Last chance to grab a tax time caravan bargain

Winter is just around the corner, and with it comes the end of the financial year (EOFY), when caravan and RV brands big and small often seek to bolster their bottom lines with a range of tax time deals and promotions.

We’ve surveyed the market to assemble this guide to what’s on offer, spanning caravans, hybrids and camper trailers, as well as camping accessories.

There are bound to be plenty of savings on offer across the wider aftermarket too, so check out online stores or visit your local store in person before the clock strikes midnight on June 30.

Unless otherwise indicated, all offers expire June 30, 2023, or while stocks last.

Australian RV group Apollo is running its 'Great Caravan & RV EOFY Sale' with some enticing deals on available stock delivered before June 30.

Apollo says there are some big savings available on new caravans and motorhomes across Apollo Group brands including Windsor, Coromal, Adria and Winnebago.

For example, a 2022 Windsor Genesis 176RD couple's caravan at Apollo RV Sales Brisbane has been reduced by $5000 to $67,000 tow-away.

More deals can be found at the Apollo RV Sales website.

Related: Apollo RV unveils tax time deals

Melbourne's JB Caravans is offering a number of EOFY deals whether you're wanting to order a new van or pick one up for immediate delivery.

For a new order on a JB caravan, you can save $6000 on a Sting Air, $5000 on the Sting, DRX and Gator X, and $3000 on the Gator, Dirtroad and Dreamline models.

You can also save up to $3000 on existing showroom stock at JB dealers.

Visit JB Caravans for further details as well as other Winter Special offers.

Queensland Snowy River and Regent caravans dealer Green RV is running an EOFY Sale on new and used caravan stock with price reductions of up to 20 per cent.

For example, a used 2022 Snowy River SRC-22F family tandem axle caravan has been reduced by $3000 to $71,888, and a used 2021 Regent Discoverer RDC-206 has been reduced to $66,845 - another saving of $3000.

Full details at the Green RV website.

There are some deals Australia-wide on the NewGen caravan brand, as part of EOFY sales at various dealers.

For example, the Morriset, NSW-based NewGens Caravans dealer is offering a 2022-build tandem axle NG19R touring caravan for $73,500, a $4490 saving.

The Queensland Caravan Clearance Centre in Gympie is also offering up to 20 per cent off some of its New Gen caravans during its EOFY sale.

Melbourne dealer Outback HQ is offering buyers of a new-build Tvan Zenith or Tvan Lightning compact off-road camper an additional $4000 to spend on options, as part of its EOFY Mega Sale.

You can also get $6000 options for free on the purchase of a new build T4 Rhaposdy hybrid caravan, and $5000 bonus options on a new Pioneer Verve hybrid.

There are also stock clearance deals on Lifestyle campers and a range of premium rooftop tents.

Premium Aussie camper trailer builder Patriot is offering savings of up to $5000 on a number of X1, X1-H, X1-N and X3 campers, as part of its 2022 Plate Clearance sale.

The Queensland-built campers on sale are located across the six Patriot dealers around the country, and you can find out what deals are still available and where, by visiting the Patriot Campers website.

Jayco's EOFY Dealer Stock Clearance offers savings of up to $3000 across the model range.

Jayco camper trailers are priced from $23,590 and include $1500 in bonus fitted options, while pop-tops are priced from $35,690 and come with up to $2000 in bonus fitted options.

Buyers can also receive $3000 in bonus fitted options on Jayco caravans which start at $49,990.

Visit the Jayco website for all the latest deals.

Nar Nar Goon, Victoria dealer Highway Caravan Centre is offering bonus packs valued up to $5600 across some of its Crusader caravan models.

The deals include a bonus SatKing Promax Satellite Dish valued at $5600 on the Xcountry model; a bonus Trauma gas heater and ESC valued at $4140 on the Excalibur model; bonus Truma gas heater valued at $3060 on the Musketeer model; bonus extended A-Frame and TBO7 toolbox JC valued at $1800 on the Lifechanger; and a bonus ESC unit valued at $1080 on the Chameleon.

Visit the Highway Caravan Centre website for further details.

Caravan World on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has slashed prices by up to 20 per cent on some of its models as part of its EOFY Sale.

Available for immediate delivery, the single axle 2022-build Trackvan Extreme Offroad 18 off-grid caravan is now priced at $91,990, a saving of $8000.

The Queensland dealers has also slashed $3000 off a number of 2022-build 15ft Orca hybrid bunk campers, down to $53,990.

Check out all the deals on the Caravan World website.

Big selling imported brand Ezytrail is offering some great deals on its hard-floor camper trailers.

Priced from $25,990, the Stirling GT MK3 off-road family camper is now available with a bonus Victron off-grid pack including 200W solar, 95L fridge and a second gas bayonet.

The Ezytrail Lincoln LX MK3 off-road camper is also available with the bonus Victron off-grid pack, priced from $31,990.

More details on the Ezytrail Campers website.

Big-selling imported brand MDC Campers is running an EOFY Runout sale with some big savings on offer across most of its range, on a limited number of floor stock models.

The best deals are a $20,000 price reduction on three 17ft 15ft Anniversary models -- the XT17T pop-top and XT17HRT and XT17HRT DB full height off-road caravan models -- which have all been reduced from $89,990 to $69,990.

Full details on other price reductions at MDC Campers.

Melbourne multi-brand dealer Freestyle RVs has quite a few end of financial year deals to save you money on your next caravan.

Available for immediate delivery are a number of Melbourne-built Elevation caravans including a 2022-build 21ft Elevation Bourke off-road van priced at $76,200 but fitted with $4000 of extras for no additional cost.

There's also a 2022-built Great Aussie Gravity 216 tandem axle bunk van priced at $82,990 that comes with $3000 of bonus extras, and a 2023 Atlas 196R tandem axle off-road couple's caravan priced at $82,200, or $4000 less than the usual retail price.

More deals at Freestyle RVs website.

We also spotted a few deals on near-new Chinese-built hybrid campers as part of the Fantasy Caravan EOFY Sale.

There's the chance to save a few thousand dollars with the stock plate clearance which includes a Fantasy F3S-L off-road hybrid pop-top reduced by $4000 to $47,990. A smaller Fantasy 11ft hybrid is also available from $41,990, a saving of $8000.

The full list of deals can be found at the Fantasy Caravan website.

New caravan brand My Dream RV isn't running an official EOFY sale but you can still pick up a deal or two on the latest vans via dealer group Caravan HQ.

In fact, the same caravan reviewed by caravancampingsales and on display at the Melbourne Caravan HQ dealership is currently advertised at $79,990, or $10,000 less than the retail price.

The Caravan HQ dealer in Yatala, Queensland is also advertising a 2023-build, 21ft My Dream RV Dream Catcher MDF21 family caravan for $87,990, or $12,000 less than the full retail price.

Other My Dream RV deals can be found on the Caravan HQ website.

We also spotted a number of tax-time deals at RV Online, including a Thetford Porta Potti reduced from $245 to $157; an Outchair Backup heated outdoor seat reduced from $209 to $169, and the Q-Box portable camper box down to $4999, or $2000 less than the RRP.