Izinkathi Ezinhle Kakhulu
Uma ufuna uhambo lwebhayisikili lwe-Upper Mustang olungasoze lwalibaleka, kufanele uhlele lolu hambo ngesikhathi esifanele. Ngoba awukwazi ukuhlela lolu hambo nganoma iyiphi inyanga oyifunayo eNepal, ngokungafani nezinye iziphakeji zohambo. Isikhathi esihle kakhulu sokuhamba ngebhayisikili yisikhathi sasekwindla. Kunesibhakabhaka esicacile esinamazinga okushisa aphakathi kuka-5°C kuya ku-20°C, okufanelekile ukugibela isithuthuthu. Imizila eya e-Upper Mustang nayo izotholakala kalula futhi yomile ukuze ugibele kancane kancane nangokufanele phakathi nalesi sikhathi sonyaka. Uma uvakashela ngoMeyi, singaphinde sijabulele i-Tiji Fiesta eLo Manthang. Ngokufanayo, ungahlela lolu hambo enyangeni yasentwasahlobo, njengoba kunesimo sezulu esithambile nesimnandi esinikeza izindawo ezinhle. Ama-degree Celsius ayishumi kuya kwamashumi amabili azoba ububanzi bamazinga okushisa, kanye nemvula engavamile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Upper Mustang inezimbali zasendle eziningi ezinhle kanye namaqabunga aluhlaza ngesikhathi sentwasahlobo. Nokho, ukuhamba ebusika akuwona umqondo omuhle ngenxa yamazinga okushisa abandayo, isimo sezulu esibi, kanye nokuvalwa kwemigwaqo okungenzeka ngenxa yokuwa kweqhwa. Isikhathi esengeziwe esibi sokwenza uhambo lwebhayisikili lwe-Upper Mustang yisikhathi sasehlobo. INepal uJulayi no-Agasti yizinyanga ezithola iningi lemvula eNepal. Izindlela zingase zibe yingozi futhi zibe nodaka ngenxa yemvula ngemva kwemvula enkulu. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, imigwaqo iyashelela futhi kunezingozi eziningana ezenzekayo okwamanje. Ngakho-ke, kuwukuhlakanipha ukuhlala kude nendawo okwamanje.
Ukuphakama & Ibanga
Kulolu hambo lwebhayisikili lwase-Upper Mustang, uzohamba ibanga eliyi-374 km ukusuka eKathmandu Valley ukuya eMuktinath ngohambo olulodwa. Ukusuka eMustang, kuzomele uhambe ibanga eliyi-46 km ukuze ufike eLo Manthang. Ngakho-ke, lolu kuzoba uhambo olude lokugibela ibhayisikili, ikakhulukazi olwenzelwe abahambi abathanda ukugibela amabhayisikili. Ngokufanayo, uzohamba cishe amakhilomitha angu-812 ukusuka eKathmandu City kusukela ekupheleni kohambo lwakho eKathmandu. Kuzomele uhambe amahora amane kuya kwamahlanu ngokwesilinganiso njalo. Ngakho-ke, kufanele ube nesipiliyoni esihle sokugibela amabhayisikili uma uhlela uhambo lwebhayisikili lwase-Upper Mustang. Kufanele futhi uqaphele kahle ukugula kokuphakama njengoba ugibela ezindaweni eziphakeme. Uma useKathmandu, uzoba endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-1400. IPokhara isendaweni ephakeme ephansi kuneKathmandu ngamamitha angu-8010. Uma ugibela iTatopani usuka ePokhara, uzohamba endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-1190. Ukusuka lapha, ukuphakama kuzoba phezulu. I-Muktinath itholakala endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-3760. Lokhu kuzoba ukuphakama okuphezulu kakhulu kulo lonke uhambo. Ukusuka lapha uzogibela uye eLo Manthang, etholakala endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-3730. Nakuba amathuba okuba uhlaselwe ukugula mancane, kubalulekile ukwazi izimpawu zokugula endaweni ephakeme ukuze uvimbele ezinye izinkinga ezinkulu.
Ukugibela Ibhayisikili Okuphezulu Nokuncane Ngosuku
Uhambo olujwayelekile ngosuku luzoba amahora angu-4 kuya kwangu-5 nsuku zonke kulolu hambo lwebhayisikili lwe-Upper Mustang. Uhambo lwakho oluncane luzoba amahora amathathu kuya kwangu-4 ngosuku lwesihlanu nolwesithupha uma uhamba usuka ePokhara uya eTatopani naseMuktinath uya eLo Manthang. Ngokufanayo, uhambo lwakho oluphezulu ngosuku luzoba ngosuku lwesithathu nolweshumi nanye uma uhamba usuka eKathmandu City uya ePokhara noma okuphambene nalokho, okumele uhlanganise amakhilomitha angu-200 ebanga eliphelele. Ukugibela kungaba yinto ekhathazayo, ngakho-ke sizothatha amakhefu amafushane ezindaweni ezahlukene phakathi nohambo.
Indawo yokuhlala, Ukudla Neziphuzo
Iphakheji yakho ifaka ubusuku obu-3 eKathmandu kanye nobusuku obu-2 ePokhara ehhotela elijwayelekile elinamakamelo okulala amawele. Uzohlala ezindlini zezivakashi noma ezindaweni zokuhlala zasendaweni ngesikhathi sokulala kwakho eTatopani, eMuktinath, naseLo Manthang. Ezinye zalezi zindawo zinezindawo ezilinganiselwe ngenxa yendawo yazo ekude. Uzokhonzwa isidlo sasekuseni, sasemini, kanye nesakusihlwa ohambweni. Zonke izindlu zezivakashi zinikeza ukudla kwendabuko kwaseNepal. Izindleko zakho zokudlela zifakiwe kuphakheji yohambo lwebhayisikili i-Upper Mustang. Futhi kufanele ukhokhele noma yiziphi iziphuzo ezengeziwe ezingafakiwe kuphakheji. Sikukhuthaza kakhulu ukuthi ungaphuzi utshwala ngoba bungabangela izinkinga ngenkathi ugibela ibhayisikili.
Imvume
Kulolu hambo lwebhayisikili lwe-Upper Mustang, udinga izimvume ezikhethekile ukuze uvakashele i-Upper Mustang ngoba le yindawo evinjelwe ngenxa yokuphepha kwemingcele kanye nezizathu zamasiko. Kumelwe ube ne-Annapurna Conservation Area Permit (ACAP) kanye ne-Upper Mustang Restricted Area Permit ukuze uqhubeke nokugibela endaweni ethile evinjelwe. Kudingeka ukhokhe amadola angu-20 ngomuntu ngamunye ngosuku lwe-ACAP, kuyilapho kudingeka ukhokhe amadola angu-500 ezinsukwini eziyishumi zokuqala kanye namadola angu-50 ngosuku ngalunye olwengeziwe. Ungathola lezi zimvume ngeminyango esemthethweni eKathmandu noma ePokhara.
Transportation
Kuleli phakheji lohambo lwebhayisikili lase-Upper Mustang, uzobe uhamba ngebhayisikili kakhulu uma uya ezindaweni ezahlukene zohambo. Ezinsukwini zokuqala nezokugcina kuphela, uzohamba ngemoto yethu yangasese isikhathi esifushane lapho sizokuthatha futhi sikushiye esikhumulweni sezindiza. Zonke lezi zindleko zebhayisikili nezimoto zangasese zifakiwe ephaketheni.
Insurance
Ngaphambi kokuqala noma yiluphi uhambo, kumele ube nomshwalense wokuhamba ozomboza izinkinga zakho zezempilo, izinhlekelele zemvelo, kanye nokuphuma endaweni ephuthumayo ngendiza enophephela emhlane ukuze ungakhathazeki ngalezi zindleko ezengeziwe ngenkathi usohambweni. Ngendlela efanayo, kulolu hambo lwebhayisikili lwe-Upper Mustang, kufanele uqiniseke ukuthi umshwalense wakho wokuhamba uhlanganisa ukumbozwa komonakalo, ukwebiwa, izingozi, kanye nezindleko zezokwelapha. Ukuba nomshwalense wokuhamba kuzokukhulula ekucindezelekeni kwengqondo okukhulu nasekucabangeni ngokweqile.
Ongakulindela kulolu hambo
Lolu hambo lwebhayisikili lwe-Upper Mustang luzokuyisa ezingxenyeni zaseNepal ezikude nemizila evamile yezivakashi kanye naleyo abantu bendawo abahlala lapho abahlala kuyo. Lolu hambo lukuvumela ukuthi uthole i-Upper Mustang yasendulo nengavamile eyayingakaze ivulekele abantu bakwamanye amazwe kwaze kwaba ngu-1992. Umbuso wasendulo waseLo Manthang, ogxile kubuBuddha baseTibet, uzobe usendleleni njengoba uhamba ngemizila enamadwala kanye nokushisa kwelanga ebusweni bakho. Uhambo luhlanganisa imibono emangalisayo efana namagquma abomvu namawa kanye neziqongo ezimhlophe zeqhwa njenge-Annapurna Range, iNilgiri, neDhaulagiri. Phakathi nalolu hambo, ungajabulela noMkhosi weTiji okhuthazayo eLo Manthang, ozobe ugcwele imidanso yendabuko ephilayo kanye namasiko uma uvakashela ngoMeyi. Lolu hambo luyisikhathi esiqondile sokuxoxa izindaba kubagibeli bamabhayisikili abazimisele kanye nabathandi bezinto ezintsha.