Our Team
Our own friendly and well-trained staff
All our tours are managed by our own friendly and well-trained staff or by our carefully selected certified partners to ensure unique and highly personalized travel experiences supported by an exceptional level of customer service.
“Our International team combines in total 10 years of Experience in the field of tourism and the best of both worlds”
Yvonne Hilgendorf, Dipl. Geography
Owner of Manya Africa Tours Limited
Yvonne has worked for different hotels and tour companies in Uganda as Director of Sales and Business Development Manager and helped them to develop into most efficient teams and very successful businesses. As a German native having lived and worked in Uganda for the last 10 years and her wealth of experience, she can proudly be called Senior Travel Consultant.
She holds a Diploma in Tourism Geography, Economics and Psychology of University Trier, Germany. She lived and worked in communities in Ruboni, Ruwenzori Mountains, Bigodi Wetlands, Kibale Nationalpark and Bushara Island, Lake Bunyonyi in order to research for her thesis and published a book out of it with the title “Community-based Tourism als Form des nachhaltigen Tourismus in Uganda” in Germany.
Now it is time to make her dream come true of having her own Tour company and travel consultancy based in Uganda and dealing with travel arrangements within the whole of East Africa.
Through 10 years’ experience in the tourism industry of Uganda and many travels to other East African Countries she is very familiar with Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. Her dream is to bring the beautiful and colorful but authentic side of Africa close to her clients from all over the world.
Kizito Joseph Carlos
Head of Logistics and field guide
Carlos was born in 1978 in Kampala and is one of the best driver guides in Uganda.
From July 2012 he has been a free-lance guide for several tour companies in Uganda and Kenya. He knows all different National Parks and Reserves from top to down and he loves planning and organising safaris within whole East Africa.
Carlos is an expert in finding leopards and therefore called the Leopard Man.
He loves the nature and wants to create valuable memorable experiences for our clients.
At the same time, he wishes to keep the good image and reputation of the company.
Patrick Atima
Specialist Fishing and Birding Guide
Patrick is working with us since over 6 years and is a tour guide since over 10 years. He is a very professional and licenced tourist guide.
He knows each and every corner of Uganda and even how to spot the tiniest birds.
Even if you would like to go fishing for the famous Nile Poarch, Patrick knows where to find them.
His love for the job and his strategical planning makes him to one of the jewels of Manya Africa Tours.
Asaale Sarah
Reservations and Tour planner
Asaale Sarah is a reservations and tour planner personnel at Manya Africa Tours. Her job entails converting enquiries into bookings, budget planning and ensuring that reservations are made promptly and appropriately. She values honesty, loyalty, decisiveness and is a good team player which makes it very easy for her to fit it and stand out at the same time.
She is born in Uganda and is a passionate advocate for responsible and sustainable tourism. On her travels around Uganda, she fell in love with the “big five” animals along with the rest of wildlife living in the region. Apart from the wildlife, she’s also been captivated by the people in different areas and tries to visit the local communities to see how they live alongside wildlife, so as to get a great picture of life in the wilderness like the Karimajong and Batwa people. She loves to travel and see places and is passionate about showing the rest of the world what an extra ordinary place Uganda is.