There are so many reasons why someone might start his safari in Tanzania and end it in Uganda. Reasons could be related to one activity missing in a certain country yet it is available in another. For example, there is gorilla trekking in Uganda but it is not available in Tanzania. Or someone may simply want to have the same experience elsewhere. For example, in this case, someone may decide to continue on with climbing ambitions after having climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Wildebeest migration safari through the Serengeti plains they might decide to go try Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda or it could something related to game drive, Uganda too has many scenic game drive opportunities across several parks around the country and the unforgettable Gorilla trekking. If you are that type of tourists that would love to cross borders, how would you choose the best itinerary for your safari?
1) Understand your passion.
People travel for various reasons and like they say that one man’s meat is another man’s poison, we all have different travel goals. Some people travel to enjoy wildlife, others are interested in experiencing different cultures while others just want to take on challenging experiences like mount climbing. Whatever your ambitions are, you must understand and study them to make sure that you shall probably experience them in two countries. For such travellers, it would be a thrill to try the same activity in the different countries to really know how things are done and what is the difference between the activities in different nations? Like I said, you might be interested in a unique activity like gorilla trekking which is not available in Tanzania. You must highlight the activity that you would like to experience in both nations and choose an itinerary that has all of them or at least many of them.
2) Inquire about the price of the tour.
We are all interested in having the best but sometimes we are limited by the price-you get what you can afford. The same principle applies to the selection of your itinerary; you must understand that no matter the kind of activities you plan on doing, you must have a relatively enough money to support them. If you don’t have money for a particular itinerary, I would highly suggest leaving such an itinerary as it is going to give you headache whenever you think about it.
3) Look through the accommodations.
For any travellers, accommodations should be on their mind because you can’t sleep in the park with the animals. Even if you decide to sleep in the park, there are always designated accommodations for you. Accommodation is such a vital aspect of any tour because it determines the overall price of the tour. If you decide to go for cheap accommodation, the tour is always cheap and vice versa. Try to look through the available accommodations for your itinerary to see if you can afford or not. If you think that the accommodations around the national park which you want to visit are not favourable for you, you might end up going for another choice.
4) How long you are willing to carry on your tour.
Time is a limiting factor for those tourists who are not limited by the price of the tour. If they want to stay for more days, it becomes impossible because there is no enough time for them to carry on their activities. If you are to select the best itinerary that is going to enable you experience Uganda and Tanzania, you must think of time to see that it is favorable for you.
5) Which country is the Safari going to start from?
Some tourists make travel arrangements of their journeys and their arrival country matters so much and the departure country also matter as well. If you are going to pick the best itinerary, you must be willing to know which of countries you are likely to start your itinerary and which one should come last. Normally itineraries have that detailed information about the start and end of the tour. Choose an itinerary that shall fully support where you want to start and where you want to end your tour. These should be favorable to you. You might say that twisting the arrival and departure country is possible, oh yes it is but there are some challenges that you might face.
