4×4 Car Hire Uganda Company offers 4×4 rooftop tent cars with the opportunity for clients to set the pace of their holiday, offering total freedom and flexibility. They will be able to visit places off the beaten track, deciding how much time to spend there.
Self-drives in Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania are popular for Honeymoon couples, friends, small groups and families wishing to travel together. We certainly believe a self-drive holiday is one of the most enjoyable ways to explore the Uganda.
We have a selection of self-drive tour options available for areas across Uganda. The majority of our self-drive tours range from 7 days to months, depending on how long you plan to stay in in our beautiful country Uganda, and include “not-to-be-missed” tourist attractions and destinations. Tours can be customized to suit your individual requirements and special interests.
There are many routes to explore but most people tend to find the easiest routes to travel. You can settle in to the country in Uganda and start exploring the primate national parks and wildlife parks. However, there are many other parts of the country to explore on self-drive and these include.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Adjacent to the borders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the western arm of the Great Rift Valley, this Ugandan National Park was established in 1991. It was then named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1994. Bwindi loosely translates to “place of darkness”, thanks to extensive stands of bamboo and thick ground vegetation that hinder access by foot. Half of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas live in Bwindi Forest. The trek can be challenging, depending on the current location of your assigned gorilla family.
The Ugandan Wildlife Authority does an impressive job of making it a safe, well-controlled and managed experience. You can hire a porter, they were extremely helpful, not only carrying your day packs, but lending a hand in difficult walking spots. The porters are men from the local community, and this employment is an important source of income for their families. Please support this initiative, even if you feel you don’t need the assistance, because they do, and the charge is reasonable and believe me, you will be appreciative of their help.
At the end of a gorilla trek, you receive a gorilla tracking certificate” as proof of your accomplishment. Observing the mountain gorillas in their natural habitat priceless, Uganda gorilla permit costs USD $700. Seeing the gorillas in the wild is a bucket list item, and worth the trek.
It’s truly an amazing experience to get so close to these gentle giants in their natural habitat and spend one hour with them, a memory that will last forever on your self-drive holiday. Aside from the chance to chill with our distant relatives, Bwindi also offers a whole host of forest walks and half-day birding safaris.
Kibale Forest National Park
Kibale Forest is the primate capital of the world. This Ugandan National Park boasts the largest number of primates in Africa and is said to be the best place in the world for chimpanzee tracking. The park was officially established in 1993 and forms a continuous 180 km wildlife corridor with Queen Elizabeth National Park.
The park is home to 13 different primate species with habituated chimpanzees, rare Lhotse’s monkey s and the threatened red Colobus being the big three. However, most tourists come here because a visit to Kibale almost guarantees them a chance to see very relaxed chimps going about their daily business. After an initial briefing, the assembled tourists are assigned into several groups each under the guidance of a ranger and one security personnel.
A chimp trek does not guarantee a sighting but it is rare not to. Once sighted, you seat to observe the chimps rest, eat, interact, and even groom each other. A minimum distance is required to be maintained from any chimpanzee and should one approach the human group, it is advised to ensure maintain their distance. The rangers are amazing with helping each person see the chimpanzees and help with the trek.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park was founded in 1952 and named to commemorate a visit by the Queen of England. Covering an area of over 700 sq miles between Lakes George and Edward, it is the second largest and most visited park in Uganda. One thing about Uganda is that you get to see animals in a safari car, trek through forests and also watch animals while on boat trips on Kazinga channel that connect Lake George and Edward it’s on it that you are able to see birds, crocodiles, hippos, and many more animals. The Ishasha sector is good for sighting the tree climbing lions.
Combining self-drive with other forms of touring is the way to have the best of all worlds and is very common for our clients. Thousands of our clients have happily enjoyed a self-drive for all or part of their trips. We know which routes are easy and manageable and which routes may be only for the more adventurous.