I-Masai Mara iyindawo lapho ungaya khona eKenya ukuze uthole ukufuduka kwezinkonkoni okumangalisayo kodwa kuningi okwengeziwe kuleli zwe laseMpumalanga Afrika. Ezinye izindawo zakudala zamageyimu amakhulu njenge-Amboseli ne-Tsavo zifinyeleleka kalula njengoba kuyisifunda esisanda kuvulwa i-Laikipia Plateau.

Futhi ngemva kwedrama ye-safari yaseKenya, yini engaba ngcono kunezinsuku ezimbalwa zobuvila ogwini olunesihlabathi esimhlophe? Ugu olushisayo lwaseKenya lunikeza yonke into kusukela ezindaweni zokungcebeleka ezihamba phambili kuya ezindaweni zokucasha eziqhingini ezikhethekile okwenza izwe libe lilungele uhambo nokuvakasha olwandle.

I-Kenya ayinayo imizila ye-safari ecacile, kodwa kunamaqoqo amapaki angavakashelwa kalula ndawonye. Izwe liminyene uma kuqhathaniswa, ngakho-ke umuntu 'angaxuba futhi afanise' ukuze athathe ezinye zezinto ezivelele ezingenzi isifunda esisemthethweni.

Abantu abaningi bandizela eNairobi Isikhumulo sezindiza iJomo Kenyatta International (NBO) futhi wenze ukuxhumana kusuka lapho (ngaphandle kwe-Wilson Airport yasekhaya). Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yisiphi isifunda esikhethiwe, umuntu angakwazi njalo ukwengeza indiza ebuyayo esuka eNairobi iye eMasai Mara, okufanele nakanjani ibe kulo lonke uhambo.

Southwest Safari Circuit

Iningizimu-ntshonalanga inikezela ngokubuka kwezilwane zasendle okuhamba phambili nokudume kakhulu.

Izindawo okuyiwa kuzo:

• I-Masai Mara National Reserve (izinsuku ezi-2 kuye kwezi-4) iyindawo ekhanga kakhulu yezwe. Lesi siqiwi sinezilwane zasendle ezimangalisayo, ezikhuliswa minyaka yonke ukufuduka kwezinkonkoni zisuka eSerengeti engumakhelwane eTanzania.
• ILake Nakuru National Park (izinsuku ezi-1 kuye kwezi-2) iseRift Valley ebukekayo futhi yaziwa ngabantu bayo abanempilo bobhejane abamnyama nabamhlophe.
• I-Hell's Gate National Park kanye neLake Naivasha ukuhamba ngebhayisikili phakathi kwezilwane zasendle
• ILake Bogoria National Reserve kanye neLake Baringo ukuze uthole i-extravaganza yezinyoni kanye nemihlambi ye-flamingo eLake Bogoria
• I-Amboseli National Park ukuze uthole ukubukwa kweMt Kilimanjaro kanye nemihlambi emikhulu yezindlovu
• Isiqhingi saseLamu ukunambitha isiko lesiSwahili nokuphumula olwandle

I-Southeast Safari Circuit

Uma uhlela iholide lolwandle, kunezinketho ezimbalwa zesengezo se-safari. La mapaki afinyelelwa kalula ngemoto kunoma yiziphi izindawo zokungcebeleka ezingasogwini ezizungeze iMombasa neWatamu noma eNairobi.

Izindawo okuyiwa kuzo:

• I-Tsavo East National Park (izinsuku ezi-2 kuye kwezi-3) iyipaki enkulu kunazo zonke eKenya kanye nendawo yesikhashana ephakathi kwe-savannah kanye nengxenye yogwadule olusenyakatho. Izindawo ezivulekile ezibanzi zikhangayo ehlane elimangalisayo.
• I-Amboseli National Park (izinsuku ezi-2 kuye kwezi-3) ngaphansi kweMt Kilimanjaro inikezela ngokubuka kwendlovu okuhle kakhulu futhi ingelinye lamapaki aziwa kakhulu eKenya.
• I-Masai Mara National Reserve ngokubona ukufuduka kwezinkonkoni kanye nesenzo sekati elikhulu
• Ibhishi laseDiani ukuze uthole ilanga nokuntweza
• ISimba Hills National Reserve ngokubona inhlwathi engavamile

Isekethe yeSafari ePhakathi neNyakatho

Indawo iphelele futhi ikude kakhulu kunozakwabo oseningizimu futhi inikeza ukubukwa okuhle kwezilwane zasendle.

Izindawo okuyiwa kuzo:

• IMeru National Park (izinsuku ezi-2 kuye kwezi-3) inhle kakhulu inemifula eminingi enqamula indawo eyomile futhi inomuzwa ongonakalisiwe ngayo.
• ISamburu National Reserve kanye neBuffalo Springs National Reserve (izinsuku ezi-2 kuye kwezi-3) zingamapaki angomakhelwane abonisa ezinye zezilwane zasezweni elomile ezithakazelisa kakhulu.
• I-Laikipia Plateau (izinsuku ezi-2 kuye kwezi-3) , ezansi kweMt Kenya, ihlanganisa iziqiwi eziningi ezizimele futhi inikeza amathuba amahle okubona ubhejane omnyama nomhlophe.
• I-Aberdare National Park (izinsuku ezi-1 kuye kwezi-2) , ezindaweni eziphakeme ezimaphakathi, inikeza uhlobo oluhlukile lwezilwane zasendle ezibukayo ngenkathi uhlezi emahhotela asezihlahleni, okuhlanganisa i-Treetops ne-Ark. Lezi zindawo zisebenza njengezikhumba ezinkulu lapho ungahlala khona futhi ubukele izilwane ziza kuwe.
• I-Mount Kenya National Park ukuhamba ngezinyawo nokukhuphuka intaba
• I-Masai Mara National Reserve ngokubona ukufuduka kwezinkonkoni kanye nesenzo sekati elikhulu

I-geography ehlukahlukene isho isimo sezulu esiguquguqukayo ezweni lonke kodwa i-Kenya ithathwa njengendawo yonyaka wonke yakho kokubili ama-safari namaholide olwandle.

Iningi lezindawo ze-safari zaseKenya zikuzo okungcono kakhulu phakathi kukaJanuwari nokuphela kukaMashi; isimo sezulu sithambile, isikhathi esiningi somile futhi ukubukwa kwezilwane kusezingeni eliphezulu. Ngokwemvelo, lesi sikhathi sithathwa njengesikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuya eKenya nge-safari kodwa inkathi yemvula.

Ukuvakasha - phakathi kukaMashi kuya kuJuni futhi futhi phakathi kuka-Okthoba noDisemba - kufanelekile ukucatshangelwa ukuze ugweme izixuku zesizini ephakeme futhi usebenzise ngokunenzuzo amanani ashibhile, angekho ngesikhathi sonyaka wezindawo zokulala nokuvakasha.

Ngokuvamile, isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuvakashela eKenya siphakathi kwezinkathi ezimbili ezomile, kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya kuMashi noma ngoJulayi kuya ku-Okthoba. Uma kubhekwa uhlobo lwenkathi eyomile, ukubona izilwane zasendle kusezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu ngalesi sikhathi.

Izimila zincane, okwenza ukubuka ibanga kube lula kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izilwane zivame ukuhlangana eduze kwemigodi yamanzi kanye nemifula namachibi, ngakho ukuzithola kulula kakhulu.

Izifunda ezisogwini zaseKenya, kusukela eDiani naseMombasa kuya eMalindi kanye neziqhingi ezisenyakatho yeLamu Archipelago, kuvame ukuba nesimo sezulu esishisayo nesinomswakama unyaka wonke. Kodwa-ke, amazinga okushisa nemvula aphezulu kakhulu phakathi kuka-March no-May, ngakho-ke uma uhlela ikhefu lolwandle nge-safari yakho e-Kenya, cabanga ukuvakashela ngaphandle kwalezi zinyanga.

Labo abathanda ukudlala i-snorkeling noma ukutshuza kufanele bavakashele ezinyangeni zika-Okthoba, Novemba noMashi ukuze bathole ulwandle olucwebe kakhulu. Impilo yasolwandle yendawo ihlanganisa izinkalankala, i-starfish, izimfudu kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zamakhorali anemibala. Kodwa amanzi asezindaweni ezishisayo eKenya nawo adume ngokubamba oshaka abafudukayo, ikakhulukazi ngase-Diani Beach. Phakathi kuka-Okthoba kuya ku-April, i-whale shark safaris ikunikeza ithuba lokubona lezi ziqhwaga ezithambile endaweni engcolile.

The izikhathi ezinhle kakhulu zokukhuphuka iMt Kenya futhi iKilimanjaro ijwayele ukuba yizinyanga ezifudumele nezomile kakhulu - uJanuwari, uFebhuwari, noSepthemba. UJuni, uJulayi, no-Agasti nazo okuhle izinyanga. Kodwa-ke, amazinga okushisa nesimo sezulu akubikezeleki, futhi kungashintsha kakhulu ngokusekelwe kulokho isikhathi yosuku nokuphakama.