ayers rock to darwin

what would be the best time to go weather wise etc ? was thinking mid next year but can move etc for a better time regarding weather etc

had a look at binns track looks the goods thx 4 the tip

wants would be fishing crabbing hunting/shooting where permitted see all main well at least a fair few of the attractions ayers rock devils marbles kakadu nat park tennant creek do plenty 4wding etc

excuse my vagueness what other sites to see along the way would you suggest

cheers

katherine gorge and surrounds arnham land gunlom (katherine) and the likes

where u just on main highway or on rough 4wd roads ? heard it can get pretty rough and take a bit of time ?your trip seems very similar to what we where thinkin maybe a 3rd week what a bummer nother week off work hahaha

what sort of gear did you take with ya ? supplies wise ?e food water fuel etc ?

also recovery gear lift jack shovel winch etc ?

thx 4 reply cheers

Hi Lux

As we were caravanning with quite a big rig, we were mainly following the highway, but did stay for two weeks near Old Policeman's Waterhole in the Davenport Range (off a section of the Binns track) due to a broken spring and courier problems. We could draw water from the waterhole and we had plenty of food and drinking water, even if the diet was getting a bit monotonous. We were out of fresh vegetables and milk by the end of the fifteen days. I always carry enough supplies for at least two weeks in case of breakdown or getting stranded by closed roads due to rain when travelling.

We carry all sorts of recovery gear but rarely need them; we are sightseers rather than into 4wd challenges. We travelled with a good supply of tools (with an F250 tray you can fit in a lot), and of course a good shovel, trolley jack plus bottle jack, as well as two compressors (one is sure to overheat or pack it in just when you need it pumping up eight tyres). We have never used our winch. Not in that area, but getting 7.5 tonne of rig out from sinking in the stones at Carawine Gorge in the Pilbara was hard digging and the only time we've used the MaxTrax.

When in Kakadu and Litchfield, we left the caravan in camp grounds and did day trips including 4wd tracks.

We left Alice on 6 July and after visiting and returning from Darwin we reached Daly Waters on 18 August, from where we headed towards Borroloola to continue our trip east. We did lose a bit of time with the delay at the Waterhole where we had only intended to spend a few days. Lots and lots of places we didn't get to along the way, particularly west of the highway.

Mh

thx 4 the offer buddy if where out there then ill let ya know 4 sure ;) cheers

from what ive researched you could go up and back in 6-7 days on main highway ....thatwill leave you a week of sight seeing ... you could do the trip in 2 weeks or 2 years there is heaps to see , check out binns track as iwas put onto it and looks great , stop in at tennant ck , aice springs darwin and theres heap of gorges and the likes kakadu national park etc etc have a read hru this thread and oull find heaps if you google what theyve wrote i did. personally im goig 4wd so we can get off beaten track and explore a bit rather than being stuck on main highway ... id try and add a 3rd week if you can i think uwould benefit from it , ive added it to mine

good luck