu wasikisela lo msebenzi omangalisayo. Ngenqaba, ngiqinisekile ukuthi ngangingenaso isifiso sokufa. Esikhundleni salokho, ngazinakekela i-Art Safari. Yi-Afrika, kungani kungenjalo? Akukona nje kuphela ukuthi umuntu ahlole izilwane zasendle - umongo we-Afrika - okubandakanya izindlovu, izinyathi, imvubu, izimfene, izinkawu, izingulule… ukubala nje ezimbalwa, kodwa futhi umuntu uthola ulwazi futhi amunce isiko lendawo. Ku-Village Art Safari, umuntu uthola ukuqonda ngesiko lendawo yamaNdebele esigodini samaMpisi. Le ndawo yokuhlala yomphakathi iyiqiniso ngempilo ecebile ngokwamasiko yase-Afrika. Amashabhu wokuhlanganyela, umfundisi wangasese, kanye nesidlo sendabuko esikhethekile kuletha ngempela lokhu kucebisa kuphila! Futhi futhi, ngabona ukuthi kunjani ukuba nokuthula, umuzwa ongeke uzizwe kulezi zikhathi.

Lokhu kuzola kwasheshe kwaba yinjabulo ngesivumelwano sethu sobabili emisebenzini embalwa elandelayo yosuku. Isikhathi sokubeka unyawo emngceleni, lapho ibhuloho elijingayo neqaqa nge-bungee lalisilindele! Ufuna ukulinga ikusasa? Ube yipendulum yomuntu? Izifiso zakho ezijulile zizogcwaliseka nakanjani lapha. Okwami impela bekungukuthi njengoba ngicindezele konke ukwesaba kwami ngemuva kwami ngangena. Futhi bengifisa nsuku zonke ngemuva kwalokho, ukuthi ngiphile yonke imizwa engiyizwe ngalelo hora elilodwa futhi.

IBatonka Gorge eMpophomeni yindawo engcono kakhulu umuntu angenzela kuyo ibhuloho. Lokhu kwehla kwamamitha angama-80 kukunikeza ukujaha kwe-adrenaline okudingayo njengoba ujika ku-arc enkulu ngenkathi uthatha imibono emihle. Ngazimisela ngalokho, futhi ngiyajabula ngokuthi ngakwenza lokho. Kwakungokuhlangenwe nakho okuhle kakhulu empilweni yami yonke, futhi lokho kusho lukhulu, kubhekwa ukuthi ngingumhambi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-bungee jump, yangikitaza lapho ngibuka lo mzalwane ehla ngamamitha ayi-111 okusinda. Ngangikuzwa ukukhala kwakhe. Injabulo yakhe yayisobala. Yomibili le misebenzi esiyenzile ibifanele. Ngiyakhumbula ukuthi ngaphambi kokuba ngikwenze, imicabango eyisigidi yayigijimela emqondweni wami. Kuzokwenzekani? Ngingazilimaza? Ngingafa? Akulula ukweqa usuka ebhulohweni. Kepha ukungabaza kwami kwaphenduka inkululeko ngenkathi ngithatha ukweqa. Kwangenza ngamemeza. Kwangihlekisa. Kwangenza ngazizwa ngiphila.

Futhi ngikhathele.

Ngakho-ke, kusihlwa, sathola ukwelashwa esikulangazelela kakhulu. IVictoria Falls Sunset Cruise. Inkampani iZambezi Explorer Cruise yasithatha ngempela njengoba sasilokhu sikhuphuka ngomkhumbi siya elangeni lase-Afrika. Cha - akuphumuli nje kuphela. Kuyavuselelwa. Ngenkathi isibhakabhaka esibomvu sikhazimula kuyo yonke inkazimulo yaso, uhleli kuhambo olwandle, ungathokozela isiko lakusihlwa lemihlambi yasendle egelezela osebeni lomfula ukuze ithole isiphuzo sayo sokugcina, bese ubona imihlambi yazo zonke izinhlobo zezinyoni izula ulayini wamanzi, yehlisa ijubane ukukhuphuka ngaphezu kwebhola lomlilo elifayo njengoba uhamba ngomkhumbi. Futhi ngenkathi ilanga lingena esibelethweni somhlaba, ingilazi yeCuracao isesandleni, ngabuyela emuva kosofa bokuhlala nomndeni wami, ngijabula ngokukhumbula enye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni - "iCrowning Glory of Africa:" Impophoma iVictoria.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

I had read a whole lot about him, and oh well, while I was travelling with two neatly-packed suitcases, a designer sun hat, and a backpack filled with food, only to discover the Falls for myself, that guy endured years of severe discomfort in the African bush, battled man-eating crocodiles, was bitten by a lion and lost his arm, all to discover the Falls for the world.
And of course, I couldn't wait to get to our hotel and plump myself on the bed, sink into the fluffy mattress, or perhaps relax near the pool with drink in hand under the morning sun… Oh, and a sunbath would really be nice… Victoria Falls could wait till the day after, could it not.
My dream of luxuriously gorging on hot pancakes, chocolate waffles, and every other delicacy one gets offered at breakfast in the Kingdom Hotel went down the drain as I was forced to gulp some hash browns and corn stew in less than two-and-a-half minutes, only to set off on foot on the entire two-kilometer walk to the falls.