Among services offered by car rental Uganda is self drive. Self drive in Uganda is where one drives himself/ herself around or to selected places of interests like game parks, sanctuaries, cultural homes and many other places provided he/she does not go beyond the contractual agreement between him/ her and the service provider. It is a service that is done with self-motivation meaning that everything is done by your own. You only need a few directions and simple documents to carry in case you are green about Uganda. The things you need from your service provider (car Rental Company in Uganda) are Uganda travel’s Map, Brandt book and the GPS (Grid Position System device). This device is paid an extra fee on top of your prepaid car rental charges. Besides carrying the requirements for self drive in Uganda, they are emergency items you will need to carry in your car rental to help you in case you get a mechanical break breakdown before you call your service provider.
Below are some emergency items will carry for a thrilling self drive trip in Uganda?
Emergency mechanical tools
You may ask yourself what are mechanic tools for yet you are not a mechanic. However, simple mechanic tools like car jack, screws, and spanner will help to replace car tyres in case of a tyres puncture or any damaged part on the car. This will not deny you to travel with spare tyres because you cannot know what a head of you.
First aid box
A first aid box is necessary tool that every car should carry for a trip. It helps the travelers to have quick recovery in case of minor injuries like cuts on the body. It should have simple medical materials that everyone is able to use. Materials like bandages, surgical blades, cotton, and plasters should not miss inside the box.
Portable Jerry and lubricant oil
The jerrycan is used for multiple purposes to carry water or fuel in case you are in hard-to reach areas of fuel. Since Uganda has, has a warm climate, which means it receives some hot spells. During the hot spells, the traveler needs to carry water for cooling up the engine in case it over heats and also the oil since the engine uses so much energy to run and thereby friction being too much internally, you need enough oil for lubrication and reducing the friction.
The mechanic tools, first aid box and the jerrycan are some of the emergency tools that you should carry before you start yourself drive trip in Uganda. Besides the emergency items on your trip, the traveler is advised to carry some personal items on journey like enough edibles and drinks, insect repellent jelly enough clothes, mobile phones, personal identity card, medical form and personal travel insurance. This is done because once you leave the urban centers of Uganda it is sometimes difficult to find shopping centers on your selected areas of interest.