Every traveler
has his or her reasons as why he or she hire a safari car and whether it is
possible to rent a car in Uganda and drive it in another country or not remains
a question of debate. We believe that not everyone owns a car and getting to
that dream safari destination on wildlife safari or cultural safari renting a
car becomes the best alternative. It is possible to hire a car in Uganda and
drive it in another country but border regulations may apply and you may incur
a charge for border crossing.
Border
crossing fees cover mainly cross-border insurance costs, regional taxes among
others. This extra charge as well covers additional insurance required while
you are on a road trip in another country. To other car hire agencies and chauffeur driven car rental, border crossing can be done on paper on behalf of their
clients and also include every cost in the final total cost for renting a car.
Car hire
agency/companies also offer advise to clients where they can purchase the
insurance required to drive a rental car to another country. For any plans to rent
a car in Uganda and you need to drive it in another country, we encourage you
to let the car rental agency so that the reservation team can advise
appropriately on the applicable charges you are likely to incur.
Normally,
the charges clients incur vary depending on the border they want to use to get
to their dream destination. Once the car hire agency gets to know the border
you plan to use to cross to another country, the agency will then give all the essential
travel documents required at the border. Failure to let the car rental company
about border crossing with a rental car, you may have to incur all the costs,
especially in cases of accidents.
Prior setting
off on your road trip or confirming reservations, car rental companies inquire
more about clients’ plans. This is to give clients adequate time to process all
the essential information needed, travel documents and also plan in terms of
finances. It is also important to note that whereas other car hire agencies
allow their cars to cross borders, some car hire agencies do not accept clients
go with their rental cars to certain countries, especially the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Somalia, South Sudan which are still having security challenges.
Essentials
for border crossing
Travelers
on Uganda safari who wish to hire a car and drive it in another country on
self-drive tour, cultural safari or primate safari need to have letter of authority,
vehicle license papers or car registration, a valid passport/visa,
international driver’s permit or national drivers’ license.
In summary,
it is possible to rent a car in Uganda and drive it in another country. For any
plans to cross borders for a holiday, get in touch with our reservation team we
shall be of great help to you.
Turiken Tours and Car Rentals is a registered company with the specialty of car rental in Rwanda, car rental in Uganda and facilitating the tourists to their destinations.
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