Car rental in Tampa

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Car rental puts all of Tampa and the surrounding Tampa Bay Area at your fingertips. Once you've picked up your car at the airport, this exciting region is your oyster.

We recommend you start your car rental tour of the Tampa Bay Area with a tour of world-class beaches. There is a wealth of choice within a 30 minute drive of Tampa. Clearwater offers a great city beach, while Caladesi Island and Fort de Soto Park combine beautiful white sand beaches with nature trails and palm groves. Head on to St Pete Beach for seven miles of sugar-white sands and a great range of things to do.

Use your car rental to go to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Home to rescued marine animals such as dolphins, seals and turtles being nursed back to full health, the centre will provide an inspiring day out for all the family.

Car rental will also give you access to the fascinating Pioneer Florida Museum and Village in Dade City. Situated on a 16- acre woodland hillside, the museum has preserved many 19th century buildings from the surrounding Pasco County community. Use car rental to reach the area, then explore the old church, schoolhouse and historic homes on foot.

Tampa car rental is also useful if you want to visit the Canoe Outpost on the Little Manatee River. Once there, you can spend the day paddling down stream looking at some beautiful scenery and wildlife. You can also stop for a picnic, make camp and go hiking in the woodland and countryside beyond the river.

Also accessible with car rental is the impressive Dinosaur World. Kids and adults alike will love the 150 life-sized dinosaurs in their own open-air museum - it's like a real Jurassic Park.

Car rental makes a shopping trip easy. Head to Westshore Plaza mall for Gap, Banana Republic and Macy's. Alternatively, try International Plaza mall, which has over 200 big-name stores including Tiffany & Co, Guess and Abercrombie & Fitch. Both malls are close to Tampa International Airport. Upscale boutiques can be found in St Armands Circle, Sarasota, or Fifth Avenue in Naples.

Finally, car rental in the Tampa region will also help you reach the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Centre. This complex has five theatres showing dance, opera, musical and theatre productions, plus TV show screenings and awards ceremonies.

Car rental will also give you access to the fascinating Pioneer Florida Museum and Village. Situated on a 16- acre woodland hillside, the museum has preserved many 19th century buildings such as the old church, schoolhouse and historic homes.

Use car rental to visit the extraordinary African themed Busch Gardens® Tampa Bay - full of exhilarating rides and up-close animal encounters. Or explore Florida's stunning Gulf Coast and drive to Fort Myers or Naples.

We work in partnership with Avis to provide your car hire. All Avis car rental includes mandatory third party liability insurance*, unlimited mileage, collision damage waiver (excess applies), theft protection (excess applies), taxes and airport surcharges* required for car rental in North America. If you want to reduce excess payments, you can pay for Super Collision Damage Waiver when you collect your car.

(* for North American residents we offer Exclusive car rental plans in North America, details of which can be viewed in relevant search results).

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