I would say its safe to travel through Uganda and Rwanda even for self driving or back packing but please make sure never to drink drive. The drinking and driving laws are becoming so strict and so harsh thus the fine because drivers drive recklessly during festive season. It would be advisable to have your own car when you get to Uganda there several rental agencies like ,Self Drive Safaris to Uganda & Rwanda. Car rental Agencies have competitive daily Quotes for SUV vehicles like Rav4 and above all the vehicles are 4WD these can take you to any part of the country side like national parks ,and the fuel cost down there ranges between USD 50- from Entebbe airport to kampala, this only takes you about 1hr to get to Kampala, while in Kigali from the airport to the city centre is about 15KM with the less traffic jam in Kigali this can take you about 20 Minutes to get to your hotel. Airport so you can actually fly down to Entebbe airport or Kanombe international airport and rent on arrival. You can reach them out on +256774819223
There’s also a newspaper called Eye magazine this is served free of charge in hotels, it has some highlights about what is happening in Kampala or Rwanda and the best interesting places of attractions, in general the book shows what’s happening in Uganda which you could Google or even grab at the airport at the tourism Visitor information Desk . This paper is great for both accommodation and entertainment options around Kampala or Kigali
The weather is generally warm and outdoor friendly so its so easy to hang around with great level of security to tourists there’s plenty to see and appreciate around uganda country side especially in the south western region, these 2 countries are believed to have harboured the greatest number of primates on the African soing, like visitors to uganda can go for gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest, its one of the remaining tropical rain forest on the African soils next to the Ituli forest, In Rwanda you can visit gorilla in the Volcanoes national park, while chimpanzee trekking can be done in plenty of places like In Budongo forest(Murchison falls national park at $50, Kibale forest national park at $150 habituation at $22o, Kyambura gorge at $50 and at Kalinzu forest.at $40 while in Rwanda you can only take part in chimpanzee trekking at Nyungwe forest national park. Also Google has plenty offer , you can opt to visit cultural villages places amongst others.
