Noho ʻo Yala lāua ʻo Udawalawe i hoʻokahi hola a hāʻawi i nā safaris ʻokoʻa. ʻO ka Yala he ʻeleʻele a kaulana hoʻi no nā leopards - ke kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe o nā pōpoki ma nā wahi ʻē aʻe o ka honua - i hele ʻia me nā elepani, nā bea sloth a me nā storks pena i ka scrub, lagoon a me kahakai. Wehe ʻia ʻo Udawalawe, mālie a hilinaʻi ʻia: ʻo nā ʻelepani ma nā ʻohana a puni ka waihona, ʻaneʻane pau ʻole. ʻOi aku ka maʻalahi o ke koho ʻana ma waena o lākou ma mua o nā puke alakaʻi i kani.
He mea nui ke kau e like me ke kanaka. Hoʻopili nā mahina maloʻo i nā holoholona a puni ka wai ma nā paka ʻelua, ʻoiai ka ua poʻohiwi i ka lehulehu a ʻōmaʻomaʻo ka ʻāina - a pani ka Yala's Block 1 i kēlā me kēia manawa e hoʻomaha, e hoʻololi i ka koho i nā poloka a puni a i ʻole i Udawalawe. Hoʻohālikelike kēia alakaʻi i nā kumukūʻai jeep, ke komo ʻana, nā mahina maikaʻi loa a me ke ʻano o kēlā me kēia paka, a laila hāʻawi iā ʻoe i ka papa inoa hoʻoholo hoʻokahi minuke no ke koho ʻana i ka mea kūpono no kāu mau lā.
E hoʻoholo e ka holoholona, a laila kau
E nīnau i hoʻokahi nīnau ma mua o ka hoʻohālikelike ʻana i nā kumukūʻai: ʻo wai ka ʻike e hele ai? Kuhi ʻia kahi ʻimi leopadi iā Yala i nā mahina maloʻo, nā holoholona ʻelepani hilinaʻi iā Udawalawe i ka makahiki āpau, me kahi mehameha iā Wilpattu. Ke koho ʻia ka holoholona, ʻo ke kau a me ka manawa kaʻa e hoʻoholo i ke koena o ka hoʻoholo.
Noho ʻo Yala lāua ʻo Udawalawe i hoʻokahi hola ma kahi kaʻawale akā hāʻawi i nā safaris ʻokoʻa. ʻO ka Yala he ʻeleʻele, hoʻokani a kaulana hoʻi no nā leopards - ke kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe o nā pōpoki ma nā wahi a pau o ka honua, i hele ʻia me nā elepani, nā bea sloth a me nā storks pena. Wehe ʻia ʻo Udawalawe, mālie a hilinaʻi ʻia: ʻo nā ʻelepani ma nā ʻohana a puni ka waihona, ʻaneʻane pau ʻole.
He mea nui ke kau e like me ke kanaka. Hoʻopili nā mahina maloʻo i nā holoholona a puni ka wai ma nā pāka ʻelua, ʻoiai ka ua poʻohiwi e hoʻomāmā i ka lehulehu a ʻōmaʻomaʻo ka ʻāina. Hoʻomaha ʻo Yala's Block 1 i kēlā me kēia manawa - i ka wā e hana ai, lilo nā poloka a puni a me Udawalawe i ke kelepona ʻike.
Hooholo I Hookahi Minute
- E koho iā Yala no nā leopards, nā ʻano like ʻole a me kahi manaʻo pāʻani nui.
- E koho iā Udawalawe no nā holoholona ʻelepani hilinaʻi, maʻalahi ke komo ʻana a me kahi lā mālie.
- E koho iā Wilpattu no ka mehameha, nā ala kaʻawale a me kahi ʻike ʻoi aku ka mālie.
- E koho iā Minnerya i ke kau maloʻo no nā ʻelepani e hōʻuluʻulu ʻia e nā haneli ma ka pāpū.
ʻO nā mea a pau āu e koho ai, e hele pilikino: ʻo kāu jeep ponoʻī kāu uaki ponoʻī, a ʻo nā ʻike maikaʻi loa no ka hui hiki ke kali.
Mālama ka nahele i kāna papa manawa ponoʻī. E noho ma ka ʻīpuka ma mua o ka mālamalama, e noho i ka wā e noho ai ka ʻohana, a e uku ka paka i ke ahonui i ʻae ʻole ʻia e ka hapa nui o nā huakaʻi.
Holo nā kiʻi pāʻani ma nā puka makani ʻelua i ka wā e neʻe ai nā holoholona: ke kakahiaka nui mai ka hola 5:30 AM a me ke ahiahi ahiahi mai ka hola 2:30 PM. He anuanu a he gula ke kakahiaka, ʻoi aku ka mahana a ʻoi aku ka hana o ke ahiahi ma nā lua wai. Hoʻopaʻa ʻia kāu manawa koho i ka pō ma mua, no laila ʻaʻohe kanaka e ʻimi i ka pōʻeleʻele.
Manaʻo kōkua no nā lā Safari
ʻO nā hoʻomākaukau liʻiliʻi e ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka lā lōʻihi i ka jeep:
- E hiamoe nui i ka pō ma mua - hiki mai kahi kiʻi 4:45 AM ma hope o kahi pō pōkole, ʻaʻole i piha.
- E hoʻopaʻa ʻia: He anuanu maoli nā jeep hāmama ma mua o ka puka ʻana o ka lā a wela i ke awakea.
- E hoʻopaʻa i nā binoculars, kahi ʻōmole wai hiki ke hoʻopiha hou ʻia, pale lā a me nā mea ʻino i loko o kahi ʻeke lā paʻa.
- E hoʻohana i nā kala ʻulaʻula - ʻaʻole ʻike ʻia e nā holoholona hihiu ma mua o ka ʻeleʻele a keʻokeʻo paha.
- E lawe i ke kālā liʻiliʻi no nā uku paka, nā ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo a me ke kī kī ma ke alanui ma ke ala hoʻi.
ʻO nā lā holoholona hihiu ka mea āu e haʻi hou ai no nā makahiki, a pono lākou e hoʻopaʻa inoa me nā poʻe e kali nei i ka ʻike. ʻO nā jeeps pilikino, nā alakaʻi i heluhelu i nā mele, a me nā uku hoʻopau ʻole a hiki i ʻelua lā ma mua o ke kaʻa - i hoʻonohonoho ʻia mai Sigiriya, i hōʻoia i ke ahiahi ma mua.
Nīnau pinepine
ʻO Udawalawe ka paka ʻelepani hilinaʻi nui loa, me nā poʻe e noho ana a puni kona pūnāwai a me nā mauʻu ākea e pili ana i nā ʻike. Aia nō ʻo Yala i ka nui o nā ʻelepani akā kaulana loa ia no kāna mau leopards.
Ma kahi o hoʻokahi hola a i kanaiwa mau minuke ke kaʻawale ma ke alanui, no laila hiki ke kipa ʻia ʻelua ma kahi huakaʻi hele hema. Nui nā poʻe huakaʻi e hui pū i ke kakahiaka Yala me kahi ahiahi Udawalawe ke hiki i ka manawa.
ʻO ka mauʻu ākea o Udawalawe a me ka ʻaoʻao o ka wai i ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi o nā raptors a me nā manu wai, ʻoiai ʻo nā wahi noho like ʻole o Yala e uku i ka papa inoa lōʻihi i ke kau. Hāʻawi nā paka ʻelua no nā manu manu maʻamau me ka ʻole o nā lako loea.
Pono ke komo ʻana i ka Jeep i kahi alakaʻi alakaʻi laikini, a ʻo ia ke kumu e ʻike nui ʻia ai - heluhelu lākou i nā mele a me nā lekiō ʻē aʻe. Hele mai kāu jeep safari i hoʻopaʻa mua ʻia me kekahi.
Ma kahi o ʻekolu hola ke kaʻawale, no laila, ʻo ka hana ʻelua i ka lā hoʻokahi, ʻo ia hoʻi ka nui o ka hoʻokele. ʻO ka hapa nui o ka poʻe huakaʻi e koho i hoʻokahi paka no ka huakaʻi - a i ʻole e hoʻokaʻawale iā lākou ma ke kahakai hema a me kahi wāwae puʻu.
Ke ʻimi nei i kahi mea ʻē aʻe? E nānā i nā nīnau maʻamau a pau.
