Mountain Climbing To Be Promote In Uganda
Uganda is blessed with and abundant amount of natural resources which have yet to be properly utilized. Among these are its mountains. Mountain Rwenzori has the 3rd highest mountain peak (Margherita summit) in East Africa Uganda after Mountain Kilimanjaro and Kenya respectively. The others are Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda and Mount Moroto in the North Eastern region of the country. The Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry in association with Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) have identified four of the countries main mountains to promote tourism in the area of mountain climbing.
The mountains that have been identified are Mountain Rwenzori in the west, Mount Moroto in the north east, Mountain Elgon in the East and Mount Muhabura in the south east. It is through ventures like these that the country is sure to not only protect but also increase the livelihood of the communities around these mountains through the improvement of the infrastructure.
This was announced by the state minister for Tourism, Trade and Industry, Mr Rukundo who became the first government minister to climb the Rwenzoris upto the Nyabitaba camp. It is recommended that it is imperative to have good knowledgeable guides and that the huts and accommodation facilities should be improved upon by the park officials of the four mountains.
Rwenzori mountains the most popular of the four has a bed capacity of 75 with about 1000 tourists visiting every year. However, according to Mr. Guma, the senior warden they intend to open five routes to the mountain and also increase the standards of the huts and facilities so as to see an increase in the number of tourists visiting the park.
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