jangu

For Uganda experience hosts and operators

Become a Founding Jangu Operator

Get more bookings for your Uganda experience — without building your own booking system. Jangu helps selected hosts, guides, activity providers, and experience businesses create trusted, bookable listings for locals, visitors, families, groups, and travelers.

Prefer email? Reach our operator team at partners@gojangu.com.

The problem

Running bookings across WhatsApp, DMs, and calls is hard to scale

Many Uganda experience providers still manage bookings through WhatsApp messages, Instagram DMs, calls, spreadsheets, and referrals. That can work when volume is low, but it makes it harder to confirm bookings quickly, collect payments, manage availability, and reach new customers.

Jangu helps turn your experience into a clear, trusted, bookable listing customers can understand before they contact you.

What hosts get

A practical booking layer, not another inbox to manage

Get discovered

Reach locals, expats, diaspora visitors, tourists, families, and groups looking for trusted things to do in Uganda.

Accept easier bookings

Let customers book online, pay with Mobile Money or card, and receive clear WhatsApp and email confirmations.

Reduce back-and-forth

Show your price, schedule, location, capacity, cancellation terms, and what's included before customers contact you.

Stay in control

You approve your listing, availability, pricing, capacity, and booking rules before going live.

Who should apply

Built for direct Uganda operators

  • Adventure and outdoor activity providers
  • Boat teams and water experience providers
  • Food, culture, and city tour hosts
  • Workshop and creative experience providers
  • Nature, wildlife, and birding guides
  • Family-friendly activity providers
  • Group trip and road trip organizers
  • Corporate and team-building providers
  • Nightlife, music, and social experience organizers, where safe and appropriate
  • Hospitality businesses offering unique local experiences

Jangu is built for direct operators and hosts. During the founding operator phase, we are not prioritizing unverified resellers.

Why join early

Join the first curated Jangu launch collection

We're starting with a limited group of trusted founding operators before opening Jangu more widely. Early partners will help shape how Jangu lists, promotes, and manages bookable experiences in Uganda.

  • Early visibility in launch collections
  • Support preparing your first listing
  • Feedback on pricing, structure, and booking flow
  • Opportunity to be featured in early campaigns
  • Chance to shape the operator experience before wider rollout

How it works

From application to booked guests

  1. Apply or contact the Jangu team.

  2. We review your experience.

  3. We prepare your listing with you.

  4. You approve pricing, availability, capacity, and booking terms.

  5. Customers discover and book your experience.

  6. You receive booking notifications and payouts according to agreed terms.

What we need from you

A few details get your listing ready

  • Experience name and description
  • Photos or short videos
  • Price per person or per group
  • Available days and times
  • Capacity
  • Meeting point or pickup details
  • What is included and excluded
  • Cancellation policy
  • Safety notes where relevant
  • Contact and payout details

Trust and quality

Curated and verified, not catalog-sized

Jangu is designed around trust. Every listing should be clear, accurate, and useful before it goes live. We care about quality more than catalog size.

  • Verified operators
  • Clear pricing
  • Clear meeting points
  • Transparent cancellation terms
  • Safety information for adventure, water, wildlife, nightlife, transport, and group activities
  • Verified customer reviews when bookings are completed

FAQ

Questions operators usually ask

Is there a setup fee?
There is no setup fee during the pilot and founding operator phase. Jangu earns when bookings are made, based on agreed commercial terms.
Do I need my own website?
No. Jangu can give your experience a professional listing page.
Can I control my price and availability?
Yes. Your listing details, price, capacity, and availability are agreed before going live.
How do customers pay?
Jangu is designed to support Mobile Money and card payments, with booking confirmations sent through WhatsApp and email.
Can I accept or reject booking requests?
Some experiences may be instant-confirmation, while others may use request-to-confirm depending on capacity, schedule, and operator readiness.
What kind of experiences is Jangu looking for?
High-quality, reliable, bookable experiences across Uganda, especially around Kampala, Entebbe, Jinja, Mabamba, and Lake Victoria during the launch phase.
What happens after I apply?
The Jangu team reviews your application, contacts you for more details, and prepares a draft listing if there is a strong fit.

Ready to become a founding Jangu operator?

If you run a high-quality experience in Uganda, we'd love to hear from you.