Car Rental For Wildlife Tours in Uganda
Looking for the best car rental for wildlife safaris in Uganda? Contact Maranatha Tours and Travel to book a rental car for your wildlife safaris in Uganda. Explore the finest savanna parks using our 4×4 safari cars and observe the diverse wildlife with no interruptions.
Best Rental Cars for Wildlife Tours in Uganda
Choose from our best rental cars to enjoy captivating Uganda wildlife tours. Our selection of rental cars range comprise 4×4 wheel drive system, capable of navigating through the different terrains. Below are our best rental cars to book for wildlife tours in Uganda;
Safari Land Cruisers
Hire a 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser, a popular rental car option for game viewing tours. We have the best 4WD Safari Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof, a feature that is excellent for wildlife tours in the savanna plains. Our Toyota Land Cruiser safari rentals accommodate up to 5pax and 8pax. They are fitted with features including high-suspensions that make them the best option for conquering the tough terrain. The interior is spacious, with visitors having adequate room to stretch their legs. To quench the thirst, some of our safari land cruisers come with in-built fridges. And in case of emergencies, we have first aid or medical kits available in our 4×4 Safari Land Cruisers.
Land Cruiser Prado
We have a checklist of comfortable Toyota Land Cruiser Prado cars (TX, VX, TZ, and GX). The different Land Cruiser Prado rental options are ideal for all kinds of road trips in the Pearl of Africa. They come with a seating capacity of 5pax and are also fitted with a pop-up roof. The pop-up roof offers visitors the best viewing option during wildlife tours in the savanna parks. Visitors also have a luggage room to safely pack them.
4×4 Toyota RAV4
Hire a full-time 4WD Toyota RAV4 car, a compact rental car suitable for family tours. We have RAV4 rentals with capacity of 2 or 4pax and are ideal for road trips to the parks.
Safari Van rentals
Renting a safari van for your wildlife tour is the right decision one can make. Are you planning to visit Uganda for wildlife tours, and you have no means to get around? We have you covered with comfortable safari van rentals suitable for savanna wildlife tours in Uganda. Book with us the ideal safari vans and explore the diverse wildlife in Uganda in their habitat.
We have tourist van rentals and safari drone cars for hire. These come with varying capacities and affordable rates. Our safari van rentals have a capacity of about 9pax and you have plenty of space for you to pack luggage.
Where to go for wildlife tours in Uganda
Uganda is one of the best destinations with enriching wildlife tour destinations. In Uganda, the focus for wildlife viewing is mainly the savanna safari parks. Each of the savanna protected areas in Uganda promise amazing game viewing, especially the Big 5 and many other wildlife including antelopes.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Located in Rubirizi, Queen Elizabeth National Park is an iconic destination to explore using a 4WD safari car. At Queen Elizabeth National Park, expect to explore some of the enriching game tracks with abundant wildlife ranging from small to large. The main sectors to explore on a wildlife tour include Ishasha, Kasenyi, and Mweya plains.
The notable wildlife to encounter includes African buffaloes, elephants, leopards, lions, and hyenas. The park also holds the side-striped jackals, Uganda Kobs, sitatungas, reedbucks, bushbucks, topis, duikers, and a total of about 620 bird species. The birds of Queen Elizabeth National Park include little egrets, white and pink pelicans, elusive shoebill storks, hammerkop, red-tailed bristlebill, and fawn-breasted waxbill.
At Queen Elizabeth National Park, expect to identify other birds such as swamp nightjars, African mourning doves, squire-tailed nightjars, southern red bishop, and papyrus gonoleks.
Murchison Falls National Park
Embark on the journey to explore the rich wildlife species in Murchison Falls National Park. With a 4×4 safari car, expect to explore the enriching game tracks in Murchison. This is Uganda’s biggest park and holds wildlife including 4 of the big 5 (leopards, lions, buffaloes, & elephants). Other wildlife include reedbucks, bushbuck, Jackson’s hartebeest, duikers, oribi, Rothschild giraffes, and warthogs. Diverse primates reside in the lush Budongo Forest Reserve, where you can experience guided chimpanzee tracking.
Birds to search for include back-bellied bustards, gray crowned cranes, Abyssinian ground hornbills, shoebill storks, secretary birds, little stint, Senegal thick-knee, helmeted guineafowl, African open-billed storks, and African fish eagle.
Other birds include green-winged pytilia, chestnut-capped flycatchers, malachite kingfishers, blue-headed coucals, and rock pratincole, and Cassin’s hawk eagle. Keen birders also stand a chance to identify birds such as pied kingfishers, African wattled lapwing, yellow-footed flycatchers, Denham’s bustards, palm-nut vultures, double toothed barbets, and common ringed plovers.
Kidepo Valley National Park
Visit Kidepo using a 4×4 rental car and explore the unique wonders, including the big game and other abundant mammals. A guided safari in Kidepo offers a great chance for you to see wildlife such as the Jackson’s hartebeest, bat-eared fox, cheetahs, elands, oribis, Klipspringers, Uganda Kobs, and buffaloes.
Kidepo’s diverse birds include speckled pigeons, lemon dove, red-necked spurfowl, Afep pigeon, red-and-yellow barbets, Hartlaub’s turacos, ring-necked spurfowl, stone partridge, fox’s weaver birds, pallid harriers, dusky-turtle dove, and taita fiscals. Expect to also find birds such as ostriches, fox kestrel, little bee-eaters, pygmy falcon, swallow-tailed kite, and more.
Kidepo National Park offers memorable game drives, birding or bird-watching, and hiking. Adjacent to Kidepo, expect to engage in the cultural safaris –get a chance to interact with the Karamojong and IK people.
Lake Mburo National Park
Hire a 4×4 safari car with a pop-up roof and explore Lake Mburo National Park. This is Uganda’s most accessible destination for wildlife tours and can be reached in about 4-5 hours’ drive from the heart of Kampala. Diversity of wildlife to see in Lake Mburo National Park includes bushbucks, hyenas, warthogs, impalas, buffaloes, zebras, topis, giraffes, and bird species.
