Compared to the roads in developed countries,
the roads in Uganda are not in very good condition. Most of them are tarmaced
roads while some are dirt roads. The roads leading to Uganda’s national parks
are dirt roads. When it is a rainy season, these roads become slippery. Because
of this therefore, you’re driving skills have to be very perfect so that you
can be in position to maneuver or
navigate these roads when it rains. Take note that in Uganda when you are
driving you have to drive while keeping left. This is attributed to the fact
that under one time, the country was under the British rule and most of the
things are still done in the British style. The official language of Uganda still
remains English. Attempts have made Kiswahili to be the next language after
English though this has not picked up so fast as expected. In many towns
including Uganda’s capital, Luganda which is an indigenous language is widely spoken.
When you have driven to the national parks in
Uganda, you have to consider include;
watching for wildlife as you are driving, pace yourself when you are driving,
mind your weight, mind about the pressure of your tire, ensure that the lights are on when it is dark
and observe the signs as you drive alongside the highway. These are very
essential driving tips for you to ensure for you to have a successful driving
journey to any of the Uganda’s national park.
One of the primary reasons as to why you go and visit the national parks
in Uganda is watching the various bird life including flora and fauna. Of
course these will readily be found in Uganda’s national parks. When you are
these parks, there will be wildlife crossing the roads in the national parks
thus you have to be very mindful so that you do not knock them when you are
driving. When you knock them, they will cause damage to the car and this means that you will be stuck in the
national parks since there is no readily available garage where you will take
your car for repairing at the very time.
Mechanics will be just be looked for who will make your car. It has never been
a good thing to collide with any living creature when you are driving thus you
have to be very careful when you are driving.
Secondly, you
should strategically pace yourself when you are driving. In most cases, you
will come across very sharp corners when you are driving. These will
necessitate you to be very steady in your mind as you can fail to negotiate the
corners. Most of these roads have potholes. You should be very critical as some
of the animals in these national parks do change direction and thus because of
this in case you are on a game drive in
the park, you can tell the driver to drive a
peaceful pace to avoid inconveniences.
Thirdly, you should mind your weight.
Of course this means that you should mind the weight of car. In this regard,
you should not over load your car. You should make sure that you are in the right size vehicle with the
right weight or capacity in the car. When you overload your car, you might
easily get problems with the car on your safari. This therefore, calls to put
in some art so that you do not overload the car. If you are travelling as a
group and you have much luggage, you
will be forced to leave some luggage so
that you can fit in the car as a group. This is because; no one will afford to
remain behind.
Fourthly, you should ensure that the
car has enough pressure to take you through the journey. Of course the car
which will be used on your journey is a
4 wheel drive car and when you are in this car, the terrain is
advisable. This may necessitate you to reduce on the pressure of the car. To
simply the work therefore, you are advised to make sure that you bring a pump
so that you can restore the pressure when the pressure is reduced.
Lastly, you should keep on the lights
of the car so that you can see the signs posts which are demarcated on the
road. In the night, you might see the road as most of these roads are dusty and
thus, their visibility may not be very easy.
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