Car Hire

estern Australia being such a large state, you will probably need a car to do your wind-surfari.

Bayswater Car Rental

(contact details)is one car hire company that is currently providing cheap, reliable cars. They seem to have a lions share of the car rental market, and can provide a small car for about $28 / day. They do have an extra surcharge for over the busy Christmas period. They do not supply roof racks however, but these can be supplied by Surf Sail Australia.

Perth Rent a Car

(contact details) also has cars for hire at slightly greater prices. They have a web page at this link.

Werner Lortscher

can arrange car hire with roof racks for the windsurf surfari. The car can be picked up at the airport and has unlimited kilometres. Details of Werner's business can be found here. Contact Werner directly for car hire details.

Hertz Car Rentals

(contact details) also have vans to hire. The rates may no be as good as some of the other options, however the cars are sound, and the service good.

Another option, that will also provide accommodation, is to hire a camper-van. There are 2 and 4 wheel drive camper-vans for hire in and around Perth.

Discover West Holidays have a page that details several camper van and four wheel drive options.

The Australian Tourism Net also have a page that provides such details.

Some other possible companies are: (nb. I have not had dealings with these companies, but provide the links in case people want to chase them up.)

• Aussie Campervans http://www.australiancampervans.com/,
• Self Drive Australia http://www.selfdriveaustralia.com
• NQ Australia Rentals http://www.nqtravelshop.com.au/
• Atlas Rent A Car http://www.selfdrive.com.au (Beware, this is a nasty page, that tries not to go away!!!).
• CAMPERWORLD http://www.camperworld.com.au
• Action Hire Cars http://www.actionhirecars.com.au
• Castaway.com http://www.castaway.com
• M2000 Car Rental On Line http://www.m2000car.com.au

Another possibility for the more budget conscious is Backpacker Rentals http://www.backpackerrentals.com.au. They provide a low cost alternative of older but reliable cars. They are however not that keen to take bookings, but more happy to provide a car (if they have one) on request. Their web page details all.

It should be noted that (currently (Oct 2001)) they quote their address as http://www.backpackerrentals.com. (similarly with their email address, they quote a .com address.) However, despite having registered the domain name, it is not hosted (ie. no domain name server serves the name), and all email to this address will (does) bounce, and the web url cannot be found. Use the .com.au address and all will go well.

Note that it can be hazardous driving in the early morning and at dusk (and probably much of the night). The country roads can have Kangaroos on them. Some of these animals are quite large, and tend to jump out in front of passing vehicles. Hitting a 'roo can really mess your day.