4X4 rental in Southern Africa

Looking for an adventurous way to travel South and Southern Africa? How about driving in a 4X4, sleeping in a tent on the roof of your 4X4 and having all necessary camping equipment available to you? You'll have all the freedom you need to explore these countries in your own way and at your own pace. Roads are well accessible, especially for a 4X4, and petrol prices are also quite reasonable.

Our partner in South Africa is a professional, reliable rental organisation specialized in 4x4 rentals of cars between 6 - 12 months old. You'll be well insured and there are no surcharges for driving in countries surrounding South Africa (with the exception of Mozambique that has a R1000 cross border fee payable on arrival).

4x4 rental vehicles in South Africa

	Nissan Single Cab	Petrol single cab 4x4 Power steering Radio / cd and air conditioning Sun screen 55L water tank Double batteries Extra fuel tank (total capacity 140 litre) Max 2 adults (day-top, night-below)	Price until May 31st: £74 Price from June to October: £105
	Nissan Single Cab		Price is per vehicle per day with a minimum rental period of 5 days. Price includes camping equipment.

	Nissan Single Cab - Without camping gear	Petrol single cab 4x4 Power steering Radio / cd and air conditioning Sun screen 55L water tank Double batteries Extra fuel tank (total capacity 140 litre) Max 2 adults	Price until May 31st: £66 Price from June to October: £86
	Nissan Single Cab - Without camping gear		Price is per vehicle per day with a minimum rental period of 5 days.

	Nissan Double Cab	3.3L V6 petrol/3.0 diesel Radio/cd and air conditioning Power steering ABS and air bag Sun screen 50L water tank Double batteries Extra fuel tank (total capacity 140 litre) Max 4 adults (day-top, night-below)	Price until May 31st: £90 Price from June to October: £119
	Nissan Double Cab		Price is per vehicle per day with a minimum rental period of 5 days. Price includes camping equipment.

	Nissan Double Cab - Without camping gear	3.3L V6 petrol/3.0 diesel Radio/cd and air conditioning Power steering ABS and air bag Sun screen 50L water tank Double batteries Extra fuel tank (total capacity 140 litre) Max 4 adults	Price per day until May 31st: £76 Price from June - October: £94
	Nissan Double Cab - Without camping gear		Price is per vehicle per day with a minimum rental period of 5 days.

4x4 Rental includes:

Equipment including camping equipment
Towing cable, tire pump, large lifting jack, maps and a campsite guide. Passenger cabin alarm. The alarm is not available in tents and for camping equipment in the rear of the car. The King Cab does have an alarm in this area. The Double Cab, has an extra back seat in the passenger cabin suitable for personal baggage. Complete equipment with 1-2 roof tents, braai and barbecue, full petrol and water tanks and cooking apparatus, electric cool box, bedding/sleeping bags, mattress, pillows, linens, towels, camp table and chairs, cutlery, plates, cooking gear, lamp, flashlight, first-aid kit, fire extinguisher, axe and shovel. An extra tent can be booked on request.
Unlimited kilometres
All rates include unlimited kilometres. While exploring this kind of destination, you'll be travelling many kilometres. Therefore this option is more reasonable than a limited kilometre option.
Free transfers from / to airports
Local tax 14%

Cleaning costs
Information pack with copy of road atlas and campsite guide
Border documents
Documents and approval to take the rental car over the border to surrounding countries. If you would like travel outside of South Africa, let us know which countries you would like to visit while booking your trip. Border documents must be arranged before you pick up your car.
Damage and theft insurance with a R45.000 excess (for more information see insurance information).

4X4 rental South Africa

Excluded:

One-way fees
If drop-off and pick-up location differ, you will have to pay R 3.500. If you pick the car up in South Africa and drop it off in Namibia or vice versa you'll pay R 4.500. Information on fees for picking up a car in South Africa and dropping it off in one of the surrounding countries is available on request. One-way rentals should always be requested at booking.
Full tank
At pick-up, you'll pay for a full tank (at a 10% discount) and at drop-off the tank must be filled up as well (if it isn't, this will be deducted from your credit card).
One-time contract fee (stamp duty): approximately ZAR 20
Visas, border taxes etc.
You will be responsible for paying fees related to border crossings. In Botswana and Namibia these fees are approximately R100 and R200 per person. In Mozambique you'll also be responsible for a one-time payment for liability insurance, approximately R 150 and a visa at approximately R350 per person. At the Zimbabwe border you'll pay approximately US $55 per person for a visa, approximately US $15 for liability insurance and approximately R445 for additional insurance.
If applicable, satellite phone and/ or GPS rental (see information below)
Have a look at our terms and conditions page for prices and more information

Deductible
An excess is included in the prices mentioned above. We advise paying off the entire excess for the 4x4 (standard: R45000). You can choose to do this on arrival, or ahead of time, by paying the all-in rate. This will entail paying approximately £25 extra per day. Once you've paid the all-in rate you'll receive full coverage, will not have a excess and all repairs are covered (even repairs to your windshield and tires).

Option 1: For ZAR 150 per day you can pay off your excess up to ZAR 20.000 (maximum up to 50 days or ZAR 7500).
Option 2: For ZAR 300 per day you can pay off your excess completely (maximum up to 50 days or ZAR 15000).

Ready-to-go routes:
Of course you can plan your route all on your own, however you can also let us help you out with this. Choose from one of the eight most popular trips:

15 days South Africa
17 days South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe
22 days Kruger, Botswana, Zimbabwe
24 days South Africa
18 days South Africa, Mozambique
10 days Kruger, Mozambique, South Africa