possible itinerary from adelaide to darwin

hallo
after the advices received from the forum i think i willl rent a car in adelaide next september and drive to darwin. although the drop off is quite high i would lilke to know whther such a routing is possible
day 1 arrive in adelaide
day 2 drive topoer agusta via clare
day3 visit flinders ranges from port agusta
day 4 port agusta to coober peddy
day5 coober pedy to ayers rock
day6 stay at ayers rock
day7 drive from ayersrock to kings canyon
day8 from kings canyon to alice springs
day9 visit sites around alice spring . what to see?
day 10 driving from alice sring to tenant creek
day 11 from tenant creek to katherine
day12 visit katherine gorge
day13 from katherine to kakuda np
day14 from kakuda to darwin
day15 and 16 stay in darwin
day 17 fly to singapore

what do you think about the routing and planning
is it feasable without too much stress
What would you change in this itinerary
is kakuda NP really a must or can It be dropped
thx alot for your answer
BR
Olilux

I wouldn't stay in tenannt creek.Use that day in kakadu. To be honest in that short space of time I'd be looking for a tour. You may also have issues driving a rental car on the dirt road from Kings Canyon to alice (At least I think its still dirt road). I'd also skip Port Augusta, although I realise you are using it as a base to see the flinders ranges, you could go straight to the flinders ranges from Adelaide.

But seriously for such a short space of time, look for a your and compare costs.

keep in mind your uninsured once you leave sealed roads unless you have rented a 4wd with correct insurance check to make certain you have glass ins coverage. cracked windows can be costly.

It seems to me like a lot of driving and not much sightseeing.

As the others have said, its a lot to cover in short time frame. You could do it but you would be too tired to enjoy it after a day or two. I would suggest joining a tour for at least part of the trip. We did the reverse of your trip, we originally wanted to drive it all but joined a tour in the end and it was so much easier. We did a three day tour from Darwin to kakadu and litchfield national parks with wayoutback. Then we got a camper relocation between Darwin and Alice (three days for just $16). We then joined a tour from Alice Springs that covered Kings Canyon, Uluru, The Olgas, Coober Pedy, Flinders Ranges, Clare Valley and ended in Adelaide. It was around 7 days and only cosy about $700 including all food, when you take petrol costs in to account it is well worth it. That was with a company called Groovy Grape and they were excellent. More info on our blog, or just ask!

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