Rental Cars in Africa

How to rent a car in Africa? - The first question to ask yourself is whether it is possible to rent a car in the country or location considered; hire cars are not available everywhere! Avis has branches throughtout South Africa. Elswehere in Africa, it offers rental cars in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, the Comores, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion Island, Senegal, Seychelles, Sao Tome, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. That's a lot of countries where you can rent an Avis rental car; but there are also quite a few African countries missing in that list.

Namibia has a rental car company called Gecko Car Rental. In Kenya, it is possible to hire a Jeep for a safari. In Tanzania, they have Land Rovers available, including the Discovery models. In Uganda, rental cars are readily available. Africa Rent Car and Fontana Rent A Car are available in Eritrea. Asco Car Hire are based in Namibia. In Zambia, there is a company called Juls Car Hire. In Malawi, there is Sputnik Car Hire. Imperial Car Rental are based in South Africa. Asco Car Hire operate out of Windhoek, Namibia. Burkina Faso and other countries are serviced by Europcar. City Auto Rentals are available in Gabon, although a taxi may be cheaper there. Safari Eye offer rental cars in Uganda and Rwanda. Zain Car Rental are based in Sudan. Sepiso Car Hire cover Zambia. Shimongola Travel and Car Hire claim to offer the cheapest rental cars in Zambia, with a choice of sedans, station wagons and trucks.