Why Car Rental Malaga Airport Enhances your Holiday

When you are intending to holiday in the Costa del Sol and are looking for car rental Malaga Airport offers the best deals available. That is likely because this is a busy airport and Malaga is a popular tourist resort, but it could also be because Malaga is the centre for many of the unique tourist attractions that this part of Spain has to offer.

When you consider the Guadalhorce valley and the beautiful views and the sporting options it has to offer, and add that to the attractions of Malaga itself, then little wonder that of the many of those that visit here need a car to get around. The public transport system here is fine for the locals, but not designed for tourism and neither should it be.

Spain has been for decades one of the most popular holiday destinations for Europeans. Although most tourists prefer to book accommodation in beach hotels, many regions of Malaga are ideally suited for the sporty and active vacationers. Malaga and the Costa del Sol is a holiday destination has to offer a huge selection in this regard.

Riders, golfers, mountain bikers, hikers and water sports enthusiasts will find a large field of activities. Instead of a hotel, you can also rent a holiday apartment and customize your active holiday.

Costa del Sol is also known as Costa del Golf

The Costa del Sol in Malaga province is located in Andalusia, the southernmost part of Spain. This area is sun-drenched, has a magnificent landscape and coastline. In Malaga there are more than 30 excellent golf courses. For tourists there are many attractive offers. Apartments or hotels can be booked, including related services, in close proximity to the nearest golf courses.

Many equestrian centres offer holiday apartments right on the premises and provide accommodation as well as entire packages. Water sports enthusiasts are welcome on the coast: For beach lovers Malaga holds a lot of activities such as diving, sailing, water skiing and much more.

Furthermore, the area offers only a few kilometres from the coast a beautiful landscape and nature parks for hikers, climbers or hang-gliders. Or explore the white villages and the local gastronomy.

Or you can take it easy and enjoy a family holiday on the Costa del Sol, because you will certainly find the very best infrastructure whatever is your idea of a great holiday.

If you go down south, you have Torremolinos 9 miles away and Marbella only a 30 mile drive, and then up north you have Nerja and its wonderful caves only 33 miles away. Nerja is a beautiful unspoilt little town with some of the most marvelous traditional food you will find in the south-east of Spain.

If you don’t hire a car here then you will likely miss all of that, and spend your entire vacation sitting on the beach. You may as well visit the nearest beach to you at home! You need a car, and for car hire Malaga Airport can offer a lot more if you pre-book. Don't expect to get off your plane and walk up to the Hertz desk and get a car for your entire family at a cheap price. No way! Even Budget Car might have nothing for you, because so many people coming here book their cars in advance.

If you are booking a holiday in Malaga, you should do so immediately you receive confirmation of your holiday booking. You can book the car and it will be ready for you at Malaga Airport when you arrive. No need to go to the car hire desks and no need to worry about getting the car you want or where to find it. You will be informed where the car will be when you book it online and you will also avoid possible avaibility problems, even more if you are looking for car hire at Malaga airport in high season.

Car hire at Malaga airport is even more benefitial for those who have to get to Puerto Banus,Marbella, Fuengirola, Ojen or Mijas. As those locations are not close to the city center, neither Malaga airport, driving your own vehicle is the best option...but, how to get there, will you get lost?; Of course not, driving along the Costa del Sol is easy, on your left from the airport the sea, on your right, the mountains...do you still think about getting lost?, then take a look at the video below where someone show us how to get to Marbella from Malaga airport.

There is a great deal to see in Malaga itself, such as the Picasso Museum - one of the top three in world, and so it should be because Pablo Picasso was born here. Malaga also boasts a Roman amphitheatre and the remains of a 1st century Roman garrison, on top which was built a large Moorish fortress that is still standing - La Alcazaba, built in the 11th century, one thousand years after the foundations it is sitting on.

To the west of Malaga are Torremolinos and Marbella and Nerja to the east. Nerja is well worth a visit, not just for its wonderfully traditional food but also for the caves that are world-famous. Then there is the Guadalhorce valley with its wonderful gorges and the climbing and paragliding you can do there.

None of that can be properly enjoyed by train or bus, because trains and buses don't visit all of these places, and in any case they are either expensive or slow in comparison to car hire. Malaga Airport is the best place to pick up your car and from then on you are as free as a bird, to drive where you want and visit where you like.

The Costa del Sol has a great deal to offer the tourist, and if you want to experience some of the best traditional food that Spain has to offer you will find it in the small towns and villages around this entire area. A car is essential, and for car hire Malaga Airport offers more options that anywhere else in the area, and can also be used as a pick-up for your car that you have pre-booked online prior to leaving home. It's the only way to see the real Costa del Sol, and not just the sun and sangria.

If you are wondering about what any other places to visit by driving, visit my other hubpage: Recommended places to visit in Malaga by car