Uma ufuna ukuhlangana ongasoze wakukhohlwa neziqhwaga ezimnene, i-Knysna Elephant Park iyindawo ekahle kuwe.
Yasungulwa ngo-1994, kwaba yindawo yokuqala eNingizimu Afrika ukunikeza izintandane zase-Afrika ikhaya. Lesi siqiwi selokhu sakhulisa izindlovu ezingaphezu kwamashumi amane, okuhlanganisa nezilwane ezithuthiwe, amankonyane ayizintandane, kanye nalezo ezihlengwe emikhunjini.
Uma uvakashela i-Knysna Elephant Park, awugcini nje ngokubona umlingo walezi zilwane ezinhle kakhulu eduze, kodwa futhi ubamba iqhaza eliqondile ekunakekeleni nasenhlalakahleni yazo. Ngokusekela kwakho, leli paki liyakwazi ukunikeza izinsiza ezingcono kakhulu, ukudla okunomsoco, nokunakekela izindlovu, futhi linikeze ezinye izindlovu eziswele ithuba lokuphila okungcono.
Ukuhlangana nezindlovu
Izindlovu zase-Knysna zinikezwa uhla lwamahhala lwekamu lamahektha angama-60, lapho zibonakalisa khona ukuziphatha kwemvelo futhi zixhumana nezivakashi. Alukho uthango oluzophazamisa ukuhlangana okuseduze, futhi izivakashi zinikezwa ithuba lokudla nokuhamba eduze kwezindlovu, zilandela ezinyathelweni zemidondoshiya yase-Afrika. Ngokusebenzelana okunomthwalo wemfanelo nokufundisa, izivakashi zingajabulela ukuba khona okumangalisayo kwalezi zilwane ezihlukile kuyilapho zisazinikeza indawo nenkululeko yokuzikhethela ukuthi zifuna ukuya kuphi, ukuthi zifuna ukudla ini, nokuthi zifuna ukusebenzelana nobani.
Indawo yokuhlala kanye Nomsoco
Uhlaza ekamu luyingxube yendabuko yaseCape Fynbos (macchia), amahlathi endabuko kanye nendawo enotshani, enezindawo zokutshala zikaphayini nezinsingo. Abanakekeli bezindlovu bathatha izindlovu ukuze bahambe njalo emahlathini nasemasimini ekuseni nakusihlwa, bazinikeze ukudla okuhlukahlukene.
Ebusuku, izindlovu zihlaliswa esigodini, lapho ziphakelwa khona iphalishi elinamaprotheni amaningi kanye namagatsha e-wattle amnyama. Izitolo zabo zigcwele uthuli olusaha, okwenza kube nombhede othokomele ukuze balale kuwo. Ekuseni, baphakelwa iphalishi elinamaprotheni amaningi bese bedlulela edamini lokuqala ukuze baphuze amanzi.
Izinsiza Namasevisi
Ngaphandle kokuhlangana kwezindlovu okungajwayelekile, i-Knysna Elephant Park iphinde inikeze ngophiko lokucwaninga endaweni, uhlelo lwamavolontiya, isikhungo sokuhumusha, indawo yokudlela kanye nenkundla yokudlala, isitolo se-curio, kanye nomnyango wezithombe namavidiyo. Kuningi ongakwenza futhi ukubonele izivakashi zayo yonke iminyaka, okuyenza ibe indawo elungele umndeni.
Amahora okuvula
Ipaki ivulwa izinsuku ezingama-365 ngonyaka, kusukela ngo-09h00 kuya ku-16h00 nsuku zonke. Uhambo lwasekuseni nantambama luqhutshwa ngo-07h30 nango-16h00 ngokubhuka kuphela.
Isiphetho
Ukuvakashela i-Knysna Elephant Park kuyinto engafani nezinye. Awugcini nje ngokuhlangana nalezi ziqhwaga ezimnene eduze, kodwa futhi uthola ukufaka isandla ngqo enhlalakahleni nasekunakekelweni kwazo. Ukuzibophezela kwaleli paki ekufuyweni kwezindlovu nokudla, okuhambisana nokusebenzisana okunesibopho nokufundisa, kuvumela izihambeli ukuthi zithole inhlonipho entsha yalezi zilwane kanye nokuqonda kangcono usizi lwazo kulo lonke izwekazi. Qiniseka ukuthi ungeza i-Knysna Elephant Park ohlelweni lwakho lohambo lapho useholidini!
