4×4 Car with Rooftop tent & Camping for Uganda Self-drive
If you need to save money on your next trip in Uganda, Self-drive is the best travel option. To make it more pocket friendly, choose to hire a car with rooftop tent and camping gear. On this option you save both on transport and accommodation. You simply ignore the expensive hotel rooms and go sleeping in the rooftop tent at the various tourist attractions. It is more flexible and this option offers you a chance to move to any place with your accommodation and the kitchen.
The adventure is really not only cost saving, but also more appealing for someone who has spent years enjoying the posh self-contained rooms. Escape from home and delve into what Uganda has to offer for a tourist who seeks something unique. Dont delay to book now.
Description of a Rooftop tent car
A rooftop tent car is usually an SUV with a folding tent installed at its top or roof. The vehicle can be a 4×4 Land cruiser Prado, V8, GX, VX and the Nissan LX series. We only choose these types of vehicles because there are very strong and highly raised from the ground. Vehicles like Vans and the Toyota Rav 4 can’t afford to carry the rooftop tent.
The folding tent has an inbuilt mattress, ladders used to access and openings like a door and windows provided for ventilation. These tents are manufactured using material that is waterproof. Even if it rains don’t expect to be disturbed by rain water except when it has an identified small holes. Each tent accommodates two people. The family tent accommodates up to four people though it’s very rare.
Camping gear
The camping gear is also provided to make the package fully equipped and ready for a camping adventure in Uganda. The list consists of a cooler box, folding chairs, a table, cooking gas, sleeping bags, cutlery, a Jerry, touches, camping lights, a lighter, barbeque, a flying pan, dishes, cups and sauce pans. An electric fridge is also available but at an extra fee. These things are provided when there are all clean and ready for use.
Rates per day
The rate for a Land cruiser Prado is about 65 – 70 USD per day, the V8 and GX is 80 – 85 USD per day. The Nissan LX series is 95 – 100 USD a day without fuel. Then, a Single tent (two people) plus the camping gear is 20 USD per day. If you need two tents, the charge is 40 USD per day.
Therefore, a Land cruiser Prado with rooftop tent and camping costs about 80 – 85 USD per day depending on the number of days for the rental. Clients who take the vehicle for long term often receive discounted offers.
Benefits of a 4×4 Rooftop tent car
Don’t wait to take a rooftop tent car for Uganda road trip. For this option, you save on transport and accommodation. There is no need to hustle with that thing of reserving self-contained rooms in advance. You move to every place with your accommodation on board. Moreover, you can easily change the travel plan in case there is other interesting places you would like to add on.
Car Rental requirements
To rent a car in Uganda, you must have the money required, a valid driving license and of the right age. For someone to drive in Uganda, you must be 25 years and above. On arrival you will be required to read the car rental terms and conditions. You sign on the hard copy and the car is handed over to you. You must follow these rules. The operator also asks to take photos of your driving license and the valid passport.
Places to visit with a roof tent car
With a rooftop tent car, you can visit any place or area in the pearl of Africa. Tourists get this type of car majorly to visit the tourist areas like National parks, game reserves and sanctuaries. You travel plan should not miss parks like Murchison, Kidepo, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale National park, Bwindi, Lake Mburo National Park, Semliki, Mountain Rwenzori, Jinja, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Lake Bunyonyi to name but a few.
To have the best of these areas, please sit down and draft a great plan. If you want to see the Gorillas, Bwindi or Mgahinga National park are the only places to go in Uganda. Chimpanzees are found in Kibale Forest. Then wild animals like Elephants, Buffaloes, Lions, Leopards and several antelopes exist in Queen Elizabeth, Lake Mburo, Kidepo and Murchison falls National Park.
Frequently asked questions for Self-drive in Uganda
Car break down: Once the car breaks down, don’t make any repairs before notifying the car provider. Mechanics in the field tend to charge huge sums of money for simple car problems. Once you go on and repair the car on your own, just know the operator will not refund that money. So, it is better you communicate to them about the car break down. The field operator will contact a specific nearby mechanic to come and assess the car. He fixes the problem and after you proceed with the drive to your next destination.
Pick up & drop off locations: Once you book the car, the representative from the car rental company will deliver the vehicle at the Entebbe Airport or a certain hotel in Entebbe town or Kampala city. Delivery in Entebbe and Kampala is done at no extra charge. For distant places like Jinja, Mbarara, Masaka, Mbale, Kisoro, Kabale and Fort portal, expect to pay extra fees for fuel, driver commission and his bus ticket.
Where to find Fuel? Fuel stations are found everywhere in the cities and towns. Most roads in Uganda have petrol stations every after few kilometers. The fuel sellers include Shell, Total, Stabex, Rubis, Luqman and more. When you want to refill, just visit a station and say I want petrol or diesel depending on the car.
There is a pump operator who helps to do the fueling. Make sure to look at the machine and see the amount of money put because some operators usually tent to put less fuel than the money paid. Some villages in the rural areas don’t have stations. So, be sure to get more fuel before you leave the town centers.
Where to go for shopping? Every city has many shopping malls for shopping. While in Entebbe, you can visit the Victoria Mall. For Kampala, you can visit freedom city, Acacia mall, Arena mall, Carrefour, and Akamwesi mall.
Speed limits & Traffic rules: Be careful while driving in Uganda. There is penalties for those who over speed or violate the traffic road rules. Make sure to know the speed limits. For Uganda, you can drive at 40 – 50 km/hr on the city roads and 80 – 90 km/hr along the highways. There is traffic officers along the roads who stop those over speeding. Once found doing so, you receive a penalty ticket. It indicates your name as the driver. So, you will have to visit the bank and pay this ticket.
Payment by credit card: Payment by use of a credit card is possible in Uganda but mainly in the cities and major towns. Once you go deep in the villages, you may fail to get service providers who accept payment by use of a Visa or Mastercard.
