How To Book A Car In South Africa
If you are thinking about hiring a car in South Africa you need to read this article first. It will highlight 5 ways to book the car. Take a few minutes to go through the article and you will be glad you did. This is one of many articles I have written about rent car Joburg schemes.
As mentioned above, my experience on the car hire industry in SA spans a couple of reviews and articles posted all over the net, today, however, I want to focus on some of the most useful ways to book a car. Do not make a choice until you have read all the available options as mentioned below.
Airport Car Rental
The country has 3 international airports i.e. OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, Durban International Airport and Cape Town International Airport. You can easily find a wide array of car hire companies in any of these airports. Some of the companies that you may find include, Avis, Hertz, Sixt, Budget, Imperial and Europcar to name only a few. All of this means you can book your ticket and not really worry about the car as you will have options to choose from when you get to the airport. For example, if you want to be near a beach you can rent a car in Cape Town or find yourself the best cheap car hire KZN has to offer and cruise to Durban.
Let me point out that these companies can also be found in most of the local or domestic airports. This means you can simply connect with a flight from these international airports and fly to any local one and only rent a car when you get there.
Major Cities and Key Areas
Almost every city and town has a car rental company serving it.For instance you can find more than twenty locations for Imperial car rental, Avis has more than 20 branches as well. This essentially means you can never be stranded wherever you are in South Africa and you can easily find cars to rent – no deposit required .
To provide an example of some towns where you are most likely to find these include; George, Plettenberg Bay, Sandton, Randburg, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Pine Town, Nelspruit, Bloemfontein, Hermanus, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Knysna, etc.
Hotels offer some car rental services
I know for a fact that some of the most prominent hotels in the country offer some car rental services. You can simply hire their shuttle to ferry you to any place where you can then rent a car from there – if you like.
Booking at country of residence
You also have an options to book from a company that is located in both your country and in South Africa. This will save you a lot of time and will ensure that you are well prepared ahead of your vacations.
Rent a Car Online
The good thing about online bookings is that they normally come with discounted rates. In my opinion, this is the best way to book a car in SA whether you are currently in the country or outside.