RV rental in Darwin

Valuable tips for your trip to Darwin

If comfort and pleasant weather are what you are looking for when you rent a motorhome in Darwin, then you should travel there during the dry season. Darwin’s dry season runs between May and October, and during this time, many of the most popular events occur.

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  Hiking

  You should travel during the dry season and head out early in the morning or afternoon for the best lighting and to avoid more excessive temperatures.

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  Beach holidays

  If you intend to spend much time visiting Darwin in a campervan along the coast, consider going during the dry season unless you love the warmer weather.

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  Fishing

  The best time to go is from October to December when the breeding season for the species starts. March and April, the run-off season, is excellent for fishing at the river and creek mouths for barra.

Best campervan routes around Darwin

There are various great driving routes to try when you book a motorhome rental in Darwin. You will find some of the best and most popular below.

Darwin to Katherine, Stuart Highway
Katherine is the 4th biggest town in the Northern Territory and is worth visiting, even if you want to stay out of the more metropolitan parts. The journey from Darwin to the town takes around three hours and is a straight route along the Stuart Highway. Make sure you take your time and find many spots to stop along the way. There are the Katherine Hot Springs and Low-Level Nature Park to look forward to when you reach the town, as well as hiking opportunities at Katherine Gorge. Stuart Highway is a well-maintained and relatively safe road to drive along, so you don’t need a 4WD vehicle.

Darwin to Kakadu National Park, Arnhem Highway
While the route to Kakadu National Park is relatively short, at around 151 km, it is still worth adding to your itinerary when you rent a campervan for hire in Darwin. It’s a great excuse to drive and stop along the Arnhem Highway and take in the breathtaking sights and sounds of the outback along the way. Although it is not essential to have a four-wheel-drive vehicle, once you reach the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kakadu National Park, you may find it helpful to have one to explore the key attractions there.

Darwin to Queensland, Stuart Highway
Queensland is an extremely popular destination, with good reason. If you want to explore Queensland and the surrounding areas, you can take a road trip there when you book a camper van for hire in Darwin. This route could easily be covered in a day – but where is the fun in that? For a true adventure, try to split it up over several days. Consider driving from Darwin to Elliot on the first day. Stay as long as you want before taking the next leg of the journey from Elliot to Mount Isa via Warumungu and Tablelands before finishing with Mount Isa to Queensland.

Best excursions and sites of interest around Darwin

Kakadu National Park
Kakadu National Park covers around 20,000 square kilometres. It is home to over 10,000 crocodiles, which is approximately a 10th of Northern Territory’s croc population. It is also home to more than 280 species of birds and approximately 2,000 types of plants.

Uluru
Uluru, better known as Ayer’s Rock, is one of Australia’s most popular natural landmarks. Its circumference is 9.4 km. It is taller than New York’s impressive Chrysler Building

Litchfield National Park
Litchfield National Park covers around 1500 square kilometres and is named after Frederick Henry Litchfield, a famous pioneer of the Northern Territory. You can cand all sorts of animals within the park, including little red and black flying foxes, dingoes, fawn antechinus, northern brushtail possums, sugar gliders, agile wallabies, and antilopine kangaroos. There are also hundreds of bird species native to the area, including black kites, dollar birds, rainbow bee-eaters, pacific koel, figbird, yellow oriole, and spangled drongo. 

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