Uganda is one of the best destinations where travelers can enjoy self drive adventures. Boasting of ten national parks, the country is gifted with lots of attractions that tourists yearn for. Below are the most popular five places that are often crafted into tour itineraries for travelers taking self guided adventures;
Kibale Forest National Park
The popular Kibale national park is known to be the home to Chimpanzees and 13 other species. These are found in the great forest with unique plants and trees. The park is a neighbor to Rwenzori national park, Queen Elizabeth national park, semliki national park and visiting this place can be combined with the above mentioned tourist attractions.
It is possible to rent a car and drive yourself to this park. Even though Chimpanzee tracking is done on foot, you can park your car at the headquarter and then do the tracking.
There are two tracking sessions, the morning session and the evening session. When a client does the morning session, in the evening there is an option of visiting the Bigodi swamp. Besides Bigodi there are also other places you can visit like the Amabere gannyina mwiru, Crater lakes, Nyakasura hills etc.
Accommodation in Kibale for a self-drive client include, Kibale forest camp, Primate lodge, Kibale safari lodge, Isunga lodge, Then in fortportral, there is Kyanninga lodge, Raja hotel, Mountains of the moon and etc.
You can easily get your Uganda car rental and then drive to Kibale National park, Queen Elizabeth National park and then end with Gorilla tracking in Bwindi national park. Our 4×4 Jeep are reliable and you can visit all those parks with no problem.
Due to availability, tracking chimpanzees or habituation permits needs to be purchased prior. We can reserve for you the permit or purchase it from Uganda wild life Authority.
Camping is possible on some of the accommodations around the park. There are many other tourist destinations that can visited on self-drive in western Uganda. Some clients opt to track gorillas in Mgahinga national park which is near the border of Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. Just inquire with us, we have good cars.
Mount Elgon and Sipi Falls
Eastern Uganda is unique with different attractions and the landscape. Hire a car with us and drive yourself to Mount Elgon National Park. The park offer different routes/trails to reach Wagagai the highest peak and the most common one is the sasa trail.
The car can be left parked at the lodges or park headquarters and then hike the mountain. The park officials will organize for you the porters and guides to the highest peak.
The eastern region also offers the sipi falls located on Mountain Elgon. It is a series of three water falls found at the foot hills of the mountain. Sipi falls is one of the most visited sites in Uganda and one of the beautiful falls in Uganda.
Clients do nature walks to falls and enjoy the beauty and unique features there. Local people are the guides to the falls. On doing this activity you are helping the local people direct.
Sipi falls is found in Kapchorwa district near the border of Kenya. The mountain is shared between Uganda and Kenya and each country organizes hikes to the mountain.
From Sipi or mt Elgon, you can drive your car and visit the Nyero paintings, drive to Kidepo national park, Enjoy different cultures around the Bagisu, Sebei, karamanjong and many more.
Accommodation around Elgon include sipi sunset lodge, Mount Elgon guest house, Mt Elgon Hotel, Noah’s Ark hotel, Sipi river lodge, Mbale Resort hotel etc.
Camping sites are also available on some lodges and hotels around. You can hire a car and sleep in accommodation or go with camping equipment to cut the costs or enjoy sleeping on top of your car.
Eastern Uganda region is known for producing people good at athletics, the best people representing Uganda outside in athletics comes from Kapchorwa and the neighboring regions.
Lake Mburo National Park
The smaller Lake Mburo national park is one of the parks found near; you can drive there in one day and do the game drive or any other activity. The park is found in western Uganda and it can be visited on your way to Bwindi, or when coming back.
Though the park is not so big, it has many attractions and others cannot found elsewhere. Some of the animals the park offers include the Zebras, Giraffes, Impalas, Elands, Buffaloes, Defassa waterbuck, Leopards, Hippos, hyenas, topi and reedbuck. The park has the Lake Mburo where you can take a boat cruise and enjoy the sundowner.
There is horse riding at Mihingo lodge, Mountain biking, Then in the park, other activities include night game drives, cultural visits and etc. Among the accommodations in the park include,. Acadia cottages, Mihingo lodge, Lake Mburo safari lodge, Rwakobo Rock Kigambira safari lodge, Hyena hill lodge, pogo safari lodge, Mburo eagles nest and others.
From Lake Mburo national park, you can continue to Bwindi National park, Queen Elizabeth Lake Bunyonyi. And crossing the borders to Rwanda. We offer cars to cross the border but you need to inform us about it in an inquiry such that we give you necessary information and paper work to cross the car.
Some clients go to Lake Mburo with their families to enjoy weekends there. We have cars for families, both small and big and also in case the family need a good driver we have them for hire.
There are campsites in Lake Mburo national park where you can pitch your tent or park the car with rooftop tent. Weekend deals, Easter weekends, public holidays, Honey moon, all those services we offer and we have cars that can accommodate you. We have discount for Easter weekends and others even if the rental is short.
