Why Sydney is the Best Place in Australia to Hire Your Campervan From
If you're considering campervan hire in Australia, then the most obvious place to pick it up or drop it off has to be Sydney. There are numerous reasons why you want to rent your camper and Sydney and I'm here just to let you know the most basic of these reasons.
To start with, having around 5 million people, Sydney is the Australia's largest city. With such a population, there is a great supply of all things and campervan hire companies are amongst them. Sydney is also the most centrally located of all the capital cities being around 1000km from both Brisbane and Melbourne, 1400km from Adelaide and only 290km from Canberra - the nation's capital city. No other city in Australia can boast this kind of proximity to all the other great cities in such short distance.
Sydney is also the main transit port in Australia. Sydney airport is the nations busiest and the 31st busiest in the world. Chances are that if you fly in or out of this island continent, then you will pass through Sydney. That being the case you will also see that you can catch virtually any form of public transport from here to any other part of the country. With the plethora of transport choices that such a large city offers, why would you want to hire a campervan when there are so many other options?
Well, the answer lies in the public transport options outside of Sydney and the ease and control that a campervan can give you. Once you get out of the major cities public transport options become fairly limited by world standards. This is brought on by the massive size of the country, the small population for that size and wealth of the nation that allows most people to own their own car, hence not needing public transport. Once you get out of the major cities, and in particular if you want to get off the national highway, then getting public transport becomes quite painful.
Sydney itself also have a great many things to see that are in the outskirts of the city. Cronulla in the south, The Royal National Park even further south, the Blue Mountains in the west, and in the north - Palm Beach, a multitude of national parks, the beautiful central coast and eventually the famous Hunter Valley wine region. All of which can be reached with great ease if you have your own vehicle that you can then sleep in whilst you are there.
Not everyone wants to sleep the night in a vehicle, but having the ability to drive to any location will massively expand the sites you can visit whilst in Australia. Sydney, with more campervan hire company depots than any other city, is certainly the place you want to look in to picking up a vehicle from. And keep this in mind whilst you are doing your campervan research - there are over 30 companies with depots in Sydney.
Many campervan hire websites will only show you results for the top 5 companies. Some will show you results for around 10 companies. Make sure when you research your campervan hire that the website you are researching on shows at least 20 different companies that can supply you with a camper for the dates you need. Otherwise you are likely to be paying more than you need to.
About the Author
Tim Ahern has spent over 5 years travelling the globe in nearly every form of transport imaginable, including over a year in a campervan around Australia. He now likes to share his travel knowledge about campervan hire in Australia with all those who are looking for campervan reviews and resources. You can see more are http://www.ecampervanhire.com and http://www.squidoo.com/campervan-hire-in-australia
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