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Cheap Car Hire Nelson Airport
At SpecialtyRentACar.com we do everything we can to ensure the process of booking a car online is as trouble free as possible so your Nelson Airport car hire is not complicated or stressful. We have a very complete selection of vehicles to suit all your requirements. We have vehicles from economy to prestige, small SUV’s to 7 seater people carriers with our most popular vehicles being the BMW 5 Series, Ford Fusion, Hyundai Atos, Mercedes C200 and Nissan Pathfinder. Our rates have no hidden costs or extra charges. Included free in all our quotes is unlimited mileage so you drive around New Zealand as far as you wish.
For anyone who has a car, it is well worth seeing several of the nearby towns and cities. On the top of many tourists list are the cities of Richmond, Nelson and Blenheim. is well worth a visit. It has a population of approximately 14,000, so it is small town, but none the less, there are still many things to see and do. It is situated around 6 km (3.5 miles) from Nelson Airport, so it will take approximately 10 minutes if there is no traffic. Should you have plenty of time, take a trip to also as there are some interesting places to see.
Hope, Brightwater, Wakefield, Upper Moutere, Motueka and Ngatimoti could also be worth a visit if you want to get into to the culture.
Town/City | Distance | Driving Time | Useful Website |
Richmond | 5 km/ 3 miles | 10 minutes | Richmond on Wikipedia |
Nelson | 5 km/ 3 miles | 12 minutes | Nelson on Wikipedia |
Blenheim | 80 km/ 50 miles | 1 hour | Blenheim on Wikipedia |
Hope | 10 km/ 6 miles | 14 minutes | Hope on Wikipedia |
Brightwater | 15 km/ 9 miles | 16 minutes | Brightwater on Wikipedia |
Wakefield | 20 km/ 12 miles | 20 minutes | Wakefield on Wikipedia |
Upper Moutere | 20 km/ 12 miles | 20 minutes | Upper Moutere on Wikipedia |
Within a 30 drive of Nelson Airport you will find many attractions. One of the most popular things to see nearby are the Lakes. There are actually 28 nearby with the most popular being Rush Pool, Dew Lakes, Lake Chalice, Argyle Pond, Cleopatras Pool and Cobb Reservoir. There are also several exemplary Valley including Setting Sun Valley, Supplejack Valley, Pigeon Valley, Pig Valley, Hoult Valley and Trass Valley.
A full list of the most popular attractions can be seen below, but you will find locally the Dam of Maitai Dam, Waihopai Dam and Cobb Dam and the Waterfalls of Rai Falls, Cascade Falls and Jenkins Falls.
Attraction | Amount | Top 3 within 50 Kilometers |
Lakes | 28 | Rush Pool, Dew Lakes and Lake Chalice |
Valley | 14 | Setting Sun Valley, Supplejack Valley and Pigeon Valley |
Parks | 9 | Saxton Field, Maitai Reserve and Snowdens Bush |
Dam | 4 | Maitai Dam, Waihopai Dam and Cobb Dam |
Waterfalls | 3 | Rai Falls, Cascade Falls and Jenkins Falls |