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SATNAV / GPS Hire

SATNAV hire link - This option is currently available to our UK clients, and gets delivered to your door before you leave for South Africa.
Delivery: The company uses the Royal Mail for smaller products and a courier for larger items
Type of SATNAV: The TomTom
Maps for other countries: Great Britain, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, […]

Glitz, glamour and the stairway to heaven

Lights, music, tears and laughter, a night out at the theater isn’t one that is easily forgotten no matter what the quality of the acting or how smoothly the production goes. In the Western Cape we have our fair share of wonder and entertainment from big theatre productions to small one man shows and each […]

Driving Trends

Ever wandered what drives and motivates a country? You can always find things that sustain a country but what are the people all about? What do they enjoy and what drives them? And most importantly what is it that interests the people of a country, the thing which is good to invest in or use […]

Driving to freedom: go find your bit of heaven

Peace, at harmony with nature, spectacular natural colors jumping out at you around every corner, sounds like a dream. This little peace of heaven is readily available to those living in the big overbuilt cosmopolitan areas; you only have to know where to look. Who of you are always complaining about the hustle And bustle […]

Why Rich people hire poor cars and poor people hire rich cars

If you had to go into business for yourself you would notice that most rich people will be more spend thrifty with their money than poor people and will tend to look more to future plans and saving for those plans than poor people will. Why? A simple word but one that is really, really […]

From coast to coast: travel in South Africa and an extra country

Diversity is key from experiencing the cold to warm oceans of the Atlantic and Indian oceans to the rugged terrain and mountain passes in Lesotho, travelling through South Africa and the Land locked country within its boarders is a once in a lifetime can’t miss. By travelling from the Atlantic seaboard to the Indian Ocean […]

Self drive tours through the Western Cape

People tend to plan their holidays around what the tour operators offer, never allowing themselves the freedom to see a country for what it is, only for what the operators want you to see it is. For those adventurous spirits and for those people that like to see a place for it’s genuine beauty and […]

Cape Town or Johannesburg?

South Africa is a land of incredible beauty but as a developing country you definitely have to be security conscious and inquire about the guidelines that need to be followed in regard to this at the airports, tourism information desks and police station. By following these guidelines you will have a hassle free […]

Quick information about the big’s and the small’s (South Africa)

Remember, the BIG ONE is South Africa!
When you hire a car from South Africa Car Hire, you may want to go visit the following:
Big 5 (Big Five)
The term ‘Big Five’ refers to five of Africa’s greatest wild animals:

Lion
Leopard
Elephant
Buffalo
Rhino

Little 5 (Little Five)

Buffalo Weaver
Elephant Shrew
Leopard Tortoise
Ant Lion
Rhino Beetle

Cape Town Big Six

V&A Waterfront
Kirstenbosch
Cape Town
Table Mountain Cableway
Robben Island
Constantia Vineyards

Saltycrax or Wildtongue? Backpacking in South Africa

Whether it’s a Saltycrax or Wildtongue, backpacking seems to have taken SA by storm. 1000’s of young and fun loving older travelers prefer backpackers as their place to stay and most back packers offer camping sites, dorms and private rooms. They will usually have a cheap bar to start those wild nights off and a […]