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Rent a car, have a caravan delivered, skip the motel chain

The Australian way to do a once-in-a-lifetime trip: fly in, hire a car, and have a Camplify owner tow a caravan to a coastal campsite, a national-park campground, or a vineyard caravan park. No towing, no big-rig driving, no depot pickup.

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A delivered white caravan at a Cape Le Grand-style grassy clifftop campsite above a turquoise Western Australian bay at golden hour

A delivered caravan is the Australian alternative to the motel chain

Most international visitors plan a city-and-motel itinerary by default. Sydney, Cairns, Melbourne, drive between, motel each night. That's fine, and it misses what makes Australia Australia: the bit between the cities.

Camplify owners tow caravans out to where you want to wake up. Beachfront caravan parks. National-park campgrounds. Vineyards in the Hunter Valley. Granite headlands on the WA coast. You hire a car at the airport, drive to your destination, and the caravan is set up and waiting with the bedding made and the fridge plugged in. You walk in. The owner walks out. At the end of your stay, they tow it away. You never touch a towball.

How a delivered caravan trip actually works

The mechanic confuses a lot of first-time international hirers. It's not complicated; here are the four steps.

  • 1. Pick a spot, not a city

    Search Camplify for caravans in the area you want to STAY (the caravan park, the national-park campground, the friend's farm), not the city you're flying into. Owners closest to your destination tow the shortest distance.

  • 2. Message the owner

    Tell them the campsite name, your dates, and that you're arriving by hire car. They quote the delivery fee (typically A$1.50 to A$2 per kilometre from their home base, both ways) and confirm they can reach that exact spot.

  • 3. Land, hire car, drive in

    On the day, you fly in, pick up the hire car at the airport, and drive to the campsite. The owner has the caravan towed in and set up before you arrive. A 15 to 30 minute handover, then they go.

  • 4. Walk away at the end

    On your last morning, the owner returns to tow the caravan home. You hand back the keys and drive your hire car onward to the next spot or back to the airport. No depot return on a fixed clock, no pack-down to do yourself.

Caravans available for delivery

A snapshot of caravans on Camplify. Not all caravans are set up for delivery; tap one to see the owner's profile and delivery radius, or open the full delivery-available search.

A coastal Australian caravan park at sunset, the kind of place a motel chain can't put you

Why this beats a motel-and-drive itinerary

Motels are reliable, predictable, and exactly the same every night. They're also located on highway strips at the edge of towns, not at the beach, the lookout, or the vineyard. A delivered caravan moves you from the highway strip to the place itself.

Depot fleets like Britz, Apollo, and Maui require you to pick up and return at a depot, and to drive a 7-metre motorhome yourself for every leg. Camplify owners tow the caravan to you and tow it home. You drive your hire car when you want to move. You sleep in the caravan when you want to stay. Two vehicles, two jobs, and you never tow.

Caravans on Camplify come in every shape and size

Australian caravan owners list everything from compact weekenders to off-grid bushman rigs to full-luxury family rigs with a washing machine. The owner tows whichever one suits your trip; you pick the build, they handle the towing.

  • Compact pop-tops, 2 berth

    Easy to tow, quick to set up, perfect for a couple's long weekend. Pop-top roofs lower for transport and lift for living headroom. Typically a queen bed, small kitchen, basic shower. The pricing entry-point on the platform.

  • Family caravans, 4 berth

    The standard family caravan: bunk beds for the kids, queen for the parents, full kitchen, shower and toilet, awning. Often with reverse-cycle air-con and a TV. The most common build international families book.

  • Luxury caravans, 6 berth

    Full ensuite, washing machine, big-screen TV, leather lounges, premium bedding, espresso machine. Often with off-grid solar and lithium batteries so they work at remote sites without power. The motel-replacement build, in caravan form.

  • Off-road and bushman rigs

    Heavy-duty suspension, off-grid solar, large water tanks, second spare tyre. Built for the Red Centre, the Kimberley, Cape York. If your owner can tow it to a remote campsite, you can stay there for a fortnight without resupplying.

Three multi-night base-camp scenarios that work

Real patterns from international hirers on Camplify: a delivered caravan as your sleeping base, your hire car as the day-trip vehicle. Three to seven nights is the sweet spot.

A delivered caravan at a Hunter Valley vineyard caravan park at golden hour, set up and ready

Land, hire car, drive, walk in

International visitors burn a day or two on jet lag and city sightseeing on every trip. The third day is when you actually want to be somewhere beautiful, eating dinner outside, watching the light change. A delivered caravan puts you there without any of the road-trip logistics getting in the way.

Land at Sydney, Melbourne, or Brisbane in the morning. Pick up the hire car at the airport. Drive to your spot. Walk into the caravan; your owner has it set up. Champagne in the fridge if your owner is the type who does that. The trip starts before you've even unpacked.

Where owners deliver

Owners typically tow within a 100-150 km radius of their home base. The four places they deliver to most often:

  • Caravan parks

    BIG4, Top Tourist, NRMA, and council-run sites across the country. Owners coordinate with the park reception for set-up; you get a powered site number and the keys when you arrive.

  • National-park campgrounds

    Owners tow into NSW, Vic, Qld, WA, and Tas national-park campgrounds where vehicle access permits. Cape Le Grand, Wilsons Promontory, Mungo, Dorrigo, Karijini all see regular deliveries.

  • Beach and private properties

    Friend's farm, family's beach house, an Airbnb with a long driveway. If there's vehicle access and somewhere level to park a caravan, the owner can tow it in. Send GPS coordinates.

  • Event grounds

    Sydney International Equestrian Centre, the Boxing Day Test, Bluesfest, Splendour, the Birdsville Races. Owners tow in and set up before you fly in for the event.

An empty Australian outback highway showing the scale of the country

Search where you want to stay, not where you start

This is the one thing first-time international hirers get wrong. The instinct is to search Camplify for "Sydney" because that's where your flight lands. Don't. Search for the suburb or town near where you want to wake up.

Heading for the Blue Mountains? Search Blackheath or Katoomba. Hunter Valley? Search Pokolbin or Cessnock. Margaret River? Search Dunsborough or Yallingup. The owners closest to your destination tow the shortest distance, which means the cheapest delivery fee. Their caravans are the ones already adapted to the local sites; they know which caravan parks have which power amps, which national-park campgrounds need a permit, and where the sneaky free spots are. You're hiring local knowledge along with the caravan.

Common questions about delivered caravans

How does the delivery actually work?

Four steps: (1) you book the caravan and the dates through Camplify, (2) you message the owner with the campsite name and confirm delivery, (3) on the day, the owner tows the caravan to your spot, sets it up, and hands over the keys and a 15 to 30 minute walk-through, (4) at the end of your stay, the owner comes back, tows it home, and you drive on. You don't tow anything.

How much does delivery cost?

Owner-set, typically A$1.50 to A$2 per kilometre from their home base, charged for the round trip (delivery and pickup). A 50 km delivery is roughly A$150 to A$200 each way. The owner quotes the exact figure when you message them with the campsite name. Some owners include delivery free for hires longer than a week.

What's the minimum stay for a delivered caravan?

Three nights is the typical minimum. Two-night deliveries are usually possible but the per-night cost climbs because the delivery fee is fixed. Three to seven nights in one spot is the sweet spot. Longer stays often unlock a discounted weekly rate.

What's included in the delivery?

The caravan delivered to the exact site or address you specify, set up and ready to use (water filled, gas connected, fridge running, awning out, bedding made). A walk-through of the controls and quirks. Pickup at the end of your stay. Anything beyond that (extra linen, a cot, an annex) is usually available on request, sometimes for a small fee.

Are all caravans on Camplify available for delivery?

Not all of them. Some owners only offer self-tow hire (you bring a tow vehicle). The filtered search above shows only caravans where the owner has marked delivery as available. Tap any listing to see the owner's delivery radius, the rate per kilometre, and any minimum-night requirement.

Where can owners deliver?

Caravan parks, national-park campgrounds, private properties, friends' farms, beach properties with vehicle access, event grounds. Most owners deliver within 100 to 150 km of their home base. Beyond that, the delivery fee starts to outweigh the convenience. If your destination is more than 150 km from any owner, search closer to the destination instead.

Do I need a hire car for the day trips?

If you want to do day trips while the caravan stays put, yes. Pick up a small hire car at the airport (most international visitors already plan to). The combination is what makes the pattern work: caravan as the comfortable base, small car as the day-trip vehicle. If you don't plan day trips and just want to be at the campsite for a week, no car needed.

How far ahead should I book?

Two to four weeks ahead is comfortable for most owners. Peak season (December to February in the south, June to August in the tropical north) sells out earlier; book six to eight weeks ahead for a Christmas-school-holiday stay. The owner needs a few days' notice to schedule the delivery once you've confirmed.

What about driving licence and protection?

You never drive the caravan; the owner tows it. So no licence requirement on you for towing. Camplify protection covers the caravan against damage and third-party liability while it's set up at your site. Country-specific licence rules for hire cars are on each /international page (USA, UK, Germany, Singapore).

What if there's bad weather?

A modern caravan is more weather-proof than a tent and more comfortable than a motel: solid build, sealed windows, often a heater or air-con. If you need to cut a stay short due to weather or any other reason, talk to your owner; most are flexible and many will collect the caravan early without issue. Camplify's cancellation policy is on the booking screen.

Browse caravans for delivery

Live listings from caravan owners around the country. For owner-delivered caravans only, open the full delivery-available search.

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