Izwa izintaba ze-Himalaya, Phakamisa Umoya Wakho

Uhambo lwaluhlukaniswe izindawo ezimbili: iLhasa (Tibet) kanye ne-Everest Base Camp eNepal.

Into yokuqala okufanele igqanyiswe ukuthi ngenxa kaBhagwat, umnikazi weHimalayan Adventure, sihlele yonke imininingwane yokuhamba kusenesikhathi: izinsuku, amahhotela, ukuxhumana nabaqondisi nabashayeli, izindiza, ama-visa, izikhathi zokuhamba nezokufika, uhambo edolobheni ngalinye, ukudla, abathwali bemithwalo, indiza enophephela emhlane, kanye nokudluliselwa komhlaba nomoya.

Sixoxe futhi sahlela konke ku-inthanethi cishe ezinyangeni ezimbili ngaphambili, futhi... konke kusebenze kahle kakhulu!

Lapho sifika eKathmandu, umshayeli wethu wasihlangabeza esikhumulweni sezindiza. Safika ehhotela, elisenkabeni yendawo yezivakashi, futhi samukelwa nguBhagwat uqobo. Wasinika ama-visa ethu namathikithi okuya eTibet.

Sisemoyeni, sabona ukhahlamba olukhulu lwezintaba zaseHimalaya, olunemibono emihle yeziqongo nezigodi zalo.

ETibet, sahlangatshezwa esikhumulweni sezindiza. Ngemva kohambo olude oluya eLhasa, saphumula ehhotela. Ezinsukwini ezintathu ezalandela, sathuthwa ngeveni yangasese saya ezindaweni ezahlukene ezithakazelisayo, okuhlanganisa izindlu zezindela, iPotala Palace enhle kakhulu, izindawo zokudlela kanye nezigcawu zedolobha. Umhlahlandlela wethu unikeze izincazelo eziphelele zazo zonke izici zokuphila, isiko, ubuBuddha, izindawo ezingcwele, kanye nomlando.

Sivakashele iPotala Palace, iJokhang Temple, iDrepung kanye neSera Monasteries, sathatha uhambo oluya eYamdroke Lake. Ihhotela lalisendaweni enhle kakhulu eBarkhor Street.

Manje... sibheke e-Everest futhi... uhambo oludumile lokuya eLukla (luphephile futhi luphilile). Sihlangane nomqondisi wethu kanye nomthwali wezimpahla, u-Ang Pemba Sherpa no-Ang Dorje Sherpa, abantu abahle kakhulu kanye nabangane abahle kakhulu ohambweni lwethu.

Ezinsukwini eziyisishiyagalombili ezalandela, sahamba ngezinyawo ezindaweni ezinhle kakhulu saya ePhakding naseNamche Bazaar, salandelwa yizintaba ezinde eziya eTangboche naseDingboche. Ezindaweni eziphakeme zaseLobuche naseGorakshep, sasiphelelwa umoya, kodwa ngenxa yomqondisi wethu onolwazi, sakunqoba.

Ekugcineni, uhambo olude oluya ekamu eliyisisekelo, phakathi komoya neqhwa – imikhosi, ukwangana… kuyinto enhle kakhulu.

Uhambo olumangalisayo lwendiza enophephela emhlane lubuyela eLukla bese luqhubeka luya eKathmandu – konke kuhambe ngokwecebo.

Bekuyisipiliyoni esimangalisayo, futhi siyabonga ngakho konke ukwesekwa kanye nokuhleleka okuvela ku-Himalayan Adventure, uBhagwat (umnikazi wayo), kanye nethimba lakhe lonke.

Ukugona wonke umuntu, futhi kuze kube yisikhathi esizayo!

I-Fantastisk trekking-tur e-Himalaya og besøg i-Kathmandu ngemizuzu kone og jeg. I-Himalayan Adventure sørgede for at alt klappede på vores tur, og at vi altid var i sikre hænder. I-Dermed kunne vi fokusere på at nyde de mange oplevelser i både Kathmandu og i bjergene. I-Himalayan Adventure levede op til all forventninger og mere til. Alt kørte som planlagt i en god and afslappet stemning – og samtidig lige til tiden.
Vores guide formidlede på bedste vis en enorm viden både Om Kathmandu, det nepalesiske samfund og den lokale kultur. Efterfølgende førte han os trygt rundt i bjergene, hvor vi vandrede i storslåede omgivelser med konstant udsigt til verdens højeste bjerge. Det bliver vist umuligt at overgå.
I de tilfælde hvor vi havde brug for hjælp (en glemt mobil i en butik og et visum der nåede at udløbe) fik vi den fornødne hjælp, så alt gik i orden. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umuntu unamandla amakhulu, futhi ungumuntu obalulekile!
I-baggrund iphinde inikeze i-Himalayan Adventure den bedste anbefaling, hvis du skal til Nepal på trek.
Jan Hermansen, Daugaard, Danmark

Okuhlangenwe nakho kwethu nge-Himalayan Adventure Treks & Tours kwaba isingeniso esihle kakhulu ngesikhathi sethu sokuqala e-Nepal. Yonke indawo ohambweni inikeze okuthile okuhlukile, futhi lonke uhambo ludlule kude ebesikulindele.

Kusukela ekuqaleni, uMnu. Bhagwat, umnikazi wenkampani, ubephendula ngendlela emangalisayo kuma-imeyili ethu amaningi nemiyalezo—ngaphambi nangesikhathi sohambo. Wahlangana nathi mathupha ehhotela lethu lokuqala nelokugcina, futhi ngomusa wasikhipha esidlweni sakusihlwa sokuvalelisa ngobusuku bethu bokugcina, lapho saba nethuba lokubuza yonke imibuzo esasinayo ngokuphila eNepal. IsiNgisi sakhe sihle kakhulu—akumangazi uma sibheka iminyaka eyisikhombisa yokufunda e-UK—futhi sazizwa sinakekelwa kahle kulo lonke uhambo.

Kumelwe kukhulunywe ngokukhethekile kumshayeli wethu, uMnu. Subash, owayengavelele. Wasizulazula ngokuphepha nangokunethezeka kwezinye izimo zomgwaqo eziyinselele ngempela nesiminyaminya esinesiphithiphithi esinekhono elimangalisayo nobungcweti. Wayesinakekela kakhulu, futhi umoya wakhe ozolile wanezela emuzweni wethu wonke wokuphepha nokunethezeka.

Bobabili u-Bhagwat no-Subash bangabanumzane bangempela, futhi sazizwa sibonga kakhulu ngomusa wabo, ukunaka, kanye nokungenisa izihambi kwangempela. Uma ucabangela ukuvakasha e-Nepal, sincoma ngenhliziyo yonke i-Himalayan Adventure Treks & Tours—uzoba sezandleni ezinhle kakhulu.

Sathatha uhambo lwe-Everest Base Camp (EBC) nge-Himalayan Adventure Treks & Tours ngoDisemba futhi saba nokuzizwisa okumangalisayo okugcwele izinkumbulo ezingenakulibaleka ze-Nepal. Ukubonga kwethu okusuka enhliziyweni kuya kuBhagwat, uPrakash, noMingma—basinakekela kahle kakhulu kusukela ekuqaleni.

U-Bhagwat ubenesineke ngendlela emangalisayo futhi ecophelela ekuphenduleni yonke imibuzo yethu yangaphambi kohambo, kusukela ezincomo zegiya nezimo zezulu kuya ekutholakaleni kweselula kanye ne-Wi-Fi endleleni. Waze wahlangana nathi mathupha ehhotela lethu ngosuku lokuqala ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okuphelele, eduze nomqondisi wethu uPrakash, ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi sikulungele ngokugcwele. Babuyekeze izinto zethu, baphendula imibuzo yomzuzu wokugcina, futhi baqinisekisa ukuthi sizizwa siqiniseka ngaphambi kokuba sihambe.

Umqondisi wethu uPrakash wayevelele ngempela. Ngolwazi lwakhe olujulile lwemizila yokuhamba ngezinyawo, umlando wendawo, amasiko, nabantu, wayefana ne-encyclopedia ehamba ngezinyawo. Kulo lonke lolu hambo, wasigcina esazi kahle ngezinhlelo zansuku zonke nokuthi yini okufanele siyilindele, eqaphe ngokucophelela izimo zethu zomzimba nokujwayela, futhi wagcizelela ukugeleza kwamanzi nokuphepha okufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngazizwa ngilondeke ngokuphelele futhi ngisekelwa ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwakhe.

UMingma, owasebenzisana noPrakash, wayenakisisa ngokufanayo, ehlale esibheke futhi eqinisekisa ukuthi sikhululekile kuzo zonke izinyathelo. Ngisho nalapho izimo ezingalindelekile zisidinga ukuba sishintshe izinhlelo zethu zohambo, bobabili uPrakash noMingma basisingatha lesi simo ngobuchule obukhethekile, ukunakekela, nangomusa, beqiniseka ukuthi sasinakekelwa kahle kwaze kwaba yilapho sibuyela eKathmandu siphephile.

Sasisezandleni ezinhle ngempela, futhi lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kuye kwajulisa ukwazisa kwethu ngeNepal. Ngeke ngingabaze ukubhukha ne-Himalayan Adventure Treks & Tours nganoma yiluphi uhambo oluzayo—kunconywe kakhulu!

Sawubona Bhagwat,

Mina noJim sithanda ukudlulisa ukubonga kwethu okuqotho ngohambo oluvelele lwase-Annapurna Base Camp (ABC). Ukubukeka okumangalisayo kwezintaba ze-Himalaya kuyazikhulumela, ngakho-ke sithanda ukugqamisa isevisi eyingqayizivele ehlinzekwa umqondisi wethu, uMnu. Badri Karki, kanye nomphathi wethu oqinile nozinikele, u-Perlad. Laba banumzane abamangalisayo babambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uhambo lwethu lujabulisa futhi alulibaleki ngangokunokwenzeka.

Kulo lonke lolu hambo, babehlale bejabule, benesineke, futhi becabanga—ikakhulukazi ngalezo zikhathi lapho sasidinga khona ukuphumula ukuze sibambe umoya futhi sehlise izinhliziyo zethu ezigijima. Sikholelwa ngempela ukuthi ukufaka i-Ghorepani loop ohlelweni lwethu kube yisinqumo esihle kakhulu, njengoba kusisize ukuba sakhe kabusha amandla ethu futhi sithuthukise ukuqina kwethu kwe-cardio ngaphambi kokukhuphuka kokugcina ku-ABC.

U-Badri ubewumthombo omangalisayo wolwazi—hhayi nje mayelana nendawo yendawo, izitshalo nezilwane, kodwa futhi nangamasiko e-Nepalese nezihloko ezibanzi zomhlaba. Ukuqonda kwakhe kwacebisa uhambo lwethu ngezindlela eziningi ezinengqondo.

Sifuna futhi ukuzwakalisa ukubonga kwethu ngokuxhumana nawe okungenazihibe phakathi nenqubo yokuhlela. Amandla enu amahle nobungane bangempela kusinikeze ithemba elikhulu emalungiselelweni. Isidlo sakusihlwa sokuvalelisa nabadansi bendabuko base-Nepal saba isiphetho esijabulisayo nesicatshangelwayo sohambo olungasoze lwalibaleka.

Siyabonga futhi, I-Himalayan Adventure Treks & Tours, ngokudala umuzwa okhethekile.

Ozithobayo,
Keith M. kanye noJim S.
Ottawa, Canada Ujoyine ngo- Februwari 2025

Lesi bekungokwesibili ngibhukha uhambo nge-Himalayan Adventures, futhi angikwazi ukuncoma izinsiza zabo ngokwanele. Ngaba nenhlanhla yokuba noMnu. Prakash njengomqondisi wami wohambo kuzo zombili izikhathi, futhi ngingakujabulela ukuphinde ngihambe naye esikhathini esizayo. Unolwazi olukhethekile, unomusa, uyasiza, unobungane futhi uzivumelanisa nezimo. Ukwazi kwakhe isiNgisi kuhle kakhulu, okuthuthukisa kakhulu ulwazi jikelele.

Sibe nenhlanhla emangalisayo ngesimo sezulu kulo lonke uhambo, sijabulela kakhulu ekuseni okucwathile kanye nokubukwa okumangalisayo. Ukuma phakathi kobuhle bezintaba ze-Himalaya kuhlale kugxilisa umuzwa ojulile wokuthobeka nokwesaba, futhi lolu hambo lwalufana nje. Ukuvakashela isifunda sase-Annapurna bekuyiphupho lami lokuphila, futhi okuhlangenwe nakho kwakuwufanele ngempela wonke umzamo.

Siyabonga, Prakash, ngomunye futhi uhambo ongasoze walibaleka. Ngibheke ngabomvu ukubuya.

Inothi elikhethekile lokubonga kuMnu. Bhagwat Simkhada ngenhlangano yakhe emangalisayo nangokungihlelela olunye uhambo engingasoze lwalibaleka kimina nakubangane bami.

Sisanda kuqeda uhambo lwe-Everest Base Camp njengomndeni wabathathu, okuhlanganisa nengane yethu eneminyaka engu-12 ubudala, futhi asikwazi ukubonga i-Himalayan Adventure Treks & Tours, kanye noPrakash, iBhagwat, kanye neMigma, ngokwanele ukuze sithole umuzwa omuhle ngempela. Kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni, iqembu lalivelele ngokuphelele.

Ukuya ku-EBC akuwona umsebenzi omncane—ikakhulukazi nengane encane—kodwa ithimba laqinisekisa ukuthi sinakekelwa zonke izinyathelo zendlela. Babenesineke, benakisisa, futhi bekhuthaza ngokungapheli, ngisho nangezinsuku ezinzima kakhulu. Ukuqinisekisa kwabo okuzolile namandla amahle kusishukumisele ezikhathini lapho ukuphakama nesimo sezwe kweqa imingcele yethu.

Okwabahlukanisa ngempela kwakuwukuzinikela kwabo okungantengantengi ekubhekaneni nakho konke okubakhathazayo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kukhulu noma kuncane kangakanani. Noma ngabe bekuwukuphatha izinto, ukulungisa ijubane lethu, noma ukwamukela izintandokazi zokudla, konke bakwenza ngobungcweti nokunakekela kweqiniso. Akukaze kube khona lapho kuzwakala kuwukushintshana—ngempela kwaba sengathi sihamba nabangane ababesifunela okuhle kakhulu.

Siyabonga kubo, uhambo lwethu lwe-Everest Base Camp lube uhambo lomndeni olushintsha impilo—into esizoyijabulela ingunaphakade.