Yize abagxeka lokhu okubizwa nge-poverty tourism bethi ixhaphaza abantu, iguqule izindawo ezingomakhelwane zibe ama-zoo, abagqugquzeli balolu hambo bathi ingaqwashisa abantu ngobubha, ilwe nemibono engemihle, futhi ilethe imali ezindaweni ezingahlomuli kwezokuvakasha. .

“Amaphesenti angu-XNUMX abantu baseMumbai ahlala emijondolo,” kusho uChris Way, iReality Tours and Travel yakhe ehambela isifunda saseDharavi sedolobha, esingesinye semijondolo emikhulu yaseNdiya. "Ngokuvakasha uyaxhuma futhi uyabona ukuthi laba bantu bayafana nathi."

Izinhloso ezinhle azanele ngaso sonke isikhathi, nokho, futhi lolu hambo kufanele luhanjelwe ngokuzwela. Nansi imibuzo okufanele uyibuze ku-opharetha.

1. Ingabe umhleli wokuvakasha unobudlelwane nomphakathi?

Thola ukuthi u-opharetha unesikhathi esingakanani enza ukuvakasha endaweni nokuthi umhlahlandlela wakho usuka lapho—lezi zici zivame ukunquma izinga lokusebenzelana ozoba nalo nezakhamuzi. Kufanele futhi ubuze ukuthi ingakanani imali etholwayo eya kubantu emphakathini. Ezinye izinkampani zinikela ngamaphesenti angama-80 enzuzo yazo, kuyilapho ezinye zinikela kancane. UKrista Larson, isivakashi saseMelika esivakashele ilokishi laseSoweto ngaphandle kwaseGoli, eNingizimu Afrika, uthi ukhethe i-Imbizo Tours ngoba iphethwe ngabantu abahlala eSoweto futhi inikela ezinhlanganweni ezisiza umphakathi. Ungacwaninga izinkampani ngokukhuluma nabanye abahambi, ehhotela lakho noma ku-inthanethi, mayelana nokuthi ukuvakasha kwabo bekwenziwa ngenhlonipho yini. Sesha amabhulogi noma thumela umbuzo kuforamu yezokuvakasha—bootsnall.com kanye ne-travelblog.org ukukhetha okuhle.

2. Yini okufanele ngilindele ukuyibona?

Ungase ube nombono ongaqondakali wokuthi ubumpofu obudlulele buhlanganisani, kodwa uma uzungezwe yikho-hhayi nje izinto ezibonwayo, kodwa futhi nemisindo namaphunga-kungaba nzima kakhulu. Buza umqondisi wakho ukuthi yini ejwayele ukuthusa abantu ngaphambilini, ukuze uzilungiselele kangcono. “Lindela ukweqa imisele yendle evulekile nezinqwaba zemfucumfucu, nokubona izikole eziminyene, ezinezingane ezingaphezu kuka-50 ekamelweni ngalinye,” kusho uJames Asudi waseVictoria Safaris, ohola abantu ababuka imijondolo yaseKibera eNairobi, eKenya. Ngokuvamile abantu bayamangala lapho bethola umphakathi osebenza naphezu kobunzima bawo, kusho uMarcelo Armstrong, ophethe i-Favela Tour eRio de Janeiro, eBrazil: “Abacabangi ukuthi bazobona ezentengiselwano eziningi kangaka nezinyakazayo.”

3. Ngizozizwa ngamukelekile?

Abasebenzisi abanomthwalo wemfanelo ngeke balethe abantu emiphakathini lapho bengafunwa khona. U-Armstrong uthi: “Into yokuqala engangikhathazeke ngayo kwakuwukuthola imvume kubantu bendawo. “Abantu bayakuthakasela kakhulu ngenxa yethuba lokushintsha amagama acwaswayo ngama-favelas. Bayajabula ukuthi othile unesithakazelo kule ndawo encane ekhohliwe umphakathi waseBrazil.” U-Larson, isivakashi saseMelika, naye uthole ukusabela okuhle kubahlali ohambweni lwakhe lwaseSoweto. Uthi: “Abantu esahlangana nabo babonakala bekujabulela ukuba nezivakashi lapho.

4. Ngabe ngizophepha?

Iqiniso lokuthi ubugebengu budlangile emijondolo eminingi alisho ngempela ukuthi uzoba yisisulu. Kuyasiza ngempela ukuba seqenjini, futhi kufanele uthathe izinyathelo zokuphepha ezifanayo ongazithatha kwenye indawo, njengokugcina impahla yakho iseduze nawe nokungagqoki izingubo ezibizayo noma ubucwebe. Izinkampani eziningi zokuvakasha azibaqashi onogada, zithi izindawo ezihambela kuzo ziphephile. I-Victoria Safaris iqasha amaphoyisa angagqokanga iyunifomu ukuthi alandele izivakashi eKibera buqamama—ikakhulukazi njengendlela yokuvimbela ubugebengu, kodwa nokudala imisebenzi. Ku-favelas yase-Rio, ezokuphepha zigcinwa kakhulu abadayisi bezidakamizwa abalawula izindawo ezingomakhelwane. “Iqiniso liwukuthi abashushumbisi bezidakamizwa benza ukuthula,” kusho u-Armstrong. "Ukuthula kusho ukuthi akukho ukugebenga, futhi lowo mthetho uhlonishwa kakhulu."

5. Ngizokwazi yini ukuxhumana nabantu bendawo?

Indlela engcono kakhulu yokugwema ukuzizwisa sengathi use-zoo ukukhuluma nabantu bese uzama ukwakha ukuxhumana komuntu siqu. Ukuvakasha okuningi kukuyisa ezikhungweni zomphakathi nasezikoleni, kanti okunye kufaka ukuvakashela esontweni noma endaweni yokucima ukoma. Kulabo abafuna ukucwiliswa emphakathini waseKibera, iVictoria Safaris izohlela ukuhlala ubusuku bonke. I-Vineyard Ministries, iqembu lamaKristu e-Mazatlán, e-Mexico, liqhuba uhambo lwamahhala lapho izivakashi ziletha amasemishi kubantu abadla udoti endaweni yokulahla udoti.

6. Kufanele ngilethe izingane zami?

Ukuvakasha kobumpofu kungaba okuhlangenwe nakho kokufundisa ezinganeni—uma zilungiselele lokho ezizobhekana nakho. UJenny Housdon, ophethe iNomvuyo’s Tours eKapa, eNingizimu Afrika, uthi izingane eziningi zizijwayeza kahle indawo ezizungezile futhi zidlala nezingane zasendaweni, nakuba zinenkinga yolimi. “Ezinye zezingane zendawo ziyakwazi ukukhuluma isiNgisi kancane futhi zithanda ukuzilolonga,” kusho u-Housdon.

7. Ngingakwazi ukuthatha izithombe?

Ukuvakasha okuningi kuvimbela ukuthwebula izithombe ukuze kuncishiswe ukungena ezimpilweni zabahlali. Uma unempahla evumela izithombe, hlala ucela imvume yabantu kuqala. Futhi cabanga ngokuthenga ikhamera elahlekayo esikhundleni sokuletha ikhamera ekhazimulayo engu-$1,000 enamalensi amayintshi ayisithupha.

8. Ingabe zikhona izinto okungafanele ngizenze?

Ama-handouts ngokuvamile awavunyelwe, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi imali, ama-trinkets, noma amaswidi, ngoba adala isiphithiphithi futhi asheshe aqalise ukucabanga ukuthi izivakashi zilingana izipho. Kufanele futhi uhloniphe imfihlo yabantu, okusho ukuthi ungalunguzi emafasiteleni noma eminyango.

9. Ngingabasiza kanjani abantu engihlangana nabo?

Iminikelo yezimpahla zokugqoka, amathoyizi, izincwadi, nezinye izinto zasendlini ngokuvamile yamukelwa ngaphambi kohambo, ngakho akudingekile ukuba ukhathazeke ngokuyiphatha noma ukuyihambisa. Ezinye izinkampani zizobamba izinto oza nazo kuze kube semva kokuvakasha, lapho ungakwazi ukunikela wena mathupha esikoleni noma enhlanganweni yomphakathi ozikhethele yona.

10. Ingabe kufanele ngihambe neqembu labavakashi?

Abahambi abangathandi ukuvakasha okuhleliwe bangase bafune ukwenza okuhlukile kulesi simo. Uma uhamba wedwa, ngeke nje uphephe kancane, kodwa ungase ukuthole kunzima ukuzulazula ezindaweni ezingamakiwe kahle kakhulu. Futhi uzophuthelwa ukufunda ngempilo yansuku zonke uma ungenaye umhlahlandlela onolwazi—ikakhulukazi njengoba izincwadi eziningi zokuqondisa zivame ukwenza sengathi lezi zindawo azikho.

Mumbai, India

I-Reality Tours and Travel realitytoursandtravel.com, ingxenye yosuku $8, usuku olugcwele $15

Johannesburg, South Africa

Imbizo Tours imbizotours.co.za, ingxenye yosuku $57, usuku olugcwele $117

I-Nairobi, eKenya

I-Victoria Safaris victoriasafaris.com, isigamu sosuku $50, usuku olugcwele $100

I-Rio de Janeiro, eBrazil

I-Favela Tour favelatour.com.br, isigamu sosuku $37

I-Mazatlán, Mexico

Vineyard Ministries vineyardmcm.org, mahhala

EKapa, eNingizimu Afrika

Nomvuyo's Tours nomvuyos-tours.co.za, ingxenye yosuku $97, $48 umuntu ngamunye ngamaqembu amathathu noma ngaphezulu