Plettenberg Bay

Daily Car Hire Rates in Plettenberg Bay

  • Mini

    Hyundai i10
     
    4 |      
    1 |      
    5 |      
       
    From € 12.52

  • Economy

    Volkswagen Polo
     
    5 |      
    3 |      
    5 |      
       
    From € 13.34

  • Compact

    Toyota Corolla
     
    5 |      
    3 |      
    5 |      
       
    From € 15.79

  • Standard

    Toyota Corolla Quest
     
    5 |      
    4 |      
    4 |      
       
    From € 23.66

  • 5 seat minivan

    Toyota Avanza
     
    5 |      
    2 |      
    5 |      
       
    From € 27.54

*daily rates in Plettenberg Bay based on a 1 day rental (24hr period) and for guidance purposes only.

*average daily rates based on 7 day rental, search for todays best prices.

Plettenberg Bay Car Hire - Did You Know?

  • Plettenberg Bay is also known as Plett but was originally named as Bahia Formosa 
  • Although founded by the Portuguese after a boat was shipwrecked there in 1630, leaving the crew marooned for nine months, it was the Dutch that named it after the Dutch governor of the Cape, Joachim van Plettenberg.
  • The area has a rich ecosystem being where a cape breaks the flow of the Southern Ocean, allowing sea creatures to shelter nearby

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Tell me More About Plettenberg Bay
People have been living in the area for over 100,000 years but it wasn’t until a shipwreck in 1630 that the first Europeans lived in what is now Plettenberg Bay. In a Robinson Crusoe style tale, the hundred men marooned there eventually made makeshift boats and sailed out to a passing ship. After they were rescued it was many years before the Dutch East India Company set up a staging post there which developed into the town. Today it is prime tourist material with great beaches and a place on the South African Garden Route.

Plettenberg Bay beach

How do I get to Plettenberg Bay?
Plettenberg Bay has its own small airport which closed for several years when the runway was found to be too short to accommodate modern aircraft. It has since been extended and the airport reopened four years ago taking domestic flights from South Africa’s main international airports. There are no direct international flights there and so travellers from outside South Africa are recommended to fly into Johannesburg Airport before making a connection to Plettenberg Bay.
 
What Should I do in Plettenberg Bay?
The top activity for tourists is to wildlife spot. Boat trips take you out into the bay to watch seal pups, whales mating or feeding and the sharks that come to feed off the young seals. There’s also a colony of penguins which are fun to watch. On land the wildlife theme continues where you have the Birds of Eden free flying bird park and a monkey sanctuary where, again, the monkeys roam free.   
 
Plettenberg Bay Birds of Eden

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Driving in Plettenberg Bay - Need to know

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    L

    Road Driving Side

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    60kph

    Urban speed Limit

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    100kph

    Rural Speed Limit

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    120kph

    Motorway Speed Limit

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    ZAR  14.85/Ltr

    Current Petrol Price

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    50mg

    Drink Drive Limit

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    ZAR

    Currency

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    18

    Min Rental Age

    18

    Min Driving Age

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    YES

    Tolls

Next Upcoming Holiday

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    Monday 16 Dec 2019

    Day of Reconciliation - Public Holiday

 

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One of the most attractive parts of the South African coastline, Plettenberg Bay was aptly named ‘Bahia Formosa’, translated as ‘beautiful bay’ from the Portuguese. There’s so much to be done with a hire car in Plettenberg Bay including a drive along South Africa’s iconic Garden Route or just a day wildlife watching from one of the perfect beaches nearby.
 
Our car hire in Plettenberg Bay can supply you with just the vehicle to enable you to make the most of your time in the region. There are plenty of cars to choose from in many makes and sizes and all at what we believe to be the lowest rate for car hire at Plettenberg Bay. You can pre-book your car online and collect it either in town or at car hire Plettenberg Bay Airport when you arrive.

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