Isikhathi Esifanele
Eduze nje ne-Annapurna Circuit eSifundeni saseManang eNepal kukhona indlela yokungena eNar Phu Valley Trek. Abahambi abaningi badlula khona lapho beya eKang La Pass noma eThorong La Pass, ngokuvamile bengazi ukuthi lesi sigodi esifihliwe sikhona.
Kodwa isigodi esifihliwe yisikhathi esihle kakhulu sonyaka ekwindla. Sikunikeza isibhakabhaka esingenamafu, isimo sezulu esizinzile, umoya opholile wasekwindla, futhi ngezinye izikhathi intuthu yehlathi. Isigodi saseNar Phu sihlala sithule ngisho nasezinkathini eziphakeme kakhulu.
Ngokufanayo, izinyanga kusukela ngoMashi kuya kuMeyi, okuyisizini yasentwasahlobo, zizoba yinketho elandelayo efanelekile, enamazinga okushisa aphansi, amahlathi anephunga elimnandi, ama-rhododendrons aqhakazile, kanye nezinsuku ezinde ezichithwa uhamba ehlathini le-coniferous, ulalele imisindo eduduzayo yezinyoni.
Kodwa-ke, izinkathi zasebusika nasehlobo azilungile ngenxa yokubanda okukhulu, imvula yeqhwa, kanye nemvula evame ukuna ezindaweni eziphansi, okubangela ukudilika komhlaba ngezinye izikhathi. Kodwa inikeza indawo ethule, enesimangaliso embozwe yiqhwa engenabo abahamba ngezinyawo, kanye nohlaza oluluhlaza, amafu amangalisayo, kanye nendawo engenathuli ngesikhathi semvula enkulu.
Ukuphakama kanye nebanga
Kulolu hambo lwezinsuku ezingu-17 lweNar Phu Valley oluhambisana nohambo lweKang La kanye neThorong La Pass, uhambo luqala eDharapani, endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-1860. Kumamitha angu-4080, uzojwayela iPhu Village, ujabulele izindawo zemvelo. Ngokufanayo, uzowela iKang La Pass ngamamitha angu-5320, okuyiphuzu lesibili eliphakeme kakhulu kulolu hambo.
Ngokufanayo, iThorong La Pass, emi kumamitha angu-5416, iyindawo ephakeme kakhulu ozoyifinyelela kulo lonke lolu hambo. Kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni, uhambo lwakho lokuhamba ngezinyawo luthatha cishe amakhilomitha angu-130, okudinga ukuqina komzimba ukuze uqedele lolu hambo lwezinsuku ezingu-17.
Ubunzima kanye nokugula kwe-altitude
Uhambo lwezinsuku ezingu-17 eNar Phu Valley neKang La kanye neThorong La Pass lusezindaweni eziyingqayizivele nezimangalisayo zaseNepal, lapho abantu bendawo bebelokhu bebekezelela ubusika obunzima bebodwa izizukulwane ngezizukulwane, kanye nemizila emincane eqoshwe eweni, okubhekwa njengenselele ngenxa yezinsuku ezinde zokuhamba kanye nezindlela eziphakeme ezingaphezu kwamamitha angu-5000. Indawo ehlukanisiwe, isimo sezulu esibandayo, kanye nezindawo ezinganele kwenza inselele ibe nkulu nakakhulu.
Ukugula kakhulu ezintabeni kuhlale kuyinto ekhathazayo uma uhamba ngezinyawo uye ezindaweni eziphakeme. Phakathi nezinsuku zakho zokuhamba ezindaweni eziphakeme, ezinye izimpawu zingavela, njengekhanda elibuhlungu, ukukhathala, isiyezi, kanye nokuminyana. Ngakho-ke, khuphuka kancane, jwayele kahle, futhi uphuze amanzi amaningi, uphethe ne-acetazolamide yokusekela ukuphakama.
Indawo yokuhlala, Ukudla neziphuzo
Indawo yokuhlala ohambweni lwezinsuku ezingu-17 lweNar Phu Valley noKang La kanye noThorong La Pass izoba yamukelekile kodwa ilula. Uzohlala ekamelweni elihlanzekile elijwayelekile lokwabelana ngamawele. Ungase uthole ama-tea house elula, kodwa athokomele, ngokuvamile akhiwe ngamatshe anamakamelo okhuni namakamelo okulala ahlanganyelwe.
Kodwa-ke, indawo yakho yokuhlala ubusuku obengeziwe eKathmandu nasePokhara ngeke ifakwe uma ufika kusenesikhathi, uhamba sekwephuzile, noma ubuya kusenesikhathi ohambweni—izindleko zakho kanye neshawa elishisayo nakho kukuwe wedwa.
Ngesikhathi sohambo lwakho, ukudla kufakiwe kule phakheji yohambo lwaseNar Phu Valley. Izinketho zokudla ezivamile zaseNepali ilayisi, amalentili, ilayisi elithosiwe, ama-momo, ama-noodle omile, kanye ne-thukpa, ezilungele isizini ebandayo esifundeni sezintaba. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungase ube nokudla okungavamile njengenyama ye-yak, ushizi, kanye nezitsha ezenziwe ngokusanhlamvu kwendawo.
Ngeziphuzo, uzothola iziphuzo ezahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa ubisi, itiye elimnyama, itiye lejinja, itiye lebhotela, ulamula oshisayo, ikhofi esheshayo, namanzi abilayo okugcwalisa amabhodlela. Kodwa-ke, iziphuzo ezithambile nobhiya kuvela emadolobhaneni ambalwa, kodwa kuyabiza kakhulu njengoba ukhuphuka.
Uhambo Oluzimele Vs Uhambo Lweqembu
Kulolu hambo lwezinsuku ezingu-17 lweNar Phu Valley Trek neKang La kanye neThorong La Pass, abahamba ngezinyawo abakhetha uhambo oluyimfihlo bangaba nomhlahlandlela onolwazi olunikezwa yiGlory Adventure, umuntu oziphatha “njengenjini yokusesha” yangempela, abelane ngemininingwane eningiliziwe neyomuntu siqu mayelana nendlela, isiko, kanye nezintaba okungekho blog noma iwebhusayithi engayifanisa.
Lapha, ngokukhetha Uhambo Lweqembu, ungaqala uhambo lweqembu eSigodini saseNar Phu, wabelane ngolwazi futhi ujabule ngokubambisana nabantu abasha. Njengoba umhlahlandlela wabelwana ngawo, imibuzo yakho ingathatha isikhathi eside ukuphendulwa, kodwa ukubekezela kuyazuzisa, njengoba ungazuza futhi ekufuneni kwabanye.
Ngokuphambene nalokho, zonke izinketho zikhanga ngokwazo; noma kunjalo, uma uhamba ngesabelomali esincane, uhambo lweqembu lubiza kakhulu, kodwa awukwazi ukukhetha ijubane lakho noma ulwenze lube ngokwakho ngendlela othanda ngayo. Uma kuqhathaniswa, uhambo lwangasese lubiza kakhulu njengoba izinto zokuhamba zingahlanganyelwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bangahamba ngejubane labo futhi benze ngokwezifiso uhambo lwabo lube yindawo yabo yokunethezeka.
Ukulungiselela nokufaneleka
Kuleli phakheji lokuhamba ngesikebhe saseNar Phu, abagibeli badinga ukuqina komzimba okuqinile, okungaguquki, ukukhuthazela, kanye nokuqina ukuze bahambe amahora amaningana ngosuku, okuhlanganisa ukunyuka nokwehla okunzima, imizila enamatshe nenezimbobo, imizila emincane yesigodi, imizila ephakeme, kanye nohambo olude nolunzima endleleni engalingani.
Ukuze balungiselele, abahambi kufanele babe namabhuzu akhululekile, izingubo ezinezingqimba, izinsika, kanye nezinye izinto zokuhamba ngezinyawo ezithembekile, njengoba le ndawo ikude futhi ingenamuntu. Isimo sezulu asibikezeleki; ngisho noma isibikezelo sithi kuzoba nelanga, kungaba nemvula noma kube nenkungu.
Ngaphandle kokulungiselela okwanele, uhambo lungazizwa lukhungathekisa futhi luphazamisekile, lwehlise ijubane lakho futhi lwandise ingozi yezinkinga zasezintabeni. Abantu abahamba ngezinyawo bavame ukukhohlwa izinto ezibalulekile njengemithi yabo, ukudla okulula okunika amandla, ikhithi elincane losizo lokuqala, kanye nezinto eziyisisekelo zokuhlanzeka.
Imvume
Ukuze uhambo lweNar Phu Valley luhambe ngeKang La kanye neThorong La Pass, abagibeli badinga imvume ebalulekile ukuze bangene esigodini sasendulo esingavamile, esihlelwa yi-Glory adventure, okuhlanganisa ne-Annapurna Conservation Area Permit kanye ne-Nar Phu Valley Special (Restricted Permit). I-TIMS ayiphoqelekile ohambweni oluhlelwe yi-ejensi.
Lokhu akugcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ukuphepha kwabahambi kodwa futhi kuvikela indawo ebuthakathaka, kusekele imiphakathi yendawo, kugcinwe ukuphepha, futhi kukhuthazwe ezokuvakasha ezisimeme kule ndawo enezintaba nekude.
Kodwa-ke, uma ungenawo la madokhumenti, awukwazi ukuzulazula futhi uhlole ngokukhululeka ephaketheni lokuhamba ngezinyawo laseNar Phu Valley, futhi ukungabi nawo kungaholela ezinhlawulweni. Ngenxa yalokho, amaphepha alula angaphazamisa ulwazi lwakho oluhle lokuhamba ngezinyawo, akushiye uzizwa uphansi.
Transportation
Zonke izinhlelo zokuhamba zeNar Phu Valley Trek neKang La kanye neThorong La Pass zizobe sezihlanganisiwe kakade ephaketheni. I-Glory Adventure izokulanda ngosuku lwakho nesikhathi sokufika eKathmandu City. Ngemuva kwalokho, uzohamba uye eBesisahar usuka eKathmandu ngezokuthutha zomphakathi. Ukusuka lapha, uzohamba nge-jeep eyabiwe uye eDharapani, lapho uhambo lwakho lokuhamba ngezinyawo luqala khona.
Ngokufanayo, ohambweni lwakho lokubuya, uzothatha i-jeep yendawo uye eJomsom bese ugibela indiza eya ePokhara. Kodwa-ke, izindleko zendiza zasekhaya kuphela ezifakiwe ephaketheni. Ngakho-ke, ngendiza yamazwe ngamazwe, uzoba wedwa. Ekugcineni, uzobuyela eKathmandu ngebhasi lezivakashi elikhululekile elivela ePokhara ukuze uqede uhambo lokuhamba ngezinyawo.
Yini ongayilindela kulolu hambo lweNar Phu Valley oluhamba ngeKang La kanye neThorong La Pass?
Lungela uhambo lweNar Phu Valley Trek olune-Kang La kanye ne-Thorong La Pass oluya enhliziyweni ye-Himalayas, isifunda esikude kakhulu saseNepal, lapho izindawo ezinokuthula kanye namasiko aseTibet aphilayo akha khona ingqikithi yalezi zinsuku.
Uzohlangana nemizi yasendulo, uhambe emifuleni emincane, uvakashele izindela, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ujwayele indawo ephakeme ePhu naseNar ngaphambi kokuwela iKang La Pass ende ukuze ube nombono omuhle we-Annapurna.
Ngemuva kwalokho, uzobuya ku- Annapurna Isifunda, okuzokuyisa eManang, eYak Kharka, kanye naseThorong La Pass eyinselele. Eqinisweni, uzohlangana nabantu abanobungane, impilo yasezintabeni emizileni yayo emsulwa, nenokuthula engagcwele ngaphambi kokuphela kohambo lwakho endaweni engcwele. Muktinath Ithempeli, kanye nendiza esuka eJomsom.