How do I make the most of my time in Kakadu?
I went on a small group 4WD tour of parts of Kakadu many years ago and had a blast. Glorious sights, fun people, interesting education, good food and drink, wonderful guide. This was back in my backpacker days, so YMMV, but we had a couple in our group and they seemed to enjoy themselves amongst us. If you have such a short time and want to spend as much of it seeing Kakadu as you can, I think a tour is a better bet. I know they have 3-day tours and you could see about 4-day. Going on your own, how much time would you have to spend sorting out the rental, picking up and dropping off, deciding where to go, figuring out directions, preparing and packing meals, arranging accommodation, refueling, getting lost, etc.? I think it would take more of your time than you want and you’d wind up sort of settling for less out of necessity and likely some frustration. Going with a small tour group, though, you just show up. Itinerary already mapped out, you don’t have to worry about directions and t
