Welcome to Uganda the Pearl of Africa! Uganda is so much easy to fully plan your private Uganda safari itinerary. There are so many interesting places to visit in Uganda. On your road trip with the 4×4 rooftop tent jeep you can start the route from urban to the rural setting.
The urban areas are so congested with the traffic flow compared to the rural setting areas where you find less jeeps that lead to the chaotic.
When you here Uganda and the way it is described online you may think it is a must go destination come 2025.
Indeed, it is, Uganda was named the “Pearl of Africa” by the first explorers and this was none other than sir Churchill. He named it from the interesting and unique nature resources like the River Nile, water falls, forests, lakes among others.
When you plan your self-drive route think of the entry of Uganda and it being among the developing countries by flight you will enter the country through the Entebbe International Airport, and if you flight is arriving a bit later you can retire from your long flight at Green Valley Guest House and it is so affordable at $75 per night inclusive of the airport services.
But, if you are arriving early enough on the mid-day flights like Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Airlines, Emirates Airlines, Kenya Airlines, Rwanda Airlines or Uganda Airlines the national carrier of the country among others you can arrive at the airport and receive your private rented 4×4 jeep and proceed your journey to Jinja.
If you are not biased with the heavy traffic flow in the cities you can take a Kampala city tour to the some of the historical places like the Amin’s chambers in the Buganda King’s Castle, Bahai Temple, the Gaddafi historical mosque, cultural shops among others and if you do not like this driving confusion in the city you can use the Express highway and continue to Jinja.
With you 4×4 rooftop tent jeep you can take a night at Nile River Explorers Camp in your raised up rooftop tent and then either prepare your dinner using the camping items supplied to you by the car rental agency or eat in the camp’s restaurant. More so, if you traveling on a bases of 4×4 car with camps you can stay in the camp’s cottages or safari tents at a very affordable rate but depending on the travel season.
First and fore most, Uganda has got 3 travel seasons and each season the price varies. From January – March it is high season and here the prices are moderate, from April – May and November it is low season and here much discounts are offered on every tourism service but excluding the parks services and then during June – December it is peak season and in time every service provider is so busy and if you don’t book in advance you can miss.
While in Jinja the choice is yours to choose what to explore and depending on your time. Jinja is known as the tourism city since it offers so many tourist activities and attractions along the River Nile.
The so common and international activities are the Bungee Jumping, River Bugs and White-Water Rafting which draws so many tourists to Jinja and you can experience this with our recommended service provider Adrift Uganda and Raft Africa in Jinja.
More so you if want to take the light adventures apart from the above-mentioned extreme adventures you can take the Quad biking with various routes around the former Bujagali falls of the River Nile, Tubing, water sliding, boat cruises and then visit to the source of the Nile that was discovered by sir Samuel John Speke.
