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Are you connected to the tourism/travel/hospitality industries or travel media in any way? If so, please specify how (kindly include any relevant company names/Web sites!).: Travel Industry - Products in Africa.
Now situated in Uganda to manage Marasa Africa and their sister company Premier Safaris. I previously managed the head Office of EcoTraining the oldest guide training company in Africa known as the pioneers and leaders in field guiding and nature training. After working as a senior project manager in the corporate world for many years in Johannesburg and Cape Town I moved into brand management and marketing related projects. I joined the EcoTraining team as Marketing and Sales manager and learned a huge amount, not only about guiding but also about tourism. You can get hold of me on my email address gm@premiersafaris.com I also handle the SA tourism international media trip on a annual basis to promote South Africa as a travel destination.

On which destinations & travel topics can you advise members especially well?: Africa (Safari )

What destinations are you most interested in learning about?: South America

Other travel / language expertise?: Australia

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Trading Insults with an Angry Lion

EcoTraining wilderness camp, Mashatu, Botswana, Thursday 12 January 2012, is a day that will be etched upon my memory forever. I ran out of toothpaste.

Not life changing in itself, I agree, but it was the first in a series of interesting events that day which included having lasagne for supper (my favourite) and being charged by a lion.

Perhaps I should…

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Posted on March 25, 2014 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments

In Uganda, the Intimate Gorilla

Uganda is host to slightly more than half the world’s remaining population of mountain gorillas. With a wild population of just 880, mountain gorillas are one of the most critically endangered species on earth, according to Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, founder and CEO of CTPH (Premier Safaris Intimate gorilla experience partner).

Inspired by the emerging field of…

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Posted on October 9, 2013 at 10:04am

Solar Eclipse in Uganda – One’s in a lifetime adventure!

On November the 3rd, 2013, a total solar eclipse will pass over equatorial Gabon in Western Africa Congo, Uganda, Kenya and finally Ethiopia

For the experienced eclipse chaser in these locations, such a narrow and abrupt eclipse will come with a prominent presentation of the colourful innermost atmospheric layer of the Sun (the chromospheres) and a spectacular view along the axis of the Moon’s shadow.

The total phase of a solar eclipse is very brief. It rarely lasts more than…

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Posted on April 19, 2013 at 3:11am

East Africa Ground handling! INDABA INVITE

The ground handling specialist to Tour operators operating in East Africa product. The company assists Tour operators to ensure quality product in Uganda and Rwanda. We can also assist you with our lodges (Marasa Africa group www.marasa.net ) in Uganda and Kenya and the East Africa region.

Premier Safaris is an East African…

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Posted on March 20, 2013 at 5:08am

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At 2:22pm on June 12, 2011, Honeybadger Tours said…: how come we did not meet , how was it

At 9:30am on May 12, 2011, Vincent Onyango said…: what is the name of your camps?

At 9:29am on May 12, 2011, Vincent Onyango said…: Feel free to get in touch....and to pay us a visit we are in Nairobi.

At 8:39am on March 22, 2011, Lucy Corne said…: Hi Corne

Very much hoping to get to Indaba - I am just working out the logistics...

Lucy

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At 8:52am on November 5, 2010, Tripatini said…: Corne, welcome to Tripatini, the online travel community the New York Post called “Facebook for travelers.” On Tripatini, you can mingle with travelers and top travel experts alike, so everybody learns how to travel better and smarter. A few tips to get you rolling:

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