Advice needed for trip route and must sees from Central Coast to Darwin
Turners said
05:15 PM Oct 28, 2014
We are looking to do a trip from the NSW Central Coast to Darwin via Cobar, Broken Hill & Port Augusta then on to Darwin, Rockhampton in 2015. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Joga said
10:15 AM Dec 6, 2014
Check out the Arid Gardens immediately north of Port Augusta.
Make sure you see their sun dial
Plenty of WWII sites marked all through the NT if you are interested.
If a road train approaches you from behind DO NOT slow down until he pulls out beside you. If he has to back off 5kph he may take more than a Km to get back to overtaking speed.
Allow plenty of time, there's heaps to see, especially if you are not tied to the bitumen.
jules47 said
06:45 PM Dec 6, 2014
Coober Pedy is interesting, fir more than opals, the houses underground, hotels underground. Go see woomera, if it is open then. Stop at Lake Hart and marvel at history, heaps of free camping available. Get Camps Australia Wide publication, issue 8 is out in February 2015. Most of all, take it easy, allow plenty of time - lots to see and do.
Arid garden - don't miss their sun dial Woomera rocket park & museum if it is open Lake Hart look out Glendambo - make sure you have your own water Coober Pedy underground tour, UG church & house etc & golf course (above ground) The Big Winch Lookout
Try your hand at Noodling
The breakaways lookout Kulgera first/last pub in the NT Ayers Rock etc Kings canyon Rainbow Valley
Alice Springs
West Hamersley gorges
Gosse Bluff
Kings Canyon
Palm Valley
Hermansberg East Hamersley gorges Transport hall of fame RFDS
School of the Air Railway "station" ANZAC Hill Todd river Telegraph station Emily & Jesse gaps
Araluen Cultural Precinct
Desert Park
Old Ghan Museum & Heritage Railway Tropic of Capricorn
Gem Tree Fossicking Connor well Ryan well Barrow creek Wycliffe Well - UFO capital of Aust Wauchope Devils Marbles Bonney Bore & Well Tenant Creek - mine tour Battery Hill Mining Centre
Mary Ann Dam Telegraph Station
The Pebbles 3 Ways John Flynn Memorial Davenport Range NP 4WD
Stuart Memorial Banka Banka - good camp site opposite WW11 site Renner Springs - some great photos of HUGE loads on hwy Elliot Newcastle Waters - CAW 6 No 95 Historic town site 3km off hwy 500m N of camp site Dunmarra HiWay Inn Daly Waters - Stuart Tree Larrimah WW11 staging camp Pink Panther Pub Gorier airfield WW11 site Mataranka - hot springs, Bitter Springs Sterling Mill WW11 King River CAW6 132 good spot Cutta Cutta caves Katherine - gorge Museum at old airfield on way to gorge is well worth it Pine Creek railway museum
Bridge Creek CAW 6 142
Adelaide River - War Cemetery
numerous WW11 sites
Litchfield NP Swimming!!
Sattler Airfield WW11 interpretive site
Reidy's Lure Factory - tours available
Kakadu NP Ubirr Rock
Jabiru
Jim Jim & Twin falls
Gunlom Falls - Swimming!
Mindil beach markets
Aircraft Museum
Military Museum - Darwin/NT was bombed more than 60 times
Dinner at the Darwin Trailer Boat Club or Sailing Club
Indo Pacific Marine
Fish feeding - great for kids of all ages
Deck chair cinema
Museum & Art Gallery including cyclone Tracy exhibit
Pearling Exhibition
Corroboree billabong - hire a party boat
Jumping Croc cruise
Charles Darwin NP Hands on WW11 display
-- Edited by Joga on Friday 19th of December 2014 12:40:24 PM
We are looking to do a trip from the NSW Central Coast to Darwin via Cobar, Broken Hill & Port Augusta then on to Darwin, Rockhampton in 2015. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Make sure you see their sun dial
Plenty of WWII sites marked all through the NT if you are interested.
If a road train approaches you from behind DO NOT slow down until he pulls out beside you. If he has to back off 5kph he may take more than a Km to get back to overtaking speed.
Allow plenty of time, there's heaps to see, especially if you are not tied to the bitumen.
Coober Pedy is interesting, fir more than opals, the houses underground, hotels underground. Go see woomera, if it is open then. Stop at Lake Hart and marvel at history, heaps of free camping available. Get Camps Australia Wide publication, issue 8 is out in February 2015.
Most of all, take it easy, allow plenty of time - lots to see and do.
UP THE CENTRE
Here's a start, commencing at Port Augusta
Ok folks, start adding to this lot
Port Augusta Wadlata Outback Centre
Arid garden - don't miss their sun dial
Woomera rocket park & museum if it is open
Lake Hart look out
Glendambo - make sure you have your own water
Coober Pedy underground tour, UG church & house etc & golf course (above ground)
The Big Winch Lookout
Try your hand at Noodling
The breakaways lookout
Kulgera first/last pub in the NT
Ayers Rock etc
Kings canyon
Rainbow Valley
Alice Springs
West Hamersley gorges
Gosse Bluff
Kings Canyon
Palm Valley
Hermansberg
East Hamersley gorges
Transport hall of fame
RFDS
School of the Air
Railway "station"
ANZAC Hill
Todd river
Telegraph station
Emily & Jesse gaps
Araluen Cultural Precinct
Desert Park
Old Ghan Museum & Heritage Railway
Tropic of Capricorn
Gem Tree Fossicking
Connor well
Ryan well
Barrow creek
Wycliffe Well - UFO capital of Aust
Wauchope
Devils Marbles
Bonney Bore & Well
Tenant Creek - mine tour
Battery Hill Mining Centre
Mary Ann Dam
Telegraph Station
The Pebbles
3 Ways John Flynn Memorial
Davenport Range NP 4WD
Stuart Memorial
Banka Banka - good camp site opposite WW11 site
Renner Springs - some great photos of HUGE loads on hwy
Elliot
Newcastle Waters - CAW 6 No 95
Historic town site 3km off hwy 500m N of camp site
Dunmarra
HiWay Inn
Daly Waters - Stuart Tree
Larrimah WW11 staging camp
Pink Panther Pub
Gorier airfield WW11 site
Mataranka - hot springs, Bitter Springs
Sterling Mill WW11
King River CAW6 132 good spot
Cutta Cutta caves
Katherine - gorge
Museum at old airfield on way to gorge is well worth it
Pine Creek railway museum
Bridge Creek CAW 6 142
Adelaide River - War Cemetery
numerous WW11 sites
Litchfield NP Swimming!!
Sattler Airfield WW11 interpretive site
Reidy's Lure Factory - tours available
Kakadu NP Ubirr Rock
Jabiru
Jim Jim & Twin falls
Gunlom Falls - Swimming!
Mindil beach markets
Aircraft Museum
Military Museum - Darwin/NT was bombed more than 60 times
Dinner at the Darwin Trailer Boat Club or Sailing Club
Indo Pacific Marine
Fish feeding - great for kids of all ages
Deck chair cinema
Museum & Art Gallery including cyclone Tracy exhibit
Pearling Exhibition
Corroboree billabong - hire a party boat
Jumping Croc cruise
Charles Darwin NP Hands on WW11 display
-- Edited by Joga on Friday 19th of December 2014 12:40:24 PM