Car Rental in Uganda offers cross-border car hire services to travelers who wish to self-drive and explore beyond Uganda through Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda.
Rent your 4×4 Car today to enjoy the allures and delights, the East African region has to offer from the big five animals in the savannah plains to the eye-catching rift valleys. free-flowing rivers and streams, the captivating white sand beaches on the coastlines, the rich cultural diversity, and the shrewd apes and primates in the tropical rain forests.
Formalities For Cross-Border Car Rental Through East Africa
If you are planning on crossing multiple borders, you will be paying at every border you cross. On a self-drive car hire experience, Car Rental in Uganda will only give you the car documents, that allow the car to cross. You also will have to pay the COMESA and Visa fees. If you hire a car with a driver, the driver guide will help you with the process of COMESA processing.
It is noteworthy for self-drive clients to collect and keep the COMESA document and also get an exit stamp at customs as they cross the border back to Uganda. The COMESA fee for the Vehicle is normally 40$ and its validity is only 14 days. At expiry, you will have to renew if still on the trip in the country.
In the case of visas, if You’re traveling around Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda, we would advise getting an East Africa tourist visa. The East Africa tourist visa allows visitors to travel around the three mentioned countries simultaneously on a single entry document. The East Africa Tourist Visa costs 100$ and its validity is 90 days. The Visa is best acquired online, especially in this COVID-19 era.
Driving Across The East African Region
It is very easy to drive around the East Africa region. There are multilateral relationships between the countries. The countries have somehow opened their borders for travelers to move swiftly from one country to another without any serious hurdles.
It is reasonably simple to drive across East Africa, yet you’ll still want to check through your car hire terms for any geographic restrictions. Driving between East African destinations is often free through cross-border fees are in place.
Pick up and Drop off The Rental Car During Your Cross border Trip 
You can drop off the vehicle in different East African countries you may wish to end the rental trip away from Uganda. However, you will have to inform us before you start your trip and tell us how to go about the arrangements; first, we shall have to agree on the place to drop off the car, time, and day. Another thing, we will request to you a facilitation fee for transferring the car back to Uganda since it is our mainland of operation.