Safari azaman tafiya: Fara @ JFK. Sai kuma Johannesburg da Harare

A ziyarar kwanan nan zuwa Afirka, tafiyata ta fara ne da jirgin daga New York zuwa Johannesburg a kan Jirgin Sama na Afirka ta Kudu (SAA). Don ƙarin kuɗi, na sami wurin zama a cikin Premium Economy. Duk da yake sararin samaniya ba shi da kyau fiye da asali, cajin ya haɗa da damar da za a ajiye wurin zama na hanya, kuma akwai bambanci - ba girman sararin samaniya ba amma wurin.

Abinci mai daɗi sosai a cikin jirgin sama da ƴan giya masu mutunci sun sa ni farin ciki sosai. Na ci abinci a kan gasasshen (?) kifi mai ɗanɗano kuma a zahiri ɗanɗano kamar kifi (Ban yi sa'a ba akan dawowa).

Zaɓuɓɓukan abin sha sun haɗa da:

1. Balance Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2015. Cabernet Sauvignon - 60 bisa dari; Merlot - 40 bisa dari. Wine na asali: Western Cape, SA. Masu yin giya: Willie Malan da Ben Synman

Zuwa ido, launin ja mai zurfi mai ban sha'awa. Hanci ya sami cikakke berries da kwayoyi tare da shawarar itacen oak. Velvety santsi a kan palate, yana barin hazo mai haske na ceri akan harshe. Abin sha amma ba abin tunawa ba.

Ana jika inabi sanyi na tsawon kwanaki 2 sannan a bi shi tare da fermentation na gargajiya. Bayan kammala barasa fermentation, ruwan inabi dandana malolactic fermentation. Ta'addanci: ƙasa mai zurfi mai ja yana tabbatar da kyakkyawan tanadin ruwa kuma yana ƙara tsari ga giya.

An girbe amfanin gona na shekarar 2015 makonni 2 kafin lokacin da aka shirya saboda karancin ruwan sama da kuma bambancin yanayin zafi na dare da rana. Matsakaicin yanayi a lokacin girbi ya ba da gudummawa ga dandano na musamman da kyakkyawan tsari tare da kyakkyawan ƙarewa.

2. Deetlefs 2015 Pinotage

Notes

Zuwa ido, ruby ​​mai duhu yana kaiwa zuwa ga baki mai ja. Turare yana bugi hanci, yana isar da bayanin kula na mulberries, raspberries, cherries, da prunes. Alamun vanilla, yaji, da ƙasa suna shawagi a bango - suna jiran a lura dasu. Tannins suna ba da tsari kuma itacen oak yana ƙara sha'awa ga palate.

Pinotage shine nau'in inabi na Afirka ta Kudu na musamman. Ana amfani da inabin wajen yin giyar teburi masu tsadar kuɗi da kuma wadataccen ruwan inabi masu ƙarfi waɗanda ke ba da fata da cakulan, ƴaƴan itace baki da ja, da alamun yaji. Pinotage haɗe ne na Pinot Noir da Cinsaut kuma Abraham Perold (1925) ya fara yi. An dasa kurangar inabin akan tushen tushen cututtuka a cikin 1943.

Deetlefs ya samo asali ne a karni na 18 kuma yanzu shine gidan giya mafi tsufa na biyu a Afirka ta Kudu wanda dangi ɗaya ne. Tun 1994, ana samun ruwan inabi a duniya. gonakin inabin suna cikin Western Cape a gindin tsaunin Du Toitskloof a cikin kwarin Breedekloof. A halin yanzu, Manajan Darakta shine Kobus Deetlefs, kuma kasuwancin yana mai da hankali kan ci gaba mai dorewa.

Castel Lager

Wannan ita ce kololuwar lager ga Afirka ta Kudu kuma ta sami lambar yabo ta “Mafi Kyawun Lager na Duniya” a Gasar Ƙwallon Kaya ta Duniya ta 2000. Charles da Lisa Glass ne suka fara, ana samun wannan abin sha tun lokacin Zinare Rush a ƙarshen karni na 19. Lager yana da 5% ABV tare da ɗanɗano mai ban sha'awa na haske mai ban sha'awa da kuma abubuwan da ke faruwa zuwa ɗaci maimakon ƙwarewar ƙoshin baki.

Daga karshe. Zuwan SA.

Jirgina na SAA na sa'o'i 14 da mintuna 40 daga New York daga karshe ya sauka a filin jirgin sama na kasa da kasa Oliver Reginald Tambo (mai suna tsohon shugaban jam'iyyar African National Congress) International Airport, Johannesburg, Afirka ta Kudu. Wannan ita ce babbar tashar jirgin sama don balaguron gida da na waje zuwa/daga Afirka ta Kudu. An yi la'akari da shi a matsayin filin jirgin sama mafi yawan jama'a a Afirka, yana da damar yin maraba da fasinjoji miliyan 28.

Kiran filin jirgin saman Tambo mai cike da rudani zai zama rashin fahimta. Alamun alamar yana da iyaka, yana barin fasinjoji cikin wucewa suna neman ko'ina don wani ko wani wuri don bayani. Duk da yake akwai wuraren ajiyar bayanai, mutane ne waɗanda ke da abokan ciniki, amma ba su da masaniya. Suna cikin ruɗar da wuraren mutane, sassan, otal-otal na kusa, da sauran ayyuka a filin jirgin sama kamar yadda matafiya suka gaji da ruɗe suke.

Abin farin ciki, wasu ma'aikatan kula da filin jirgin suna shirye su ba da taimako, kuma ga ƙananan kyauta, suna jagorantar waɗanda suka ɓace da kuma cikin farin ciki ta hanyar hadaddun filin jirgin. Idan ba tare da taimakon waɗannan ma'aikatan ba, da alama, zan ci gaba da neman ofisoshin jiragen sama, otal ɗin filin jirgin sama, da kofofin tashi.

Hakuri Kadara ce

Shiga Afirka ta Kudu yana da ƙalubale kamar shiga duk wuraren da ake zuwa ƙasashen duniya. Layukan da ba su ƙarewa a wuraren bincike da yawa waɗanda ke neman fasfo, hotuna, da sauran matakan tsaro waɗanda ke gwada iyakokin haƙurin fasinja. Idan kuna tsammanin haɗawa zuwa wani jirgin bayan saukarwa, ware sa'o'i (ba mintuna ba), saboda babu wata hanyar da za ku bi cikin sauri ta cikin ɗimbin jama'a da ke jiran a share su don shiga.

A ƙarshe, Ina ta hanyar kula da shige da fice da kuma a filin jirgin sama. An yi sa'a, ban duba jaka ba - don haka zan iya shiga neman jirgin da ke haɗa ni zuwa Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Ko da yake na tambayi kwatance daga ma'aikatan da ke Ma'aikatar Watsa Labarai, da sauran ma'aikatan filin jirgin sama, babu wanda ya sani.

Mala'ikan yawon shakatawa

A ƙarshe, na nemi ja-gorar wani ɗan'uwa mai tsintsiya da kwando- wanda yake shirye ya dakata da aikin tsaftacewa don ya taimake ni in sami wurin ajiyar jirgin sama na. “Mala’ika na yawon buɗe ido” na ma ya jira tare da ni don tabbatar da cewa an tabbatar da ajiyar. Abu ne mai kyau bai bar gefena ba - an soke jirgin da ke haɗa ni. Maimakon in je kai tsaye zuwa Victoria Falls, an keɓe ni don jirgin zuwa Harare (tashi na ƙarshe a daren) da haɗin kai, washegari, zuwa Victoria Falls. Ban ji dadi ba.

Otal ɗin Filin Jirgin Sama Yana Ajiye Ranar

Wannan shi ne lokacin da otal ɗin filin jirgin sama ke samun raƙuman sa. Na sami damar yin ajiyar rana a otal ɗin City Lodge. Abin takaici, isa ga kadarorin yana buƙatar tafiya mai nisa ta filin jirgin sama da gine-ginen da ke kusa (ƙididdigar lokacin tafiya - mintina 15), ta hanyar dogayen haske da haske, ƙananan hanyoyin zirga-zirgar ababen hawa ba tare da sigina ba. Har ila yau, ma'aikatan kulawa sun ba da bayanai kuma sun kasance a shirye su tura/jawo akwati ta ta hanyoyin da ba su da iyaka. Sa’ad da muka kai ga ƙarshe, ɗaya daga cikin “mala’ikun yawon buɗe ido” na ya nuna wa lif zuwa otal ɗin (babu alamar) kuma ya danna maɓallin filin otal ɗin. Bayan ya sami ɗan ƙaramin tip, ya yi min fatan tafiya mai daɗi kuma ya ɓace a cikin falon.

Na yi mamaki da murna lokacin da na isa harabar otal. Na ji tsoro cewa wannan zai yi muni! City Lodge ya zama kyakkyawan kayan kasafin kuɗi. Babban Manaja da ma'aikatan Teburin Gaba sun kasance masu daɗi da ban sha'awa kuma suna ba da tallafi - sanin yadda baƙi ke gajiya, takaici, zafi, da yunwar baƙi saboda soke ko jinkirta jirage. Suna ba da tausayi da karimci gami da kwatance zuwa cafe kusa da inda ake samun abinci da abin sha daga karin kumallo ta hanyar abincin dare.

Dakin baƙo na yana da asali amma dadi. Na yi sauri na yi wanka, na canza tufafi masu tsabta, na nufi gidan cin abinci. Baya ga haɗin Wi-Fi, otal ɗin yana kusa da dillalai da zaɓin cin abinci, wuraren banki, da filin taro. Hakanan akwai dakin motsa jiki da wurin waha don baƙi. Wuri: Sama da manyan labarai na Parkade 2, Mataki na 5.

Haɗa zuwa Harare

A ƙarshe, lokaci ya yi da zan hau jirgina zuwa Harare, wanda aka tsara zai iso da daddare. Ba a sabunta filin jirgin saman Harare shekaru da yawa ba, kuma saukowa da daddare na iya zama da wahala. Kar a yi tsammanin yawan haske, kwatance, ma'aikata, sigina, ko bandaki masu aiki. Labari mai dadi shine cewa lokacin tashi yana ƙarƙashin sa'o'i 2, kuma FastJet yana ba da sababbin jiragen sama na zamani a farashin kasafin kuɗi.

FastJet ana ɗaukarsa ɗaya daga cikin mafi kyawun kamfanonin jiragen sama masu rahusa na Afirka kuma ya sami lambar yabo ta Skytrax World Airline Awards. Tare da hedkwata a Johannesburg, yana aiki a Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, da Afirka ta Kudu, kuma sanannen hanyar isa Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Kodayake jirgin da na tashi daga Johannesburg zuwa Victoria Falls ya haifar da buƙatu mai yawa akan ƙarancin haƙuri da kuzarina, kamfanin jirgin sama “yawanci” yana ƙididdige ƙimar aikin kashi 94 cikin XNUMX akan lokaci kuma ana ɗaukar abin dogaro da kan lokaci, da araha.

Wucewa ta hanyar shige da fice da sarrafa fasfo a Harare na iya zama abin mamaki. Ko da yake ina cikin jirgin da 'yan yawon bude ido kaɗan ne, ya ɗauki lokaci mai tsawo kafin ma'aikatan su daina tattaunawar kansu kuma sun amince da gaskiyar cewa ina jira a sarrafa ni. Ma'aikatan sun ji kamar sun ruɗe saboda fasfo na Amurka da yadda ake aiwatar da kuɗin biza. Saboda jinkirin zuwan jirgin, filin jirgin yana rufe don ranar, kuma na ji tsoron a kulle ni - don haka - na yi iya ƙoƙarina don ƙarfafa ma'aikatan su mayar da hankali kan fasfo na da takardun da suka danganci - ba don ni ba amma amfanin su! Da zarar sun share ni ta shingen binciken su, za su iya komawa gida.

An yi sa'a ga matafiya, filin jirgin saman Harare yana shirin jin daɗin haɓaka dala miliyan 153 sakamakon lamuni daga China EximBank. Haɓakawa ta faɗo a ƙarƙashin Ajandar Zimbabuwe don Dorewar Canjin Zamantakewar Tattalin Arziƙin Jama'a da gungun kayan aiki kuma ana sa ran zai haifar da ƙarin ayyukan yi da sauran fa'idodi. Filin jirgin saman yana da damar fasinja miliyan 2.5 (a kowace shekara).

Na yi farin ciki da wani jami'in FastJet ya same ni a filin jirgin sama wanda cikin alheri ya kai ni masaukina na maraice. Kaddarar kyakkyawa ce, "gida mai zaman kanta" ta musamman wacce ke ba da masauki ga matafiya da ke neman ƙarin sirri da sabis fiye da yadda ake samu a otal.

Gidajen Harare

Na kwana daya a Harare a Lelethu Lodge. Wannan keɓantacce, dukiya mai girman gaske (tare da wurin shakatawa na waje, Wi-Fi kyauta da karin kumallo na kyauta) yana cikin unguwar Alexandra Park. Yana kusa da tsakiyar gari da kuma Lambunan Botanical na ƙasa kuma mil 10 kawai daga filin jirgin sama. Wannan kadara mai jin daɗi tana kusa da guraren zane-zane, wurin shakatawa, akwatin kifaye, da rayuwar dare.

Komawa Harare don Victoria Falls

Kar ku nemi cin kasuwa ko cin abinci mai cin abinci a filin jirgin sama na Harare. Wani ƙaramin ɗakin jirage yana ba da abubuwan sha da kofi. Ba ku ga abin da kuke so ba? Amma kash! Babu zabi. Hakanan bacewar daga wurin shine damar yin siyayya. Ina tsammanin zan yi amfani da lokacin jira don siyan tufafi da kayan adon da aka yi a Zimbabwe… Ba komai! Ba ko da t-shirt ba. Komawa jira, sake karanta hanyar tafiya ta, da kuma fatan ganin ƙarshe na Victoria Falls.

Yayin da na fara tunanin barci, na lura da mutanen da ke cikin filin jirgin sama suna ɗaukar kayansu na hannu suna yin layi a tashar tashar jirgin sama. Ina suka je? Na tambayi wani fasinja na kusa ko na rasa sanarwa. A'a - mutane sun "san" lokacin da za a shirya don jigilar jirage. Na gwada sau biyu tare da wakilin ƙofa kuma - tabbas, lokaci yayi da za a bincika tikiti da fasfo don shiga. “A’a. Babu wata sanarwa."

Tsayawa Ta Gaba. Victoria Falls.

E Dakta Elinor a hankali. Wannan labarin haƙƙin mallaka, gami da hotuna, ba za a sake buga shi ba tare da rubutaccen izini daga marubucin ba.