The Roof-top Tent Jeep is a 4WD vehicle customized for safaris and camping tours- Uniquely designed with a rooftop mounted tent, the safari jeep can accommodate up to 5 people and has enough space for cargo making it suitable for family trips, camping and self-drive road trips. It’s designed to operate even in the toughest environments like on rough murrum roads in the country side.
Explore Uganda on your own with a 4×4 rooftop tent car and without a permanent guide! Of course, a professional guide will accompany you on certain activities, such as the gorilla trekking. However, everything is booked for you in advance and you can decide for yourself when you want to drive relaxed during the day from place to place.
Drive a rented car at desired times, to longed-for places, while having a guide by your side for the visits to the national parks! Discover green rain forests, diverse culture, blue lakes and many different animals. Wake up in the morning to wonderfully natural animal sounds around you and experience the animals up close on safari tours.
Experience the incredible adventure of chimpanzee and gorilla migration, which offer a deep insight into the natural habitat of these fascinating animals.
Visit Kibale Forest National Park Uganda’s largest rainforest and is often called the “Primate Capital of the World”. Because here more than 13 primate species have found their home and can live in peace and freedom.
Enjoy a stopover at a local market at your own pace to taste Uganda’s finest and freshest fruits. – Depending on when you leave, you may also have time to stop at the Mpanga Tea Factory. There you have the opportunity to pick your own tea and take it with you.
On arrival at Kibale Forest, you will be able to visit the nearby Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary. There you can see primates, antelopes, bird species and much more.
If you also have time and inclination, you can Hike through the community and the Bigodi Swamp. Here you can learn even more about the 130 species of birds that live there as well as the way of life of the people before heading for your nearest camping area.
With a park guide, you will get very close to the chimpanzees early in the morning. Your guide will tell you a lot about them and their families, as well as give you a deep insight into the flora and fauna. With a bit of luck you will spot a small forest elephant, buffalo or antelope on your way.
After the trek you will have the opportunity to have lunch and then continue to Queen Elizabeth national park. You will leave early morning after breakfast for a morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth Park. It is best if you are accompanied by a ranger who will guide you along the trails. He knows the best places to spot lions, antelopes, leopards and maybe even the biggest pig in Africa, the giant forest hog!
Take a boat safari on the Kazinga Channel in the afternoon! Besides wallowing hippos, you can also see and marvel at African scissor-bills, white pelicans, crocodiles, elephants and much more. Therefore, this experience is definitely one of the biggest highlights of your trip!
Head to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, where you will spend the next nights. The park is one of the most biologically and botanically rich regions in the world. The park is known as home to about 400 wild mountain gorillas, which make up about half of the world’s population of this ape species.
Afterwards you can take a walk through the village of Rushaga, where you can visit one of the handicraft stores or meet the Batwa, an ancient forest dwelling tribe. Full of anticipation for the gorilla trekking experience the next day, you can spend the evening at Rushaga Gorilla Haven’s Lodge Camping area to enjoy your rooftop tent camping.
Early morning, together with one of the rangers you will go into the jungle in search of the gorilla families. The guides will provide you with plenty of information about the animals and their behaviour and are always ready to answer all your questions about nature and its inhabitants. Be excited about an experience you will never forget!
Explore Lake Bunyonyi using the rooftop tent jeep. Lake Bunyonyi is also a very perfect place to relax and chill out, canoeing in a dugout canoe, swimming, Island hopping, boating, hiking, birding, village visits, nature walks as well as the interactive cultural visits as you stay along Lake Bunyonyi. This lake has got scenery that will stay with you on all of its 29 islands, the mountains and Virunga volcanoes, its great spots as well as the lovely climate to relax and chill out.
This lake is a bilharzia free lake and it has neither crocodiles nor hippos inside. This means that it’s safe to swim here and also enjoy. It’s known to be a deep lake and the second deepest lake in Africa and this means that you ought to be a good swimmer; you certainly have to enjoy it as you are staying here.
This is also one of the best places in Uganda to chill out and relax after a long safari. This could be gorilla safari, hiking, volcano climbing and many other activities that require relaxation after. You can chill out on an island or along the shores of the lake. One of the main food found around that lake is crayfish that is cooked in all types of ways and then served at all times of the day, freshly caught, and prepared in dishes from Pizza to Pasta. This lake also attracts many Ugandans, tourists and even the residents of other countries like Rwanda to come and chill out as well as relaxing.
