Tips to Enjoy Camping Trip in Uganda
Uganda located in East Africa neighboring countries like, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and democratic republic of Congo. Even though it is land locked country, this doesn’t stop the country to be one of the best for tourism in African.
The country welcomes visitors of all kinds, those on all-inclusive safari, driving safari jeeps, and self-driving or car rental clients going for camping trips. Due to improved facilities in different destinations, visitors are able to enjoy their car rental trips in Uganda up to their expectations.
Mostly all-inclusive safaris, clients go with driver guide, but for self-driving or car hire trips, visitors can go with a driver or drive Uganda on their own. For camping safaris, it can be with a driver or self-driving. Visitors on camping safaris do hire camping equipment like rooftop or ground tents, mattresses, sleeping bags, chairs, tents, gas and cylinder, cooking utensils and etc.
Tips to enjoy a camping safari in Uganda
– look for a safe place to camp. Most lodges have camping ground, make sure you get a lodge with camping ground, with security, wash rooms and where to cook from
– Make sure you check the camping equipment eg, tents whether they are in proper condition. Reaching a destination with a tent which is not complete can spoil the holiday.
– Make sure you know how to mount the tent whether ground or rooftop tent. In case you have no idea, you can ask the company representative to assist you with it.
-Selecting prior where to sleep on s Uganda is paramount. To Have a stress-free safari-there is need to select camping grounds before.
-For those who do not know how to drive, there is an option of hiring. A driver guides.
– Inform the operator, the number of people you have in the group to determine the equipment to fit the group.
Reasons why some self-drive clients opt for Rooftop tent for camping trip
-Cost effective, Rooftop tent makes the trip affordable by reducing on the cost of booking lodges in different destinations.
-It is easy to manage, after sleeping, the tent is tied on top of the car and then continue to a different destination. Some visitors also opt not to cook, they use accommodations restaurants and buy food as they enjoy the safari.
– The adventure: Sleeping on top of the car in the destination is another experience, this is magical and enjoyable.
-Hiring a car with rooftop tent, increase bonding with in visitors, the team work of mounting the tent and also sleeping together in a foreign land is magical.
-Flexibility, it is easy to change where to camp. In case you prefer to change the destination, no need to worry about accommodations.
Reasons why some self-drive clients choose ground tents on camping safari
-It doesn’t limit the number of people, unlike the rooftop tents, for ground tents in case of big group, all can be covered. But for rooftop tents, the car limits the number of tents up.
-It is easy to change camping ground or destination on camping trip.
-The camping safari is cheaper due to reduced costs of accommodation.
-Any 4×4 car can be used when it come to camping safari with ground tent.
– Sleeping outside in the wilderness is a unique experience.
-Camping safari increases on the fitness, as there an exercise of pitching the tent and cooking.
-There is a chance to connect with nature
-It gives an opportunity to test different types of food of your choice, and it gives a chance to prepare it in any way of your choice.
-New skills are learnt on camping trips,
-It increases relation ship and family bonding through team work.