If we are booking your accommodation in Darwin before your self-drive, we will arrange to have your car delivered to your hotel.
Day 1 Darwin to Kakadu (209 km) (130 mi) Along the Arnhem Highway drive to Jabiru and Kakadu National Park. Visit "Windows on the Wetlands" and Jim Jim and Twin Falls. Overnight: Kakadu Gagudju Crocodile Resort.
Day 2 Kakadu to Katherine (296 km) (184 mi) Drive to Katherine. Listen into the world's largest classroom - School of the Air. Visit Edith Falls, mysterious Cutta Cutta Caves and the majestic Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk NP). Witness a traditional corroboree. Overnight: Katherine Frontier Hotel.
Day 3 Katherine to Tennent Creek (677 km) (421 mi) Stop for a breather at the Daly Waters Pub. Drive through the heart of Australia to Tennant Creek where Australia's last gold rush happened in the 1930's. Overnight: Goldfields Motor Inn.
Day 4 Tennant Creek to Alice Springs (549 km) (341 mi) Stop at the Devils Marbles south of Tennant Creek. Next stop is Alice Springs. Clamber aboard a camel for a smooth ride down the dry river bed of the Todd River. Overnight: Desert Palms Resort.
Day 5 Alice Springs In the luminous dawn you can drift silently above the MacDonnell Ranges in a hot air balloon. Visit Galleries displaying outstanding Aboriginal art, crafts, textiles and pottery. Overnight: Desert Palms Resort .
Day 6 Alice Springs to Ayers Rock (444 km) (276 mi) The road to Australia's greatest tourist attraction, Uluru, is smooth and easy with some dramatic surprises along the way. Overnight: Outback Pioneer Lodge.
More Information:
- For a description of this selfdrive in reverse direction, go to Outback Overlander
- You may of course extend this selfdrive and combine this selfdrive with other Selfdrives or Tours. Ask for a Quotation for your specific holiday plans.
- If you need more information on the hotels in this self-drive, click on the hotel name or go to: Hotels & Resorts in the Northern Territory