Are you planning to visit Uganda? It’s not too late and you can explore the Pearl of Africa on a self-drive holiday experience. With this option you can rent a private 4×4 jeep from 4×4 Car Hire Uganda and then you drive your self without any hassle.
Car rental agencies like 4×4 Car Hire Uganda offers an endless list of suitable 4×4 jeeps to hire that could be fit into your budget. Among the 4×4 jeeps includes the 4×4 Rav4, Land Cruiser Prado TX/TZ, Land Cruiser V8/GX, Double Cabins and then the strongest LX hardtop though this hardtop some times tends to come with drivers especially the 07-seater.
Most of the travelers that come to Uganda have resorted to hiring 4×4 jeep with rooftop tent in an intense to reduce on costs of accommodation, but with our good reputation with some tented camps we can help you secure rooms totally discounted and you can do road trip adventure but with the stay in rooms and enjoying meals.
Therefore, if you want to take this kind of road trip in Uganda of driving your self and staying in lodges you can book with us and we shall arrange for you everything at a very discounted prices of the camps and some of the camps to stay includes below.
When you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, one of our staff will be ready at the arrival lounge waiting for you with your booked 4×4 jeep and transfer to the Cycads Guest House – Entebbe where you will relax from after your long flight from Europe and then the next day you can start your self-drive holiday in Uganda or with other neighboring countries like Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania.
Cycads Guest House is a small boutique facility just located in the cool and quiet environment of Entebbe town, overlooking the airport and the Lake Victoria. The facility has 10 affordable rooms and staying here you can easily have dinner in their restaurant if you don’t want to move around looking for food and breakfast is included on the friendly rate that is charged per room.
From this facility you can spend your humble nights at the pocket friendly in the town before or after your self-drive holiday in Uganda and from here you can to the Mabamba wetland and search for the rare shoe stork bill on a local canoeing or motor boat with the local in Kasanje – Nakawuka Wakiso District of Uganda.
Also, we can help you arrange your visit to the Ngamba Islands Chimpanzee Sanctuary and spot the orphaned chimps in the jungle and with the sanctuary’s speed boat you can take like 90 minutes’ drive to and from and reaching the sanctuary you will be briefed about the conservation protocols of the place. Here you can get involved in the feeding session experience of the chimpanzees.
More so if you are interested to explore Kampala the capital city of Uganda on this road trip your planning is not wrong as this city is so amazing during day and night and always, we recommend you to stay at Red Chill Guest House – Kampala that is found in the outskirts of Kampala, Butabika and with the cool environment of this place nearing the corridor arm of Lake Victoria you will love the place that is a quite a bit noise free.
Visiting Jinja on your self-drive with rented 4×4 car is a must, this is the tourism adventure city of Uganda. Jinja is found in the eastern corner of Uganda and famously known for the River Nile and from this historical River there is so many tourist activities to experience and these includes the Rafting the Nile, Bungee Jumping, Tubing, boat cruise among others and here the suitable camp to stay is the Nile River Explorer Camp, it is just set at the shores of the River and staying here you can enjoy more complementary activities like the Water sliding and the sun set boat cruise towards the source of the Nile and this boat comes fully stocked with an open bar and snacks.
The Nile River Explorer Camp has got 03 set of accommodation facilities that is the cottages, safari tents, dormitory and then the camping grounds that are provided to those travelers with own ground tents or with the 4×4 rooftop tent vehicles. Staying here you will have the full experience of Africa as at night while with your Nile beers you can enjoy the camp fire and Nyama Choma is also not forgotten by the management of this camp.
Before you leave this camp on the next day you can take a few hours walk around the village and to the nearby Bujagali falls and also if you have a enough travel budget why not experience the quad biking and when you get out the gates of Nile River Explorer Camp you will in front of you just few kilometers see the offices offering the quad bikes and they have various interesting routes and the choice is on your side which one to experience depending on how much you would want to spend and if you more time Jinja has a lot to offer.
Though we have not planned for this visit but from the staff of the camp, Emma suggested us to visit the Busowoko falls and when you arrive at this place you will feel the treasure and beauty of Uganda and still from here you can think that not to leave the place and if nearby communities get idea of setting an eco – friendly camp near this fall it is worthy to take a night near these falls.
From Jinja you can continue your journey to Mount Elgon National Park where you will enjoy Sipi Falls and experience the coffee tour with the local communities here stay at Sipi River Valley Lodge offering the scenic view of the beautiful landscapes. If you are looking for the hide place to relax your minds after the busy working days before your holiday this is the area you can spend as many days as you want and take more educative hikes that are arranged by the locals.