Category: Car Rental

Uganda has got a number of tour operators located in the different areas and this inspired me to make research about them before my journey to Uganda for a self drive tour.  As I was surfing on the different website, there I got 4×4 Car Hire Uganda one of the best tour companies in Uganda. Jackie being an exceptional tour consultant, she advised us on how we were to travel while on a self drive in Uganda.

we had to tour three main national parks of Murchison Falls, Kidepo valley national park and the Mountain Elgon National park. In our engagement with the company, we were advised to book the permits, reserve hotels from the three parks, how to access a self drive vehicle and even how to access a visa on arrival. Due to their trustworthiness and even the esteem they have towards clients, we sent them money to do all those described requirements on our behalf such that by the time we arrived to Uganda every necessity was cleared and for real this smoothened our journeys.

We were eight people so this was the same company which hired us a 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser which had a an open roof top which enabled some of my colleagues to take photos of the different animals and primates in the game parks we went to. This was hired to us at $200 USD per day. On arrival to Uganda at Entebbe airport we were given our car after signing an agreement and our booking receipt copies and permits as we had agreed with them and we proceeded to our destinations.

Our self drive tours in Uganda takes you to Uganda National parks and they start from Entebbe airport to Murchison Falls national park which is located in the north west of Kampala which approximately took us 5hours on the way to the park. But adjacent to the park is the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where the endangered rhinos are taken care of, since we reached in at midday to the park, we first went for our lunch at Paraa Safari Lodge which is in the heart of the park.

At exactly 2pm, we were already at the park headquarters for a launch trip on river Nile, this activity was charged us at $30 USD per person, this gave us a stunning view of the different wild animals and a frontal view of the falls down the streams, on the boat, we also go an added advantage of watching birds such as grey heron, Widow birds, Marabou stork, secretary birds and the Cuckoos as they were on the river line sides.

This activity lasted for 3hours as we were enjoying beers and sodas at the boat. We went back the hotel where we slept and early in the morning after tea, we embarked on our second activity of game driving charged at $20 with most of the experienced rangers from the park, during this we observed and took photos of buffaloes, leopards, lions, elephants, reedbucks, warthogs and herds of kobs as they were enjoying their habitat in search for food and also exercising their bodies.

I and my wife in January 2017, we booked gorilla and wildlife camping safari in Uganda and we had 19 Day Uganda Tour and Safari visiting the gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable national park and wildlife in Queen Elizabeth National Park among other parks. We did our gorilla trekking tour at the Rushaga side, and we were allocated to the Nshongi gorilla family and it took us like 4 hours walking in the mountain terrains looking for the mountain gorillas in their territory. When we met the mountain gorillas it was 1 hour we stayed with them taking the photographs and videos and later we moved back to the park headquarters for our gorilla trekking certificate!

Then the following day we had our stay at the Lake Mutanda enjoying the environs of the Lake and after we returned to our camping place, Bwindi Jungle Lodge, for our lunch and then in the evening we had to retire at the camp! Then the following we took second the gorilla tour visiting the second gorilla family and we visited the Nkuringo gorilla family and the experience was as amazing as the first experience, though this trek took us more time in the forest searching for the primate in their territory.

Thereafter, being filled with this experience 2 times, we embarked our safari vehicle and transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park via the Ishasha southern sector where we spotted a big number of African tree climbing lions and from this point we camped at the River Ishasha Camp, and at this point fire is set. Then in the morning we took a dawn game drive and more wildlife species were spotted.

Later, we transferred to the Mweya peninsula and we stayed at the Bush Lodge where we camped for the nights we spent in this park, and the following day we took early morning game drive searching for the wildlife like lions, elephants, buffaloes, water and bush bucks, and warthogs among others. After the 3-4 hours’ drive, moved to the Kazinga Channel for the boat cruise along the channel and over this cruise variety of wildlife and bird species can be spotted and more too like the elephants can be spotted after the boat ride to your way back to the lodge.

From this park you will have an amazing nature walk in the Maramagambo Forest and the Kyambura gorge and you will have chances of spotting more eco-tourism products like the primates, birds, butterflies, plants and other insects. And after you can spend the evening visiting the crater lakes and take the scenic photographs as the sun is setting off! Plus also visiting the Katwe salting point and here you can watch the flamingos in big number as the sun is setting off! Therefore I highly recommend camping safaris in Uganda with such reliable tours and travel company.