Although it is been a while, but I'm here previously denied even an article that it was not online, unfortunately. Because it was a travel theme, however, and the goal right now in the South African winter - turns out there is extremely mild - unfolds its full charm, I push it now for a moment:
South Africa from the village perspective
The Transkei village Nqileni attracts the Wild Coast with nature and open-minded people
The view down into the valley of the River
Bulungula is like a release.
After two and a half hours on bumpy dirt roads of the same Lodge
first time in sight - and only an hour's walk away
.
"Paradise is difficult to reach by definition
", leaves the website of the hostel
know on the Indian Ocean with a
wink.
Indeed Bulungula
is probably the most remote from modern infrastructure
holiday home in South Africa.
But not only that makes it so special.
"your doors, you do not complete,
because there are no crime," says
the lodge manager Liesl Benjamin
welcome the guests on the tour. In
South Africa, the first sounds like a
bad joke, but here it is in Nqileni
true. Even the luggage can
the tourists in the parking lot back in an open round hut
, bringing the Jeep
to the lodge late afternoon. Who does not like walking
can also travel. There is
car road to the lodge it.
The hostel has yet more surprises
ready. The electricity is generated with a
solar system and hot water
flows only from the so-called missile showers
- the collected rain in
this adventurous design by
passed a steel tube at the lower
end of a paraffin fire for the required heating
provides.
The accommodations consist of stable
safari tents and ten traditional round huts with thatched
, such as those found in the villages around
everywhere.
The furniture is limited to a comfortable double bed and a
suspended on two ropes
floor, which serves as a towel holder
. Luxury, there are deep in the Eastern Cape
not - but in a largely unaltered
getting to know the Xhosa community.
"Of course, the Lodge Bulungula
a great cultural influence on the
community," Benjamin is with
view of the guests from all over the world clearly.
"You can not have a large glass dome, go
to the people then and
see how the locals live." In
contrary, the combination of tourists
and locals intentional part
the concept of Fair Trade accredited
hostel. Fences are only
keep out the goats from the newly planted shrubs and trees
around the lodge.
Together campfire
campfire sit people out
Nqileni together with the tourists,
also the large living room in the main house
is used by all together.
the locals benefit from the
Lodge. The community comprises 40 percent of the company
of any winnings
they have already bought a tractor
and a kindergarten with preschool
established. A total of 50 jobs were created in
Nqileni Area
through tourism. The 23-year-old
Khunjulwa Palamenti
has thus found a way to support her family.
The tour guide invites you to
tour of their village, explains their history and culture and translated
in talks with the locals. In the rural Eastern Cape resident
Xhosa
speak almost exclusively their
same mother tongue. Recently, accompanied the guests
Palamenti
as a translator on the tour with the Sangoma, one of the
in South Africa still widespread natural healer.
Melidinga Mdoseni then stripped
with the group through the jungle and Qane
tells of the healing effect of the various
bark, leaves and roots. Believe
to him, has grown against all suffering an herb
itself against violent husbands
he a tree bark tea on offer. But even those who
more familiar conventional medicine
, gets their money when
the 56-year-old in his green overalls
healer explains the flora, fresh from the tree bark peeled to
Brushing your teeth or distributed
digs suddenly in the middle of a forest resembling a
radish root and chopped into pieces
his reluctant customers
offers for consumption.
As crime in and around Nqileni
plays no role, one on his own fist
endlessly wander over the green hills, through forests and along the remaining
the fascinating coast.
the lagoon in front of the Lodge, where the river flows slowly Bulungula-
in the ocean,
is also ideal for canoeing, horseback
also can explore the area
excellent and if you like, one can
Day with the women of the village community
spend to learn and be made of clay bricks for the
round huts or
Umqombothi, a maize beer, brew
. There
Pilsener and camp on the other hand
the lodge bar, which also offers three affordable
hot meals per day.
self must bring their food, is not it
a shopping market, but
in the sea you can enjoy crawfish,
crabs, oysters and fish use,
the evening itself from the campfire can be
. Who the prowl
not want to be alone, can also draw on the experience
a guide.
The concept works. "Our guests come for the cultural experience
and because of the fantastic location," says Benjamin
. Far from the main tourist stream
tries
the friendly village community with the help of tourists
further. The background
a pristine tourist wonderland.
all year round water temperatures
The water is warm year round and even
the South African winter from May to September, it is
usually 20 to 25 degrees, sunny and warm
in general. The rural Eastern Cape
has some of the clichés of the traditional notion
Africa. No
power pole interferes the panorama image, no light pollution makes the shooting stars
invisible and no street noise can disturb the
idyll. If there is noise, then
are either cows, donkeys and chickens.
Nqileni is a poor village, but it has its own rhythm
that the place can seem heavenly
. An impression of the latest
then back for more tempted
einbiegt if you return to the normal
South Africa and the hectic traffic on the N2 highway
.
bookings phone 0027 - (0) 47-577 89 00
double room from € 26 equivalent), single bed in the dormitory
room 11 €.
Arrival: The nearest airport is three hours away
Umthatha. From there take a shuttle to the lodge
information on the Internet:
www.bulungula.com
The article was published at 22.5. 2010 at the Weser Kurier.
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