Road notes from East Africa
Permits, park fees, seasons and road conditions for driving yourself through Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Uganda Self-Drive Health Guide: Malaria, Water and Remote Medical Planning
Uganda is a healthy destination for prepared visitors but presents specific health risks that demand advance planning. Malaria is present throughout the…
Uganda Honey Badger, Serval and Nocturnal Wildlife: What Comes Out at Night
Uganda's national parks transform completely after dark. The savannah animals that dominated your day game drives retire to rest, and an entirely different…
Uganda Cultural Experiences on a Self-Drive Safari
Uganda's wildlife is exceptional, but the country's cultural diversity — over 56 distinct tribal groups each with unique traditions, languages, and histories…
Uganda Independence Camp and Fly Camping: Ultimate Remote Safari
The most immersive wildlife experience in Uganda is not a luxury lodge or even a rooftop tent at a designated campsite. It is a fly camp — an independently…
Uganda Multi-Day Game Drive: Spending 4+ Days in a Single Park
Most Uganda self-drive itineraries are built around covering the most parks in the available time — a 7-day circuit visits three parks, a 10-day circuit…
Uganda Climate and Weather Guide: Planning Your Self-Drive by Season
Uganda straddles the equator — there are no defined summer and winter. Instead, Uganda has two dry seasons and two wet seasons annually, with regional…
Uganda Hot Springs: Semuliki Sempaya and Other Geothermal Wonders
Uganda sits on the western branch of the East African Rift Valley — a geological zone of active faulting, volcanic activity, and geothermal features that has…
Uganda Game Drive: The 10 Best Self-Drive Wildlife Encounters
Uganda packs more wildlife firsts into a single country than almost anywhere else in Africa. In a two-week self-drive circuit you can watch mountain gorillas…
Uganda Bwindi Gorilla Sector Comparison: Buhoma, Rushaga, Ruhija or Nkuringo?
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is divided into four gorilla trekking sectors: Buhoma (northwest), Ruhija (northeast), Rushaga (south), and Nkuringo…
Uganda Self-Drive Insurance Guide: What You Need and What Your Rental Covers
Insurance for a Uganda 4x4 rental is not as simple as ticking a box at an online booking portal. Uganda's off-road conditions, wildlife encounters, and remote…