HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO RENT A CAR IN UGANDA

Are you planning to rent a car in Uganda for your road trip post covid-19? Do you know how much it costs to rent a car in Uganda? Well, renting a car is one of the important factors anyone of Uganda safari should consider when planning his or her next trip holiday. When choosing which type of rental car to hire for your road trip, wildlife tours, gorilla safaris or cultural safari in Uganda or any destination, it is essential to take a look at the different rates various car rental companies are offering for the same car.

Uganda attracts nearly 1 million tourists each year ranging from researchers, business visitors, students, events/conference participants, pilgrims, leisure travelers to entertainment. Each of these visitor groups on Uganda safari require transportation for them to get to their destination or place of their interest.

Renting a car in Uganda

Why rent a car in Uganda with us? Maranatha Tours and Travel has a stood a test of time as a leading provider of high quality car hire services for all its clients on Uganda safari or Rwanda safari. This is one distinct factor that has made us stand out of the hundreds of car hire companies offering the same service.

At Maranatha Tours and travel we offer a wide range of rental cars, all suited to visitor travel needs. Our fleet range from comfortable coaster buses, super customs, 4x4 Toyota Rav4, 4x4 safari land cruisers, minivans, safari hiace vans, land cruiser Prado TX and TZ to land cruiser V8. All our rental cars are ideal for city tours, gorilla safaris, wildlife tours, cultural safaris, business trips, small and large group tours and they are all within our clients’ pocket range!

OUR FLEET OF RENTAL CARS

We are a reliable, trust worthy car hire agency with the best offers, a reason many have trusted us for long when it comes to road trips in Uganda and Rwanda. We are available 24/7 and our rental cars are comprehensively insured then incredibly, they are in their better mechanical conditions.

The cost of rental cars in Uganda

The prices for rental cars in Uganda vary depending on the kind of the car you plan to hire, length of your holiday, number of visitors and other factors. However, the rates range from US Dollars 50 to US Dollars 170 per day which also differs from one car Hire Company to another.

Usually, the cost of rental car excludes or includes a driver/fuel depending on the car rental company you will choose to deal with that is why it is always important that you inquire other than being taken by surprise. Most car hire companies rent out their cars and also allocate a professional driver whether you prefer German, Italian, English-speaking or French speaking driver guide who also is fluent with many local languages.

IS GORILLA TREKKING WORTH THE MONEY?

Is gorilla trekking worth the money? Whether gorilla trekking is worth the money or not remains one most debated factor by most travelers on gorilla safari today. But the honest and to be brief, the answer is yes. Gorilla trekking in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is worth the cost, monies and your trip to Africa.

MOUNTAIN GORILLA TREKKING

Gorilla trekking is one exceptional wildlife safari experience that creates change in someone’s travel history and it is worth the price, time and energies you put in. Once you bump into mountain gorilla family, you will agree that it is a priceless primate experience.

Cost of gorilla trekking permits in Uganda

Uganda gorilla safari visitors can obtain gorilla permits at $700 for foreign non-residents, $600 for foreign residents and Uganda shillings 250000 per person for East Africa Community citizens.

Gorilla tours in Uganda are carried only in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. You can book your permit through reliable team at Maranatha Tours and Travel. 

Rwanda gorilla trekking permit rates

Rwanda gorilla trekking permits are obtainable at $1500 per person slightly higher than Uganda and DRC. However, you can be part of the Covid-19 recovery offer since gorilla permit prices have been reduced by 60 percent. This means you can secure a Rwanda gorilla permit at US Dollars 500 for foreign nationals, Rwandan citizens and foreign residents can book for gorilla permit in Rwanda at 200 US Dollars. The offer runs till December 31 2020!

Congo gorilla trekking prices

Gorilla safaris in DRC are conducted in the Virunga National Park mostly if you want to track mountain gorillas and eastern lowland gorilla trekking is done in Kahuzi-Biega National Park. The 2 distinct gorilla adventures can be done at 450 US Dollars per gorilla permit per tourist.

Is gorilla trekking worth the effort?

Tracking mountain gorilla is a rewarding adventure and although it is unpredictable, spending 2-6 hours navigating through the rain-forest and steep slopes rewards hikers with lots of lasting memories. The one hour of magical encounter with mountain gorillas is absolutely worth your lengthy search for these unusual apes which remain fewer than 1063 individuals on earth and share 98% of their DNA with humans.

Mountain gorilla trekking experience is offered nowhere else on planet except only in the rain-forests of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Southwestern Uganda; the Virunga National Park in Eastern DRC and Volcanoes National Park in Northwestern Rwanda.