Hiring a vehicle to use on your self-drive holiday in Africa and enjoy your drive around the amazing scenes of the region and you listen to your favorite tunes, stopping whenever you want, and just observing where the drive takes you is all part of an amazing package of an interesting holiday. Isn’t it? Without considering the season of the year in which you want to visit the outside world! It has been confirmed that hiring a vehicle for self-drive is a convenient way to explore any destination than any other means of transport. It’s like this because on a self-drive holiday you can conveniently drive and enjoy the luxury at a pocket-friendly cost.
Small 4×4 Vehicle – Toyota Rav4
As the busiest national park, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is now receiving an increased number of tourists visiting the part on self-drive cars in just a short time. In case you thinking about the beauty of Murchison Falls National Park or setting off for a trip to the far northeastern part of the country in Kidepo Valley National Park! Self-drive tours are getting progressively famous in the region. Car rental agencies in the country are offering a variety of vehicles beginning from small size compact vehicles to large SUVs to satisfy the high demand of the rental cars, and to fit the different needs of travelers hiring the vehicles. With a wide range of vehicles available, it looks to be a difficult task for you to choose the right size vehicle that effectively accommodates your need. However, choosing the best vehicle for your self-drive tour is also important, and that is the reason we have concocted vital points that will help you with picking the best vehicle to drive on your trip.
How to choose the right size rental car for your trip?
Spacious Front space of Land Cruiser VX
Knowing the number of people you going to travel with is one of the best things to look at before choosing the vehicle to use on a vacation. Like if you planning a romantic holiday with your wife, you will just need a simple compact small vehicle because you will not need a large space. But when you planning to travel as a family or in a group which can be of around 4 and above people, there is no need of hiring a small vehicle therefore on this note you will need a large family vehicle which will provide enough space for all of you to enjoy your trip and still since you will be many in the even you will have much cargo still you have to look at the size of cargo space before u book the car. So due to those reasons, you have to review the size classifications available with the car rental company.
Consider the type of Trip
Land Rover Defender for Camping Trip
Small size vehicles are known to be more economical and they are offered at a low rate so when you just going for a weekend escape, am sure a compact vehicle is a perfect choice for you. But I case you going for a long vacation, where you will need to do a lot of driving, choosing a compact vehicle because it’s cheap and economical is really a wrong choice because those small vehicles are less comfortable and still if u traveling for many days still you will need a lot of luggage with may still not fit in a compact vehicle. When planning a long trip where you will need a lot of driving an SUV is a perfect vehicle for you. Driving long distances in a larger class of vehicles is by all accounts advantageous. Since all car rental companies offer different car sizes and it’s vital that you make a perfect decision of choosing the right size of the vehicle you will need after considering the type of your vacation.
Choose according to your driving comforts
In the event that you are not happy with driving a specific model of vehicle, then it’s better to be specific on the exact vehicle you need than venturing on a different one. Additionally, on the off chance that you are comfortable in the driver’s seat of a bigger vehicle, there is no use of choosing such a vehicle and spend the whole of the trip struggling. Most people have issues with driving manual vehicles, now if u such a person you don’t need to just sit and wait for any type of vehicle, its better you tell the car rental company your weakness so that they can see what they can do for you. Its better you look for better options in the automatic cars as you can enjoy your safari relaxingly and no manual gear shifts or clutch pedals.
Resist the temptation for an inexpensive vehicle
We all know the prices of hiring a self-drive car in Uganda changes on a certain type of vehicle that you choose and it is inescapable that we have to remember the cost as nobody needs to lose more than half of their money in just fuel alone. In any case, packing the luggage to the extent that you can’t see through the back window isn’t advisable. Having some extra space always comes conveniently! Also, it is good to resist your temptation of saving some cash by hiring an expensive vehicle without thinking about other factors.
