1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027
From December the Kalahari turns green, water stands in the Etosha pans and the migrant birds arrive. Springbok and oryx calves are on the ground, the dunes at Sossusvlei sit under real cloud instead of flat blue, and the light in the late afternoon is the reason photographers book this window on purpose. What people call the rain season here is a handful of afternoon storms that build, break and clear inside two hours — which is worth reading about before you decide.
The other half of it is the roads. Sesriem, Deadvlei and the Etosha waterholes are busy in July and quiet in January, and you pass far fewer vehicles on the gravel all day. Lodge availability opens up and so do the rates. If you are weighing the two windows against each other, our high season versus green season comparison lays out the trade-offs honestly, including the ones that count against green season.
Then the offer: seven nights or more inside that window takes up to 25% off the vehicle rate.
The longer you travel, the less each day costs. Travel 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027; the discount comes off the vehicle rate for nights inside that window.
| Rental length | Off the vehicle rate | What that looks like |
|---|---|---|
| 7 – 9 nights | 10% | 9 nights, camping Hilux for four: N$1,995 becomes N$1,796 a day. You save N$1,791. |
| 10 – 13 nights | 15% | 13 nights, camping Hilux for four: N$1,995 becomes N$1,696 a day. You save N$3,887. |
| 14 – 20 nights | 20% | 20 nights, camping Hilux for four: N$1,795 becomes N$1,450 a day. You save N$6,900.This vehicle will not go below N$1,450 a day, so the discount here works out at 19.2%. |
| 21 nights or more, booked by 31 October 2026 | 25% | 21 nights, camping Hilux for four: N$1,795 becomes N$1,450 a day. You save N$7,245.This vehicle will not go below N$1,450 a day, so the discount here works out at 19.2%. |
Examples priced on the Toyota Hilux Double Cab 2.4 + camping, 4 pax in green season. One discount only — it does not stack with another vehicle offer. It applies to the vehicle rate for nights inside the travel window; insurance, extras and fees are charged as listed, and no vehicle is sold below its floor rate. See the published green season rates.
N$1,995 N$1,596 a day
You save N$5,586 on the vehicle rate — 20% across 14 nights.
Vehicle rate only. Insurance, extras and fees are charged as listed.
Cover on us
Our top insurance tier comes at no charge on rentals of fourteen nights or more. Nothing is held on your card, and a gravel-road windscreen or a tyre on the D707 costs you nothing. Normally N$375 a day.
14 nights or more, travelling 1 Dec 2026 to 31 Mar 2027
Combines with the discount ladder — the ladder cuts the vehicle rate, this covers the insurance.
Get this quoteSeven for six
Pay for six days and take the seventh. It suits the standard Sossusvlei, Swakopmund and Etosha loop, which is a week of driving once you allow a day that is not spent behind the wheel.
7 to 13 night rentals, any green season date
Does not combine with the discount ladder — both cut the vehicle rate, so we apply whichever saves you more.
Book seven for sixDrive & stay
Book your lodges with the vehicle and we collect you at Hosea Kutako, take you back at the end, and take ten percent off the lodge nights we book for you. One itinerary, one invoice, one desk in Windhoek.
3 or more lodge nights booked through us
Combines with the discount ladder — it applies to lodges and transfers, not the vehicle rate.
Plan vehicle and lodgesLong road
Three weeks or more, booked by 31 October, puts the four-sleeper camping Hilux at N$1,450 a day — our floor for that vehicle, with unlimited kilometres and the full camping kit. It is the rate for people doing Kaokoland, the Caprivi or a full circuit rather than a loop.
21 nights or more, camping Hilux for four, booked by 31 October 2026
This is the discount ladder at its top rung, already clamped to the lowest rate we will sell this vehicle at.
Price the long tripPre-set to 14 nights from 1 December with zero-excess cover. The ladder discount is applied inside the quote, not on top of it.
14 nights · Green season · 8 – 14 days rate
N$27,594
N$1,971 a day · about €1,475 / $1,550, indicative
Deposit held at handover: N$0
Specials applied: −N$0
This total is calculated from our published rates — the same numbers on the rate tables. Send it over and we confirm availability within one working day. Nothing is charged here; bookings are confirmed with a 20% deposit.
All offers apply to travel between 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027. One vehicle-rate discount applies per booking. Rates and availability are confirmed by our Windhoek desk when we build the itinerary — see the published green season rates for the numbers the discounts come off.