Rwanda being among the small countries in Africa, doesn’t mean it has no wonders a visitor can enjoy. The country has many to offer to travelers and to be able to explore more and much, some travelers decide to hire cars for long period of time to give enough time each destination. Long rental in Rwanda is among the best way to tour the country and its cost effective.
Any type of car can be used for long rent, it can be 4×4 SUV like RAV4, 4×4 land cruiser Prados, 4×4 safari land cruisers, 4×4 safari vans and many more. Some visitors decide to take a long rental with camping safari. This can be with car with rooftop tent or Ground tent. Other camping equipment are offered for more convenience.
Advantages of long rental in Rwanda.
_ long rental makes a trip more memorable as a visitor spend as much time as possible in a place hence more memories.
_long rentals gives a chance for a visitor to add more destinations or activities since the days are many and flexible.
_long rental gives a visitor some to time to relax and refresh for other activities the following day.
_Renting a car for long makes a visitor to keep required speed limit, this reduces on the penalties which can be given on the road.
_Visitors on long rental normally get few cases of mechanical breakdown and accidents since there is no rushing
_With long rentals car hire, visitors like birders will be favored as more specific bird species will be seen.
_There is flexibility, visitors on long rental can self-drive or rent a car with driver.
_It can either a camping safari, car with rooftop tent or car with ground tent.
Activities which can be done by visitors on long rental
Gorilla tracking. This is among the most done activities in Rwanda. It can be done in Volcano National Park in Rwanda. It is necessary to secure gorilla permit before doing the activity.
Chimpanzees Tracking. This can be done in Nyungwe National Park. Chimpanzees are also another type of exiting primates endangered. Since they are very close relatives of humans, this attracts more car rental visitors.
Game drives. Visitors on long rentals do visit Akagera National Park for the big five (lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and Rhinos) other animals can also be seen in the game drive like giraffes, antelopes and many others.
Nature walks. Long rental visitors not only enjoy activities with inside their cars like in the game drive, With Nature walks in Rwanda, they leave their cars parked at the park headquarters and then enter destinations on foot. Nature walks are common in Nyungwe National Park and Akagera National Park.
Canopy walk. Besides games drives and Nature walks, canopy walk is done in the canopies of trees, long rental visitors walk on the raised platform and then enjoy attractions face to face. This activity is done in Nyungwe National Park and it is the first of its own in East Africa.
Birding. Rwanda is famous destination for birders. Many bird species can be seen in destinations like Nyungwe, Akagera, Volcano National Park, Gishwati and many others.
Boat cruises. Since Rwanda has many water bodies like Kivu, Lake Ihema, the twin lakes of Rubondo and Bulera. Boat cruises is among popular activities in this country. They are conducted on search water bodies to enjoy the aquatic attractions.
Golden monkey Tracking. Some of these activities makes visitors to stay longer in a destination, after gorilla tracking, visitors can do golden monkey tracking the following day. These are also endangered creatures which are rarely seen elsewhere.
Volcano hiking. Rwanda is blessed with 5 volcanoes. Among those, 4 can be hiked like Karisimbi, muhabura, bisoke, and Gahinga. Reaching on the top of these of mountains is so rewarding and exciting. Sabyinyo cannot be hiked from Rwandan side due to its nature, it has sharp ridges and valleys.
What is the best time to do long Rental trip in Rwanda.
The best time to do long rental trip in Rwanda is in dry season. Those are the peak season months and booking in advance is necessary. Those months include June, July, August, September, October, Jan and February. The weather is pleasant during this time, trails are not slippery and the interference with rain while doing activities in little.
Though dry season is the best time to hire long rental. Even other months it is possible. 4×4 cars are capable of driving through difficult trails.