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Jewel of Africa Safaris is owned and led by Neil de Jonge, a qualified safari ranger and Tourism-Management graduate who assumed full control in 2019 after his father and founder, Kobus de Jonge, stepped back from day-to-day operations.
Together, father and son combine more than 40 years of frontline safari expertise to guide the company's strategic vision while safeguarding the personal touch that has defined JOA since its founding in 2004. Neil directs product design, partner relations, and client care, while Kobus remains an advisory presence, lending decades of bushcraft and logistics insight.

Choose Uganda for Luxury Safari Vacation because of its mountain gorilla population, with 459 of these primates living in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park's misty forests. Uganda safari vacations has mountain gorilla families in Bwindi, allowing small groups of visitors to observe them for one hour each day as they play, eat bamboo shoots, and care for their young. The tree-climbing lions of Queen Elizabeth National Park have developed a unique habit of lounging in fig trees, making them one of only two populations in Africa with that behavior. Herds of 40 to 50 elephants roam freely across the savanna in Murchison Falls National Park, while pods of hippos numbering over 100 splash in the Kazinga Channel's waters. Visitors or tourists experience a Luxurious Safari Experience at premium lodges like Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, which sits at 2,000 meters above sea level and offers private cottages with personal staff. Sanctuary Retreats' Gorilla Forest Camp provides eight raised platform tents with handcrafted furniture and mahogany beds alongside expert tour guides who share their deep knowledge of the forest. The luxury lodges employ local staff from nearby villages, with 80% of employees coming from surrounding communities. Each property runs on solar power and harvests rainwater, showing how luxury tourism supports local communities and environmental conservation.

A luxury safari in Uganda differs from a standard safari experience, and it offers rare experiences like flying above Bwindi in a private helicopter to spot gorillas from the air before trekking to them on foot. Crater Safari Lodge near Kibale Forest offers guests the chance to join expert trackers for a special afternoon trek to spot the rare mangabey monkeys, which most visitors never see.
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