Nangona abagxeki bokhenketho olubizwa ngokuba “yintlupheko yokhenketho” besithi luxhaphaza abantu, lujike iindawo ezihlala indawo zogcino zilwanyana, abaququzeleli bokhenketho bemi ngelithi luyakwazi ukwazisa abantu ngobuhlwempu, lulwe neengcamango ezicingelwayo, luze lungenise imali kwiindawo ezingaxhamliyo kukhenketho. .

“Amashumi amahlanu anesihlanu ekhulwini abantu baseMumbai bahlala ematyotyombeni,” utsho uChris Way, oneReality Tours and Travel ekhenketha kwisithili saseDharavi sesixeko, esinye sezona tyotyombe zikhulu zaseIndiya. “Ngokhenketho uyaqhagamshela kwaye uqonde ukuba aba bantu bayafana nathi.”

Iinjongo ezilungileyo azisoloko zanele, nangona kunjalo, kwaye olu hambo kufuneka lusondelwe ngovakalelo. Nantsi imibuzo ekufuneka uyibuze kumsebenzisi.

1. Ngaba umququzeleli wokhenketho unabo ubudlelwane noluntu?

Fumana ukuba umqhubi unexesha elingakanani eqhuba ukhenketho kwindawo kunye nokuba isikhokelo sakho sisuka apho-ezi zinto zihlala zimisela inqanaba lentsebenziswano oya kuba nayo nabahlali. Kuya kufuneka ubuze nokuba yimalini yengeniso eya ebantwini ekuhlaleni. Ezinye iinkampani zinikela kangangeepesenti ezingama-80 zengeniso yazo, ngoxa ezinye zinikela ngaphantsi. UKrista Larson, umkhenkethi waseMelika obetyelele kwilokishi yaseSoweto ngaphandle kwaseRhawutini, eMzantsi Afrika, uthi ukhethe i-Imbizo Tours kuba iqhutywa ngabantu abahlala eSoweto kwaye yenza iminikelo kumarhamente asekuhlaleni. Ungaphanda iinkampani ngokuthetha nabanye abahambi, kwihotele yakho okanye kwi-intanethi, malunga nokuba ukhenketho lwabo lwenziwe ngembeko na. Khangela iiblogi okanye uthumele umbuzo kwiforum yokuhamba-bootsnall.com kunye ne-travelblog.org zikhetho ezilungileyo.

2. Yintoni ekufuneka ndilindele ukuyibona?

Unokuba nombono ocacileyo wento ebandakanya intlupheko enkulu, kodwa xa ujikelezwe yiyo-kungekhona nje ukubona, kodwa kunye nezandi kunye nevumba-inokuba yinto enzima kakhulu. Buza isikhokelo sakho ukuba yintoni ethanda ukothusa abantu ngaphambili, ukuze uzilungiselele ngcono. UJames Asudi weVictoria Safaris, okhokela ukhenketho kumatyotyombe aseKibera eNairobi, eKenya uthi: “Lindela ukutsiba imijelo evulekileyo yelindle nemfumba yenkunkuma, nokubona izikolo ezixineneyo, ezinabantwana abangaphezu kwama-50 kwigumbi ngalinye. Abantu badla ngokumangaliswa kukubona ibutho labantu elisebenza phezu kwazo nje iinzima zalo, uthi uMarcelo Armstrong, oqhuba iFavela Tour eRio de Janeiro, eBrazil: “Abacingi ukuba baya kulubona urhwebo olungaka noludlamkileyo.”

3. Ngaba ndiya kuziva ndamkelekile?

Abasebenzi abathembekileyo abayi kuzisa abantu kwiindawo apho bangafunwa khona. UArmstrong uthi: “Eyokuqala into endiyixhalabeleyo yayikukufumana imvume yabahlali. “Abantu banomdla kakhulu ngenxa yethuba lokutshintsha amabala malunga neefavelas. Bayavuya kuba kukho umntu onomdla kule ndawo incinci ilityalwe luluntu lwaseBrazil.” ULarson, umkhenkethi waseMelika, naye ufumene impendulo entle kubahlali kukhenketho lwakhe lwaseSoweto. Uthi: “Abantu esadibana nabo babonakala bekuvuyela ukuba nabakhenkethi apho.

4. Ngaba ndiya kukhuseleka?

Isibakala sokuba ulwaphulo-mthetho luxhaphakile kumatyotyombe amaninzi akuthethi ukuba uya kuba lixhoba. Ngokuqinisekileyo kuyanceda ukuba nibe kwiqela, yaye nifanele nithabathe amanyathelo okhuseleko afanayo obuya kuwenza kwenye indawo, njengokugcina izinto zenu zikufuphi kuwe nokunganxibi iimpahla zexabiso eliphezulu okanye izacholo. Iinkampani ezininzi zokukhenketha aziqeshwanga oonogada, besithi iindawo abazityelelayo zikhuselekile. IVictoria Safaris iqesha amapolisa anganxibanga mpahla ukuba alandele abakhenkethi eKibera ekude — ikakhulu njengesithintelo solwaphulo-mthetho, kodwa nokudala imisebenzi. Kwiifavelas zaseRio, ukhuseleko lugcinwa ikakhulu ngabathengisi beziyobisi abalawula ubumelwane. UArmstrong uthi: “Inyaniso kukuba abathengisi beziyobisi benza uxolo. “Uxolo luthetha ukungaphangi, kwaye loo mthetho uhlonitshwa kakhulu.”

5. Ngaba ndiya kukwazi ukusebenzisana nabantu basekhaya?

Eyona ndlela yokuphepha ukuba namava okuziva ngathi ukuzu kukuthetha nabantu kwaye uzame ukwenza unxibelelwano lobuqu. Ukhenketho oluninzi lukusa kumaziko oluntu kunye nezikolo, kwaye ezinye zibandakanya utyelelo ecaweni okanye ibhari. Kwabo bafuna ukuntywila kuluntu lwaseKibera, iVictoria Safaris iya kulungiselela indawo yokuhlala ubusuku bonke. IVineyard Ministries, iqela lamaKristu eMazatlán, eMexico, liqhuba ukhenketho lwasimahla apho abakhenkethi bezisa iisandwich kubantu abalahla inkunkuma kwindawo yokulahla inkunkuma.

6. Ngaba ndifanele ndize nabantwana bam?

Ukhenketho lwentlupheko lunokuba ngamava okufundisa abantwana-ukuba bayilungiselele into abaza kudibana nayo. UJenny Housdon, oqhuba iNomvuyo’s Tours eKapa, eMzantsi Afrika, uthi uninzi lwabantwana luziqhelanisa kakuhle neendawo ezisingqongileyo kwaye badlale nabantwana basekuhlaleni, nangona kukho umqobo wolwimi. “Abanye babantwana basekhaya bayakwazi ukuthetha isiNgesi kwaye bayathanda ukuziqhelanisa,” utshilo uHousdon.

7. Ndingafota?

Ukhenketho oluninzi luyakwalela ukufota ukunciphisa ukungena kubomi babahlali. Ukuba unempahla evumela imifanekiso, hlala ucela imvume ebantwini kuqala. Kwaye cinga ngokuthenga ikhamera elahlayo endaweni yokuzisa ikhamera ekhazimlayo ye- $ 1,000 ene-lens yee-intshi ezintandathu.

8. Ngaba kukho izinto endingafanele ndizenze?

I-Handouts ivame ukunqatshelwa, nokuba yimali, ii-trinkets, okanye iilekese, kuba zidala isiphithiphithi kwaye ziseka ngokukhawuleza ukucinga ukuba abakhenkethi balingana nezipho. Kufuneka kwakhona uhloniphe iimfihlo zabantu, nto leyo ethetha ukuba ungakroli ngeefestile okanye iingcango.

9. Ndinokubanceda njani abantu endidibana nabo?

Iminikelo yempahla, izinto zokudlala, iincwadi nezinye izinto zendlu ngokufuthi yamkelwa ngaphambi kokhenketho, ngoko akuyomfuneko ukuba uzikhathaze ngokuzithwala okanye uzisasaze. Ezinye iinkampani ziya kubamba izinto ozizisayo de kube semva kokhenketho, xa unokunikela ngazo ngokwakho kwisikolo okanye kumbutho wabahlali owuthandayo.

10. Ngaba kufuneka ndihambe neqela labakhenkethi?

Abahambi abangaluthandiyo ukhenketho olucwangcisiweyo banokufuna ukwenza okukhethekileyo kule meko. Ukuba uhamba wedwa, awuyi kukhuseleka kancinci kuphela, kodwa unokukufumanisa kunzima ukuhamba kwiindawo ezihlala kuzo ezingaphawulwanga kakuhle. Kwaye uya kuphoswa kukufunda ngobomi bemihla ngemihla ukuba awunamkhokeli onolwazi-ingakumbi kuba uninzi lweencwadi zesikhokelo zithanda ukwenza ngokungathi ezi ndawo azikho.

Mumbai, India

Ukhenketho lokwenyani kunye nokuHamba realtoursandtravel.com, isiqingatha sosuku $8, usuku olupheleleyo $15

Rhawutini, South Africa

Imbizo Tours imbizotours.co.za, isiqingatha sosuku $57, usuku olupheleleyo $117

ENairobi, eKenya

Victoria Safaris victoriasafaris.com, isiqingatha sosuku $50, imini epheleleyo $100

ERio de Janeiro, eBrazil

Favela Tour favelatour.com.br, isiqingatha sosuku $37

EMazatlán, eMexico

Vineyard Ministries vineyardmcm.org, simahla

EKapa, eMzantsi Afrika

Nomvuyo's Tours nomvuyos-tours.co.za, isiqingatha sosuku $97, $48 umntu ngamnye kwiqela labathathu nangaphezulu