Ukuma eKariba Idolophu eZimbabwe

Ngenye imini bendihleli eKariba Town, eZimbabwe, xa ndibuya eHarare ndisiya eLivingstone. Ndifuna ukubona ukuba yintoni efumanekayo kumacala omabini edonga ledama. Idolophu yaseKariba ikwicala laseZimbabwe; USiavonga ukwicala laseZambia.

Inxalenye yeembali kuqala. Xa kwakhiwa idama ngo-1957-59, idolophu yaseKariba yakhiwa ukulungiselela abasebenzi ulwakhiwo. Idolophu iphela yabonakala ngathi iyaphuma ngobusuku nje njengoko izindlu, iikliniki, izikolo, iivenkile, nazo zonke iziseko zedolophu zakhiwe ngesantya esimangalisayo kumawakawaka abasebenzi.

Ukufikelela kwesi siza kwakungaphezulu kwaye kunzima, ngenxa yoko iindlela zakhiwa ngeZambezi Escarpment nakwiinduli zeKariba Town. Iindlela ngezo ntsuku zazidla ngokubekwa kusetyenziswa iindlela ezindala zemidlalo, mhlawumbi ezo zeendlovu, njengoko umdlalo wawusazi bhetele kunabantu.

Ngeli xesha, iZambia (Northern Rhodesia), iZimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia), kunye neNyasaland (Malawi) babeyinxalenye yento eyayisaziwa njengemanyano. Iikholoni ezintathu zase-Bhritane zadityaniswa zangena kummandla omnye wolawulo phakathi konyaka we-1953 nowe-1963.

Kwagqitywa kwelokuba lo mmandla woMbindi Afrika udinga amandla, kwaye amaninzi awo, ubukhulu becala kwindawo enemigodi yeCopperbelt eZambia. Iziza ezahlukeneyo zokwakhiwa kwedama zandululwa zaxoxwa kodwa ekugqibeleni iKariba yaphumelela. Uninzi lwezixhobo kunye nobuchule bafika buvela eHarare, ke, ndiyacinga, yayisisizathu sokuba ibhanki esemazantsi eZimbabwe ikhethwe njengendawo yedolophu.

I-Siavonga, kwelinye icala, yayakhelwe ukwakhiwa kwezindlu zabantu baseTonga abafuduswa bakuba befikile kwidama kwaye amanzi arhaxisa iilali zabo zangaphambili.

Ukuqhuba ukusuka eHarare ukuya eKariba kumalunga ne-350 km. Isalathiso sokuqala sihamba kwiindlela eziphambili ezothusayo ngeelori kunye nabaqhubi abangalunganga. Kwindlela yaseMauthi, emalunga neekhilomitha ezingama-80, ezantsi eKariba, ithe cwaka, inomsindo kwaye intle ngendlela emangalisayo.

Ndafika eKariba Town ndabe ndizimisele ngokwenza uphando. Into yokuqala endayiqaphelayo yayizibra ezula ezitratweni, ijonge ekhaya. Kwakukho i-poo eninzi ezindleleni, kodwa andizange ndibone nanye. Kamva, xa ndandincokola, ndaxelelwa ukuba iinyathi nazo zihambahamba ezitratweni; kwakukade kukho i-impala kunye ne-warthogs, nazo, kodwa kudala zaya kwimbiza yase-Afrika.

Ndiye ndayohlala emva kwe lodge ndaqala ndaphelelwa ngamandla. Uninzi lwabo lwalubonakala ludiniwe kwaye lungamenywanga. IZim phofu inengxaki ngoku itourism yasekhaya ihlile yatsho yancinci kwaye abamazwe ngamazwe abasahambi nje ngenxa yemeko yezopolitiko. Idolophu yaseKariba yayidla ngokuba liziko apho iiZimbos zazinamakhaya eeholide; iihotele zenze urhwebo lwabakhenkethi; amazibuko ayegcwele izikhephe ezikhawulezayo zabucala kunye nezorhwebo, amaphenyane amancinci namakhulu, kunye nezikhitshane. Yakhula. Wonke umntu osuka eHarare, kwakubonakala ngathi, wayefuna ukuchitha iimpelaveki zakhe echibini eloba okanye ebhuqabhuqa ezikhitshaneni.

Andifuni kukuxelela ngamasuntswana amabi; Ndiya kugxininisa kokulungileyo. Indawo yokuqala endayifumanayo, endavakalelwa kukuba ndifanele ukuhlala kuyo, yayiyiHornbill Lodge eseMica Point. Yiloji encinci yabucala apho umniniyo avula kuphela ngokubhukishwa kwangaphambili. Qhagamshelana: [imeyile ikhuselwe] . Ndaya kwiHotele yaseCaribbea Bay, eyihotele enkulu ndaza ndakroba. Le hotele iyinxalenye ye-African Sun Group kwaye yayipinki kwaye inamaqhuma. Ndiye ndarhuqa ukuya kwiHotele iCutty Sark kwaye ndinethemba lokuba kungcono – bendixelelwe ukuba ukutya bekulungile, oko kuya kwenzeka, ukuba bendinegumbi elicocekileyo endinokuhlala kulo kwaye nendawo ikhuselekile. Bekulungile, ndiye ndabhukisha.

Bobabini iCaribbea Bay kunye neCutty Sark baxhomekeke kwimarike yenkomfa ngoku. Siyazi sonke ukuba oorhulumente kunye namawaka eeNGO kule mihla bayazithanda iinkomfa – bayathanda ukuthetha ngezinto ze-ad nauseam kwaye bafumane isibonelelo sokuphuma edolophini. Ngelishwa kum, ihotele ebonelela ngemarike yenkomfa ayilohlobo lwam lwehotele… yindawo nje yokulala.

Emva kokuba ndibhukishe uCutty Sark, ndahamba ndayokukhangela ezinye iintlekele kodwa ndothuka. Ndifumene iTamarind Lodges, ebisisiseko kakhulu kodwa bendincokola nomniniyo, kwaye wathi bazama ukuyenza ngcono - yayiyimeko nje yemali, eyayincinci kwezi ntsuku. I-Tamarind Lodges ibiza kakhulu kwaye banethemba lokunikezela inkampu, nayo. Kubonakala ngathi kukhuselekile, eyona nto iphambili kwezi ntsuku ngobuhlwempu obugqume kwikona nganye.

Ndiye ndasingisa eLomagundi Lakeside. Le ndawo ijonge ngakumbi kukuthanda kwam. Yayinendawo efulelwe ngengca ecaleni kwamanzi, iichalet kunye neendawo zokukhempisha. Ndicinga ukuba oku kufanele kunconywe. Yayikhuselekile, nto leyo ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba uninzi lweenkampu zedolophu azinjalo.

Ukujonga iLomagundi, ndiye eWarthogs. Kwakwimeko yokungalungiseki, abaniniyo begqibe kwelokuba bakhe kwakhona. Ke andinakuthetha kakhulu ngayo ngaphandle kokuba ibha ikwimeko elungileyo; iikhitshi zisebenza ngemenyu esisiseko. Into elungileyo ngeeNgulube kukuba babenonxibelelwano lwe-Intanethi- into enqabileyo eZim kwezi ntsuku. Ingulube ilungiselela imarike engaphesheya, ke ngoko umniniyo wayenethemba lokuba urhwebo luza kuphinda luqhubeke nemeko ethuleyo, nexhaphakileyo eZim.