Drive your own adventure

Roadtripping at your own pace is the best way to experience Africa. Explore Africa independently - hire a 4x4 with Roadtrip Africa and drive your own adventure.

Where do you want to start your road trip in Africa?

Uganda

Uganda is where we first started our Africa travel agency back in 2011, and it's a special place. Often referred to as 'Africa condensed', Uganda has the best of everything the continent has to offer, packed into one small, but stunning, destination. This means you can drive from one of Uganda's many tourism highlights to another in just half a day - come face to face with mountain gorillas, track chimps in the forest, catch a sighting of the shoebill stork, and see tree-climbing lions! But it’s not all about the wildlife. Experience culture in a traditional manyatta in Karamoja, hike the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains, go wild water rafting on the Nile, and finish off with a blast in Kampala, the nightlife capital of East Africa. Uganda definitely makes for a great self-drive Africa vacation!

Go to Uganda
Go to Uganda

Tanzania

Tanzania is Africa’s ultimate safari destination, and a road trip paradise. Where else in the world can you witness the wildebeest migration, experience such rich cultural diversity, climb the snow-capped Kilimanjaro and swim in the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, combined into one epic road trip? Tanzania has all this and more, wrapped in one adventurous and welcoming package. The Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Zanzibar are justifiably popular, but there are so many more hidden gems to explore in Tanzania. Hire a 4x4 car with Roadtrip Tanzania and drive your own adventure with us as your Africa travel agency!

 

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Go to Tanzania

Kenya

Imagine a lone acacia silhouetted against a horizon stretching into eternity. The Great Rift Valley with vast patchworks of tea plantations. The colours, smells and sounds of traditional tribal life. Welcome to Kenya - a beautiful and unique place for your Africa vacation. There is no better place in the world to watch herds of elephants than Amboseli National Park, and Masai Mara is home to one of the highest concentrations of wildlife on the planet. While travelling on your self drive safari, make sure not to skip the Kenyan coastline. A blend of African, Indian and Arabic culture, the Swahili coast feels wildly different from the rest of Kenya. 

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Go to Kenya

Madagascar

Lemurs, the strangest looking chameleons, avenues of baobabs, the Tinsgy dry forest and endless coastlines - Madagascar is unique. Few places on earth offer such an intense kaleidoscope of nature and half the fun is getting to these incredible attractions. Off-road driving here is one of a kind and there are national parks that only see 100 visitors a year. Combine this with a cultural melting pot of mixed African and Asian ancestries and the French that left their mark on the cuisine, and you understand that we happily obeyed to your wishes of adding Madagascar as our latest Roadtrip destination for your self drive safari and Africa vacation.

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Go to Madagascar

How do you want to travel in Africa?

Self drive car & camp rental

In Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, we own a fleet of Toyota Hilux, Landcruiser and RAV4 vehicles. In Madagascar, we drive the Nissan Double Cab and Pajero.

Hire a 4x4 from as low as € 45 / day, including Bradt Travel Guide, road map, car insurance and 24/7 roadside assistance.

Want to enjoy the ultimate flexibility on your self-drive safari? Our Landcruisers can be equipped with a rooftop tent, or you can hire a dome tent for your camping adventure in Africa. Both options come with a full set of quality camping gear, so you can experience the real African bush.

Self drive car & camp rental

Car rental tour with accomodation

In Uganda, we offer car rental tours with accommodation included. 

We know how to build a well-paced and varied itinerary for your road trip in Uganda. We design a carefully planned route for you that includes your car, accommodation, and chimp and gorilla permits (if desired). 

The lodges we select are hand-picked. We look for outstanding places, and favor eco-conscious boutique hotels with the best price-quality ratio. 

We do not work with intermediaries. Hotel Reservations, car rental and roadside assistance are all handled by the Roadtrip Africa team. Hence no false promises. It also means we're able to offer the most competitive rates.

Car rental tour with accomodation

Car rental with driver - guide

We were the first company to specialize in self-drive car rental in east Africa. But of course, it's also possible to hire a car with a driver-guide and many of our clients do so. The driver-guide is there to facilitate and ease your travels, yet you remain in charge of your own holiday and itinerary. The costs for a driver are € 40 /day.

This option is great for roadtrippers that don't fancy driving themselves, want a more relaxed experience, or want to learn more about the local culture and wildlife from a knowledgeable guide. All the suggested road trips published at this website are therefore also possible to book as a private guided tour - the ultimate customised safari!

Car rental with driver - guide

Suggested routes

Not sure yet where to go, what to do and which safari lodge to book when hiring your 4x4 vehicle? See our suggested routes for inspiration! Rent camping gear for your Africa vacation or book a road trip with comfortable accommodations. We know all the hidden corners of our destinations and will be happy to point you in the right direction as you plan your self-drive safari in Africa.

Uganda 16 days 1565 km

Uganda & Rwanda

Discover both Uganda and Rwanda on this 16 day East African road trip. If you're interested in nature and culture alike, this road trip is the one for you. Trek gorillas and chimps in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Kibale rainforest, go on a self-drive safari in Lake Mburo and Queen Elizabeth National Park. Discover why Rwanda is the land of a thousand hills and be moved by its captivating history. Chimp and gorilla trekking permits included.

Tanzania 8 days 700 km

Taste of Tanzania

When following the Taste of Tanzania, you visit the most famous safari parks of the country: Tarangire, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater. This circuit is ideal for Tanzania first-timers, those who primarily come to Tanzania for safari, want modest driving hours a day, and have limited time. 6 to 8 days / 5-7 car rental days are recommended to follow this route.

Madagascar 23 days 2640 km

The Grand Circuit

Love the beach? Experienced in off-road driving? Then you can see it all! The interior highlands of Madagascar are distinctively Asian; the west coast is truly African. Visit remote Vezo fishing villages with colorful boats, pristine beaches, the bizarre limestones pinnacles of Tsingy de Bemaraha, the most beautiful lodges and only a handful of other travelers. This is righteously our most popular route.