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4 Tips and basics for renting a car in Uganda

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Renting a car in Uganda is the process of owning a car for a short time. This is where the car rental agency entrusts their vehicle to travelers whether on self drive car rental or business trip with an aim of earning money. Economists say it is a reward for using the asset. The contractual agreement between rental car agency and the client for a given period for use of his/ her asset. Being a cost effective idea for independent travelers and being a trending change in. Travellers wishing to travel in a foreign country like Uganda are advised to use car hire services since shipping their own cars on board is more expensive compared to use the local car rental agencies for their designed purposes. Renting cars is not an easy task that one will come from the blue to opt for the service since you are not the owner. Below are 4 tips and basics for renting a car in Uganda. Booking in advance . Due to the increased demand for the cars, they are not readily available. The owner h...

6 Tips and basics for driving in Uganda

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Driving through the pearl of Africa is an inspiring lifetime moment for independent travellers that one has ever thought of and out to experience through these beautiful lands. The fact that Uganda was colonized by the Great Britain, it had to adopt some of her styles and languages like driving on the left and using English as it official language. Moving around with a four-wheel drive over the terrain roads across the pot holed murram roads and bumpy surfaced roads that are fully maintained throughout the course of the year. Eager for an inspirational self drive car rental in Uganda , one is able to explore deep through Uganda’s hidden treasures that will leave you wondering in a blink of an eye. The hidden treasures include Uganda’s National game parks and reserves, cultural and traditional norms of the indigenous people like the Batwa, the historical sites and all physical features Uganda is embraced of like the crater lakes, Lakes and rivers. Driving in Uganda has basics to ...

A sneak Look Into Kibale National Park in Uganda

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The primate capital of the world and yes the impressive rainforest harboring Humans closest relatives lies west of Uganda standing on   766 sq.kms land south of colonial town Fort portal. As continuously put, the early bird catches the warm and so is the beginning with the handover keys and travel insights from your right choosen Car Rental Agency to the home of primate apes “chimpanzees” also commonly referred to as Humans closest relatives. With all set behind the wheels to the western part of Uganda lies the Kibale National Forest Park, a lush green tropical savanna vegetation throughout the hills of Mubende til the extremely end approaching the tea plantations of Fort portal town. Where kibale forest National park is located. Through Fortportal, the gifted town of cool mod erate temperatures throughout the year. Also said to be the cleanliest among all the urban centers in the country. A one-stop point at Mpanga Market on a self drive car rental in Uganda allows...

Rhino Tracking in Uganda on a Self drive car rental.

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Rhinos in Uganda were tracked in Kidepo National park in the early 1960’s   but due to the civil   wars   and rapid poaching during the error of terror in the northern   region with the last Black Rhino being poached down in 1991, Ziwa sanctuary   located in Nakitoma Nakasongola is the only wild to watch the second largest mammals after the elephants. Either way the sanctuary can be accessed by Road with a self drive car rental in Uganda or preferably through a guided tour . Originally, they were 700 white Rhinoceros tracked in the park but currently 16 of them are left and can only be spoted after a 3 hours and a 260kms drive out of Kampala town which were initially re-introduced through the Rhino Fund Uganda at the Sanctuary. The word Rhinoceros comes from two Greek words “Rhino” and “ceros” that mean “Big Horn” and “Mud “respectively. The white rhinos are not originally white but being in the mud with their big horn in South Africa game parks they cam...

Self drive in Uganda and Common road signs

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Wish to travel in Uganda and worried of the way and the road signs to your destination?.   Past and gone were the days when most Ugandan roads were in bad bumpy conditions. Unsurfaced, pot holed and at times robbers on the highways. Its history and yes its safe too with a rented car in Uganda for a self drive through these beautiful lands. From Time since the National Resistance Movement (The current political party regime under Museveni) came to Power, the Roads and Influstructure sector was put to the fore front managed by the Uganda National Roads Authority an Institution responsible for road maintenance with her sister body known as Traffic Police to enforce rules and regulation along the Ugandan roads. Driving on our busy roads is a complex task and impossible to give rules and advise that cover every possible situation you will encounter.   Self drive in Uganda and on the surfaced roads reflect an inspirational and memorable journey however, common sense may...