A safari driver can either make or break a traveler’s safari experience. While on an African safari, you will spend most of the time of the day with your safari driver. They are a vital part of a guided safari and tourists can enjoy their trip more than expected or find it boring and messed up depending on their driver. As you plan to travel this season, ensure to book for your safari with an expert tour operator with a team of professional and experienced safari guides. this way, you will have a remarkable safari.
As you take on your trip, these are some of the qualities that will help you know that you are travelling with a good Uganda safari driver and be guaranteed of a safe and informative road trip;
Should have background information
A safari guide who hypes you up for the safari through the preparatory information that they share with you at the start of the tour knows what they are doing. They should be able to introduce you to the safari and go ahead to give a hint on what to expect. They should let you know of how long you may take to arrive at the final destination and some of the things you will do and might post along the way.
Should have good knowledge of the destination
A good safari guide should have wide knowledge about their local destination. They should perfectly understand it and be able to share the knowledge and facts with visitors. Safari drivers should have thorough information about the attractions at the destinations including wildlife, landscape, history, people and culture and the current affairs in the country.
Safari guides have amazing stories about destinations they have visited over and over again and it is normally interesting to get to hear and know of them.
They should have safari gadgets
From binoculars, camera, birding books, wildlife books and other items, there is a range of gadgets that make a safari guide outstanding. They enhance the safari experience and also improve the knowledge of the guide and clients. Safari guides should have good cameras and smart phones to enable them capture amazing moments on safari so that they may show them to their future clients.
Should be Flexible
A Uganda safari guide with ability to cope and find a way through the unexpected is great. Things will sometimes not move on as planned but flexibility is important in this case. A good safari should be in position to find a good solution or alternative when things come different from what was expected.
They should also have various approaches to handle different kinds of audiences.
Should have car mechanical knowledge
Every driver and traveler always wants to have a smoothly running trip. They anticipate to arrive at stopovers and destinations at specific time. However, uncertainties can bump in. the car could get a flat tire or a different problem. If your safari has basic mechanical knowledge, this puts you at an advantage because they can quickly fix the problem or realize it early and save time. Our safaris have gone through mechanical trainings that help them to easily handle mechanical emergencies.
As Uganda safaris continue to get popular in east and southern Africa, more men and women are joining the safari profession. However, they do not offer the same experience. To travel with a professional and experienced safari guide, just contact us now by sending an email to info@supremecarrentaluganda.com or call us now on +256-742874045/ +256-703903243 to talk to our team.