About Us

Gazelle Safari Company is a boutique tour operator based in Uganda organizing custom and tailor-madetour in a number of countries around the world.  We organize tours in Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt, Seychelles, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Thailand, and Hong Kong.

With both inbound and outbound operations, Gazelle Safari Company prides itself in providing memories to last you a lifetime at pocket friendly prices. We help you tick off your bucket list!

We hand pick the best accommodation options depending on the budgets of our clients but most importantly we look at service delivery, Safety, comfort, accessibility, view and scenery when choosing Accommodation.

Our excursions are fun and well though out. With expert multi lingual guides, comfortable cars, we have excursions for all ages and budgets.

We specialize in Wilderness Safaris, birdwatching safaris, chimpanzee trekking, Photographic Tours, Gorilla Trekking, Primate Safaris, cultural safaris, beach holidays, city breaks, shopping trips, honeymoons, destination weddings, mountain climbing, school trips, Group and solo travel, voluntourism and many more.

We are represented on SafariBookings.com.

Our Vision

To become a global brand in the travel industry. We want to walk the journey less travelled and bring diversity to tourism.

Our Mission

To provide hustle free travel, memories to last a lifetime, awesome adventures and breathtaking travel itineraries.

Our Values
WHY CHOOSE US:

Competitive Prices

We believe that travel is not meant to leave you broke therefore we ensure that our prices are reasonable and very competitive. Value for money is also one of our key pillars.

Good Destination Knowledge

We understand out destination(s) and are always ready to offer information and travel advise in the shortest possible time. Our Team is confident and will put the clients’ needs first.

Reliability

We deliver what we promise. No nasty surprises. We are also very flexible and reasonable. At the end of the day we want to create pleasant memories to last a life time.

Expert Travel Guides & Drivers

We employ local guides with good knowledge of the destination.  Are guides are trained in defensive driving, have good knowledge of birds, wildlife and culture of the destination(s).

All our guides are English speaking. Additionally, we have French, Spanish, German and Russian Speaking guides.

Best accommodation options

We handpick the best accommodation options to suit your budget at the best contracted rates.

We work with Town hotels, safari lodges, tented camps, luxury resorts, vacation homes, guest houses, and back packers. We can also arrange for homestays for interested clients.

Community involvement

We give a fraction of our earnings back to the community whilst encouraging our clients to engage in other community activities that enrich the communities directly.

When you support Gazelle Safari Company you are giving back to the community. We are also keen on voluntourism, eco-tourism and responsible tourism.

Our Team

ANN KALEMBE

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Annabel founded Gazelle Safari Company in August 2011 and officially registered it in July, 2014. Her love story with Tourism began as a university student in Makerere University while pursuing a Bachelor of Tourism degree which she later followed with a foundation Diploma in Travel and Tourism (IATA) and a Master’s Degree in Marketing. Annabel is in charge of the daily running of the company, marketing and product development. All this she does alongside her love for travel.

BRENDA NAMUSUSWA

CO- DIRECTOR

The ever smiling Brenda is one of our Directors and is in charge of quality and compliance. She ensures that all our products and services both outsourced and in-house meet the set quality standards. Her work takes her to lodges, hotels and tourist attraction inspections. She’s an outdoor goddess and has loves adventure.

MATHEW TUSUUBIRA

PEOPLE MANAGER

Mathew is in charge of Customer Experience and digital platforms. As head of our corporate division, he ensures customer satisfaction, which is very important to us. When Mathew isn’t working on the digital market space,he’s busy keeping smiles on the faces our clients as a city tour guide. His primary focus is building a deeper understanding of the needs of our clients, to help us deliver a service tailored around them. Armed with a long list of helpful additional services, Mathew is always on hand to make sure you get the most out of your experience with Gazelle Safari Company.

MS. OLIVIA NDAGIRE

RESERVATIONS OFFICER

After graduating from Makerere University Business School with a Bachelor’s Degree in Travel and Tourism Management, Olivia spent 6 years working in various tourist lodges in Queen Elizabeth National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Having gained valuable front line experience in hospitality she felt it was the right time to take her career in a new direction hence joining Gazelle Safari Company. Olivia now runs our reservations department while ensuring that accommodation, excursions, entry passes and permits are booked in time so that clients can have a truly fulfilling travel experience. Olivia is a lover of nature, an ardent birder and is also an advocate for Responsible tourism.

MR. KATO LABAN

SAFARI CONSULTANT

Laban graduated with a First-class Diploma inTravel & Tourism Management. He joined Gazelle Safari Company seeking a change of pace after gaining Tour-Guiding & Wildlife Management experience at Kavumba Wildlife Conservation Centre. He now designs and plans itinerary for both in bound and out bound travels while complementing his excellent tour guiding skills. Laban’s background in communications influences his approach to tour guiding he knows how to adapt his communication style to accommodate people from all walks of life. Combined with his drive and ambition to succeed, Laban’s future at Gazelle Safari Company looks bright. Outside work, Laban enjoys doing art & design, listening to music & reading the Bible on a daily basis.

MR. VIANNEY JOHN MARY

RESERVATIONS & AIR TICKETING

Vianney is a junior Reservations and air ticketing Consultant who has been with Gazelle Safari Company since May 2019.He is passionate about the travel industry.  His dedication and great sense of humor makes it easy to have him on our team. He always ensures that he gets the best flight deals with the shortest connections for all our clients. When he is not working with us, he is studying economics and hopes to become a great economist one day.