- Izwe: Latvia;
- Umthombo: Vidzeme Upland;
- Ukuphakama koMthombo ngaphezu kwezinga elwandle: 234 m;
- Umlomo: I- Carnikava;
- Ubude: 452 km;
- Ummandla wesitya: - 8,9,000 km ².
Umlambo omude kakhulu kunazo zonke kunye neLatvia yiGauja. Kuphawulekayo kwimihlaba yayo enobunzima, i-rapids yeflorid kunye nokuguquka okubukhali. Yiyo yokuguqulwa nokungaqiniseki ukuba uGauja ukhanga abathandi bamanqaku okukhenketho kwamanzi. Ingqwalasela ekhethekileyo ifanelwe iindawo ezikhangayo ezisemantla omlambo. Ukufakela ngeGauja, umntu unokubona iinqaba zeenqaba zangexesha eliphakathi, iindwendwe zamabandla, izikhumbuzo ezizodwa zemvelo, imbali kunye nezokwakha.
Umlambo waseGauja unzima kwaye untle
Phantse yonke iMlambo yaseGauja igeleza kwimida yaseLatvia, kwicandelo elisempuma-mpuma. Ukuba ubheka kwimephu, unokuthi uGauja uzinikezele kwilizwe lakubo. Ukuthatha umthombo kwi-Vidzeme Upland, umlambo ugeleza ukuya empuma, kodwa xa ufikelela kumda waseLatvia- wase-Estonia , uphendukela ngokugqithiseleyo kwaye uqhube uhamba ngendlela yaseLatvia, ukuya kwiGulf of Riga , apho uphuma khona kuLwandle lwaseBaltic (kufuphi nomzana waseCarnikava).
I-Gauja idlalwa kwiimbali zamandulo, ingoma kunye neengxelo zabantu, njengomlambo ongeyantliziyo. Ngokuqhelekileyo ukuzola okukhoyo kwamanje kunye neendawo ezintle kwiindawo ezinxwemeni ngokukhawuleza ziphazamise ukujika kwexesha kunye nokupheka kwama-rapids ngee-whirlpools eziyingozi.
Ukususela kumthombo ukuya emlonyeni
Umgangatho ophezulu womlambo unzima kakhulu. Kukho amamitha amaninzi kunye nama-rapids. Ukususela kwindawo apho umlambo uPalsa ugeleza ukuya eGauja, okwangoku ihamba ngokukhawuleza kwaye igcwele. Ngaphaya kwebhuloho, apho i-"Pskov- Riga " ihamba khona, iqela elincinci leGauja liqala - iikhilomitha ezili-100 kunye neebhanki eziphantsi kweendawo ezincinci.
Ngokusondele kwisixeko saseStrenči, ukukhawuleza kwangoku, kwaye umlambo uphazamisa. AmaKayakers bathanda ukuphumla apha ngesikhukhula. Ukongezelela kokuhamba kakuhle, eli candelo leGauja libonakaliswe ngenani elikhulu lemilambo emifula encinane (i-Abuls, iLoyya, i-Amata, i-Brasla), eneendawo ezinxweme ze-canyon - indawo ezifanelekileyo zokuhamba ngeenqanawa kunye ne-kayaking.
Kodwa inxalenye ekhethekileyo yomlambo apho uMlambo waseGauja ubonakala kuyo yonke ubuqaqawuli bawo ungama-106 km ukusuka kuValmiera ukuya eMurjani. Apha ucinga ngezixeko zasendulo zaseLatvia: i- Cesis , iLigatne , iSigulda kunye neendonga zayo ezidumileyo. Umlambo wamanzi wamandulo uphantsi kolawulo lwentlalo kwaye luyinxalenye yeGuja National Park , ehamba ngaphezu kweehektha ezingama-90,000. Ibhankini lomlambo kule ngxenye, njengokungathi omnye umboniso oqhubekayo wemyuziyam ovulekileyo wendalo. Abakhenkethi bevela kulo lonke ihlabathi beza apha ukuza kubona:
- ubuhle obuhle bokuveliswa kwe-sandstone ebomvu , igolide kunye ne-grey, kwakhiwa iminyaka eyi-350 yezigidi edlulileyo;
- I-precipice ekhangayo e-Aivazu ;
- iindawo eziphakamileyo (Erglu, Leachu-Langu, Kuku, Sietinjiesis);
- emathuneni angaqondakaliyo (phakathi kwabo umqolomba omkhulu kunawo wonke eBaltic Gutman);
- iindawo eziphakamileyo ezivela kwi-dolomite ne-sandstone (iDzilnas, Zvartes, Kaubyu);
- iintyatyambo ezimangalisayo , ezibandakanya iintlobo zezityalo eziyi-900;
- "Olubomvu" u-Anfabricas kunye neLustusis .
Ngaphezu kwepaki yaseGauja, umlambo ukhula, okwangoku uhlala uxolo, kwaye iibhanki zentlabathi zifumaneka. Umlambo uGauja ugelela kwiGulf of Riga ngomlomo omkhulu (80-100 m).
Yintoni oyenzayo?
Umlambo waseGauja ungenye yeendawo ezikhethiweyo zeeholide eLatvia ukwenzela ukuba abaqhubi bezokhenketho abakhutheleyo. Ngokuxhomekeke kwimeko yomlambo nolwandle, unakho:
- ukuloba ;
- Jabulela iholide yakho kwinkampu ebhankini elincinane lomlambo ;
- ukuthatha inxaxheba ekuzonwabisa ngokugqithiseleyo kwiibhanki ezincinci zaseGauja , ukutyelela i "Park of sensations" okanye ngokwenza "uhambe emithini" (eValmiera);
- ukuhlaziya kwii kayak ;
- ukukhwela kwisikhephe, i-catamaran ;
- ukulungiselela ukuhamba okuthakazelisayo kwi-raft enkulu kunye nedonki elikhuni ;
- Hamba uhambo kunye neendlela zokuhamba kunye neGauja .
Ininzi evelelwe inxalenye yeGauja yintlambo yamanzi yasendulo (phakathi kweValmiera ne-Inčukalns).
Ndingafika njani?
Ukufikelela eGauja kulula, kuba ihamba ngeendlela ezihamba phambili kunye nezixeko ezinkulu.
Kukulungele ukufika emfuleni, ushiye kumgca " Riga - Pskov". Empuma, oku kungenziwa kwidolophana yaseViresi, nangasentshona ngaseMurjani (umgama ukusuka komgwaqo omkhulu ukuya ogwini ngowama-1 km).