Meet our Dream team
Gecko Safaris was founded back in 2005 to meet the demand for specialist skills in African Luxury Holidays, Group tours, Family tours, Hiking tour, Gorilla trekking safaris, Walking Safaris, fully independent travellers and tailor-made travel. Our founding Directors have decades of travel experience under their belts, and work hands on, answering the phones and creating itineraries, alongside our experienced and passionate team of Travel Designers. A dedicated group of travel specialists, we have spent many years perfecting our craft! Some of the team are very specialised in certain areas of the world, but there will always be someone who will gladly assist you wherever you choose to go.
The Directors Gecko Safaris
Alpha Okello
View profileAlpha is an inveterate traveller – 89 countries and counting. Recent travels have seen Alpha ramble through Zambia, visiting the Victoria Falls is a waterfall on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, which provides habitat for several unique species of plants and animals and other national park including All Parks & Reserves · Bangweulu Wetlands · Blue Lagoon National Park…
Mugerwa Sarah
View profileShe was born in Uganda and grew up in Kenya, Sarah travelled by road from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Congo DRC, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan, lived for several years in Egypt and has spent time in Europe for studies, Asia, Canada and parts of South America. Sarah revels in journeys involving Egypt, Israel and Jordan, feeding her passion for…
Hanish Bosenibaringana
View profileShe was born in Rwanda the country of thousand hills but due to the genocide which in 1994 and before the 100 days her parent moved to Uganda when she was only 13 years old, she studied in Uganda .With decades of experience belying his youthful countenance, Hanish has been involved in developing unique travel experiences for the Primate destinations…
Meet our Travel Consultants and office support staff.
Sparkle Ella
View profileBorn in Uganda she is half Tanzanian and half Ugandan I was struck by the travel bug when my older brother won a family trip to Miami Beach at a young age! I have worked in the industry across the UK, AU & NZ for many years, including working on films, TV & radio, and with music bands as well…
Vanilla Mutombo
View profileI am from Kibati in Goma the eastern part of Congo DRC - the only country with Mountain and lowland gorillas and only country were you can easily find a new type of monkey 6 months . do you want to see bonobos ?? okapi?? Just contact me. I have been part of Gecko safaris since 2008 having had an…
Serina Mbabazi
View profileI have been part of the Gecko Safaris reservations team since 2010 and enjoy all aspects of my role. My work entails booking hotel reservations, including transfers, day tours and guided tours throughout East Africa. My role is certainly busy, and I enjoy the excitement and buzz around organizing these packages that I know the client will love. The ultimate…
Edith Ayebare
View profileEdith has been with Gecko Safaris since 2010 and in that time, she is a senior accountant with certified public accountant (CPA) she has introduced the company to hundreds of charities and organisations. As part of her role she has travelled to Tanzania, Kenyan, Namibia and south Africa. Highlights include canoeing down the Zambezi and working on community projects in Uganda Rwanda.…
Our Tour Guides
Ben Kyeyune
View profileSince 2000 I have been guiding and doing private tours on African continent in countries like Uganda, Rwanda, Congo DRC, Tanzania, Kenya and Zambi. I have been a professional guide since 2003. I also trained and worked an assistant wild life photographer and animal tracker for docentaries. I worked for several years in this field and started an environmental education…