Ancient Africa Safaris

Meet the Team

We are not a marketplace, and we are not a call centre. Ancient Africa Safaris is a small, senior team: guides, planners and storytellers who design every journey personally, then stay with you from the first call to the final transfer home.

Founder & Lead Safari Designer

Henry Kaweesa

Henry grew up between Kampala and his native village on the edge of Lake Mburo, and has spent more than ten years guiding and designing safaris across East Africa. He holds a deep passion for cultural safaris, gorilla trekking in Uganda and Rwanda, slept in most of the camp we recommend, and still leads a handful of journeys himself each year.

“A safari is not a product. It is a promise.”

Your safari family

Every journey is shaped by all of us, and guided by the best.

Ayub Kigozi

Senior Guide · Uganda

Born within sight of the slopes of Mount Elgon, Ayub brings more than twelve years and a grounding in tourism management to every journey he leads. He is at his best deep in Bwindi on a gorilla trek or among communities on a cultural tour, unhurried, meticulous about safety, and quietly devoted to showing guests the Uganda he loves. They request him by name, year-round.

Godwin Mugisha

Senior Guide - East Africa

Known to many simply as King, Godwin came to guiding by way of marketing. A degree in the field and early years at the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre sharpened his instinct for how a journey should feel. For well over a decade he has led travellers across Uganda, pairing that polish with genuine warmth and an easy command of the country's wildlife and culture.

Tell us your dream: one of us already knows the way.

TALK TO OUR TEAM