Road notes from East Africa
Permits, park fees, seasons and road conditions for driving yourself through Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area vs National Park Status: What It Means for Self-Drive
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area self-drive experience differs fundamentally from a TANAPA national park self-drive in ways that confuse first-time Tanzania…
Tanzania Hire Car Security Deposit: How Much Is Held and When You Get It Back
The Tanzania hire car security deposit is the credit card hold that Arusha and Dar es Salaam hire companies place at vehicle collection — a refundable amount…
Driving in Tanzania: Speed Limits Traffic Rules and Road Safety for Self-Drive Visitors
Driving in Tanzania for the first time involves several country-specific rules and road safety considerations that differ from Kenya, Uganda, or Rwanda.…
Kenya Car Hire Insurance: What CDW Covers and What It Does Not
Kenya car hire insurance (Collision Damage Waiver, or CDW) is the most misunderstood element of the hire agreement for self-drive visitors — most visitors…
East Africa Self-Drive Itinerary 21 Days: Kenya Tanzania Uganda Complete Circuit
The East Africa self-drive itinerary for 21 days covering Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda is the most ambitious circuit available to independent visitors — a…
Ol Pejeta Conservancy Self-Drive: Rhinos Chimpanzees and the Laikipia Circuit
Ol Pejeta Conservancy self-drive is Kenya's most diverse wildlife destination per square kilometre — a 360 square kilometre fenced conservancy on the Laikipia…
Self-Drive in Africa for the First Time: 10 Things No One Tells You Before You Go
Self-driving in Africa for the first time — in East Africa specifically — involves surprises that no pre-departure online research fully prepares you for: the…
Masai Mara vs Serengeti for Self-Drive: Which Park Is Better for Independent Visitors
The Masai Mara versus Serengeti self-drive comparison is East Africa's most debated wildlife question — the two parks are part of the same ecosystem (the…
Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Self-Drive: When and Where to Go by Month
The Serengeti wildebeest migration self-drive is the most challenging and rewarding Tanzania self-drive planning exercise — the 1.5 million wildebeest and…
Crossing the Uganda-Rwanda Border by Hire Car: Katuna and Cyanika Guide
Crossing the Uganda-Rwanda border by hire car is one of the most straightforward inter-country border crossings in East Africa — both the Katuna/Gatuna (main…