Trip to Darwin

Hi
you can do it easily in 6 weeks although the longer the better.
As well as the major attractions dont forget to drive the full length of East and West MacDonnell ranges and Litchfield national park.
have a great trip

You are looking at some 8200 k's just getting to these places, add say 1800 for looking around a total of some 10,000 k's which equates to about 240 k's EVERY day. I know that 3 to 4 hours of driving every day for 6 weeks is not my idea of a relaxing holiday. A suggestion if you cannot get more time would be to go from Alice to Winton via the Plenty Hwy Its a gravel road though but a great drive. If you must stay on the black top you could from Alice go north and turn right at the Barkly Highway and go through Mt Isa.
It total depends on you circumstances (which we do not know) as to what is best for you. If you say what your rig is and what you wish to achieve you are likely to get more informed answers to your question.
Hope this helps.

Hi Kimber 77,
The trip you described will take 2 weeks just to drive that far, before you see anything. It will take 1 week and that would be a rush to see Litchfield NP and another week to see Darwin and another week to see Kakadu. Another week for Alice Springs and the Macdonald rangers. That's 6 weeks and that is only in the NT you have still missed a lot there and missed SA, QLD, and NSW.
As for a time frame, well that depends on what you want to see and how far you are prepared to travel to see it. You can rush it or take your time. I think that if you travel more than 200km a day you are rushing it and will only see the black tar.
Hope your trip goes well and you still have a great time and see a lot.
Cheers Andy

G'day Roy & Fiona,

It's achievable in 6 weeks but better to take a little longer. I'd suggest 8 weeks minimum.

As a guide, we took 10 weeks last year to do a very similar trip. We did all the major attractions with the exception of the East Mac Ranges, all with a 2 year old.

It's a big country and there are a number of days where you can easily punch out 500kms per day without missing anything along the way.

I'm happy to share information in further detail regarding attractions and timings if you'd like.

Good luck with your planning! It's a fabulous trip :-)

Regards,
RED

Of course you can do that trip in 6 weeks. Longer is nice, but not always possible. We
towed our van from Sthn NSW to Karratha WA, across the dirt, south to Perth & back home in 6 weeks...& saw everything we planned to see. Sure,we planned to fit it in, & while longer would have been better, it was most enjoyable. Do your research,list what you want to see & allocate your time..you will have a ball..:))))
cheers....oldbaz.

Roy & Fiona

I would allow at least 3 months. 6 weeks would only scratch the surface.