How to deal with Car problems on a self drive Uganda Trip, Safety Tips

Safaris are wildly advanced from way back where self driven expeditions where limited in Uganda and East African parks at large, however the trend for self drive safaris comes with some shortcomings happening to clients who prefer going self drive.

These can be dealt with, some of the major challenges could be mechanical, technical or even location technicalities and more. lets try finding possible solutions for these major challenges and how they can be dealt with incase you find your self in a corner of any of them.

Mechanical Issues on a self drive Uganda – How to deal with them

very many self drive clients find them selves in a fix of having a vehicle being mechanically down in the middle of no where,
Its always a good idea to make a prior check for your car rental from your service providers before you start off with your Uganda safari.
This will give you assurance if the vehicle is in a sound condition feat for your safari, however man made automotive are bound to breakdowns,
should you find your self in a fix of mechanical break down in a nation park or any game reserve ensure the following safety measures;

1. Don’t move out of your car until you observe your environment is safe and free from any wild animal.
2. Ensure you exercise maximum silence , don’t make noise at any moment
3. As soon as possible inform your service providers incase your in a position or have cell coverage
4. Report to anyone around, this could be the game rangers on patrol
5. Its always a good idea taking all possible contacts from the available rangers at the starting point (ranger posts)
these can be of good help incase you find out you have a mechanical issue, this can be done before you start off with your game drive at any park.

How to deal with technical issues on a self drive Uganda

Most of the technical challenges can be easily dealt wit incase you make prior preparations for the would be challenges.

1. Ensure your car is equipped with a functioning Jake, wheel spanners, and good pressured spare tyre,
these checkings should be done before starting off with your safari or game drive, this helps out when you find your self having a flat tyre
Before planning for a self drive ensure you have defensive driving skills, these equip you with simple skills of changing a tyre and everything

2. Make all efforts of moving with some littles of water, incase you find out your engine is over heating in the middle of a safari,
find a safe parking spot, let the engine cool fill up with water.

3. Ensure you having towing chains ,car jump start cables these can be provided by your car rental service providers,
incase you find your stuck in mud or sand request to be towed out by any near by vehicle around,
should you find your self in a situation where your car isn’t in position using its battery, request any near by colleague to jump start you.

4. Establish all possible contacts from responsible stake holders before starting off with you game drive,
these could be cell contacts from the technical heads at the ranger post.

Problem solving on a self drive basing on Location

Most of the national parks and game reserves are places with weak or no cell coverage ,no internet access
at any time we recommend you follow the following guidelines

1. Ensure you secure an authorized armed ranger from the Uganda wild authority,
rangers will provide you with all possible security and park information since they are well informed about anything in the park

2. Make use of offline maps (maps me) , these could easily give you a close location on where you are and where you are going,
the park routes and everything attached to location
3.make use of community guides since they are well versed with the park and its near by locations.