bazooka Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 My son is going to Australia with his wife and 3year old daughter for 3weeks,he wood like to hire a campervan keeping the cost down as low as possible.Iwould appreciate any help or advice, cost of insurance etc thankyou baz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raindrop Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Basooka, You say your son is GOING, presumably he has assessed how far apart the cities and towns are and how long it will take driving between them. The East Coast is probably most popular, say Melbourne to Brisbane, you can reckon on 4 days for that and should Perth be considered you can add a couple of time changes. Depending where his base is I would suggest selecting two major centres and tour around those only. Tell us where he intends to choose as a base. Its a mighty big land mass and contains a lot of desert. LR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 Lord raindrop,thanks for your reply,i know he will on the east coast i will get more details. my son seems to think that camper van ins will cost 1000's of aussie dollars which would be to expensive and would then have to settle for a hired car and accommodation. baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Lord Raindrop - 2010-02-27 1:20 PM The East Coast is probably most popular, say Melbourne to Brisbane, you can reckon on 4 days for that and should Perth be considered you can add a couple of time changes. LR (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 For the cost of hiring I suggest that you look up the websites for Maui / Britz / etc I didn't do Australia ( did NZ) but many of the companies are the same. It seemed to me that the older the van the less you paid - so some of the cheaper ones will have high mileage ( might not matter as they will always 'rescue' you anyway if you do have mechanical problems). On those websites you can enter the dates required / size of van, and get quotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raindrop Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I'm right with you Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klyne Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Don't know if this website might be worth a look. http://www.caravanning-oz.com/ David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Thanks everyone ,sons made reduntant trips off!,he paid £1800 air fare ,canceld and got £1200 back! baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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