The A J Tours & Travel Team
Welcome to the A J Tours & Travel team. We are comprised of experienced drivers and guides, multi-lingual, Ugandan and British. If you are in search of specialist guides for birding, conservation, volunteering or even Herpetology focused trips, we have some great experts in our team.
We look forward to planning your trip and travelling with you!
Pascal Jobogo, Owner & Managing Director
Hi, I am Pascal Jobogo, owner of A J Tours & Travel. Here is a little bit about me:
My career started in the Virunga National Park of The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where I was trained in Hotel Management while working in the Hotel De la Rwindi. From there I went to Tunisia to gain further work experience before returning to work in Goma, DRC and with Meridien Hotels in Rwanda as Assistant Manager.
For a while I took my leave of the hotel industry and went to work with The United Nations in Rwanda on a nutrition project and from there travelled to Brussels to work with the European Community as a Chef for the next three years.
It was time to return to Africa and try my hand a running my own Hotel and restaurants which I enjoyed alongside working with The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Kampala, Uganda.
At the time when I set up A J Tours in 2007 I had become increasingly concerned about the communities of Queen Elizabeth National Park and commenced a working partnership with Association Keiser to address the health, welfare and education needs of the villages there.
While I share my love of East Africa with visiting groups and individuals, I continue to fulfill my own dream to help more of the communities of Uganda.
I look forward to welcoming you.
Andrew Bitamazire - Operations Manager
Hello I am Andrew and my job is to help put together the ideas and logistics for client trips across Uganda, the DRC and Rwanda. I am the one managing all of your reservations and the field team to ensure all goes smoothly. I have worked here at A J Tours for more than a decade and am committed to helping take the company forward. I look forward to helping put your dream trip together.
Stephen Mugarura - Accounts Manager
I am Stephen and I work in the Kampala office running the accounts for A J Tours and Travel since 2015. I have a diploma in accounting and have worked with Air France and other tour operators here in Uganda. I very much enjoy working here at A J Tours and am learning something new everyday - especially with the opening of our very own Euphorbia Safari Lodge.
Masika Daphin “Mercy” – Marketing Executive
Hello I am Masika Daphin, but my friends call me Mercy. I Joined the team in January 2023, having recently returned from working in Dubai for 4 years.
I have a diploma in Information technology ( I.T) which I achieved in my home country of Uganda and I am looking forward to using my skills in my new role, as marketing executive with responsibilities to include the maintenance of our social media accounts.
I will be based in our office in Kampala but will also work in the field including at our Sister company Euphorbia Safari Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park. I am really looking forward to expanding my role within both companies and to working with our Partners and Clients.
Adam Ndawula, Head Driver & Guide
Hello, I am Adam Ndawula, Head Driver and Guide here at A J Tours. I have worked closely with Pascal since 2004 and am a highly experienced tour guide covering Uganda, Rwanda and the Congo as well as Kenya, Southern Sudan and Burundi. I have travelled extensively in East and Central Africa and am fluent in English, Swahili and several other African languages.
I particularly enjoy talking about the flora and fauna of these countries - their characteristics, habitats and behaviours and with my knowledge can ensure you are safe at all times too.
Nick Greaves, Expert Guide (& Bird Specialist)
Hi, I am Nick Greaves, professional safari guide with a passion for the birdlife of Eastern and Southern Africa. I have been travelling and living in Africa on and off since 1976 and have worked with Pascal and the A J Tours team since its inception in 2007.
Having studied geology and environmental science, the shape of the landscape also fascinates me and I thoroughly enjoy sharing my passion and knowledge for these things with anyone who enjoys learning about them.
I have also had the good fortune to actually live in Southern Africa for more than 25 years and I have hopefully soaked up enough of the wilderness of Botswana and Tanzania along with Uganda to be able to share plenty of facts and tales that I hope will interest you.
Safari travel in East Africa with A J Tours is a must in my view and with the new Euphorbia Safari Lodge there is a great base from which to explore the bird and animal life of the region.
I am available on request for tailor made trips for those of you with a specific interest in birding.
Neil Trickett Expert Guide and Conservation Specialist
Hello, I am Neil Trickett, passionate conservationist, herpetologist, traveller of Africa and Zoo Director at Wild Discovery, based in the UK. I have been working and travelling with A J Tours since 2008 as a specialist freelance guide.
A.J Tours offer specialist guided tours for those with a passion for wildlife conservation and those looking to make their African travels a little more unique, adventurous and fun. In particular they focus on the aspects of the different ecosystems as they travel and on real wildlife changes and the conservation efforts that are going-on on the ground right now. If you book me as a guide , we can explore species of snake, the importance of bees, pollination, crop cycles, impacts of human population growth, the issues animals face as well as us humans and what conservationists are doing to help mitigate various problems.
I am available on request for tailor made trips for those of you with a specific interest in conservation or herpetology.