Safari Bookings Uganda and Rwanda: May 2016

Tips for traveling with children in Uganda for a holiday/vacation.

When you are planning to go on vacation with your family, you need to consider these tips for traveling with children. Children are nice and lovely being around with; however to fully enjoy your trip, you need to take care of them so well. Here are some of the tips to fully enjoy your vacation.

Plan in advance.

There is no short cut to enjoy the best moments with your children. You need to plan in advance for your journey. It is always better to consider making your bookings. If you plan in advance, you shall have the time to look out for discounted flights. Always there are discounts to be offered but sometimes the prices become so competitive during the peak season so the best advice would be to search out for cheap flights before time. If it is possible, make some deposits on flights. After finding the best flight to Uganda, the next thing is to find the best hotel. This surely depends on the amount of money you are willing to pay. There are luxury hotels, mid-range hotels, and budget hotels. Normally in Uganda, people come do to several activities such as gorilla trekking. Ensure that you have already decided on what you are going to do. If you are planning on doing activities, hire a tour operator. Do-it-yourself is almost impossible in cases where you have kids. For those who would wish to go for gorilla trekking, ensure that your kids are above 16 years because this is the acceptable age for gorilla trekking. In addition, ensure that you have booked your gorilla permits. Gorilla permits in Uganda cost around 600 USD per individual. You can book permits with the help of your tour operators. Companies like gorilla tour booking safaris, www.gorillatourbooking.com, are reputable for gorilla trekking. Check them out for their services.

Consider the climate.

You can travel to Uganda all-year round since the weather is so convenient. Kids tend to fall sick if they are not properly dressed. It is always better to dress them well. Pack their gloves, shoes, jackets or sweaters.

Don’t go for camping.

For sure in most cases children are not ready to go for camping especially in countries like Uganda. Of course adults can do that but I wouldn’t advise children to try that. Why? In case of changes around the camp, Adults can always adjust according.

Remember mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes are a threat to humanity in some way. There is absolutely a cure for it but to avoid catching the disease, carry mosquito repellants. Of course, in case you get sick; you can be treated and be cured so don’t get scared about travelling to Uganda. Although there are mosquitoes like in many other African countries, not everyone gets sick of malaria. In fact some spend years without catching the infection.

Don’t use public transport.

Public transport is not good for your kids in Uganda. They would be treated to surprise. It is not that a risk affair but I would advise car hiring. Hiring a car shall make your kids comfortable. They shall be able to enjoy the sights without any issue. The problem with public system is being squeezed. Toyota vans are the most used means of public transport used in Uganda, they carry 14 passengers but there times when they add an extra person, this is of course illegal but it’s in many times done. To fully enjoy your trip with your kids, go for a car hire. The good thing if you were coming to Uganda on a planned itinerary by a tour operator, you shall not worry about public transport because all the time, you shall be using their vehicles.

Keep kids engaged.

Kids love to play so you might as well consider getting things that keep them busy. Buy them games. There are times when you shall need your time, to get this time. You need your kids engaged. This is the way forward. Enjoy your time with the kids.