Founded in Brisbane in 1985 and now THL's flagship mid-market brand, Apollo sits between budget vans and premium Maui. It builds its own fleet, from the Toyota HiAce HiTop to the six-berth Euro Deluxe, and runs the famous one-way relocation deals from $1 a day.
Apollo started in Brisbane in 1985 and still builds much of its fleet at a factory there. Since November 2022 it has been wholly owned by Tourism Holdings Limited (THL), the Auckland-based group behind Maui, Britz and Cheapa Campa. Within that stable Apollo sits in the middle: a step up from the budget vans, a step below premium Maui. You'll find it on both sides of the Tasman. Ten Australian depots cover Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Hobart, Alice Springs and Broome, plus three in New Zealand at Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown. The fleet runs late-model and automatic, and Apollo is well known for one-way relocation deals from $1 a day.
Two campervans anchor the range. The HiTop is a 2-berth Toyota HiAce high-roof, easy to thread down narrow roads, with a 2-burner stove but no shower or toilet. The Endeavour stretches the same HiAce LWB to four berths for families, again without a bathroom. Move up and the Euro Tourer puts a full ensuite (shower, toilet, sink) into a 2-berth Mercedes Sprinter for couples who want plumbing on board. The motorhomes step into Class C territory: the Euro Camper (4-berth, walk-through cab, fits child seats), the Euro Star (4-berth, with an electric bed that drops from the ceiling at the press of a button), and the Euro Deluxe, a 6-berth on a diesel chassis with three double beds and a full bathroom.
Apollo runs a wide depot network on both sides of the Tasman, with branches near major airports and one-way hires available. Ten pickup points dot Australia; New Zealand covers both islands plus the Southern Lakes.
Apollo runs 10 depots across Australia: Adelaide, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Broome, Cairns, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. In New Zealand, the two main staffed depots are Auckland (Mangere) and Christchurch (Harewood), both minutes from the airport with free transfers, plus a Queenstown pickup at Frankton. One-way hires run nationally in Australia and across Cook Strait between the islands in New Zealand.
Yes, if your dates are flexible. Apollo regularly posts one-way relocation specials from $1 a day, where you move a motorhome between branches the company needs repositioned. Expect a short fixed window, usually three to ten days, and you generally cover fuel. Deals surface at short notice, often two to three weeks before the move date, and incentives like partial fuel reimbursement or a free kitchen kit are sometimes added as the date nears. Great value for a fast Brisbane-to-Cairns or Auckland-to-Christchurch run.
Apollo charges a refundable bond plus a per-claim liability (excess) you can lower by buying daily liability reduction. Standard cover carries the highest excess: $5,000 on HiTop and Endeavour campervans, $7,500 on 2WD motorhomes, $8,000 on 4WDs. The High Road (LRO2) at around $50-$60 a day cuts the excess and bond toward zero, with a $500 floor on 4WDs. The Stress Free Value Pack reduces it further and bundles extra-driver fees and child seats. Reduction charges cap at 50 rental days.
Yes. Apollo supports one-way hires across its whole Australian network, so you can collect in Cairns and drop in Melbourne, with a relocation fee applied. In New Zealand you can travel one-way between islands, picking up in Auckland and dropping in Christchurch via the Cook Strait ferry, again for a fee. To skip the fee entirely, watch the relocation specials, which are essentially Apollo paying you to do a one-way trip on its terms.
All three are part of THL, but they sit at different price points. Maui is the premium brand with the newest, best-fitted motorhomes. Britz is the well-known mid-to-adventure option, including 4WD campers. Apollo is the mid-market flagship, a step above budget brands like Cheapa Campa and Hippie Camper, with late-model automatic vehicles like the Euro Tourer and the Euro Star, which has a press-button drop-down ceiling bed. Note that Star RV is no longer an Apollo brand; it was divested to Jucy in the 2022 merger.
CampervanPlanet compares Apollo against other operators side by side, so you see real availability and prices for your dates and pickup city before you commit. Choose your route, say Brisbane to Cairns or Auckland to Queenstown, pick the Apollo model that suits, whether that is the 2-berth HiTop, the Euro Tourer with its onboard bathroom or the 6-berth Euro Deluxe, then book. You pay nothing extra for booking through us, and the bond, insurance options and any one-way fees come straight from Apollo's own terms.
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