WILD GAZE SAFARIS More than just a safari
When Ernest Lugalla founded Wild Gaze Safaris in 2018, it wasn’t just to share the magnificent beauty of his country with travellers and adventure loving tourists. He wanted to give back to his community and Wild Gaze Safaris has been the perfect vehicle for doing this and for raising awareness for a number of important projects. Built on the foundation of over a decade of experience and wild life conservation which Ernest acquired as a professional Game Warden in the area. This period was an exciting time that saw him working as a protection officer at Wamimbiki Wildlife Management Area, the Kilombero District Council and working with the Selous Game Reserve. He also worked as a safari guide and driver for over ten years.
WHAT MAKES WILD GAZE SAFARIS UNIQUE? Wild Gaze Safaris makes full use of the beauty of their country and the diversity of their communities. Their tours focus on the southern
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circuit of Tanzania, which offers a vast endowment of tourism assets such as national parks and reserves. These areas suit wildlife safaris, photographic safaris, walking safaris, night game drives and boat tours. The Southern Tanzania is also home to a number of ethnic tribes that participated in the historic African liberation. These include the Hehe tribe and Ngoni who participated in the famous MajiMaji war 1905-1907. Also, large portions of this area are relatively underdeveloped with most of the population relying on subsistence farming. These communities exist in close proximity to the parks and game reserves sharing resources such as water with the animal population.
GIVING BACK “Soon after founding Wild Gaze Safaris, we managed to establish Wild Gaze Charity Foundation, with the motto: don’t just wave hands, stop and make an impact”,” Ernest explains, “With this we give ten percent of our gross sales to local
