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Oku ayisiyiyo ivenkile yakho yokuthengisa-kude uyeke, indawo yokuhlala yokuphumla. Ngaphandle kokucela umngeni kwinqanaba lakho lokomelela, iindawo ezintle apha ziya kwenza isimangaliso kunye noloyiko ongafane ufumane amava. Akukho nto lonto Umvuzo uza ngokulula, nangona-ukufikelela nje kwezi ndawo ze-adventure ngumdlalo weqonga ngokwawo.

Inca Trail ukuya eMachu Picchu

EPeru, eMzantsi Melika

USultana Ali, 27, waseFlorida, nowenze uhambo kunye nabahlobo bakhe bobabini. "Amathole am ababuhlungu xa ndinyuka izinyuko zokugqibela, izinyuko ezimxinwa ukuya kwiSango leLanga. Into endiyibonayo ibilinyathelo eliphambi kwam lide lifike encotsheni. Emva koko, xa ndandihamba kwindlela enkulu, esi sixeko samatye samandulo, sasiphakathi iintaba, zabonakala ngezantsi ngomlingo. Xa ndiqala ukubona amabhodlo, ndema apho ndinomkhenkce, iinyembezi zisihla ebusweni bam.

Emva koko uye washiya i-mile epheleleyo yendlela ekhokelela kwindawo-ephethe ipakethi engama-22 ebotshelelwe emqolo. "Ndonganyelwe luvuyo. Andizange ndizivulele ulonwabo olusulungekileyo kwiminyaka," utshilo u-Ali.

Imfihlakalo ijikeleze le gem ekude ye-archaeological. Ngexesha amathanga aseSpeyin afika kufutshane ngowe-1532 A.D., amaInca ayeyishiyile indawo yokuhlala, nangona kungekho mntu uqinisekileyo ukuba kwakutheni. Ezi zakhiwo zahlala zinjalo ngokungummangaliso ngenxa yokuba amajoni, awayexakekile ephanga yaye etshabalalisa iilali awayedibana nazo, akazange ayifumane iMachu Picchu, ithe ngcu phezulu emafini eziimitha ezingama-8,860.

Ngaphezu koko, kuba ii-Incas ezakha iSixeko esilahlekileyo (esaye sahlala singaziwa de kwaba li-1911, xa abahlali babekhokele umphengululi waseMelika apho) babengenayo inkqubo yokubhala, akukho nto ithi kutheni bekhethe ukuhlala kwesi siqwenga sehlathi laseAmazon. Umzila ogqitywe ngamatye uqala kwindawo yeQuechua (malunga ne-7,500 iinyawo) kunye nemimoya ejikeleze iintaba, ifike kwindawo ephakamileyo ye-13,800 iinyawo kwi-Dead Woman's Pass ngaphambi kokuhla eMachu Picchu.

Uhambo: Iintsuku ezi-4 (iikhilomitha ezingama-27)

Yibhukhe: I-Peru Treks

Iindleko: Ukusuka kwi- $ 425 kunye ne-airfare

Ibandakanya: Porter, konke ukutya, ukuthuthwa kwentloko yendlela, iifizi zokungena, isikhokelo esithetha isiNgesi, kunye neentente (ibhegi yokulala ye-BYO)

Ixesha elixakekile: Ixesha eliphezulu liqala ngo-Epreli ukuya kuNovemba. Ukuba ufuna ukunqanda izihlwele, jolisa ukuya ngexesha lemvula, phakathi kukaNovemba noMatshi.

INtaba iKilimanjaro

Tanzania, eAfrika

"Ngeendawo, ii-quads zakho zisemlilweni, amadolo akho ayakhala, ilanga liyatshisa kwaye uhamba ngesanti," utshilo uMarybeth Bentwood, 32, waseNew York, owakhwela umzila weKili onzima kakhulu, iWestern Breach, nge udadewabo nomzala wakhe.

"Abakhenkethi bathi, 'ipali, ipali,' (ISwahili ukucotha, ngokucothayo) njengokuba uqhubeka ugxadazela. Emva koko isifo sokuphakama sihlasela. Kodwa ngenyathelo ngalinye ohamba ngalo, ususa nakuphi na ukungazithembi. Naxa ulele unesicaphucaphu kwintente evuzayo enezicubu zicime impumlo yakho enegazi, ufumana uburharha xa udibana nayo yonke loo nto. Uziva uphila ngokwenza ezi zinto!”

Ivela kumathafa aseTanzania, iKilimanjaro iqulethe iintaba-mlilo ezintathu-iShira, iMawenzi, neKibo, eyona ndawo iphakamileyo. Imvelaphi ngqo yegama ayaziwa, kodwa ke ilivo lithetha ukuba "Intaba yokuKhanya" okanye "iNtaba yoBukhulu." Ukwenza indlela yakho ukuya kwindibano egqunywe likhephu kubandakanya ukuhamba ngehlathi elinamahlathi, ezintabeni, entlango, nasemadlelweni, kwaye uninzi lweendlela ezintlanu eziphambili, uyakonwabela ukubonwa okumangalisayo ngamaqhekeza omkhenkce ajikelezileyo.

Kwiinyawo ezili-19,340, iKilimanjaro yeyona ndawo iphakamileyo kwilizwekazi laseAfrika. Kunzima kakhulu ukuphefumla kwindawo ephakamileyo, nangona kunjalo, abaninzi abakhweli abahambahambayo abaze baye phezulu. Izatifikethi zembasa yeSizwe i-Kilimanjaro National Park kubakhweli abaya kufikelela kwi-Uhuru Point, phezulu, okanye eGillman's Point, ehleli emlonyeni womngxuma ongama-18,635 iinyawo.

Uhambo: Iintsuku ezi-6 ukuya kwezi-8 (iikhilomitha ezingama-23 ukuya kwezingama-40)

Yibhukhe: UZara

Iindleko: Ukusuka kwi-1,050 yeedola kunye nemali yenqwelomoya

Ibandakanya: Porter, konke ukutya, iifizi zepaki, isikhokelo esithetha isiNgesi, kunye nentente kunye nokulala mat.

Ixesha leNkulumbuso: Septemba, Okthobha, uJanuwari noFebruwari zezona nyanga zomileyo, ezifudumeleyo (nangona ikhephu lingawa unyaka wonke kwiindawo eziphakamileyo). Ngomhla ka-Matshi ukuya ngoMeyi nangoNovemba ukuya kuJanuwari zezona zinyanga zimanzi (usenokuhamba ngelo xesha, kodwa iimeko zokunyuka intaba zingaphantsi kokufanelekileyo).

IGrand Canyon

eArizona, eU.SA

UJillian Kelleher, waseNew York, owahamba waya kwiGrand Canyon kunye nomhlobo wakhe osenyongweni. "Emva kokuhla imini yonke, emva koko simise intente yethu ngentsimbi ye-9, ebumnyameni, saziva njengoThelma noLouise-amabhinqa amabini anokuthatha naluphi na ulonwabo kunye."

Umntwana oneminyaka engama-24 uyavuma ukuba uluvo lokunyuka umwonyo lwaloyikisa ekuqaleni. "Kodwa xa usentlango uziva uphelelwe ngamandla kwaye uqonda yonke into oyilibeleyo ukuyipakisha, ufunda ukuyeka into ongakwaziyo ukuyilawula, thatha izinto ezintle kwaye wonwabe."

Lo mwonyo mkhulu, uqingqwe nguMlambo iColorado kwizigidi zeminyaka, ubude beekhilomitha ezingama-277 ubude kwaye bungaphezulu kweemayile ubunzulu kwiindawo. Amanzi abalekayo asike imijelo ematyeni kule minyaka idlulileyo kwaye abhenca iindawo ezine zembali yejoloji.

Xa ukukhanya kwelanga kuhlasela amatye, ingakumbi ekuphumeni nasekutshoneni kwelanga, imibala eyahlukileyo ebomvu-orenji, tyheli, noluhlaza-iyamangalisa. Njengokuba unyuka umwonyo, uyakukhubeka kwiindawo ezimenyezelayo nakwiingxondorha zamatye, ipinki eqaqambileyo ephuzi kunye nomthubi opholileyo, imiqolomba emnyama (egqibeleleyo yokusabela elangeni).

Uhambo: 2-plus iintsuku. Zama i-South Kaibab trail (6.8 yeekhilomitha) ezantsi kunye ne-Bright Angel Trail (9.3 yeekhilomitha) ukuya kwiluphu entle.

Yibhukhe: Ukugcinwa kwePantom Ranch; Tsalela umnxeba ku-928-638-7875 ngeenkampu.

Iindleko: Ukunyuka okuqhutywa nguwe kusimahla. Uhlawula kuphela indawo yokulala (i-dorm okanye i-cabin; i-$ 36- $ 97) kunye nokutya (i-$ 24-39) ezantsi kwe-canyon.

Ibandakanya: Iilinen zokulala kunye neetawuli. Iidorms zineebhedi zebhedi, izindlu zangasese kunye neeshawari; Iikhabhathi zinendawo zokuhlambela zabucala.

Ixesha elixakekile: Ixesha eliphakamileyo ngu-Epreli ukuya ku-Oktobha; Ixesha lemvula liqala ngoJulayi ngeyeThupha yeyona nyanga imanzi kakhulu, isenza amatye amtyibilizi kwindlela.

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