Uganda is the pearl of Africa and gifted by nature. It is located in East Africa with beautiful land scape, Rivers and great lake. Visitors choose to visit this country to see the wonders it can offer and also there are many ways to tour around the country. Among them, cheap car hires are available for those who prefer to drive themselves around.
There are many cheap Uganda car rentals and the most popular options are 4×4 Rav4, 4×4 Land cruise Prados, Toyota 4×4 Omni bus or safari van, Toyota 4×4 super custom and many others. Cheap car hire can be with camping gear, either with ground tent or Rooftop tent car.
Cheap car hire comes with advantages, since it is cost effective, visitors are able to do long rentals, package more destinations, and also do cross border trips. For those who do not know how to drive, visitors can hire a driver and then sit to enjoy the trip.
Ways how to minimize costs on the trip
-Rent a less fuel consuming car. This helps to save some money on the trip. Which can be used to cover more places.
-Rent a cheap car and discounted car rentals to enable save money for activities in different tourism destinations
-Travel in groups, friends and many more. This helps to distribute costs between members.
-You can choose to do a camping trip whether with ground tent or with rooftop tent to minimize on the costs on booking accommodation lodges.
-Try to have an Itinerary, this will save you from driving to places which were not planned.
-Follow the Itinerary and spend planned nights at a destination to minimize on the costs.
-Booking in advance is paramount, this reduces on last minute costs and also it gives a company space to reserve a good car for the trip.
-Avoid un necessary expenses on the trip. Like eating from luxury restaurants.
-Booking your flight early also can reduce on the costs.
-Travelling to budget destinations can also reduce on the costs.
– Look for discounts, for instance when booking a car, check for discounted permits, and deals. For instance, in Uganda, visitors from Africa, they pay 500 USD for gorilla permits.
-Look for cheap accommodations which can fit in the budget
-Pack wisely, this helps to pay for extra luggage on the plane and also make sure you have essentials to avoid buying them on the trip.
Destinations which can be done by a budget traveler on car rentals.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
This is strategically located in western Uganda. The park has many tourist attractions to offer to visitors, Activities which can be done here include, Game drives, Boat cruises, Chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura and many more. This park has cheap lodges, camping sites where budget travelers can spend nights.
Lake Bunyonyi:
This is among the deepest lakes in Africa, located in Kabale. The lake can serve as a relaxation place, it can be for honey moon. Some of the activities include, boat cruises, Zip lining, visiting Batwa Communities in the islands and many others. There are many cheap accommodations around and the activities around the lake.
Lake Mburo National Park:
Lake Mburo national park is just a half day drive from Entebbe or Kampala. The park offers activities like game drives, boat cruise, horse riding, cycling, and many more. Since the park is located quite nearby, it is not so expensive to visit this park.
Murchison falls National Park:
This is the biggest National Park in Uganda. The park derived its name from Murchison falls which is on the river Nile passing through the park. Some of the activities which can be done in this park are boat cruise to the bottom of the falls, other activities are the game drive, where animals like Elephants, Leopards, lions, Antelopes can be seen, Spot fishing, Community encounter, and many more. This park has cheap accommodations like red chill hide away, and others.
Jinja
This is located in Eastern side of Uganda, water adventure activities are available in jinja, some of them include, white water rafting, Bungee Jumping, Boat cruises, Horse riding, visiting the source of the Nile and many more. Jinja can be visited at the end of the trip or when continuing with the Itinerary to other destinations.
