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Self drive in East Africa
A self-drive trip means that you will be in charge of driving your self throughout the entire tour. Some tourists prefer self-drive than the chauffeur safaris simply because you decide everything by your own. You are capable of deciding where to take a stopover for pictures and when to proceed with the journey. Set off for an eye-catching self-drive safari in East Africa with Nutrenest Safaris in search for the Big Five, navigating your way through East Africa’s national parks and camping in the wilderness. You will be provided with well-equipped vehicles like Toyota RAV4, 4×4 Toyota Land Cruisers to mention but a few for journeys across Africa. They also have fridges, a gas stove, cooking equipment and cutlery, bedding, camp tables and chairs. The costs for such vehicles might be high but the assumption is that you are paying both for transport and accommodation thus making your trip very cheap on the other hand. In such cases, the only additional costs are the campsite, national park entrance fees, and food.
Since we operate under East Africa, we do allow all our cars to cross borders to all East African countries. Kindly we do request that you notify us in advance to enable us prepare the documents and process the COMESA insurance for your extension into a particular country. Cross border is only in East Africa so you are free to cross to all the East African Countries with an extra charge depending on the duration of the car rental in that particular country.
However, all vehicles for a self drive to East Africa Safaris, are hired out with an extra wheel, 1 battery, triangular reflectors, first aid kit, fire extinguisher, car lift jack plus its spanner. camping gear includes: Spoons, plates, cups, bowls, tumblers, tongs, cork screw wine opener, can opener, sleeping bags, cooking saucepans, foldable camp chairs, foldable camp table, ordinary cool box, electric fridge.
Self drive Rwanda to Tanzania
Rwanda is a destination you can venture on your own. It comprises of 4 magnificent National Parks including Volcanoes National Park (famous for gorillas), Nyungwe Forest and Giswanti National Park(famous for Chimpanzees), and Akagara National Park which is popular for wildlife safaris. This country has exciting and adventurous self drive safaris. Travelers on a road trip to Rwanda mostly seek Gorilla trekking experiences, Chimpanzee Tracking, cultural experiences, Golden Monkey tracking and the stunning natural beauty without forgetting the friendly Rwandese. The Land of a thousand hills has various spectacular and breath taking scenery in East Africa and enjoys one of the wonders of the world in the form of the majestic Mountain Gorilla trekking.
Road signs are popularly situated in most parts of Rwanda, especially in National parks and are easily accessible. The infrastructure is generally good and has the perfect range of accommodation options for the self drive traveler planning to explore this beautiful country.
When it comes to Tanzania, a self-drive safari in Tanzania is one of the best options to experience Africa on an economical, exciting way. It gives you the flexibility to explore Tanzania at your own pace. Tanzania reveals the true Africa that major towns are linked with good tarmacked roads while the wilderness areas are remote and wild, with limited infrastructure. You can combine your Tanzania self drive Safari with a fly-in or guided transfer to explore the remote wilderness areas and it’s National Game Parks due to its limited roads and infrastructure. This self drive safari is conveniently based in Serengeti National Park.
The major attraction are located in the north around the Ngorongoro National Park, Lake Manyara national Park, Tarangire national Park and Serengeti National Park that combines with Masai mara in Kenya to form a magnificient wildlife reserve. Other wilderness destination are the Arusha National Park, Kilimanjaro national Park, Gombe stream national Park, Katavi National Park, Kitulo National Park, Mahale mountains national Park, Mikumi national Park, Mkomazi National Park, Nyerere national Park, Ruaha National Park, Rubondo Island national Park, Sadaani National Park, and Udzungwa Mountains national Park. With all of this, Tanzania is a destination definitely you are not supposed to explore on your own
Self drive Rwanda to Kenya Safari
Kenya is an ideal and safest destination for both self drive safaris with or without camping or rooftop tents, which allows tourists to travel without the constraints of a scheduled safari. Therefore, a self-drive safari Rwanda to Kenya is an ideal option to experience East Africa at a low cost. Exploring the two countries by 4×4 will create a new adventure of being able to take the road trip experience and explore the continent in its full color.
A country like Kenya is magnificent with a combination of remarkable wildlife viewing with magnificent landscapes and sensational cultural encounters. More so, Kenya’s high concentration of wildlife destination, alongside the once in a lifetime wildebeest migration experience affirms it, as one of Africa’s best self driving & Camping destinations.
Book a reliable car with Nutrenest safaris and explore all the hidden treasures of East Africa in a self-guided and self-drive adventure.
Self drive Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya- Tanzania
East Africa represents Africa’s beauty with a wide number of untamed wildlife reserves that attract many tourists all over the world. In Uganda and Rwanda, we find the ONLY world’s last remaining population of the critically endangered mountain gorillas, inhabited in Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda), Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and Mgahinga National park in Uganda.
After crossing boarders from Rwanda, Uganda and finally to Kenya, a 3 days Masai Mara Private self drive safari allows you to explore Kenya’s rich Masai Mara National Reserve for unlimited game drives in 4×4 pop up roof or rooftop tented camper. You can enjoy great wildebeest sightings during the peak season, with a small touch of Masai Cultural experience.
You can take another option of 4 days best of Amboseli and Tsavo West. Kenya self drive safari from Nairobi, leads your drive to Amboseli National Park, where, you will immerse yourself amidst large herds of Elephants, Lions, Rhinos against the beautiful picturesque of Mount Kiliamanjaro peak.
Self drive Rwanda to Uganda
Planning to visit Rwanda for a safari adventure, business trip or research project but still wondering how you will be getting around. No need to worry, you can now rent a car for self drive in Rwanda with Nutrenest Car Rental Services. Whereas Uganda has 10 national parks & Game reserves to visit while on a self drive adventure
Self-drive is not only the cheapest car rental option but also offers you all the freedom and privacy you deserve for that adventure you have always looked for. We understand how fascinating it is to drive yourself to a national park or around the city with just a GPS to direct you and that’s why we will get you a car suited for both the smooth city streets as well as the rough off-beaten park tracks both in Uganda and Rwanda.
In Uganda and Rwanda, we only find the world’s last remaining population of critically endangered mountain gorillas, inhabited in Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda), Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga National park in Uganda as long as you make earlier booking for the trekking permits. Among other areas of interest in Uganda include Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale National park, Queen Elizabeth, Semliki Park, Lake Mburo, Mount Rwenzori, Mt. Elgon, and Kidepo valley among others. More so, you can participate in Chimpanzee Tracking, culture experiences, Golden Monkey tracking and the stunning natural beauty with friendly people. With the above activities, we often recommend a 4x4Land cruiser TX/TZ with a pop-up roof or 4x4Land cruiser V8 with a pop-up roof for excellent game viewing and photographing during your self drive adventure another vehicle to use for self-drive is a Toyota Rav4