Meet Uganda's 'Safari King'

Meet Amos Wekesa the self-made mogul oversees Great Lakes Safaris, one of the largest tour operators in Uganda. He has made millions introducing his clients to the splendor of his country, whether taking them on elephant treks in Queen Elizabeth National Park, or giving them an opportunity to get close to the local chimps at Murchison Falls.
 

"Personally I've traveled the whole world, and I think one of the things I am advantaged with is having seen my own country as a tour guide, and seen how the tourists were shocked about the beauty of this area," he says.

In the last few years, Wekesa has seen tourism numbers swell, but that wasn't always the case.

Though 2013 saw 1.2 million travelers (a 50% increase over the last five years), tourism was at a standstill for many decades in the aftermath of Idi Amin's bloodthirsty reign.