Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) with
its other partners has built a new trail on the Rwenzori Mountains to
complement the existing two for visitors to experience the destination in
shorter 1-3 day walks than before when it was 6-12 day treks.
Rwenzori Mountain has the third highest
peak in Africa and lies in the western part of Uganda along the Uganda- Democratic
Republic of Congo border. The new Mahoma nature trail is 28kms long ending at
the Nyakalengijo gate of the national park. It traverses the lower slopes of
the mountain to join the existing central circuit trail that connects to the
main gate of the park.
UWA hopes to increase the number of
tourism activities at the park and therefore attract a broader market in the
region. "The trail was developed to diversify the options available to the
visitors in order to enjoy touring the park", said Mr. Stephen Kigoolo of
UWA during the grand opening of the new facilities in Kampala recently.
A new visitor information center also
has been built on the slopes of Rwenzori Mountains to ease access to information
by the tourists. A Rwenzori mountains visitor information center has been built
with interpretive information about the mountain as well as a restaurant and
other services. "A new lodge linked to the visitor
center has also been opened to service visitors to the park and complement the
existing community camps in the region", said Mr. Fred Kizza, the senior
warden- in- charge, Rwenzori Mountains National Park He said the visitor
information center offers information about the history and ecology of the
mountains and their people.
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