Self drive Rwanda
Self Drive Rwanda is a trend of Flexible individual travel in the Country of a thousand hills. Rwanda is not just the ideal destination for self-drive safaris but Self-drive car rental is also a magical cost-effective idea in discovering this incredibly fascinating Rwanda at your own pace.
Driving in Rwanda is on the right and having Self Drive Car Hire safaris in Rwanda are absolutely possible in Kigali towns and upcountry.
Rwanda’s most of the urban area roads are well paved with road signs to direct you. The maximum speed is 60km/hr while the minimum is 40km/hr. If you maintain an average 40km/hr on the bumpy roads and 40km/hr in the national game reserves, count the first step of your self drive car hire trip as a success.
We have some of the most competitive 4×4 self drive Rwanda rental car prices in Rwanda. One way rentals can be arranged. Pick up your rental car in Kigali and drop it off where ever within Rwanda or Uganda. We can drop off the car at Entebbe Airport and you drop it off at Kigali airport. That’s how flexible we get. Payment is on arrival and a car rental Agreement is signed between you and Klek Tours and Safaris.
Self drive Rwanda Car Hire Fleet
Self Drive Rwanda brings to you the Toyota Rav4’s and the Prado land cruisers (sx, tx, and tz) among our fleet as the best, value safari cars that we offer for self-drive 4×4 car hire. All the cars are comprehensively insured, and come with first aid kit box, Rwanda road map, and a guide book to enhance your self-drive safari is hustle free.
Our 4×4 Toyota Prado Land cruisers (Sx and Tx) are very sturdy and reliable cars. They have a powerful Diesel engine and a high ground clearance. The diesel is readily available in Uganda and these land cruisers are un-matched for navigating the inescapable rough terrain of all but our national roads and are compared directly to almost none as far as maneuvering rough terrains. These land cruisers can fit 4 persons to max with enough luggage space. This stands best for family vacation safaris, the Kidepo National park and the surrounding.
Self drive Rwanda Car Hire Rates
| Car Type | High Season | Low Season |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota Rav4 | US$ 48 /day | US$ 45 /day |
| Toyota safari Van | US$ 80 /day | US$ 75 /day |
| Toyota Prado Landcruiser | US$ 80 /day | US$ 75 /day |
| Toyota Safari Super custom | US$ 80 /day | US$ 75 /day |
| Extended Safari Landcruiser | US$ 190 /day | US$ 180 /day |
| Customised Safari Landcruiser | US$ 130 /day | US$ 120 /day |
6 Tips for your Self drive Rwanda Safari
Self drive safari in Rwanda: Drive slowly
It is just the trick behind spotting what others or what you would have missed. Secondly, the maximum speed limit in game reserves is 40kms/hrs. Share the beauty as you marvel through the wonders of nature and what the wild has to offer setting the pace of your drive. Other than being a regulation to drive slowly, it’s advantageous for spotting more wildlife.
Self drive safari in Rwanda: Get a good pair of binoculars.
Finding a good pair of binoculars will help you clearly spot even the far animals like Monkey, leopard or lion lazily hitching and sleeping in a far tree off the track. The binoculars can be used to take a picture using your phone through the lens in a distance for wildlife off the gazetted tracks while you enjoy your Self-drive Car Rental experience.
Self drive safari in Rwanda: Listen Carefully
While on a self-drive safari, the rhythm of the wild is not only interesting but also a heads up for a spectacular sighting. Do away with Music in the car and put all the senses to use, let it seem you are in some bush hiding or sharing the same ground as the wild animals. Listening to a weird sound like a leopard groaning sound or lions breathing rhythm hidden in a thicket would be a great heads up. The continuous sound (Like birds) of Kobs communicating to each other after seeing a predator would be appreciated when finally spotted. Be part of the wild to discover the wild.
Self drive safari in Rwanda : Watch out for scarvengers
The scavengers would definitely be around after a lion kill. while on your Self-drive safari, Look out for hyenas, marabou stocks or Vultures hitched in a tree or flying around one position in the air and then stick your attention below in that direction or maybe it’s a pride of lions finalizing their kill.
Self drive safari in Rwanda: Do Not rush, be patient
If You Rush, you will miss it. Take your time to drive, listen and marvel with the wild. You can also take your own trail and not rely on the others provided you are on the right track. Some wildlife like the leopard tends to squirt down when they hear something external and unusual or the sound of the car. Play game and science with the wild and make the best of it. As a tour and driver guide, this has been my major trick in spotting animals for our guided clients, PATIENCE. I once had clients in the Murchison falls national park through the pakuba track when I stopped the engine and quietly waited for nothing, in me was hope that something would come up. After 30mins of waiting and clients getting angry with the long wait, and as soon as I started the engine, a family of three leopards emerged from the dilapidated building fighting for a baboon they had just killed and yes that was my best encounter in Murchison…” It was worth the wait Alex”, the lady client, Mother of two said.
Self drive safari in Rwanda : Turn off your engine when in sight of animals
Nothing annoys and scares away wildlife on top of missing them insight than keeping the noisy engine on when animals in sight. The unusual sounds to the animals are irritating and will walk or run away. Make use of the time with the up-close encounter by switching off the engine and lights off and this will help have an up-close encounter with wild animals, memories you will never forget. Worry not driving a rented car with Klek Uganda Tours, You will always ignite and stop at any time. Respect The Animals: Not Only is it a rule to stay away from the animals and especially the big and aggressive, but also a way for conserving for generations. Wild animals in the national game reserve have a right of way and require 100m away from them. This also provides an atmosphere for great photography and sightings.
