Iintente zepalatial ngokuqeshwa okuhle. Iibhedi ezinee-poster ezine eziphuphayo zisongelwe kumnatha we-diaphanous. Izakhiwo eziphefumlelweyo zekoloniyali ezineeveranda ezipholileyo. Yehla amachibi aphindwe kabini njengemithombo yokusela yendlovu. Ezininzi kakhulu iinkampu zohambo landela imodeli efanayo-leyo yothando ngohlobo lwaseAfrika oludlulileyo olunqwenelwa ngabahambi abaninzi, kwaye oko kunokuba ngamava amnandi.

Umyili wezakhiwo uNicholas Plewman wayenombono owahlukileyo, nangona kunjalo. Ekugqibeleni, bendifuna ukwenza izakhiwo njengesakhelo sokutsala amava e-safari kwinkulungwane yama-21, utshilo uPlewman. Isengaba yeyothando, kodwa isiseko kufuneka sibe malunga nendalo kunye nokusingqongileyo endaweni yamava obukoloniyali.

Kungenxa yoko le nto nangaphaya kokumqesha ukuba aphule isikhunta xa kuyilwa Ngaphaya kweTengile River Lodge , evulwe ngokusesikweni ekupheleni kuka-2018.

Ifunyanwa eMzantsi Afrika i-Sabi Sands Game Reserve, kunye neNgaphaya kwe-Tengile River Lodge ijongeka njengefantasy ye-hipster yale mihla kuneenkampu ze-safari. Kwaye xa uyibonile, uya kufuna ukungena.

Kulungile kunye ne-Beyond CEO uJoss Kent. UTengile uthetha ukuzola kulwimi lwaseShangaan lwasekhaya, kwaye siyakholelwa ukuba imeko yoxolo iyandiswa kukuthuthuzela kwamagumbi azimeleyo abandwendweli, kunye nemvakalelo yokuba banikezela yonke into eyimfuneko ukuze iindwendwe zingadingi ukubeka unyawo ngaphandle kwazo ngaphandle kokuba bafuna, utshilo.

Nganye yeendawo zokulala ezilithoba zokulinganisa imilinganiselo engaphezulu kweenyawo ezingama-2,150 zesithuba sangaphakathi nangaphandle. Ngumbulelo ongazenzisiyo wabucala kwisiza esikhethekileyo esingaphezulu kokugoba ekunene kwe-Sand River apho inkampu yakhelwe khona. Ngokuka-Plewman, umhlaba ulandela ipateni yendalo ukuze isuti nganye emise okwe-L ibe neembono zayo zombini ezinyukayo nezisezantsi kumgangatho weefestile ezisemgangathweni ukuya kutsho phezulu ngelixa zisabekelwe bucala.

Ekuboneni kokuqala izindlu zokuhlala zibonakala ngathi ziindawo zokuhlala ezingenakubukeka ngaphandle kweenduli ngaphezulu kwe-Sunset Strip, kwaye zakhiwe ngezinto ezifana namatye aqingqiweyo aqingqiweyo, amaplanga afunwayo, kunye namashiti ezinyithi.

Kuphononongo olusondeleyo, nangona kunjalo, yonke into ibhekisa kwindalo esingqongileyo kunye nembali yommandla wengingqi. Ezo zixhobo zeshishini, umzekelo, zonke izinto ziyingcaciso yoLoliwe weSelati ekufutshane. Ngoku sele ingasasebenzi, umgca wawuzisa abahlali baseYurophu kunye nabakhangeli begolide kuloo ndawo. I-Plewman kunye nomyili wezinto zangaphakathi uMichele Throssell wade wafaka amatye asindisiweyo, agrunjwe ngesandla ukusuka kuloliwe ukuya kumagumbi angaphantsi komhlaba e-terrazzo.

Zonke ezi zizinto ezithetha ngale ndawo kunye nembali yale ndawo, utshilo uPlewman. Bangumphefumlo kunye nengqondo yendawo abantu abanokuyibona kwaye bayichukumise.

Babekwayinkuthazo yokuhombisa kukaThrossell. Sathi xa sipolisha la matye, aphuma ngemibala emihle eluhlaza ocacileyo kunye nobomvu obunomhlwa obukhuthaze yonke iphalethi yemibala yale lodge, ucacisile uTrossellell.

Wadibanisa kwaye wafanisa amalaphu kwiitoni ezifanayo, singasathethi ke ngokushicilelwa kwezilwanyana, ukubeka isibuko somthi ojikeleze inkampu. Iipelesi zasendlini ezimnandi zangaphakathi zikwimema ukuba ubhabhe kwiisofa eziluhlaza-ngotshani kunye nasesithupheni sakho ngencwadi yezilwanyana zasendle ngelixa ifowuni yakho ihlawulisa kwizibuko le-USB elakhelweyo. Emva kokuzixuba i-gin kunye neetoni kwi-minibar yesikhumba enobhedu, kunjalo.

Unokufuna ukonwabela i-cocktail yakho ngaphandle kumgangatho owandisiweyo, nokuba kukwiphuli labucala, okanye kwigumbi lokuhlala elingaphandle elitshonile, apho unokuyibona khona imihlambi yeendlovu okanye yenyathi epholileyo emlanjeni ngqo ezantsi.

Ngokuhlwa okufudumeleyo, iindwendwe zinokuvula iifestile zeglasi kwaye zonwabele izandi zasebusuku. Ukuba kuyabanda, banokuzoba amakhethini e-mohair enziwe ngezandla kwaye bakhanyise indawo yomlilo enamacala amabini, okanye bagonene ebhedini phantsi kwengubo edaywe ngesandla kwaye yalukwa kwilaphu lomdabu ngamagcisa aseSwaziland.

Uyilo lukaThrossell luyivelela kumdlalo odlalwa ngokuthintwa okufana neetafile ezisecaleni ezimile njengamasele amakhulu, kunye neekhetshi ezijingayo zobhedu eziphindwe kabini njengezicwangcisi kunye namashalofu ezindlu zangasese kwiindawo zokuhlambela nakwiishawa zangaphandle. Phantse zonke iziqwenga, ukusuka kwiiceramics kwi-minibar ukuya kwi-pillows ephothiweyo ngesandla, kunye neiglasi ezinemibala ezixhonywe phezu kweebhafu kwiibhasikiti zengca ezilukiweyo iindwendwe ezisetyenziselwa ukuhlamba iimpahla, zafunyanwa kubayili base Mzantsi Afrika kwaye zenzelwe isiko kunye nangaphaya kweTengile UMlambo iLodge. Ezi ziqwenga zenza ubukhazikhazi kunye nobunkunkqele, kodwa ngenxa yokuba sisebenzise izinto ezazenziwe ngokukodwa kwindalo, ziziva zisemhlabeni, utshilo uTrosssell.

Oko kuye kwehla, utshilo uPlewman, yayisenza into ukuba iphile, kodwa ikhetheke. Ayisiyontambo kwaye abahlangani ngokukodwa. Olo luyolo loyilo.

Ngaphandle kokuthuthuzelwa sisidalwa, iindwendwe ziya kuhlala zifuna ukuchitha ixesha elininzi zisiya kwimidlalo kunye nokuphumla kwiindawo zokuhlala zoluntu. Phakathi kwazo kukho indawo yokutyela elingana nenxalenye ye-upscale yangaphakathi ye-brasserie kunye nebala eliqhelekileyo le-alfresco, kunye ne-bonfire-lit urhulumente , okanye indawo ebiyelweyo, yesidlo esidityanelweyo ngaphandle kwomoya omtsha.

Ibha ye-cocktail enamatye aluhlaza, ekhanyiswe ngesinyithi esenziwe ngesinyithi kwaye ijikelezwe zii-avocado-hued, izitulo zesikhumba ezixineneyo, iziva ikwanele ukuyifumana eLondon okanye eTokyo. Ngokwahlukileyo, ithala lencwadi elikufutshane yindawo yokugcina izinto eneencwadi zendalo kunye neebhasikiti ezintle zemveli… kunye nethelevishini efihlakeleyo.

Indawo yokulala inendawo yokunyanga i-spa ejonge emlanjeni, indawo yokuzivocavoca encinci (engaqhelekanga kwiinkampu ze-safari), kunye nephuli echibini yeendwendwe ezifuna ukuhlala zikhuthele.

Ayisiyiyo yonke into malunga noyilo oluphezulu kunye nokubonakala okubonakalayo, nangona kunjalo. Indawo yokulala ineziqinisekiso ezizinzileyo, nazo. Ngokwe-CEO ye-Beyond, uKent, ukusebenza kwamandla bekuyimfuneko enkulu kwaye sakuqinisekisa oku ngokusebenzisa uyilo lweeves ebanzi, iithala ezigutyungelweyo, umoya ongenisa umnqamlezo kunye nokugquma okwandisiweyo…. Amanzi amdaka kunye nonyango lokuhambisa amanzi amdaka asezobuchwephesha, avumela onke amanzi amdaka ukuba aphinde asebenze ukunkcenkceshela. Uphahla lukwagutyungelwe sisanti eyombiweyo kwisiza ngexesha lokwakha ukuze indawo yokulala ingabonakali kwindawo ejikelezileyo evela emoyeni.

Ezi mpawu, njengoyilo kunye noyilo lwee-suites, ziyinxalenye yombono omtsha wamava e-safari kugxininiso kwindalo esingqongileyo kwaye kusondeza iindwendwe kufutshane nendawo ezibangqongileyo. Ngale ndlela, kwayeNgaphaya kweTengile River Lodge ikwayileta yothando eya kwityholo loMzantsi Afrika uqobo. Endaweni yokuzama ukulinganisa enye into okanye ukubuyisa eyadlulayo, utshilo uPlewman, oku yayikukufumana ubuhle kuyilo lwangoku oluthandanayo. Kwaye, wongeze, ngakumbi eyiyo ngakumbi.