FamilyCampingVans
If you are travelling with a family you know how expensive it can be.
We've got the answer to that - Family CampingVans.*
There are three size options:
MidiVans: Short wheelbase versions of the
Mitsubishi Delica.
Manual and automatic transmissions. Petrol
and diesel powered. Maximum five persons.
MaxiVans:
Long-wheelbase, 2-wheel drive
"low rider" version of the
Mitsubishi Delica Spacegear. Automatic transmission. Longer
wheel-base means more room inside. Maximum seven persons.
MaxiVan-Fours:
4-wheel drive,
"high-rider" version of the
Mitsubishi Delica Spacegear. Automatic transmission. Maximum six persons
Very important: These are not luridly painted vehicles with dopey graphics that scream "tourists" from every panel. (I mean, would you want to drive around in a van that had "Blowjobs are a great last minute gift" written on the back?. No kidding, that's on one of our competitors' vans!?) Unless you know exactly what to look for (one tiny little sticker required by law) you'd never know that one of ours was a rental vehicle.
Even if you don't have children this is a great way to travel for just one or two people. You're up high - much higher than a car - so you get a great view of the superb scenery outside.
You get all this - transport and accommodation - from $30 a day in winter to $69 a day in high summer. You'd pay more that for a motel unit on its own, without the transport! If you are here for three months or more the daily rate gets down to a mere $71 a day.
We include a complete camping pack with your choice
of one large two-room tent or two smaller tents (one for you, one for the
small brigade). You also get a complete camping pack specially
designed and chosen by my wife. When it
comes to living wild in the great outdoors
she's the ranking authority - she takes our four kids camping for three
weeks every year. And like any good husband I have taken
her excellent advice in selecting just the right equipment to make your
holiday camping experience as enjoyable and work-free as possible.
In that pack is everything you need. to set up camp, cook a meal, whip the top off a bottle of wine and have dinner al fresco among some of the world's most stunning scenery.
Equipment: Each van contains a three-burner gas cooker, electric chiller box, and utensil set which contains 2 pots, 1 fry pan, kettle, 6 plates, 4 cups, 4 side plates, 4 dessert plates, 4 mugs, 4 tumblers, two wine glasses, bucket, plastic bowl, knives, forks, dessert spoons, teaspoons, can opener, vegetable knife, large kitchen knife, chopping board, egg slice, tea towels. There is a picnic table with four chairs. If you take the Maxi-Plus option because you have more than four travelling we'll include extra equipment accordingly.
There's also
a Kathmandu camp kitchen - a folding bench for the cooker and
other equipment. It makes working and cooking so much easier
Inflatable
air mattresses, pillows, pillow cases, sheets and duvets or sleeping bags
(your choice) are included.
Tent layouts: We will tailor-make the tent configuration to suit your family needs. For instance if you have one or two boys (or girls) one large two-room family tent will be fine. Or you could have a smaller two-room tent for yourselves and a single room tent for the kids. But if your family is a boy and a girl you'll probably want them to have their own separate sleeping areas. No problem - two two-bedroom tents will do the trick - one for parents, a smaller one for children. The difference is mainly in the ease and speed of erection. A small one-room tent takes less time - the kids can usually do it themselves while you rig the parent tent.
Rates:
Costs for Family CampingVans are the same as for Sleepervans. Click here to go to the Buyback page.
Diesel
power: I operate a number of diesel powered vehicles. Diesel
is cheaper than the price of petrol. That is because there is no
road tax charged on it at the pump. Instead we have to pay a tax for
every km run. We pass that tax on to the hirers - they are
getting cheap fuel, but they must also pay the tax of 5c per km. (We
also have to pay much higher registration charges - but you get that for
free). Even with the tax added, diesel is slightly cheaper than
petrol. On average you'll do around 200km a day - an extra $10
for road tax. On hires of two months or more that will drop to around
$6-8 a day.
One
way hires:
For one-way hires between Auckland and Christchurch or vice versa, surcharges apply as follows:
For hires of 31 days or less $400 extra.
For hires of 32 to 45 days $300 extra.
Hires of 46 days or more $250 extra.
The reason for these surcharges is that we are faced with the cost of transporting vehicles between cities at a cost of about $550.
Hires into or out of Wellington can also be arranged. The surcharges are as follows:
For hires of 31 days or less $250 extra.
For hires of 32 to 45 days $200 extra.
Hires of 46 days or more $150 extra.
Early Purchase Discounts. Book and pay in advance and get an extra discount as follows:
6 months in advance of pick-up date - 10% additional discount
5 months in advance of pick-up date - 8% additional discount
4 months in advance of pick-up date - 7% additional discount
3 months in advance of pick-up date - 5% additional discount
Downtown Rentals
148 Hillsborough
Rd, Hillsborough,
Auckland*.
Phone (Country code 64, area code 9) 625-6469
Email: rentals@New-Zealand-rental-cars.com
* Family CampingVans is a registered trade mark of Downtown Rentals.
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