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    • Kibale N.P.
    • Kisoro
    • Kidepo Valley N.P.
    • Lake Bunyony
    • Lake Mburo N.P.
    • Lake Mutanda
    • Lake Victoria
    • Mgahinga N.P.
    • Murchison Falls N.P.
    • Nile Rafting
    • Queen Elizabeth N.P.
    • Semuliki N.P.
    • Sipi Falls/Mt. Elgon
    • Tea Plantations
    • Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
  • Tours
    • 5 days Tour Big Five Safari - Mountain Gorilla Coffee Tours
    • 9 Days Tour First Impression of Uganda - Mountain Gorilla Coffee Tours
    • 11 days Eastern Uganda Cultural Tour - Mountain Gorilla Coffee Tours
    • 12 Days Tour Amazing Uganda - Mountain Gorilla Coffee Tours
    • 12 Days Tour Uganda & Beyond - Mountain Gorilla Coffee Tours
    • 13 days Tour Uganda Total Experience - Mountain Gorila Coffee Tours
    • 6 days Tour D.R. Congo -- Mountain Gorilla Coffee Tours
    • Special Offers
    • Tailor made tours
  • About
    • The Team
    • Testimonials
    • Homestay
    • Projects
  • Contact

MEET THE TEAM

The Team


Julius Wetala

Position
Director

Experience
Degree in Business Administration from Uganda Christian University, 2002. Experienced in managing donor projects, handling farmers and farm related activities, Financial and Human Resource Management. Have worked as Personnel Manager with Toro and Mityana Tea Company, with Reynolds Construction Company as accountant and currently as a Business Manager at Mountain Gorilla Organic Coffee Estate Association, a USAID/ LEAD funded Project in Kisoro.

​Julius has also practiced volunteering with the Forest people in line with simple Agriculture for food empowerment in Mgahinga area.
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Pier Smith

Position
Co-Founder

Experience
University Degree in Sciences and Technologies for the Environment and Territory at Bicocca University of Milan (Italy). Thesis in the field of production and analysis of emissions associated with the transport sector. Ability to put in relation all aspects of an environmental  system. Five years experienced environmental scientist.
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Expert traveler, he was in Amazon, India, Ghana, Morocco, Turkey, he's also a writer and a photographer.

Innocent Zirarusha

Position
Community Based Guide

Experience
Innocent has 3 years’ experience in Tourism, he majors in Culture and Agro tourism. He is a holder on a
certificate in Tourism and Hospitality 2016, certificate in Uganda certificate of Education 2014. He
handles our community based activities like Batwa trails, village trails and Coffee farm experience.
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Ronald Kibaale

Position
Professional Safari Driver Guide / Adventure Specialist

Experience
Ronald has 2 years’ experience in Tourism, majoring in in Culture and Animal life. Holds certificate in Tourism and Hospitality plus a Uganda certificate of Education U.C.E 2014 and 2009 respectively. He is well varsity with tour activities in all national parks and cultural places in Uganda. Good at team with
excellent interpersonal and communication skills, adaptable and flexible attitude to work.

Vincent Musoke

Position
Professional Safari Driver Guide / Adventure Specialist

Experience
Vincent holds a certificate in Tourism and Hospitality plus a certificate in Uganda Certificate of Education (U.C.E). Professional Safari guide with wide experience in professional Safari guiding, excellent driving skills and great adventure travels. Has great experience in general Tour and Travel activities especially Flora and Founa, plus Bird watching. In the Albertine Rift Valley, he is one of the few guides that are more concerned about the endangered species as in conservation and Habitat description. Good at team with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, adaptable and flexible attitude to work, largely but not exclusively gained in the Tours and travel service industry, and other private investments which make good use of his expertise.
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Robert Ddamba

Position
Professional Safari Driver Guide

Experience
Robert is a holder of a Diploma in Tourism and Travel plus Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (U.A.C.E). He is a professional safari driver with excellent Communication skills, dynamic and well disciplined, time management and competent at work and assignments, and very Experienced in Vehicle maintenance and management. Holds 6 years’ experience in Tourism industrial.

Denis Kasaija

Position
Tour guide

Experience
Trained as a tour guide at Uganda Safari Guides Association USAGA (2009), obtained a certificate in Tour guiding as well as volunteering with the Uganda Wildlife Education Center in Entebbe home of the captive wild animals. A professional Safari guide with wide experience in Clientele Management, Safari guiding and great adventures travels, having a great experience in general tour and travel activities, his core competences are in Ethology, Bird watching and Geology of the Albertine Rift Valley species and landforms.
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Claudia Caracciolo

Position
Consultant

Experience
Environmental and Social Consultant and Project Manager with significant professional experience across Africa, South and East Asia, Middle East and Europe. Her specific expertise includes collaborating with an international team of experts to perform environmental and social projects, especially environmental and social impact assessment studies, Stakeholder Engagement & Consultation, Feasibility Studies. She has significant practical field experience performing baseline data collection, in addition to consultations with a wide range of stakeholders including national and local Authorities, as well CSOs and beneficiary groups. She has been collaborating with MGCT since 2017, liaising and managing clients’ requests, budget, partnership and tours’ proposal.

Roberto Cornacchia

Position
Consultant

Experience
Traveller, photographer, writer, travel blogger, webmaster and communication expert.

He dreams to travel the whole world but, though he has been to the five continents, has not visited half of it yet.

​The concept - and most of the pictures you'll find on this website - have been designed or realized by him.
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Address

P.O Box 5, Kisoro
Kisoro

Telephone

+256 777 412288

Email

wetalaj@gmail.com
  • Home
  • Treasures of Uganda
    • Batwa Trail
    • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest N.P.
    • Coffee farm tours
    • Fort Portal
    • Kibale N.P.
    • Kisoro
    • Kidepo Valley N.P.
    • Lake Bunyony
    • Lake Mburo N.P.
    • Lake Mutanda
    • Lake Victoria
    • Mgahinga N.P.
    • Murchison Falls N.P.
    • Nile Rafting
    • Queen Elizabeth N.P.
    • Semuliki N.P.
    • Sipi Falls/Mt. Elgon
    • Tea Plantations
    • Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
  • Tours
    • 5 days Tour Big Five Safari - Mountain Gorilla Coffee Tours
    • 9 Days Tour First Impression of Uganda - Mountain Gorilla Coffee Tours
    • 11 days Eastern Uganda Cultural Tour - Mountain Gorilla Coffee Tours
    • 12 Days Tour Amazing Uganda - Mountain Gorilla Coffee Tours
    • 12 Days Tour Uganda & Beyond - Mountain Gorilla Coffee Tours
    • 13 days Tour Uganda Total Experience - Mountain Gorila Coffee Tours
    • 6 days Tour D.R. Congo -- Mountain Gorilla Coffee Tours
    • Special Offers
    • Tailor made tours
  • About
    • The Team
    • Testimonials
    • Homestay
    • Projects
  • Contact