Darwin to Alice
Submitted: Wednesday, Apr 06, 2011 at 21:15
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Clint & Chell
Hi Everyone,
The family and I are looking at towing our 25ft Jayco from
Darwin to Alice/Uluru. We have about 12 days to do the round trip and are looking for advice of where to stay and not to stay on the way there and back.
I normally like to stick to about 300ks for a trip but understand that we may need to extend that for this trip.
Any
feedback gratefully received.
Happy Travels
Reply By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Wednesday, Apr 06, 2011 at 21:52
Wednesday, Apr 06, 2011 at 21:52
there is a few that do it in 2/3 days for work .....
If you have not done anything around
Darwin go out to Jabiru/
Kakadu and across/down to
Pine creek and when you come back you go back up the Stuart Hwy and see
Litchfield..
Devils Marbles are an interesting sight, Materanka, Douglas Daly hot springs...... you must stay at least one night at Daly Pub, it is worth a look ...
When are you leaving as that will change a little bit, not much though i guess..
Enjoy it eh
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Follow Up By: Clint & Chell - Wednesday, Apr 06, 2011 at 22:10
Wednesday, Apr 06, 2011 at 22:10
Cheers Joe n Mel n kids.
We have been in
Darwin for the wet. Pretty much since September. We have seen
Litchfield,
Kakadu,
Devils Marbles. Spent a night at the infamous
Daly Waters Pub. And loved it all.
The Top End in the Wet. Gotta love it !!!
We are now trying to get to the Red Centre for a few days before we head across to WA.
Thanks for the
feedback
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Wednesday, Apr 06, 2011 at 22:32
Wednesday, Apr 06, 2011 at 22:32
Thought that must be the case, are you going down, back up and then across from
Katherine, you can cut across from the Stuart Hwy to Top Springs and
Timber Creek via the Buchannin Hwy, Top Springs to
Timber Creek is a nice drive
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Reply By: Member - Mfewster(SA) - Thursday, Apr 07, 2011 at 07:31
Thursday, Apr 07, 2011 at 07:31
Mataranka is good, but better is
Bitter Springs. A couple of Km north of
Mataranka, to the east of the highway (there are turn off signs-- it's close to the highway. These are
the springs in their original form. A wonderful, safe waterway of the clearest possible warm water, rather than the concrete pond at
Mataranka. Take some swimming goggles with you and just drift along in the slowly running water. It's not deep, quite safe and the view underwater is sublime. All sorts of interesting things to look at. There are changing sheds there. You go around in a sort of a loop, then you get out and do it all again.
We used to travel Darwin/Alice regularly and this was our absolute top place for a break. But take those swimming goggles.
The Devil's marbles are also excellent with OK camping facilities. They are at theiir best at sunrise. and sunset. I'd recommend getting there an hour before sunset. then get up early with your camera. Then you have about 4 hours to Alice.
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Follow Up By: rooster350 - Thursday, Apr 07, 2011 at 18:49
Thursday, Apr 07, 2011 at 18:49
If you wait till an hour before sunset to get to the
Devils Marbles you are doing yourself a disservice , get there early..get a good
camp spot and have a good look around , there is quite a bit to see....do not get toooo close to the loos and definitely upwind from them...cheers
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Reply By: nickoff - Thursday, Apr 07, 2011 at 11:51
Thursday, Apr 07, 2011 at 11:51
I would also recommend the Gem Tree just 70 north and then 70 k east of
Alice Springs.
Fossicking for gemstones, great fun. Went there for a night and stayed a week!
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Reply By: Off-track - Thursday, Apr 07, 2011 at 15:04
Thursday, Apr 07, 2011 at 15:04
Doing what many would consider large kays (say around 800+) is very easy on 'the track' as it is an excellent highway, pretty straight and level with very few towns in between.
Renner Springs has alway been a good oasis in the past, not sure about recent years though.
Devils Marbles is good but plenty of
Grey Nomads.
Plenty of
parking bays on the way but make sure they arent dedicated for the truckies.
Tennant and
Katherine I probably wouldnt bother.
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