u/ContributionMost522

Hi all, I’m looking at taking a trip to Darwin mid to late October (uni schedule) I know it’ll be hot af coming from Brisbane and it’ll be unbelievably humid. I’m pretty fluid on options but just can’t make a choice:

1. I drive up, 8 days driving total up and back, 5-7 days in Darwin (5 being Darwin/litchfield, 2 being Kakadu).
2. I fly up, have the entire 12-15 days in Darwin rent a lil car and drive myself around Litchfield, Darwin city, I’d love to visit Kakadu too.

The both roughly cost the same, but I’d be putting 6k on my Ute (d23 Navara). If you guys think option 1 is the best I’ll probably negotiate with work to have an extra 3-4 days off to experience more around Darwin.

With option 2, I’d love to know what the public transport/walking/uber is like so I might just rent a car for 4 days to visit Litchfield and Kakadu.

Edit: I’m a single 30yo female and info on how safe it’d be to drive would be good too