Travel Advice: Perth to Darwin?

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Mark M

Why don't you buy yourself and old Ford or Holden, either a station waggon or panel van and put a foam mattress in the back and some blankets and drive yourself. Then you can sleep in the back and sell it on after you have finished your trip.
If you look in the Quokka or in the hostels you should find one fairly cheap. You could then do the same to sell it.
This is how I travelled around most of WA when I was a Teenager as it was the cheapest.

bufo

How about buying a 2nd hand camper and selling it in broome? Probably works out cheaper than hiring it and at leastyou will get some money back on it, check out the local papers for bargains and if this aint an option you could hire a car/4wheel drivemotorbike and take a tent or stay in motels/hostels/campsites along the way but as im sure you are aware sleeping on riverbanks is not a very clever thing to do what with crocs and rising tides etc. Check out the tourist offices and ask for local advice on best routes etc have great time you lucky people!

fanta

i used to work for a car hire place in perth they pay you to take there cars from a to b so check them out it is called relocate there cars

tentofield

Bus companies are not all bad. Talk to them about tickets which allow you to get off where you like and get on the next bus. This gives you the flexibility of stopping wherever you like but having the reliability of a bus to take you to the next town. Short term car hire in some of the towns on the way might be the go or you could take short tourist trips. You don't want to miss Monkey Mia or the stromatolites at Shark Bay. Read Bill Bryson's book "Down Under" for a few ideas.

flingebunt

Australia is really big and in Western Australia the number of people are few. Forget what you saw in the movie Wolf Creek, the reality is you can't stop on the side of the road to take a piss without someone stopping to ask if you are ok and need a hand.

A car (or motorbike) and tent will be just as good as a camper van (why do you need so much luxury). The weather is good and you can camp on the bank of any river (all river banks and beaches belong to the Australian Government and are not private property, so there is nothing stopping you camping anywhere).

Alternatively take the bus, or team up with some backpackers for the journey.

Yes Australia is very big, and travel is one of the biggest hassles for travellers. Especially as you are missing out on many other places on the way.

Dino

Ok, and you can find more information about Darwin cheap accommodation and hotel booking at http://www.roomseeker.com.au/

Superjazz

My fiance and I did the west coast a few years ago in a wicked camper, and it was the best experience we had in the whole of Australia, but we did indeed miss out on the Kimberley's by doing it that way. We did see Kakadu though, well worth $400.

We did bus trips also while we where out there, and although you get to see all the sights we felt too restricted by this. When we had the camper and a good guide book, we found all sorts of beautiful places, and often we were the only people there as the west coast is so remote. You can sometimes be travelling 600km between major towns and very often we pulled up and slept in laybys.

My advice would be to keep looking around for campers, we didn't pay that much, and its approaching their low season now so haggle, I have just looked on wicked campers and their May prices are from $35 a day, so see what they can do for you. Also look for cheap cars, and get a tent, we got a car in NZ for about $15 a day by pleading poverty, if they think they can get full whack from you they will, but if they think you honestly can't afford it they may do you a deal, remember they get nothing whilst its sat in the depot.

Good luck and hope you have a good time

laplandfan

camper vans are renown for being expensive. Often they work out far more expensive than staying in hotels!

sparky

when you have gone to australia why my go a travel agent of go into a internet. cafe and do a run through one of their search engines have a good day a enjoy the rest of your holiday in Australia my hubby and i were there about 10 years ago

laura_horsham_girl

hey nperth is lovely

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