How much is too much

G'day.......
I envy you having 3 months; it sounds like a HUGE amount of time, I know......BUT the sad fact is that it simply ain't long enough to do justice to all those great places (in my opinion).
I've "done" Cape York twice; both times were 4 weeks only. Both times I've said we could have killed 2 to 3 months doing it (and a lot of other places in between).
We also went to Tassie (only 17 days) and reckon we've gotta go back to do the job right.
Once again I'll stress that it's only my opinion, but I reckon with that amount of time (unless the doc has only given you 6 months to live or something), you'd be far better off taking your time a bit and soaking up one or 2 of the places you've mentioned; and doing it properly. It would be physically possible to do all those places in the 3 months, but I reckon that, at the end of it, you'd be lucky to be able to say you enjoyed the trip and the places you saw (briefly!!).

Good luck and have a great time whatever you decide to do.

I have to agree. YOu would be better off picking the best, or that you most want to see, and that may not necessarily be the closest places. If I had 3 months, I'd be going those places that I am likely to never get to again. ie the furtherest or most difficult to get to. That way shorter vacations can be used for the closer stuff. Have fun and TAKE YOUR TIME...its so much better if you have lots of time.

Do as much as you can. Who knows, you may never come back from Scotland again. You can always re-do what you really want to later in life, but while you are young ( I presume you are) I reckon it's good to get a broad experience of whats out there, and then you will know what you want to see and what you don't later on. Will also give you extra stories if you see more in the Scotish pubs!

Just my thoughs.

p.s. If whilst you are doing EVERYTHING it get's too stressful then be flexible enough to modify your plans. No good seeing everything if you're in no mood to enjoy it

Spent 6 weeks just going to the Cape, return from Brisvegas. That's half of your alloted time and we ran out ....... go figure.

Enjoy, but if you rush and miss most, you may as well not have gone. There's always tomorrow ........ 'cause who knows what will be.

Cheers and enjoy regardless

If you just want to see the highlights of those areas with a rest day every 4 or 5, yes 3 months will do.
Allow 3 weeks to breeze around Tassie, 1 week along the coast to Adelaide & a week to travel up & back to Sydney.
Heading north 3 weeks up to Cairns, then 3 on the Cape leaving 1 to get home.
As you can see in the break down you won't have heaps of time to laze around but you won't be racing either.
As the wheather down here in Vic & Tassie can get cold & wet at that time of year you may concider just heading north at a more leasurable pace.
Cheers Craig.......
Vic

When you get to Adelaide why not go thru Flinders Ranges (great stuff) & on to Alice the back way.
THEN if you have time after seeing the Red Centre do the rest or take your time & return home thru the centre (easterly) via gem fields & New Engald (Inverell) area.
Best to have no set agenda, just a general plan.

If you want to spend all day every day driving and seeing nothing or enjoying very little then you are trying to do way too much.

I did the kimberlys, top end and red centre in 6 weeks which I thought would be plenty but I almost ran out of time. There was vey little time but to do the basic exploring and by no means can I say I got the most out of evey location. However unless you chuck your job in you have to make do I certainly enjoyed every hour of every day and it whet my appetite for when I go back

Covering a heap of distance and moving frequently will result in frayed nerves or ending up as a statistic.

What about car for the Syd/Tas/SA/Syd and then fly to NQ for a holiday at one selected centre. Could do some day trips from the chosen town with tours.

Not worth driving everywhere just to say you've seen places. Exhausting.