The Uganda Wild life Authority (UWA) has organised a seven-day trip to Rwenzori Mountains to increase awareness about Uganda’s tourism potential among Ugandans, according to New vision, one of Uganda’s daily newspapers.
The trip, code-named ‘Trip to the moon,’ will begin on Tuesday, January 18 and end on Wednesday January,26. It will begin with a cultural ceremony at Ibanda-Bugoye, in Kasese district.
On January, 19, the trek team will then move to the Mountains of the Moon, led by the Rwenzururu cultural leader, His Majesty Omusinga Charles Mumbere, accompanied by representatives of several NGOs, associations and media houses.
The trekkers will first camp at Muhinga Nyabitaba camp.
The team comprises staff from the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry, members of the Association of Uganda Tour Operators, Uganda Tourist Board, representatives of the United States Aid for International Development-Sustainable Tourism in the Albertine Rift, as well as various media houses.
Mumbere will among other things sign a memorandum of understanding with the UWA team, which will officially allow the kingdom to perform cultural activities and related duties at the Bulemba sacred site.
The site houses the remains of Bukonzo’s first king, Isaiah Mukirinia Kibanzanga.
Mumbere will also open the Rwenzori Mountaineering Services building at Nyabitaba camp before continuing with the trek to Magherita peak.
Raymond Engena, the Uganda Wild life Authority concessions manager, said the trip was intended to appreciate and market the beauty and opportunities within the Rwenzori Mountains.
It is also aimed at encouraging mountain climbing as a recreational activity among Ugandans
