I-Honeymoon Tour eNepal

Ukufika kwakho enhloko-dolobha yaseNepal, iKathmandu, kubalwa njengosuku lokuqala lweNepal Honeymoon Tour. Njengoba indiza yakho indizela phezu kwamagquma aseNepal, uzobona izindawo ezinkulu zaseHimalaya enyakatho. Kuye ngesimo sezulu, ungabona i-Annapurna Himalayan Range, i-Dhaulagiri range, i-Manasalu peak, kanye nenqwaba yezindawo eziphakeme zesifunda sase-Everest. Ngemva kokuba indiza yakho ifike eTribhuvan International Airport, kuzodingeka uye esigabeni sokufuduka ukuze uthole imvume ye-visa yakho yezivakashi.

Edeskini lokufuduka, kufanele ucele ifomu lesicelo se-visa, uligcwalise, bese ukhokha imali yakho ye-visa ekhawunteni lasebhange eliseduze. Bayawamukela namakhadi esikweletu aphesheya kwezilwandle, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi kungase kungasebenzi, yingakho sihlala sincoma izivakashi ukuthi ziphathe imali eyanele yokukhokha izindleko zazo. Ngemva kokukhokha imali yakho ye-visa ngempumelelo, uzothola isiliphu sokukhokha.

Udinga ukuhambisa leli phepha, kanye nesicelo sakho se-visa kanye namanye amaphepha ambalwa, ukuze ufake isicelo se-visa yezivakashi eNepal. Kudingeka ukuthi uthumele ipasipoti yakho, izithombe ezimbili ezilingana nepasipoti, ubufakazi bokuhlala, kanye namathikithi okubuya, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Ngemva kokwenza zonke izidingo zangaphambi kwesikhathi ngempumelelo, okudingeka ukwenze nje ukulinda imvume. Lonke lolu hlelo luzophela phakathi nehora, kodwa lungathatha isikhathi eside ngezikhathi zesizini yokuhamba ematasa.

Ngemva kokuphuma esigungwini, omunye wabameleli bethu uzokubingelela futhi akuyise ekamelweni lakho lehhotela elinezinkanyezi ezintathu ozolala kulo ubusuku. Ngaphambi kokuba ubize ubusuku, sizoba nomhlangano omfushane namalungu eqembu ukuze nje sikwethule.

Usuku lwesibili lohambo lwe-Honeymoon eNepal luqala ngesidlo sasekuseni esimnandi endaweni yokuhlala izolo ebusuku. Ngemva kokudla okuphumuzayo, sizoqala uhambo lokubuka indawo ezungeze iKathmandu cishe ngo-9 ekuseni. Sizogibela isigodi ngemoto yangasese, sinomoya opholile ngokuphelele ukuze sinqobe ukushisa, futhi sikhululekile kakhulu. Indawo yethu yokuqala yosuku izoba yiSwayambhunath Stupa, eyaziwa nangokuthi iMonkey Temple, ngenxa yobuningi bezinkawu emagqumeni ayo azungezile.

Kuthiwa le gompa ineminyaka engu-2500 ubudala, inezitebhisi ezinezinyathelo ezingu-365, ezimele izinsuku eziphelele ngonyaka. Izindawo ezingcwele zangaphakathi namathempeli zinobuciko obukhulu ngemidwebo, imidwebo yasezindongeni, nezithombe zesitayela esihle. Okulandelayo, sizovakashela iKathmandu Durbar Square, indawo eyiGugu Lomhlaba ye-UNESCO, enamathempeli angaphezu kuka-50 nezakhiwo eziphawulekayo njengeKumari Ghar, iShiva-Parvati Temple, iHanuman Dhoka Palace, iKastamandap, nokuningi. IKumari Ghar iyikhaya lonkulunkulukazi ophilayo oyedwa eNepal.

Ngemva kwalokho, indawo yethu elandelayo yokuma yiBouddhnath Stupa, i-gompa yekhulu le-14 ebilokhu ingenye yezikhungo zenkolo eziyinhloko eKathmandu isikhathi eside. Ngemva kokuhambahamba kule stupa, sizoma endaweni yokudlela eseduze oyikhethile ukuze sidle isidlo sasemini. Nakuba iphakheji ye-Nepal Honeymoon Tour inikeza ukudla kwasekuseni kwansuku zonke, ayimbozi izindleko zakho zasemini nezesidlo sakusihlwa.

Ngemva kwesidlo sasemini, sizoya eGadini Lamaphupho, ingadi yesitayela sesimanje evuselelwe esanda kuthandwa yizivakashi. Le ngadi enhle inama-pavilion ayisithupha (angezikhathi ezithile), imithombo yamanzi, izinhlobo ezahlukene zezitshalo nezimbali ezingavamile, okwenza kube indawo ephelele yokuphunyuka emigwaqweni egcwele abantu yaseKathmandu.

Namuhla olunye usuku olujabulisayo ohambweni lweNepal Honeymoon Tour; sizoshayela siye eNagarkot, okungenzeka ukuthi yiyona ndawo yokubuka izinto eseduze neKathmandu Valley. INagarkot iyona evakashelwa kakhulu.
Indawo yokubuka ezungeze iKathmandu, ngenxa yezindawo zayo eziningi zokuhlala. Kodwa endleleni, sizoma eBhaktapur ukuze sihlole idolobha isigamu sosuku. Usuku lwethu luqala cishe ngo-9 ekuseni, okuyilapho sizogibela khona uhambo oluya eBhaktapur; sizophinde sigibele imoto yangasese.

Siqala uhambo losuku, sizoqonda ngqo eBhaktapur Durbar Square, ebuyela emuva enkathini yaseMalla. Le ndawo idinga imali yokungena, engeke ihlanganiswe yiphakheji yethu ejwayelekile yeNepal Honeymoon Tour. Le ndawo inendawo yesigodlo esinamafasitela angu-55, iThempeli laseNyatapola, iGolden Gate, iPujarimath Museum, nokuningi. Zonke lezi zakhiwo zinomlando futhi zibaluleke kakhulu.

Ngemva kwesikhathi esithile sokuzulazula, sizodla isidlo sasemini endaweni yokudlela eseduze, etholakala kuphela kwiphakheji ye-Nepal Honeymoon Tour. Ngesikhathi ulapho, kufanele uzame i-Juju Dhau, indawo ekhethekile yendawo, ekhonzwa ebhodweni elincane lobumba noma epuletini. Ngemva kokudla, sizovakashela ama-workshop aseTaumadhi Tole ukuze sibheke imidwebo yendabuko yaseThangka, kanye nabadwebi abadweba imisebenzi yobuciko bukhoma. Lokhu kuzolandelwa ukuhamba ngezinyawo emigwaqweni yaseBindya Devi Temple, lapho izakhiwo zendabuko zaseNewari zingabonakala khona ngobuhle obuphelele.

Ngemva kokuzulazula eBhaktapur sijabule kakhulu, sizobuyela emgwaqweni oya eNagarkot. Ukusuka eBhaktapur, kuzosithatha cishe imizuzu engama-45 ukufinyelela umbono weNagarkot. Umbono wokushona kwelanga usuka lapho umangalisa, okungenani; abantu bendawo abaningi kanye nezivakashi zakwamanye amazwe bavakashela lesi sihloko sentaba ukuze babone ukuphuma kwelanga nokushona kwelanga. Ngemva kokufika lapho, sizovakashela indawo yethu yokuhlala ubusuku bonke futhi sijabulele imibono yokushona kwelanga. Kungakabiphi, sizojabulela isidlo sakusihlwa esimnandi bese siya embhedeni.

Usuku lwesine lohambo lwe-Honeymoon eNepal luqala ngesimo esihle sokuphuma kwelanga usuka endaweni yokubuka eseduze. Lesi sithombe sifinyelela amamitha angu-2175 ngaphezu kolwandle, ngakho-ke umbono ngeke uphazamiseke futhi ucace. Ukuze sijabulele lesi sithombe, kuzodingeka sivuke cishe ngo-5 ekuseni bese sifika endaweni yokubuka ngo-5:30 ekuseni. Sizokhuphuka umbhoshongo wokubuka ukuze sijabulele lesi sithombe esihle kakhulu, kanye nemibono kaGanesh Himal, Langtang, Jugal Himal, nabanye. Ngosuku olucacile, ungabona iziqongo eziningi usuka kule ndawo yokubuka.

Ngemva kokuphela kwehora legolide, sizobuyela endaweni yethu yokuhlala futhi sidle isidlo sasekuseni esikhululekile. Ukudla kwakho kwasekuseni nakho kuzoba kuhle kakhulu. Ngemva kokudla kwasekuseni, singabuyela eKathmandu noma sihambe uhambo olufushane oluya endaweni yokubuka eseduze. Lokhu kuzosithatha imizuzu engama-20 kuya kwengama-30 kuphela, futhi indawo yokugcina iyindawo enabantu abaningi kakhulu endaweni yokubuka yaseNagarkot.

Ngemva kokupakisha izikhwama zethu, sizoqala uhambo lokubuyela eKathmandu. Sizofika ehhotela lethu ngemva kwamahora amabili okushayela sisuka eNagarkot. Usuku lonke lungolwakho ngokuphelele; ukhululekile ukuphumula usuku lonke noma ukuhlola izindawo eziseduze wedwa. Uzochitha ubusuku eKathmandu.

Ngemva kokudla kwasekuseni okumnandi eKathmandu, sizothatha izikhwama zethu bese siqala uhambo oluya eChitwan, siqale usuku lwesi-5 lweNepal Honeymoon Tour. Lolu hambo luthatha amahora angaphezu kwangu-7, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuthi siqale uhambo ekuseni kakhulu. Sibheke eningizimu sisuka enkabeni yedolobha, sizosuka eKathmandu, sidlule edolobheni elihle laseKritipur. Ngemva nje kweKritipur, umgwaqo ujika uye ngakwesokudla udlule eThempelini laseDakshinkali. Sizoma lapho isikhashana ngaphambi kokuba siqhubeke.

Sibheke eningizimu-ntshonalanga, sizodlula umgwaqo onomoya odlula eTribhuvan Rajpath bese sifika eHetauda. Ukusuka lapho, sizoya entshonalanga bese singena kuMahendra Highway, umgwaqo omude kunayo yonke eNepal. Uma sidlula eBhandara, eRatnanagar, eBharatpur, nakwezinye izindawo, ekugcineni sizofika eChitwan. Lolu hambo luzosithatha amakhilomitha angaphezu kuka-185; isidlo sethu sasemini sizophakelwa kwenye yezindawo zokudlela zomgwaqo ozikhethele zona noma ngokwesincomo somhlahlandlela wezivakashi.

Ukufika eChitwan ngokuqinisekile kuzoba ushintsho olukhulu. Umoya obandayo waseKathmandu awutholakali ndawo kuleli dolobha elishisayo elingaphansi kwezindawo ezishisayo. Sizovakashela ehhotela lethu ukuze silale ubusuku bonke, sidle isidlo sakusihlwa esimnandi, bese sikubiza ngokuthi ubusuku. Kufanele uzame ukudla okukhethekile kwasendaweni ngenkathi ulapho. I-Patushni, i-Taas, i-Sekuwa, i-Dhikri, ne-Ghonghi ezinye zezinketho zokudla zasendaweni ezidumile. Yile ndlela usuku lwakho lwesi-5 lwe-Nepal Honeymoon Tour oluphela ngayo.

Usuku lwethu eChitwan luqala ekuseni kakhulu, njengoba sinezinto eziningi okufanele sizenze. Sizovuka cishe ngo-5 ekuseni, sidle isidlo sasekuseni, bese silungiselela uhambo ngo-5:30. Umsebenzi wethu wokuqala wosuku uzoba ukugibela isikebhe eMfuleni iRapti. Izikebhe esizozigibela zenziwe ngesiqu somuthi esisodwa, yingakho zincane kancane, kodwa yileyo ndlela ezenziwa ngayo ngokwesiko.

Ngesikhathi ugibela isikebhe sakho, uzobona izingwenya zamanzi ahlanzekile ziphumule osebeni noma zibhukuda emanzini, kanye nezinyoni eziningi ezahlukene, okuhlanganisa ama-crane, amahansi, ama-kingfisher, ama-peafowl aseNdiya, nokuningi. Lolu hambo luthatha cishe ihora kuya kumaminithi angu-90; umshayeli wesikebhe uzogibela isikebhe lonke uhambo, noma ungazama ukugibela futhi. Inhloso yakho eyinhloko yalolu hambo lwe-Honeymoon eNepal kufanele kube ukuzibandakanya emisebenzini nokuzijabulisa nomaphi lapho uya khona.

Ngemva kokuhamba ngesikebhe esihle, manje sizofika emcimbini oyinhloko wosuku, uhambo lwe-jungle safari. Kunezindlela ezintathu eziyinhloko zokuzwa i-Chitwan jungle safari: ungakwenza ngezinyawo, ngemuva kwendlovu, noma ukuthatha i-jeep safari. Ukukhetha kungokwakho. Uzohamba ibanga elide nge-jeep nangendlovu, kodwa ukuhamba ngezinyawo kuyinto eseduze kakhulu.

Indlela yokuhamba ngezinyawo icishe ibe ngamakhilomitha ayi-12 ubude, futhi amathuba aphezulu okuhlangana nezilwane ezifana nobhejane, izinyamazane, amabhere angama-sloth, izingulube zasendle, amahlosi aseBengal, nezinye ezimbalwa. Endleleni, sizokhuphuka imibhoshongo yokubuka izilwane zikude. Sincoma izivakashi ukuthi zigqoke uhlobo oluthile lwesibulali zinambuzane, zilethe ibhodlela lamanzi elingasetshenziswa kabusha, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, zilethe ikhamera ukuze zithwebule izikhathi zakho.

Ngemva kohambo lwasehlathini, sizoba nesikhathi esimnandi sokugeza nezindlovu ekugcineni okungajulile koMfula iRapti. Lokhu kungenye yezinto ezijabulisa kakhulu kulo lonke uhambo. Ngemva kwalokhu, sizoya ekamelweni lethu lehhotela bese silala ubusuku eChitwan.

Usuku lwesi-7 lweNepal Honeymoon Tour luhlanganisa uhambo lwamahora ayisithupha oluya ePokhara lusuka eSauraha. Lolu hambo luthatha amakhilomitha angaphezu kuka-160, luqala ngokuwela uMfula i-East Rapti. Uma sibheke enyakatho-mpumalanga, sizodlula ePathani, eGitanagar, eBharatpur, naseNarayangarh, bese sifika eNarayanghat-Mugling Highway. Sishayela ngale ndlela, sizodlula eRamnagar, eJugedi, bese sima eMugling ukuze sidle isidlo sasemini.

Uma siqhubeka, sizolandela uMgwaqo Omkhulu iPrithvi, sidlule eDumre, eDamauli, eKhairenitar, naseLekhnath, ukuze sifike lapho siya khona ngosuku, iPokhara. Ukufika edolobheni elihle lasePokhara kuzoba ushintsho olukhulu emahlathini aluhlaza aseSauraha. IPokhara ibizwa nangokuthi inhloko-dolobha yezivakashi yaseNepal, njengoba inakekela abantu baseNtshonalanga kakhulu kuneminye imizi. Ngemva kokufika ePokhara, sizovakashela ehhotela lethu ukuze sihlale kulo, sidle isidlo sakusihlwa esimnandi, bese silala.

Ukuhlola iPokhara kungenye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu ngalolu hambo lwe-Honeymoon eNepal. Usuku luqala ngombono wokuphuma kwelanga usuka endaweni yokubuka yaseSarangkot. Sizovuka cishe ngo-5 ekuseni, sithathe uhambo lwemizuzu engu-45 siye esiqongweni sentaba saseSarangkot, futhi sijabulele umbono obanzi wezintaba zase-Annapurna Himalayan kanye nokuphuma kwelanga. Uma uyithanda, ungagibela i-paraglide uye eLakeside usuka eSarangkot. Uhambo ngemoto yekhebula luyindlela efanelekile yokubuyela eLakeside.

Ngemva kokuphuma kwelanga, sizobuyela phansi egqumeni bese sishayela imoto siye eBarahi Temple, ithempeli elintantayo phakathi neLake Fewa. Sizohamba ngesikebhe, okuwukuphela kwendlela yokufika ethempelini. Ngemva kokuhlola okufushane nokukhulekela, sizobuyela ogwini futhi sidle isidlo sasekuseni esisidinga kakhulu endaweni yokuhlala izolo ebusuku. Ngemva kokuphumula kancane, sizovakashela iDavis Falls, indawo eyisicaba/imbobo eyisicaba emangalisayo, kulandele iGupteshwor Cave, iBat Cave, kanye neWorld Peace Stupa.

Ngokufanayo, sizovakashela ezinye izindawo eziningi ngaphambi kokuchitha ubusuku eLakeside; ukuhamba olwandle ngothando kungaba yilokho kanye okudingayo. Ngemva kwesidlo sakusihlwa esimnandi esinesihloko sombhangqwana, sizokubiza ngokuthi ubusuku.

Ukusuka ePokhara ukuya eKathmandu uhambo olude kunawo wonke lweNepal Honeymoon Tour. Lolu hambo lwamakhilomitha angu-200 luzosigcina sisemgwaqweni isikhathi esingaphezu kwamahora angu-8. Kodwa njengoba izimo zomgwaqo sezithuthuka manje, singase sifike lapho ngokushesha. Sizogibela ibhasi lezivakashi ngoba yizona zinketho ezikhululekile nezibanzi kakhulu laphaya. Ibhasi lizoma njalo ukuze lithole ukudla okulula, futhi sizodla isidlo sasemini kwenye yezindawo zokudlela endleleni.

Lolu usuku lwakho lokugcina ohambweni lwe-Honeymoon eNepal. Ngemva kokuqeda zonke izinqubo ezidingekayo, sizokuvalelisa bese sikushiya e-Tribhuvan International Airport ukuze ugibele indiza eya endaweni yakho elandelayo.