How to Travel Australia - The Option of Campervan Rental Australia!

As an overseas visitor you have a few distinct choices:

• The hire car combination - Hire or buy a car and combine this with either hotel, hostel or camping accommodation
• Rent or buy a camper trailer; or
• Consider a campervan

Choosing a campervan is a great way to combine your transport and accommodation expenses. So if you are travelling on a budget, you really must consider this option.

Benefits of Campervan Rental Australia

The most obvious benefit is that you have one cost, but another is that you will not have to set up and dismantle a tent every night. This means that you can spend more time enjoying being on the road or seeing the sites than having to find a nice site to pitch a tent or cart luggage from the car to the hotel every night and every morning.

In addition to the speed of set up, you can also save a lot of money through using your little built in kitchen, even if you only use it for some of your meals such as breakfast and lunch!

Campervans are also wired for power, so if you have a powered campsite, you will be able to charge batteries and phones. In addition like with a camper trailer you do not need to worry about bugs or animals crawling into your tent at night because you are elevated off the ground.

The main expenses with Campervan Rental Australia

When you are doing your sums and comparing the campervan to the other modes of transport and accommodation there are a few things that you will need to factor into your budget.

These are:

• Petrol costs are likely to be somewhat higher than with a standard car because of the size of the vehicle.
• Getting around is also likely to be a little slower and you will have no ability to go to hard to reach places in a van. In addition you will need to factor in that it might take you longer to complete your journey than you had originally envisioned.
• You get what you pay for with your van, the basic models are just that, very basic with no hot water, shower, toilet or television. You do however have the option to get these in your campervan, but the daily hire cost will rise significantly.
• Do not forget to factor in the cost of campsite fees into your equation. If you want power you will need to pay for a powered campsite, which can cost between $20-$45 dollars depending on the campsite’s facilities.

Selecting the campervan

For most travellers on a budget the campervan they will end up choosing will be a budget 2-3 berth campervan. These are the base models, so think of a solid tent on wheels.

They are usually solid and dependable, so if you are looking for simply a roof over your head and are happy to use the campground facilities then you can save a lot of money with these vans.

They also cater for younger drivers with vans aimed at the below 25 year old market. If you are looking to add some luxury to your travel the sky is the limit to what you can add and also what you can spend. You can get larger water tanks, hot water, fridges, air conditioning, television, stereos etc, but the more you select the more you will pay. Most campervans are designed to take 2-4 people, but at the top end you can find some designed for up to 6 people.

Remember if you are planning on taking your van to out of the way locations, you will not have power anyway, so really try to consider what your needs are before you hire.

Renting a campervan

There are many options for campervan rental in Australia with many companies manufacturing the vans here or importing them from overseas.

One of the best national campervan rental suppliers is Aussie Campervans who act like a ‘broker’ of many of the different companies and will allow you to easily compare the campervans available. www.aussiecampervans.com

For budget travellers, a few of the best campervan companies with locations around Australia are:

• Wicked Campers - http://www.wickedcampers.com.au/
• Hippie Campers - http://www.hippiecamper.com/
• Jucy Rentals - http://www.jucy.com.au/
• Alternatively check out what the best campervan options are by state:
  • Campervan Hire Sydney
  • Campervan Hire in Brisbane
  • Campervan Hire in Perth
  • Campervan Hire in Melbourne