Tarlen App
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South Africa's carsharing platform where you can rent cars from trusted local hosts.
Did you know? Over the past 6 months, more than 80% of guests on Tarlen requested vehicle delivery. 🚗✈️
This is one of the simplest ways to make your listing stand out. Offering delivery (to airports, hotels, etc.) dramatically increases your booking chances.
This is one of the simplest ways to make your listing stand out. Offering delivery (to airports, hotels, etc.) dramatically increases your booking chances.
December 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Did you know? Over the past 6 months, more than 80% of guests on Tarlen requested vehicle delivery. 🚗✈️
This is one of the simplest ways to make your listing stand out. Offering delivery (to airports, hotels, etc.) dramatically increases your booking chances.
This is one of the simplest ways to make your listing stand out. Offering delivery (to airports, hotels, etc.) dramatically increases your booking chances.
Win more bookings this summer with Tarlen
* Use clear, bright photos to build trust and help guests choose your car. Show every angle!
* Renters can't book what they can't find. Block out only the days you really need the car to maximize opportunities.
* Use clear, bright photos to build trust and help guests choose your car. Show every angle!
* Renters can't book what they can't find. Block out only the days you really need the car to maximize opportunities.
December 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Win more bookings this summer with Tarlen
* Use clear, bright photos to build trust and help guests choose your car. Show every angle!
* Renters can't book what they can't find. Block out only the days you really need the car to maximize opportunities.
* Use clear, bright photos to build trust and help guests choose your car. Show every angle!
* Renters can't book what they can't find. Block out only the days you really need the car to maximize opportunities.
Are you a car owner in South Africa wondering if carsharing is worth the effort? 🤔
Meet Tarlen's earning calculator.
It helps you figure out, the best daily price for your car and your potential monthly and annual earnings.
Meet Tarlen's earning calculator.
It helps you figure out, the best daily price for your car and your potential monthly and annual earnings.
December 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Are you a car owner in South Africa wondering if carsharing is worth the effort? 🤔
Meet Tarlen's earning calculator.
It helps you figure out, the best daily price for your car and your potential monthly and annual earnings.
Meet Tarlen's earning calculator.
It helps you figure out, the best daily price for your car and your potential monthly and annual earnings.
For the longest time, new hosts that come on Tarlen have been making decisions in the dark.
You know your car can earn you thousands of rands every month, but how much exactly and is it worth your time?
We've heard your feedback and this summer, we're changing that.
You know your car can earn you thousands of rands every month, but how much exactly and is it worth your time?
We've heard your feedback and this summer, we're changing that.
December 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
For the longest time, new hosts that come on Tarlen have been making decisions in the dark.
You know your car can earn you thousands of rands every month, but how much exactly and is it worth your time?
We've heard your feedback and this summer, we're changing that.
You know your car can earn you thousands of rands every month, but how much exactly and is it worth your time?
We've heard your feedback and this summer, we're changing that.
Smart businesses are built on solid data, not optimistic guesses.
For car owners considering the carsharing economy, the biggest hurdle has been answering one simple question: "What can I realistically earn?"
For car owners considering the carsharing economy, the biggest hurdle has been answering one simple question: "What can I realistically earn?"
December 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Smart businesses are built on solid data, not optimistic guesses.
For car owners considering the carsharing economy, the biggest hurdle has been answering one simple question: "What can I realistically earn?"
For car owners considering the carsharing economy, the biggest hurdle has been answering one simple question: "What can I realistically earn?"
If you grew up in Mzansi, or lived here long enough, it’s easy for it to feel familiar and ordinary.
The places you drive past every day stop surprising you.
The beauty that others travel across the world to see starts to feel normal.
The places you drive past every day stop surprising you.
The beauty that others travel across the world to see starts to feel normal.
December 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
If you grew up in Mzansi, or lived here long enough, it’s easy for it to feel familiar and ordinary.
The places you drive past every day stop surprising you.
The beauty that others travel across the world to see starts to feel normal.
The places you drive past every day stop surprising you.
The beauty that others travel across the world to see starts to feel normal.
We love trivias about automotive “firsts”. Some interesting ones
* Karl Benz built the first fuel-powered car.
* His wife, Bertha Benz, took the first long-distance road trip, traveling 194 km to prove cars were viable.
* Karl Benz built the first fuel-powered car.
* His wife, Bertha Benz, took the first long-distance road trip, traveling 194 km to prove cars were viable.
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We love trivias about automotive “firsts”. Some interesting ones
* Karl Benz built the first fuel-powered car.
* His wife, Bertha Benz, took the first long-distance road trip, traveling 194 km to prove cars were viable.
* Karl Benz built the first fuel-powered car.
* His wife, Bertha Benz, took the first long-distance road trip, traveling 194 km to prove cars were viable.
December 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
There are two people in every relationship:
Partner 1: "Okay, I have our passports, boarding passes and car rental reservation."
Partner 2: "Where are we going again?"
Which one are you?
Partner 1: "Okay, I have our passports, boarding passes and car rental reservation."
Partner 2: "Where are we going again?"
Which one are you?
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
There are two people in every relationship:
Partner 1: "Okay, I have our passports, boarding passes and car rental reservation."
Partner 2: "Where are we going again?"
Which one are you?
Partner 1: "Okay, I have our passports, boarding passes and car rental reservation."
Partner 2: "Where are we going again?"
Which one are you?
Planning your summer holiday?
These apps can help make planning your trip easier:
* Accommodation: booking, Airbnb
* Transport: Tarlen, Uber
* Trip planning: Wanderlog
* Navigation: Google Maps, Waze, Tracks4Africa
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These apps can help make planning your trip easier:
* Accommodation: booking, Airbnb
* Transport: Tarlen, Uber
* Trip planning: Wanderlog
* Navigation: Google Maps, Waze, Tracks4Africa
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15 must-have travel apps for stress free traveling
From flight tracking, accommodation, finance, transport, navigation and weather, these apps will help you stay organized as you explore.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Planning your summer holiday?
These apps can help make planning your trip easier:
* Accommodation: booking, Airbnb
* Transport: Tarlen, Uber
* Trip planning: Wanderlog
* Navigation: Google Maps, Waze, Tracks4Africa
zurl.co/TwFob
These apps can help make planning your trip easier:
* Accommodation: booking, Airbnb
* Transport: Tarlen, Uber
* Trip planning: Wanderlog
* Navigation: Google Maps, Waze, Tracks4Africa
zurl.co/TwFob
With the updated e-hailing laws making it harder for individual drivers to operate, car owners who rely on their vehicles for income need to explore other models that can keep their earnings coming.
One such model is carsharing.
One such model is carsharing.
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
With the updated e-hailing laws making it harder for individual drivers to operate, car owners who rely on their vehicles for income need to explore other models that can keep their earnings coming.
One such model is carsharing.
One such model is carsharing.
What is the first thing you do when you get in the car?
We want to know ⬇️
We want to know ⬇️
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
What is the first thing you do when you get in the car?
We want to know ⬇️
We want to know ⬇️
South Africa has introduced new rules for e-hailing drivers. They’re meant to protect people earning through Uber, Bolt, and similar platforms, but they read as backward and out of touch.
Some of the changes include:
Some of the changes include:
November 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
South Africa has introduced new rules for e-hailing drivers. They’re meant to protect people earning through Uber, Bolt, and similar platforms, but they read as backward and out of touch.
Some of the changes include:
Some of the changes include:
Every year, something magical happens along South Africa’s coast.
Billions of sardines hatch in the cool Cape waters and migrate north along the Eastern Coast, forming a massive silver river just off KwaZulu-Natal.
Billions of sardines hatch in the cool Cape waters and migrate north along the Eastern Coast, forming a massive silver river just off KwaZulu-Natal.
November 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Every year, something magical happens along South Africa’s coast.
Billions of sardines hatch in the cool Cape waters and migrate north along the Eastern Coast, forming a massive silver river just off KwaZulu-Natal.
Billions of sardines hatch in the cool Cape waters and migrate north along the Eastern Coast, forming a massive silver river just off KwaZulu-Natal.
South Africa has some of the best watersport adventure spots that’ll leave you soaked to your soul
1️⃣ White-water rafting
📍 Palmiet River, Cape Town
📍 Blyde River, Mpumalanga
📍 Vaal River, Parys
📍 Tugela River, KZN
1️⃣ White-water rafting
📍 Palmiet River, Cape Town
📍 Blyde River, Mpumalanga
📍 Vaal River, Parys
📍 Tugela River, KZN
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
South Africa has some of the best watersport adventure spots that’ll leave you soaked to your soul
1️⃣ White-water rafting
📍 Palmiet River, Cape Town
📍 Blyde River, Mpumalanga
📍 Vaal River, Parys
📍 Tugela River, KZN
1️⃣ White-water rafting
📍 Palmiet River, Cape Town
📍 Blyde River, Mpumalanga
📍 Vaal River, Parys
📍 Tugela River, KZN
POV: You liked your Tarlen rental a little too much.
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
POV: You liked your Tarlen rental a little too much.
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Big news for Cape Town 🚨
The city is getting a second international airport! ✈️💥
Cape Winelands Airport in Durbanville is expanding, with R8 billion from Growthpoint fueling the project.
It’ll ease traffic from the main airport and make international travel even smoother.
The city is getting a second international airport! ✈️💥
Cape Winelands Airport in Durbanville is expanding, with R8 billion from Growthpoint fueling the project.
It’ll ease traffic from the main airport and make international travel even smoother.
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Big news for Cape Town 🚨
The city is getting a second international airport! ✈️💥
Cape Winelands Airport in Durbanville is expanding, with R8 billion from Growthpoint fueling the project.
It’ll ease traffic from the main airport and make international travel even smoother.
The city is getting a second international airport! ✈️💥
Cape Winelands Airport in Durbanville is expanding, with R8 billion from Growthpoint fueling the project.
It’ll ease traffic from the main airport and make international travel even smoother.
You see R500/day when comparing prices online. What you don’t see is:
* Base rate: R500
* Airport surcharge (15%): +R75
* Contract fee: + R150
* Tourism levy (2%): +R10
* Extra driver: +R200
* One-way drop-off: R1500
* Base rate: R500
* Airport surcharge (15%): +R75
* Contract fee: + R150
* Tourism levy (2%): +R10
* Extra driver: +R200
* One-way drop-off: R1500
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
You see R500/day when comparing prices online. What you don’t see is:
* Base rate: R500
* Airport surcharge (15%): +R75
* Contract fee: + R150
* Tourism levy (2%): +R10
* Extra driver: +R200
* One-way drop-off: R1500
* Base rate: R500
* Airport surcharge (15%): +R75
* Contract fee: + R150
* Tourism levy (2%): +R10
* Extra driver: +R200
* One-way drop-off: R1500
Airport rental counters: Long queues. Paperwork. 2 credit cars. Aggressive upselling. 😤
Tarlen: Get your rental delivered to your hotel or the airport curbside on arrival. Get the keys. Snap a few photos. Drive away in minutes. ✨
Choose wisely.
Hear from travelers: zurl.co/YPLOA
Tarlen: Get your rental delivered to your hotel or the airport curbside on arrival. Get the keys. Snap a few photos. Drive away in minutes. ✨
Choose wisely.
Hear from travelers: zurl.co/YPLOA
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Airport rental counters: Long queues. Paperwork. 2 credit cars. Aggressive upselling. 😤
Tarlen: Get your rental delivered to your hotel or the airport curbside on arrival. Get the keys. Snap a few photos. Drive away in minutes. ✨
Choose wisely.
Hear from travelers: zurl.co/YPLOA
Tarlen: Get your rental delivered to your hotel or the airport curbside on arrival. Get the keys. Snap a few photos. Drive away in minutes. ✨
Choose wisely.
Hear from travelers: zurl.co/YPLOA
Stories from the road.
Carla had lived in Cape Town for five years, but she'd never really seen South Africa.
This year, she and her fiancé decided to change that.
They rented a camper van on Tarlen and set out on a three-month adventure across the country.
Carla had lived in Cape Town for five years, but she'd never really seen South Africa.
This year, she and her fiancé decided to change that.
They rented a camper van on Tarlen and set out on a three-month adventure across the country.
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Stories from the road.
Carla had lived in Cape Town for five years, but she'd never really seen South Africa.
This year, she and her fiancé decided to change that.
They rented a camper van on Tarlen and set out on a three-month adventure across the country.
Carla had lived in Cape Town for five years, but she'd never really seen South Africa.
This year, she and her fiancé decided to change that.
They rented a camper van on Tarlen and set out on a three-month adventure across the country.
Audi is one of the most iconic carmakers in the world, and the Audi Q5 embodies everything that makes the brand remarkable.
It’s no surprise that it’s been Audi’s top-selling model.
See why travellers on Tarlen love booking Shayne’s Audi Q5:
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It’s no surprise that it’s been Audi’s top-selling model.
See why travellers on Tarlen love booking Shayne’s Audi Q5:
zurl.co/tmEKK
The Audi Q5: October car of the month
The Audi Q5 sets a new standard for comfort and control. Discover why Shayne’s Q5 is our featured car this October.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Audi is one of the most iconic carmakers in the world, and the Audi Q5 embodies everything that makes the brand remarkable.
It’s no surprise that it’s been Audi’s top-selling model.
See why travellers on Tarlen love booking Shayne’s Audi Q5:
zurl.co/tmEKK
It’s no surprise that it’s been Audi’s top-selling model.
See why travellers on Tarlen love booking Shayne’s Audi Q5:
zurl.co/tmEKK
Every month, we spotlight a host and their car on Tarlen to celebrate our community. This month we’re featuring Shayne’s Audi Q5.
zurl.co/jAGts
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The Audi Q5: October car of the month
The Audi Q5 sets a new standard for comfort and control. Discover why Shayne’s Q5 is our featured car this October.
zurl.co
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Every month, we spotlight a host and their car on Tarlen to celebrate our community. This month we’re featuring Shayne’s Audi Q5.
zurl.co/jAGts
zurl.co/jAGts
Over 95% of small car rental businesses fail within two years.
The reason? Not just the cars, it’s the systems and trust behind them.
At Tarlen, we provide the tools that help small car rental operators gain the edge they need to thrive.
zurl.co/EGE1C
The reason? Not just the cars, it’s the systems and trust behind them.
At Tarlen, we provide the tools that help small car rental operators gain the edge they need to thrive.
zurl.co/EGE1C
Tarlen
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October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Over 95% of small car rental businesses fail within two years.
The reason? Not just the cars, it’s the systems and trust behind them.
At Tarlen, we provide the tools that help small car rental operators gain the edge they need to thrive.
zurl.co/EGE1C
The reason? Not just the cars, it’s the systems and trust behind them.
At Tarlen, we provide the tools that help small car rental operators gain the edge they need to thrive.
zurl.co/EGE1C