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With all of the major car rental companies present, you are sure to find the perfect vehicle for your road trip in Blenheim. Avis, Thrifty, Budget, Europcar and Hertz are the most reputed and trusted car rental suppliers in the industry, and are all available through VroomVroomVroom.
Blenheim is the biggest town in Marlborough, and the heart of New Zealand wine making. Famous Sauvignon Blanc got its start here with pioneering wine makers. It's still the region's signature tipple, but Marlborough has many other highly rated wine varieties too. As well as a choice of wines, you also have a great range of rental cars available from the town or Blenheim Airport with VroomVroomVroom.
Why book a hire car in Blenheim through VroomVroomVroom?
Blenheim is host to some great events, including the famous Marlborough Wine and Food Festival on February 10, 2017. Get your rental car deal locked in nice and early for these occasions. Below mare some of the reasons why customers choose to book their rental cars with us.
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Driving tips in Blenheim
Blenheim is the largest town in the Marlborough region, a world famous wine district that produces some of the best Sauvignon Blanc on the market. With your rental car, explore this sunny little town and spend your days sampling wines from Cloudy Bay, Nautilus, Seresin & Montana Brancott Wineries, to name but a few of the choices available.
Driving distance from Blenheim to Nelson is approx 1 hour and 35 minutes or 114 kilometres (71 miles) via Stage Highway 6 in your reliable rental car. Note that State Highway 1 runs through Blenheim, while State Highway 6 terminates at the junction of the two state highways. Also note that this town has no traffic lights at any intersection. Instead, what they have are roundabouts speed arterial traffic flow.
Best time to visit Blenheim
Popularly known as one of the sunniest towns in New Zealand, the climate is usually very settled, mainly because of the rainshadow effect of the mountain ranges to the west which shelter Blenheim from old southerly weather and heaviest of rains. February is generally the best summer weather and the lovely time to visit. Normally, summers are warm and dry while winters are pretty cool and frosty with clear sunny days that follow.
Explore the heart of New Zealand's wine industry
What makes an evening romantic? Wine. What substance brings excitement to your palate? Wine. Where is the best place to bring your car hire if you love wine? The only answer is Blenheim, a town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand.
Attractions
Highlight Wine Tours
Address: 15 Murphys Rd, Springlands, Blenheim 7201, New Zealand
Contact Highlight Wine Tours for their daily 11-seater coach tour. or the more intimate Classic Mustang tour.
Wine Tours by Bike
Another great option is a cycling tour of the vineyards, through Wine Tours by Bike. Don't waste time trying to cycle from Blenheim, Wine Tours by Bike will pick you up, and take you to their base in Renwick. Once fitted out with your cycle, you can opt for a personalised self-guided ride that will give you a choice of 11 cellar door wineries within a 2km radius, or 20 cellar doors with a 5 km radius. At the end of the day, they will take you back to your accommodation.
Marlborough Sounds and Queen Charlotte Track
Explore the Marlborough Sounds and Queen Charlotte Track, by hiking, biking or kayaking. Water taxis are available to mix and match sections of the track as a break from walking or cycling. They will also transfer your luggage each day to your accommodation, so you only need to carry your supplies for each day. Experience Punga Lodge, right in the Sounds, where you can enjoy wood-fired pizza in their waterfront bar.
Hertz Blenheim Downtown - 167 Middle Renwick Rd, Blenheim, SI. 0