Registered: Feb 20, 2009
Total Posts: 11
Country: Netherlands
What a nonsense!! I live in Europe and have been to different counties in Africa on selfdrive safari's. There are many companies who rent cars. Just search on google. I've been to South-Africa and Namibia. This was one combined trip and I rented from a Namibian company. This year I am going to Namibia and Botswana and rented from a South-African company because they are one of the few who also rent tenttrailers. As far as I know it is not allowed to protrude from car windows and open roofs in both counties. I.e. you are not allowed to lean out your window or stand out of a sunroof or open top. Just to dangerous when you are not with a guide. The only open vehicles are those driven by guides. You are forced to photograph from your open car window while being inside the car. In general it gives a better perspective anyway. It is better to rent a 4x4 because of the hight of these cars. Regular sedans are to low in my opinion and can get you in the situation that you can not see clearly because of tall grass and bushes. 4x4 are more expensive.
One one occasion I didn't follow the rules 
. I sat in the window of the car door and photographed over the car roof. There was one female lion who was annoyed by this i think. She was about 30 or 40 meters away. I never saw an animal move so fast. I was in the car in a split second and with my camera still on the roof. Luckily it was a mock charge. But I learned my lesson.
The company in Namibia is called "ASCO" and the company in SA is called " Bushlore". There is also Hertz etc, but they are more expensive. Like I said just Google.
