IQatar Amabali: Ewe, Ungayenza I-Qatar Nge- $150 Ngosuku—Nantsi Irisithi

Ukuba uhleli kwindawo ethile phakathi kwe-Dubai ne-Doha uzama ukugqiba ukuba sesiphi isixeko oza kusikhetha kuhambo lwakho lokuqhagamshelana, akusafuneki uphinde ugogle emva kokufunda oku. Le ayisosincoko somculo malunga ne-Qatar ukuba lilizwe elinomlingo kuMbindi Mpuma. Olu luvavanyo lwehlabathi lokwenyani lokuba yintoni onokuyibona ngeeyure ezingamashumi amabini anesine e-Doha, ixabisa malini, nokuba kuyakufanelekela na. Isigwebo kuqala: ukuba uneeyure ezingaphezu kwesibhozo zokulinda inqwelo-moya kwaye uzimisele ukuphuma esikhululweni seenqwelo-moya, impendulo ngu — ewe, kuyakufanelekela.

I-Qatar yisingasi esincinci esiphumela kwi-Persian Gulf, malunga neekhilomitha ezisikwere ezingama-11,500 — incinci kune-Beijing. Yaba lelinye lawona mazwe atyebileyo eMhlabeni ngenxa yeyona ndawo inkulu yerhasi yendalo ehlabathini kwaye yabamba eyona Ndebe yeHlabathi ixineneyo embalini ngo-2022. Ngo-2026, i-Maroon — iqela lesizwe lase-Qatar — zibuyele kwinqanaba lokuhlungela, kwaye i-Hamad International Airport e-Doha ihlala iyingalo yezothutho kubahambi abangenakubalwa abahamba phakathi kwe-Asia, iYurophu, kunye ne-Afrika. Umbuzo ongundoqo: ileyibheli yase-Qatar 'iyabiza.' Kodwa ngaba loo leyibheli ichanekile? Makhe ndiphendule ngerisithi.

Iindaba ezimnandi zokuqala ngomgaqo-nkqubo wokungena: I-Qatar inika ukungena ngaphandle kwe-visa okanye i-visa xa ufika kubemi bamazwe angaphezu kwekhulu — jonga kwakhona ngokobumi bakho phambi kokuba ubhukishe. Ukufumana ukusuka kwi-Hamad International Airport ukuya kumbindi wesixeko lukhetho phakathi kweendlela ezimbini: uloliwe ohamba ngaphantsi komhlaba (uhambo olunye malunga ne- $3, i-Red Line ngqo ukuya kwisikhululo sase-Msheireb, imizuzu engamashumi amathathu) okanye iteksi (imalunga ne- $15–25 kuxhomekeke kwindawo oya kuyo kunye nexesha). Nasi isiluleko sam sokuqala: ukuba uneeyure ezingamashumi amabini anesine kuphela, thenga ipasi losuku lomgaqo kaloliwe eyi- $3. Uloliwe ohamba ngaphantsi komhlaba wase-Doha yenye yezona nkqubo zicocekileyo zothutho lukawonke-wonke eplanethini — andizange ndibone nelinye iqhekeza lenkukuma eqongeni.

Ngentsimbi yesine ekuseni e-Souq Waqif. Uninzi lwabantu lubhala nge-Souq Waqif emva kwemini okanye kwingxokozelo yangokuhlwa. Ndiza kubhala ngayo ngentsimbi yesi-4 ekuseni. Ngentsimbi yesine ekuseni, i-Souq Waqif iyavala. Umthengisi weziqholo uhleli kwindawo yakhe yokuthengisa, ebukele umdlalo ophindiweyo we-Premier League efowunini yakhe — igama lika-Almoez Ali likhazimla esikrinini. Ikati iphuma kwimfumba yeekhaphethi, indijonge ngononophelo, iqhubeke nokugada kwayo ebusuku. Abakhenkethi bokugqibela bathethathethana ngexabiso kunye nomthengisi malunga neemagnethi neziqhuma — 'Zintathu ngeshumi, ixabiso lokugqibela, ndiyavala ngoku.' Umoya usaphethe intsalela yenyama eqhotsiweyo kunye neti eswiti engayi kuphela ngokupheleleyo ezinye iiyure ezimbalwa. I-souq ngentsimbi yesine ekuseni inokunyaniseka okuthile — iyure ephambi kokulala — xa wonke umbala wayo nokukhwaza kwayo kuthe cwaka, kushiya nje umaleko ocekethekileyo wokudinwa noxolo lwe-souq ngokwayo.

Nali ixabiso lokwenene lovavanyo lwe-Doha lweeyure ezingamashumi amabini anesine: Uloliwe ohamba ngaphantsi komhlaba oya nokubuya e-Hamad Airport $6 / Ukungena kwi-Museum of Islamic Art $14 / Iidatilisi zangaphambi kokusa kunye ne-karak chai e-Souq Waqif $7 / Isidlo sasemini: inyama yegusha eyojiweyo kunye ne-machboos rice kwindawo yokutyela i-Al Terrace $18 / Uhambo lwesiqingatha sosuku lwaseNtlango ne-Inland Sea (kukhokelwa, kuquka ukuhamba ngeendunduma ze-4x4 kunye neziselo) $55 / Amanzi, i-snacks, kunye nesikhumbuzo esincinci se-souq $12 / Iyonke = $112. Ewe, andizange ndide ndifike kwi- $150. Ukuba uyasitsiba isiqingatha sosuku lwasentlango — masithi uneeyure ezilishumi elinesibini kuphela — ungayenza ngaphantsi kwe- $50. Ukuba ufuna ukulala ebusuku kwihotele eneenkwenkwezi ezine, yongeza $120–180. Kodwa ukuba uchitha nje ixesha phakathi kweenqwelo-moya ezimbini, iindawo zokuhlamba zasimahla zika-spa neendawo zokuphumla zasesikhululweni seenqwelo-moya zingcono kunokuba ucinga — kwaye zisimahla.

I-Khor Al Adaid, i-Inland Sea, yinto engaqhelekanga ngokwendalo — iindunduma zesanti ezitshonela ngqo kumanzi aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka angekho nzulu e-Persian Gulf. Njengoko i-Toyota Land Cruiser yayicanda iindunduma nge-engile yamashumi amathathu ezigidigidini, umculo owawuphuma kwizithethi zomqhubi u-Hassan yayingeyiyo 'imvakalo yoMbindi Mpuma' onokuyilindela — yayingamagqabantshintshi e-Premier League e-Brentford ichasene ne-Crystal Palace. 'Ngaba abantu base-Qatar bayayibukela iligi yasekuhlaleni?' Ndabuza. 'Hayi,' watsho, ekhomba intlango kwisipili esingasemva. 'Abantu base-Qatar babukela i-Premier League kuphela — ngaphandle kokuba thina ngokwethu senza iNdebe yeHlabathi.' Ilifa lika-2022 alikho kuphela kuyilo lwamabala ezemidlalo e-Doha — likwimeko apho abantu abaqhelekileyo beli lizwe bephinda becinga ngobudlelwane babo nebhola ekhatywayo.

Ngentsimbi yesithandathu ngokuhlwa, ndandimi phambi kweefestile ezisuka emgangathweni ukuya eluphahleni ze-Museum of Islamic Art. Imigca yejiyometri ka-I.M. Pei yayiqingqe isibhakabhaka sase-Doha ukuba sibe ngumfanekiso ogqibeleleyo — ngasekhohlo, iinqanawa zesintu zazidada ethekwini; ngasekunene, ubuso beglasi be-West Bay CBD babonisa ukutshona kwelanga lwentlango. Umsebenzi wolwakhiwo wase-Pakistan wema ecaleni kwam — wayesaphethe isilaphu esikhanyayo kwimpahla yakhe yokusebenza — ejonge kwakweso sibhakabhaka sinye. Wandixelela ukuba usele e-Qatar iminyaka elishumi elinesibini kwaye usebenze ubuncinane kwii-tower ezintlanu ze-West Bay. 'Ngaba usapho lwakho lwakha lwaya e-Doha?' Wanikina intloko wakhomba kwizakhiwo eziphakamileyo ngaphandle: 'Bayibonile imifanekiso. Ayifani nento yokwenene.' Lo mzuzu awukho kuyo nayiphi na incwadi yesikhokelo sokuhamba, kodwa bubuso bokwenyani bokuhamba e-Qatar — elinye icala lobutyebi ngabantu abakha obo butyebi.

Ndabuya e-Hamad Airport ndisele iiyure ezimbini ngaphambi kohambo olulandelayo ngenqwelo-moya. Ivenkile ye-duty-free yayithengisa iziqhuma zeqela lesizwe lase-Qatar — umbala omnyama we-maroon, umfuziselo we-Maroon uhonjiswe kwikona enye. Ndathenga enye. Kungekuko ngenxa yokuba ndingumxhasi wabo — kodwa ngenxa yokuba ndandichithe iiyure ezingamashumi amabini anesine kuphela kweli lizwe kwaye ndandisele ndibone ngaphezu kokuba uninzi lwabahambi abadlulayo luyibona: ikati kwi-souq yangaphambi kokusa, amagqabantshintshi e-Premier League omqhubi wentlango, isibhakabhaka somsebenzi wolwakhiwo, irisithi ye- $112.

Ke, ngaba i-Qatar iyakufanelekela? Kuxhomekeke kwinto oyithelekisa nayo. Ukuba uhamba ngenqwelo-moya usuka e-Asia ngokukodwa ukuze uye eholideyini — ngaphandle kokuba unomdla okhethekileyo (ubugcisa bama-Islamic, ukukhempisha entlango, i-Formula 1), iintsuku ezintathu e-Doha zingavakala zibiza kwaye zimfutshane. Kodwa ukuba uhamba phakathi kwe-Asia, iYurophu, kunye ne-Afrika ngefestile yeeyure ezisibhozo ukuya kwezingamashumi amabini anesine — impendulo yile: phuma esikhululweni seenqwelo-moya. I-Qatar ayisiyondawo oza kuyibona kube kanye ebomini. Kodwa inokuba yindawo yakho yokulinda inqwelo-moya yobomi bonke. Kwaye ukuchitha i- $112 ukuze uzenze uzikhumbule uhambo lokudlula lilungelo elingcono kakhulu kunokulala esitulweni sesikhululo seenqwelo-moya iiyure ezisibhozo.