Having a safari in Uganda is one of the most enjoying and thrilling moments in the life of any adventurous traveller. The country is located in the Eastern corner of the African continent bordered by Kenya to the East, South Sudan to the North, Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, Rwanda to the southwest and Tanzania to the west. With an area of approximately 241,038 square kilometers, Uganda ranks as the 79th largest country in the world. It accommodates around 50 million people of where 8.5 occupy the capital and largest city of Kampala. The country was named after the kingdom of Buganda which encloses the largest portion including the capital city- Kampala. The official language of Uganda is English and Swahili though Luganda is the widely spoken throughout the country.
Referred to as the Pearl of Africa, Uganda is a home to various ideal tourist attractions which are the main key to your memorable safari. From the rich cultural practices of over 56 tribes, to unique species in different destinations including the mountain gorillas in Mgahinga gorilla national park and Bwindi Impenetrable national park, the rare tree climbing lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park, the golden monkeys in Mgahinga national park, and the chimpanzees in Kibale forest national park. The country includes a portion of the largest fresh water lake in Africa – Lake Victoria which is shared with Kenya and Tanzania.
When planning for a safari, we believe that there is a great benefit of hiring a car with a driver in Uganda during your trip. A driver is person hired to transport the travellers to their place of booking. This person ensures that the traveller gets to the destination comfortably and safely and also at a planned period of time. Besides your safety and comfort, there are other benefits of hiring a car with a driver including;
Informative
Much as you make research about the Uganda tourist attractions during your planning for a trip, you can never get all the accurate and necessary information than a local driver or guide. A skilled driver always possesses all the information and knowledge about the tourist destination including its history, the current facts, and activities to be done and also the attractions to be seen thus making him or her favorable for your travel.
Relaxing drive
While travelling with a driver or guide, you get a relaxing drive and do other things like businesses online and chatting with your friends as a professional driver takes you to your destination.
Time management
Drivers or tour guides are trained to get to the desired destination of the client at a planned time. Time management is always a difficult task to the self-drive clients and yet it is a key factor to a successful travel or safari. +
Language barrier
It should be remembered that most Uganda attractions are located in remote areas where the number of illiterates is at a high rate. Language is a basic tool for communication and this may make your safari hectic in case you land on people who don’t know how to speak English. Therefore, travelling with a driver who can ease the communication with the locals is an added advantage.
Wildlife viewing
This is among the main reasons why a driver is important during your travel to Uganda. Wildlife viewing is one of the most thrilling experiences during any safari which one can miss when driving him/herself. This is because all the concentration and attention will be on the road thus missing out some animals but when you hire the driver, you will get a chance to use the pop up roof for an excellent game viewing exercise.
Also, the guides or drivers are always good at tracking different animals especially the cats like lions, hyenas and leopards which might be difficult when you are on your own. And while driving yourself, you might find a hard time to take the pictures of the animals in the plains of the park since the attention will be on a car.
Safety
While on the main roads, it’s always easy for you to have a self-drive experience since most of the roads are in good conditions however while going to the entrances of the attractions, the off main roads are in poor conditions thus a need for an experienced driver to drive on these roads especially during the rainy weathers since they are always slippery.
