AmaHimalaya ayizintaba ezinhle ezihlanganisa izizwe eziningana futhi zidonsela abahambi esikhungweni sazo cishe njalo ngonyaka. Okuwukuphela kwento ehlukile ulwazi, oluncike ekutheni yisiphi isikhathi sonyaka. Uma wazi ukuthi uzovakashela nini, uyaqiniseka ukuthi uzitika ngemibono emihle, izilwane zasendle eziyingqayizivele, namasiko amaHimalaya ngendlela engcono kakhulu. Okulandelayo incazelo yezinkathi zonyaka kanye nokuhluka kwazo okukhethekile:
Intwasahlobo (Mashi kuya kuMeyi)
Kulezi zinkathi ezine zonyaka, intwasahlobo yisikhathi esihle kakhulu sokuya eHimalaya. Izimo zezulu zinhle, amafu ambalwa esibhakabhakeni futhi amazinga okushisa ezindaweni eziphakeme akhululekile futhi ngezinye izikhathi ashisa. Ezindaweni eziphakeme, kuhlala kubanda, kodwa lokhu akuyona into exakile kakhulu kubantu abahamba ngezinyawo nabakhuphuka izintaba.
Amaphuzu avelele e-Spring:
- Ukuhlangana kwe-Blooms: Kukhona ama-Rhododendrons nezinye izimbali zasendle ezahlukahlukene ezigcwalisa imizila, okwenza indawo ibe nemibala emihle kakhulu.
- Isikhathi Esingcono Kakhulu Sokuhamba Ngezinyawo: I-Everest Base Camp Trek, i-Annapurna Circuit, kanye ne-Valley of Flowers Trek zingahlolwa ngalesi sikhathi njengoba zibukeka zikhanga kakhulu phakathi nalesi sikhathi sonyaka.
- Iphethini yesimo sezulu: Akukho lutho olukhulu olulindelekile phakathi nalesi sikhathi sonyaka, ngakho-ke lulungele ukuhamba ngezinyawo nokubuka izindawo.
Ihlobo/Monsoon (Juni kuya ku-Agasti)
Isikhathi esiphezulu sezinyanga zasehlobo sakha isizini yezimvula engxenyeni enkulu yeHimalaya. Izindawo eziluhlaza okotshani namafu akhangayo kungaba yizindawo eziphakeme kodwa imvula enkulu inika ithuba eliqinile mayelana nokuhamba ngezinyawo. Kodwa, lezi zinhlobo zezindawo ezifana neLadakh neSpiti Valley, ezisezindaweni ezifudumele, zomile kakhulu.
Izinto Ezivelele Zehlobo/Imvula:
- ILadakh neSpiti: Lezi zindawo ezimbili kulula ukuzifinyelela futhi zembula ubuhle bazo obumangalisayo elangeni elikhanyayo.
- Abavakashi abambalwa: Uhambo lwe-India Meadow of Flowers lujabulisa kakhulu ezimweni zemvula lapho abantu abambalwa behamba khona.
- Ubunzima: Kulindeleke ukuthi imizila ibe nodaka, ama-leeches, kanye nokudilika komhlaba kube yizingozi ezingaba khona.
Ikwindla (September kuya kuNovemba)
Ikwindla ibhekwa njengesikhathi esifanele kakhulu sokuya eHimalaya, ikakhulukazi ukuhamba ngezinyawo nokukhwela izintaba. Ngemva kwemvula, amazulu awagcwele futhi umuntu angabuka iziqongo ezinkulu ngendlela angakaze ayibone.
Amaphuzu avelele e-Autumn:
- Imibono: Ilanga lasebusika lihlangene nesibhakabhaka esicacile kwenza ukubonakala kube kuhle kubathandi balo.
- Isizini yokuhamba ngezinyawo enabantu abaningi kakhulu: Ikamu lesisekelo sase-Everest, isifunda saseManaslu, kanye nesigodi saseLangtang kuthandwa kakhulu ngabahambi.
- Imikhosi: Lesi sifunda singaba sihle ngokwendawo kodwa ngokwesiko sinjalo ngokufanayo. I-Dashain ne-Tihar eNepal kanye noMkhosi we-Hemis eLadakh ziphawula leli khalenda.
Ubusika (December kuya kuFebruwari)
Izimangaliso zeqhwa elimboze izintaba zaseHimalaya yiphuzu eliyingqayizivele lasebusika. Ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezindaweni eziphakeme kakhulu kuba nzima ukuzama ngenxa yeqhwa eliningi esifundeni kodwa izigodi zokuhamba ngezinyawo ezindaweni eziphansi zisavulekele ibhizinisi kanye nohambo oluhle.
Izinto Ezivelele Ebusika:
- Imibono: Umbono wendawo ezungezile enhle uyamangalisa, futhi ubuhle beNdalo abubonakali ngaphezu kombono wendalo yeNdalo embozwe yiqhwa.
- Izixuku Eziphansi: Enye yezinzuzo zokuvakashela izindawo ezidumile ukuthi ngeke kugcwale abantu isikhathi esiningi ukuze uthole ulwazi olunokuthula.
- Isihe Sasebusika: Okuthandwa kakhulu ngabathandi bebusika yiChadar Trek (uMfula iZanskar oqandisiwe) kanye neNag Tibba Trek.
- Izinkinga: Ubusika bungaba nzima kakhulu ngenxa yokubanda okukhulu kanye namahora okukhanya kwelanga alinganiselwe.
Ukukhetha Isizini Efanele
Esinye isinyathelo engikholwa ukuthi sibalulekile empumelelweni yohambo lwakho oluthandayo lwaseHimalaya, ukukhetha isizini efanele. Intwasahlobo (Mashi-Meyi) kanye nekwindla (Septhemba-Novemba) kubhekwa njengezona ezinhle kakhulu ngoba lezi zikhathi zibonakala kahle ezintabeni, kanye namazinga okushisa aphakathi futhi ngokuvamile zivumelana nabahambi.
Ubuhle bentwasahlobo yizimbali zesitshalo se-rhododendron njengoba siqala ukuqhakaza, kanti ikwindla ikhipha umoya ocacile ohambisana nesimo sezulu esiqinile, esiwusizo lapho uhamba ngezinyawo.
Ihlobo (uJuni-Agasti) yisikhathi semvula esenza imizila ibe manzi kodwa ibe luhlaza kanti ubusika (uDisemba-uFebhuwari) bukunikeza ingubo enhle yeqhwa, noma kunjalo, isimo sezulu singaba sibanda kakhulu ukuhamba ngezinyawo futhi imizila eminingi ingavalwa.
Cabanga ngezimo zezulu ozozithanda kakhulu, imisebenzi ongathanda ukuyenza, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu izixuku ozimisele ukubhekana nazo, lapha, ukuze usebenzise kahle uhambo lwakho oluya eHimalaya. AmaHimalaya anobuhle obuthile kuzo zonke izinkathi ezine zonyaka.
Uma ukhetha isizini efanele yohambo lwakho kule ndawo, ungaqiniseka ngesipiliyoni esiyingqayizivele enhliziyweni yalezi zintaba ezinkulu, futhi kukhona ubuhle obuningi obuhlangene nohambo.