Rent a motorhome or campervan directly from its owner

A motorhome is the camper you drive rather than tow. The bed, the kitchen and the living space share one vehicle, so there is no trailer to reverse and no tow bar to fit to the car. The campers on this page are listed by their own owners, so the mix runs from panel van conversions and campervans through to coach built motorhomes with a fixed bed and a shower. If you have never towed anything, this is the shortest way into camper travel: park it, level it, and you are set up. On most campers you send a request first and nothing is charged until the owner says yes. A few are set up for instant booking, and the camper's own page says which.

14 campers available on Kampi in Motorhomes and Campervans.

About Motorhomes and Campervans

A motorhome earns its keep on the trips where you move every night or two. The N2 along the Garden Route, the N7 up the West Coast into Namaqualand, the R62 through the Klein Karoo: each of them has municipal caravan parks and private resorts spaced a comfortable day apart, and none of them asks anything of the vehicle beyond tar and a bit of patience on the passes. Kruger's rest camps take motorhomes on their caravan stands, and Addo, Golden Gate and the Cederberg resorts do the same. Get the length and the height from the owner before you commit, though. Those two numbers decide whether a stand at an older municipal park or a low bridge on a coastal back road is going to be a problem, and the owner is the person who knows them. A listing carries no measurements, so ask in the message thread that opens with your request.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the price on Kampi actually cover?
What you pay is the owner's rate for the camper plus Kampi's service fee for handling the booking and the payment. Where a camper carries Kampi cover, that cover costs R89 a day; not every camper carries it, some owners carry their own instead, and the camper's own page says which. There is no once-off admin fee. That was Kampi's pricing before 1 July 2026, and a booking made before that date can still show it. Most owners also add a once-off cleaning fee, and every owner asks for a refundable damage deposit. The camper's own page shows both, and what your dates come to, before you send a request.
How are the rental days counted?
Every day of the trip is charged, including the day you collect the camper and the day you bring it back. A Friday to Sunday trip is three days, not two, because both the collection day and the return day count.
When does the money actually move?
On most campers, nothing is charged when you send a request. You only pay once the owner approves it, and owners have 3 days to answer. A few campers are set up for instant booking instead and charge as soon as you book, the camper's own page says which. Either way, you pay Kampi online, never the owner directly.
Do I need a special licence to tow it?
Not necessarily. Up to 750kg you can tow on an ordinary Code B licence, the same one most drivers already have. Over that you need a Code EB. Every camper's page says which one it needs, and Kampi has a whole page of campers that need no EB at all.
What if I need to cancel, or something goes wrong?
Cancel a request before you have paid and nothing is owed, because nothing was ever charged. Once you have paid, cancelling before the trip starts means a non-refundable booking fee of up to R189 may apply, and the rest is refunded according to the camper's policy. Cancelling once the trip has started, or on a listing with no cancellation policy set, refunds nothing at all: not the rate, not the cleaning fee, not the cover. The camper's own page shows its exact cancellation policy before you book, and it is worth reading before you pay.
Who am I actually renting from?
A private owner, not a franchise or a depot. Sending a request opens a message thread with them under their name, so you can talk before you pay anything. Their phone number and the exact pickup address open up once you have paid, not at the moment they approve. You collect the camper from them in person. Most owners have had an ID document, proof of address and the camper's papers approved by Kampi before their listing went live, though not every one of them has. There is no corporate credit or background check beyond that. What else stands behind them is the reviews they have earned on Kampi.
What is the difference between a motorhome and a campervan?
Mostly size and how it was built. A campervan is a panel van converted inside, so it drives like a large van and fits an ordinary parking bay. A motorhome is usually a purpose-built body on a chassis, so it is taller and longer and carries more water, more battery and a bigger bed. Both are on this page, because owners describe their vehicles either way and the question that actually decides your trip, can I drive it on the licence I already have, has the same answer for nearly every one of them.
Do I need a special licence to drive a motorhome in South Africa?
Usually not. A vehicle up to 3,500kg gross is a Code B vehicle, the same licence you use for a car, and most of the motorhomes and campervans listed here sit under that. A few of the larger coach built ones are heavier and need a Code C1. A listing carries no weight figure, and the licence line on it separates Code B from Code EB rather than naming a C1, so ask the owner which code theirs needs and settle it in the message thread before you commit, not at handover.
Where am I allowed to park a motorhome overnight?
In a campsite, a caravan park or a private stand booked in advance. Sleeping at a roadside pull-off is neither legal nor safe here. SANParks rest camps, municipal caravan parks and the private resorts along the main touring routes all take motorhomes, and most have a power point and a dump point. Book ahead over school holidays and long weekends.
Can I take a motorhome onto a gravel road?
Ask the owner first. Many are fine on a well maintained district road, and very few are built for deep sand or rock. If your route includes a pass like Sani or a long stretch of corrugation, the off-road campers page is the better place to start.
How many people does a motorhome sleep?
Two to six, depending on the build. A campervan conversion is usually a couple's vehicle with one double bed. A coach built motorhome often adds a drop-down bed over the cab or a dinette that converts, which is where the four and six berth numbers come from. Each listing states its own sleeping arrangement, and it is the number to check before the length.

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