Approx cost to go up cape york 6 weeks

Hi Ando, I work on about $10 -1200 a week and that is with alcohol

Cheers

ODDMAN

I have been looking at a few caravan sites and have seen this question asked on them as well as here on the odd occassion, and to be honest, I cant believe the amount of money some people claim that it costs them on a weekly basis.

I have read of people who say it costs them anything from $500 to $1200 per week.

I am not knocking anyone who can afford $1000 or $1200 per week, good on them I say, but how many people can afford that sort of money and what do they spend it on.

It really concerns me when I hear the higher values quoted because we are heading off on Friday for 3 months to Darwin and back and have budgeted for $600 per week while away. That will cover all fuel including towing a 19' van, about 1/2 of that time in caravan parks, food, grog and some tourist type activities.

Maybe my expectations of cost are wrong, I hope not.

Maybe the higher cost includes living away from home expenses rent or mortgage per week and things like that…..but I would have thought around $100 a day should see you through

Done the trip twice from Queanbeyan NSW to the 'Tip' return - last time in 2004 was 10600km with mostly bush camping and a few nights in rellies back yards. All up cost was $4500 for 5 weeks for 2 adults.

About $1600 on fuel, 1X ctn beer per person per week, 1X bottle rum per person per week, 1X bottle Jim Beam per person per week, 1X bottle Ouzo for me on way through, 1X 20kg bag of spuds, 1X roll alfoil, 1X fishing rod.

Happy travels !!
Pezza

P.S. 80 bucks or two ctns for the Jardine barge :-)))

Self explanatory really................I have always been a Cruiser man.

As for the real name, I dont know what my parents were thinking at the time, so I aint gunna tell ya.

Be aware of the quarantine line just north of Coen. Can't bring fresh food south.

Be aware of grog controls. They vary depending on where you go or visit.

Envious of the trip. Six weeks is about the right length of time. Most of us have to do it in less time.

We usually only worry about the fuel cost, try to bush camp as much as possible, rarely stay in parks.
These days we average costs around $240 per thousand k's for fuel (av 16/100 @ av $1.50 per litre) so 11k trip will cost around $2,640 for fuel. If you start paying for accomodation or camping fees it will add considerably to the total.
We don't worry about food costs as they work out about the same as at home.
I don't get anal about factoring in vehicle servicing costs or tyre wear either as I do it all myself when required.
For your proposed trip with two bods I would need at least $3k extra in the kitty before leaving home, more if you have kids or don't bush camp. More again if you intend to eat out, take joyflights, do touristy things etc.

Cost the wife and I along with 2 teenage girls around $6,000 for 5 weeks.

That included everything including a bit of fishing and some shopping in Cairns on the way back home...

The trip from Gold Coast to the tip cost us almost spot on $100.00/day for me and the missus. We had 4 weeks and spent all but 4 days of that north of Cairns
Nissan GQ towing camper. Up and back on OTL and side trip to Maytown.

Free camped on the way up to cairns and back. Free camped at somerset for a week
Free camping on OTL and Jardine. Most other places $10/person /night

Have fun we are heading back this year I just love the place

poo loads.

Thanks for bringing this topic up ........ went and figured out what my trip Brisbane Flinders range Brisbane is going to cost and if lucky (read plan well) $90 a day. I will be keeping costs on this trip so be interesting to see at the end.

But a $100 a day sounds around the ball park and that depends on how well yeah want to live and what you get up to.

Which I was going back ......... but thats next year hopefully for 6 weeks.

Brian

I figure that there is a bunch of 'costs' you can disregard....and that's for food and beverages - hell no matter where you are you have to eat, drink and be merry. Only real costs are fuel, wear/tear on truck, and accommodation when not in the bush.