The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Cape Town are: BMW X3, Toyota Rav4, Hyundai Santa Fe, Daihatsu Terios, Jeep Wrangler, Nissan Pathfinder 4WD and others.
While selecting your preferred model of an off-road vehicle, please examine the rental conditions. In particular, those requirements that concern credit cards – when it comes to renting an expensive car, sometimes offices in South Africa ask information about two credit cards.
Before signing the contract in the rental office upon arrival, check that the invoice figures match with figures in your voucher.
Once the vehicle is assigned, inspect it carefully before leaving the parking. Crossovers and SUVs are often used in tough road conditions, therefore scratches and other exteriour defects are inevitable. Due to this, it is important to check and specify all existing defects in your rental documents.
If you plan to use an off-road vehicle in the mountains, it is recommended to order snow chains. This will save you from unexpected incidents. Other important equipment in South Africa are mandatory child seats for travellers with children.
OrangeSmile.com wishes you a safe trip and green lights on the roads of Cape Town!
Common questions on rental process
Drunk drivers should not sit in the driver's seat, even in case they do not plan to go anywhere. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to explain the police the reason why the driver has been caught drunk at the wheel of a parked car.
Johannesburg is the city with the most rapid and heavy traffic in the country. On weekdays, roads leading to such areas as Illovo, Sandton and Rosebank are always overloaded.
Unhurried drivers should not expect that local motorists will give them way on busy routes, and then will patiently wait until the slow driver finally finished his maneuver. It is important to act in strict accordance with the established traffic rules and be very determined.
