Road clue guides · Africa
How to recognise Uganda from the road
Drives on the left
Red earth, banana groves and motorbike taxis. Uganda drives on the left and signs in English.
What to look for
1
Traffic on the left
Uganda drives on the left.
2
Boda-bodas
Motorbike taxis, called boda-bodas, are everywhere.
3
Bananas and red soil
Banana groves grow beside red earth roads.
4
English signs
Signs and shopfronts are in English.
5
Chequered minibuses
Shared white minibus taxis with a blue chequered stripe carry most passengers.
6
Green all year
Uganda sits on the equator, so the hills stay green and leafy, with matoke banana plants around most homes.
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