Book with 4×4 Car Hire Uganda for a self-drive safari in Uganda. Uganda is the place to go for a self-drive trip. The experience of driving yourself around Uganda is exciting. With a self-driving safari in Uganda, you will be the one behind the wheel driving through what is often a national park or a reserve.
This type of trip is good if you’re adventurous, when you want to have the freedom to plan your own route, go at your own pace and be in the company of people of your choosing. And as an added benefit; self-drive safaris are a lot cheaper than guided safaris or organized tours. If this is supposed to be a relaxing holiday, consider a guided safari.
On a self-drive camping safari, you’ll spend quite a bit of time each day setting and packing up camp, and cooking, not to mention sleeping on what are usually thin mattresses which is a great experience. Uganda’s list of gazetted conservation area contains ten national parks and several other game reserves and forest reserves for which you can choose to visit.
Knowing your route, the best places to stop, how to stay safe, and how to get the most out of your experience can help make your self-drive safari successful and memorable. Uganda in particular support a wide variety of mammal and bird species which are not present elsewhere in eastern and southern Africa. The accessibility of Uganda’s forests when compared with those in West Africa means that, practically speaking, Uganda is almost certainly the best place to see a wide variety of African animals in their natural habitat.
When it comes to more conventional game viewing, Uganda is not a safari destination to bear comparison with Tanzania or Kenya, or for that matter the majority of countries in southern Africa. Nevertheless, Queen Elizabeth, Murchison Falls, and Kidepo National Parks support a good range of plains animals and if you are on a tight budget, the first two reserve are among the easiest and cheapest to visit independently anyway here in Africa.
With an overall wonderful experience filled with friendly helpful people, never forget wildlife and scenery which will leave you breathless. Whether it is the falls at Murchison Falls National Park, do the hike it is so worth it. Of more interest to tourists are Uganda’s forest reserve in particular the Budongo and Kanyiyo Pabidi Forest Reserves south of Murchison Falls National Park, both of which have tourist sites with camping facilities and trained guides who can take visitors on chimp tracking excursions and bird walks.
Track the Chimps of Kibale or the Gorillas of Bwindi you will have memories to cherish for the rest of your life. Your greatest challenge will be trying to keep up. And that is only a glimpse of what could await you in this adventure.
Always eat a good breakfast, you will need it!!!!! Bring a mask to see the chimps and the Gorillas, for their safety not yours!!! Enjoy lots of the local fruits, it is excellent. Buy Ugandan coffee, I did, and it is excellent. Whether your thing is Elephants or Giraffes or Hippos or Lions you will see them all. I saw more butterflies that I have ever seen in the most beautiful colors and to many little birds to even count never mind name.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to great numbers of animals and one is sure to spot them very soon into their safari. I particularly loved the misty mountains and the gorilla trekking activity in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. A short but intense adventure that still respects and protects the amazing gorillas. Lake Bunyonyi is definitely worth a stopover for relaxation, very serene and picturesque after tracking the mountain gorillas.
Man and nature can co-exist in harmony and that is something we need to think of and try to practice more. And this is why I keep returning to Africa.
Food was excellent (loved rolex!!), no stomach issues although tap water is to be avoided. The weather varied depending on the itinerary, it was hot in the savanna but quite cold up in the misty mountains so t shirts and fleeces would all serve well. Changing money to local currency is not very easy so you best change at the airport (we tried changing at a bank and they refused saying they would only change 50usd bill or higher!).
Bring dollars in large bills ($50 or $100) as you get a better exchange rate for local currency. Charging can be challenging in the more remote lodges so bring power banks fully charged if you can. Always carry your passport as many parks will look for it or at least the number of it.
