Tanami in one day and track condition

1100 odd kms of dirt. What are you driving, Cessna or Beechcraft?
I'd suggest you'll need two overnight camps.

It's over 1000km, mostly dirt, may be heavily corrugated in parts, but I don't have a current track report. If you try to do it in a day your vehicle will likely cop a fair hammering.

What vehicle? Is it prepared or suitable for remote touring (suspension, tyres, etc)? Are you towing? If so what? More than one driver?

Based on my experience of that road which was in good condition at the time, to do it in a day you'd have to be travelling mighty fast - too fast for conditions, IMO. You'd be a danger to yourself and to others. You'd probably break some poor unfortunate's windscreen, or your vehicle or blow tyres or all three.

Camping at Tilmouth, 190km from Alice (nearly all sealed), Renahans Bore, 260 from Tilmouth. Rabbit Flat is closed so the next is Balgo (40k off track), about 390km, then about 155 to Wolfe Creek (23k off track and reputedly very corrugated), then 150 to Halls Creek.

Or bush camp.

Lots and lots of places to pull off for the night, from rest areas to old gravel dump sites.

Your speeds will vary and you need to be alert to potential problems. Hitting ruts hidden by bulldust has resulted in breakages and rollovers on the Tanami. 800 odd kilometres of corrugations is damaging to anything, unless you travel slowly and cautiously.

Allow three days; you may do it in two if you have a very good run. We put in fairly long days and spent three nights camped out along the Tanami. Our only sightseeing diversion was to Wolf Creek Crater.

Do you have a good fuel range in your vehicle? If you want to see the distances between all fuel outlets (some involve a drive into Aboriginal communities and may need to be pre-arranged) Google "With the closure of the Rabbit Flats Roadhouse in December 2010, there is still at minimum 561 kilometres without any fuel outlets".

We did the Tanami back in July 2013. We managed to travel from Tilmouth Wells to Billiluna in a relatively easy day. That was about 700 km. We camped at Stretch Lagoon which is about 15 km from Billiluna on the Canning Stock Route. Call into Billiluna to pay your camping fees. It is a very good camp site with, at the time, good composting toilets. We took extra fuel with us which we used to reach Halls Creek. Remember there is a Quarantine Station just outside Halls Creek which asks you to dump fruit, nuts, honey etc., so take care what you are carrying. The campsite at Wolfe Creek Crater is rather exposed and the road to the crater from the Tanami was very corrugated.

Been down a few times. One trip we managed Wolfe Crater to Tillmouth in a day, but got in late and VERY knackered. Take 2 days to reduce the stress....

I agree with what others have written here, we did it in 2 days camping at Mt Doreen Ruins, there were road gangs working on it last year and for the most of it was good apart from near the communities.

cheers

Last year we completed the section from Alice Springs to Billiluna easily in one and 1/2 days arriving in Billiluna about 2PM with time to get fuel and drive to Stretch Lagoon and set up camp. We camped over night near Rabbit Flat.

They were working on upgrading some sections and others were perfect at 100 KPH but then there were the corrugated parts where 60 - 80 was the norm. Lots of paved road between Alice and the WA/NT border.

A few years ago I was driving on a good section of the Tanami at about 80kph when a large bull camel appeared out of the bush and ran straight in front of me. I missed it by about 1 metre; scared the hell out of me.

The camel's body is at exactly the same height as your windscreen - forget about the bull bar.

Yes also we had a couple of near misses with camels when we did it, may be hard to miss them if at speed.
Took 3 days for us staying at Wolfe Creek, Rabbit Flat (now closed) then Tilmouth Wells, we were towing a 3 tonne caravan.
Had a stop for fuel at Yeundemu and Billiluna which was a cultural experience for both of us.

Thanks all

appreciate the tips / advice

Hi JFRCN
I am looking at going around the 10th of July. If you have done it by then can you please post something when you reach Halls creek. I do about 1200kms per day on the bitumen so i was also wondering if i can do that in a day.
It would be appreciated if you can let me know asap after you do it so i can figure out whether i need to go vis Kathrine or the Tanami road.
I won't be towing anything and am in a 200 serries. But i will be traveling alone. All good.

Thanks

Hi guys.
Just a quick calculation.
1000 kms at 70 km/hr is 14 hrs via tanami
2000 kms at 120 km/hr is 16 hrs via Katherine.
For the two hours difference wouldn't i be better going via Kathrine.
Vehicle won't be shaken, more fuel stops. don't need to carry fuel.
I am not going to enjoy the scenery but need to get to Halls creek quick.

What do you think????