Namhlanje ndiza kuthetha nawe malunga U-Ella kunye nemimandla eyingqongileyo, ilali ebekwe kwiiHighlands, iziko lejografi laseSri Lanka. Indlela encinci yokubona amanqaku amabini anomdla kakhulu avela ku-Ella kwangolo suku lunye.
Idolophu ngokwayo ayibonakalisi ubuhle bayo kodwa yeyona ndawo ingcono yokuqalisa yezona ndawo zingcono ezinokuthi zenziwe kwilizwe laseSri Lankan.
Uhlala kwisithili saseBadulla (kwiphondo lase-Uva) kunye nokuphakama kweemitha ezili-1050 ngaphezulu komgangatho wolwandle. Idityaniswe neColombo neKandy (izixeko eziphambili zelizwe) ngololiwe nangendlela, umalunga ne-200Km ukusuka kwikomkhulu (Colombo). Idolophu inabemi abamalunga nama-45.000, nangona uninzi lwabo lungahlali kumazantsi edolophu kodwa lusezintabeni nasemathafeni ajikelezileyo.
Ngenxa yokuphakama kommandla kunye nemozulu yetropiki, iphondo laseUva kunye neendawo ezikufutshane ne-Ella zi indawo efanelekileyo yokulima iti.
Yonke indlela yokuthwala ubhaka eSri Lanka kufuneka idlule e-Ella, kwaye ukusuka apho uququzelele iihambo ezahlukeneyo.
Ufika njani ku-Ella?
Inokufikelelwa ngendlela okanye ngololiwe.
Iindlela ezininzi zidibanisa idolophu nezinye iSri Lanka. Ngokuqinisekileyo iindlela eziphambili kunye nokunxibelelana kuvela emazantsi kwi-A2 kunye ne-A23 (inqumla iTelulla kunye neWellawaya) kwaye emantla isiya eBadulla Nuwara Eliya naseKandy. Inkqubo ye-
Kwiminyaka yakutshanje i-Ella iye yaba yindawo ebalulekileyo yabakhenkethi kwaye ukuveliswa koqoqosho kukhule kakhulu, kungoko kukho imigca yeebhasi zikawonke-wonke edibanisa isixeko kunye neDambulla, iHaputale, iKandy kunye neColombo, ikomkhulu lelizwe.
Olunye ukhetho lokufika ku-Ella nguloliwe. Mnye kuphela umgca ohamba kwilizwe lonke ofikelela edolophini, ngakumbi lowo uqhagamshela iColombo kunye noNanu Oya (uNuwara Eliya), uHaputale, uElla kunye noDambulla.
Ngokwam, ndincoma ukwenza ukhenketho ngololiwe, ithathwa njengeyona intle kwihlabathi liphela njengoko iwela imimandla yeentaba eziphakamileyo kwimozulu eshushu kunye namasimi eeti aqhubekayo. Ukufika kuye ndingayenza ngesithuthi ekwabelwana ngaso okanye ngebhasi, kanye apho ukuba ufuna ukufudukela kwezinye iidolophu okanye izixeko ewe, ngololiwe.
Uloliwe uqobo ucotha kakhulu Ke ukuba ucwangcisa ukusuka eColombo ukuya e-Ella okanye ukusuka eKandy ukuya e-Ella, gcinani engqondweni ukuba ukwenza malunga ne-20Km uloliwe uyakudinga ubuncinci iyure. Kukho amaxabiso ahlukeneyo (konke kuyafikeleleka) kuxhomekeke eklasini, mna ngokwam ndaya kwiklasi yokuqala (ngempazamo) kwaye okwesibini kwaye andikhange ndibone mahluko, into enomdla kukucinga ubume bomhlaba apho ujikeleza uloliwe.
Incopho ka-Adam encinci (okanye iSri Pada encinci)
Olunye uhambo lweenkwenkwezi kulo mmandla kwaye lulungele wonke umntu: ukunyukela kwiNtaba encinci ka-Adam; i Ukunyuka kwincopho yayo kulula kwaye kuyakhawuleza. It igama lalo ukufana (kwinguqulo encinci) unayo nentaba engcwele yaseSri Lanka, ebizwa ngokuba yiAdam's Peak (komnye ummandla kwaye andizange ndi tyelele).
Ukufika phezulu, siya kuhlala silandela umkhombandlela ecaleni kwendlela, ngawo onke amaxesha kukho imiqondiso yokufika kwi-Little Adam's Peak. Itotali malunga neyure enye ekukhuphukeni ukusuka kumbindi wesixeko.
Inxalenye yokuqala ibaleka ecaleni kwendlela i-Ella (B113). Emva kwemizuzu embalwa, kwaye xa sifika e-Ella Flower Garden Resort, siza kubona ngasekunene uphawu oluza kusixelela ukuba kufuneka sithathe loo ndlela kwaye siqale ukunyuka (sibhekise eLittle Sri Pada okanye kwi-Little Adam's Peak).
La Inxalenye yesibini yohambo lwenzeka phakathi kwamasimi kunye nokutyalwa kweti, ummandla omangalisayo. Siza kubona amasimi ashiye kwaye ekunene phantse isiqingatha sento eseleyo de sifike encotsheni.
Ekugqibeleni i Inxalenye yesithathu kunye neyokugqibela, enye enethambeka kodwa kulula. Kwimizuzwana embalwa siya kufikelela encotsheni ye-Little Adam's Peak Ukusuka kweli nqanaba sinokubona yonke intlambo ejonge kumathafa asezantsi nolwandle, i-Ella kunye nemimandla eyingqongileyo nayo yonke imihlaba yeti kule ngingqi. Ukunethezeka kweembono.
I-Ravana Falls (iRawana Falls)
Olunye uhambo olubalulekileyo oluvela ku-Ella, the ravana kuwa.
Zezi imi ecaleni kwendlela enkulu. Eyona ndlela yokufikelela kubo kukuthatha ibhasi kawonke-wonke ukusuka esixekweni kwaye kwimizuzu embalwa siza kufika esitophini ecaleni kwempophoma.. Olunye ukhetho kukuhamba ukusuka ku-Ella endleleni. Kule meko ndincoma ibhasi, ukuhamba kwiindlela ezimxinwa eSri Lanka ngekhe kube yinto elungileyo.
Sakuba silapho siya kuba nakho ukubona iiRavana Falls phambi kwethu, ukufikelela kwiingxangxasi ezivela endleleni, thatha nje indlela encinci ekhoyo kwaye kwimizuzu emibini siza kuba ngaphambili.
Enye yezinto ezinomtsalane eRavana kukuba unokuhlamba ngaphandle kwengxaki emazantsi, ingxangxasi evela kubude beemitha ezingama-25 iyamangalisa kodwa akukho ngxaki, ikhuselekile.
Kusenokwenzeka Uhambo oluya kwi-Little Adam's Peak kunye ne-Ravana Falls lunokwenziwa kwangolo suku lunye, enye kusasa enye emva kwemini. Ndiyenzile ngoluhlobo kwaye inika ixesha lokuba ndibone yonke into ngaphandle kokungxama kunye nokuhlamba ngokuzolileyo eweni.