Uganda & Rwanda
Venture Uganda
"Venture Uganda are well known in the industry for being a professional, caring and trusted organisation. They use their wealth of experience to go 'beyond the gorillas' and craft really interesting nature and adventure tours and unique, authentic, cultural exchanges.
What I also love is how they quietly do the right thing. They support communities, buy land to re-forest, and carefully choose their local partners because it matters, not because they need to shout about it."
Mark Wright, The Adventure connection
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Uganda & Rwanda
From their headquarters in Kampala, the Venture team operate tours and educational visits across both countries.
Unique activities
Alongside the obvious highlights, Venture Uganda specialises in creating immersive experiences for FITs and groups that go off the beaten track. Expert guides showcase incredible wildlife and bird viewing, host authentic community visits and offer a wide range of activities (hiking, biking, kayaking, cycling and more). Their strong understanding of the education sector also enables them to design highly successful school and university programs that deliver exceptional learning opportunities.
Ethical travel
Venture Uganda has always believed that responsible tourism plays an important role in supporting local development. With positive impact travel at the centre of their ethos, they choose their providers carefully and give back in a multitude of ways. From buying land to re-wild indigenous forests to supporting a range of community projects, visitors can get involved in conservation efforts and have meaningful connections with local people.
Since 2010
Established for over 16 years, and born from a friendship between its directors, Venture Uganda is a highly respected and trusted local DMC. They have an abundance of expertise and in-depth local knowledge and have built strong supplier and community partnerships.
Lesley Harris
Lesley fell in love with Uganda in the mid-1990s while volunteering on an international development project, where she became friends with fellow director Byaruhanga Michael. A qualified teacher with a master’s degree in international development, she is now Managing Director at Venture Uganda and finds the region endlessly fascinating, full of adventure and wonderful people.
To find out more
For more information please contact The Adventure Connection team directly.
Signature experiences
Track lions with a local researcher in Queen Elizabeth national park
Explore Lake Muro national park by mountain bike
Learn how bark cloth is made and understand its cultural significance
Meet with a Park Warden to hear about the challenges of conservation work
Prepare a family meal together in a village home
Take part in a coffee farm tour, pound and roast a cup and plant a tree to celebrate
