Omega Rental Cars Blog

April 1, 2015 at 9:14 AM

The story starts in Auckland where most of the backpacker story begins, it is about fun and friendship that you make along the way. It was right in the middle of the summer and we all had a calm down in our activities, perfect timing for a city break.

April 1, 2015 at 8:42 AM

Day 1 (Christmas Eve): Drove out of the office carpark at 4pm – Woohoo!!! Let the Auckland staycation commence!  Licked a gelato at Mission Bay and hung out at the beach watching yachts racing in the molten silver waters near Motutapu.

March 27, 2015 at 4:18 PM

Taking the road less travelled led me to love; the love of unspoilt virgin podocarp and beech forest, limestone arches and lush ferns and mosses of varying shades of green.   No longer do I think of green as one colour.

March 24, 2015 at 3:38 PM

New Zealand gets a lot of rain, so we knew that attempting the central North Island’s Tongariro Alpine Crossing in January was taking a risk with the weather.

March 19, 2015 at 11:14 AM

Leaving our luggage at Motu Trails Limited’s base to be transported to our evening’s accommodation we set off.

March 17, 2015 at 8:27 AM

The weather was stunning; we knew it would be hot so thought a day on the water would be a good idea. We wandered down to the waterfront after a late breakfast in Queenstown’s CBD and stumbled upon the Real Journeys booking office.

March 15, 2015 at 10:37 AM

The Volvo Ocean Race Stopover in Auckland has added another level of vibrancy to an already buzzing Auckland City.

March 12, 2015 at 12:01 PM

Our automatic Toyota Corolla from Omega proved to be the perfect vehicle for our recent 17 day self-drive tour of New Zealand. It made navigating the steep and winding roads and parking at stop off points easy and stress free.