Cheap Travel with a 4×4
I split costs into up front set-up costs and on-going on the road costs.
Up front set-up costs
Vehicle Costs
The difference in vehicle purchase price and resale.
Stamp Duty 2-3% of the car’s purchase price
Insurance allow say $300 pa and bring evidence of your claim history.
Registration varies between states but can be up to A$700 for a 4WD [...]
One of the issues buying a vehicle brings up is how to transfer a reasonably large amount of cash to Australia, even if you hope to get most of that cash back at the end of the trip.
The cheapest way to large amounts of money internationally is to pay a set fee per a transaction [...]
submit_url = ‘http://www.budget4wdtravel.com/2007/10/which-cities-to-fly-into-and-out-of-australia’;The vast majority of visitors arrive and depart Sydney. This is not always the best idea, particularly if your trip won’t bring you back to Sydney. Finishing a trip in Perth only to fly back to Sydney to fly to Singapore means a 4 hour flight to Sydney to take a 8hr [...]
Note you don’t even need a tent to use these – they can be a very good deal if you are staying in cabin or similar accommodation. We often found as a couple that we could get a cabin for the same price as a double room in a hostel complete with our own [...]
Driving in the outback of Australia is a lot different from driving on the east coast or any of the main highways. The key difference is you may go days without seeing another vehicle and longer if its not tourist season or you aren’t on a main road .
There are some universal rules which [...]
How to plan a big trip may be daunting – but essentially can be broken down to a few simple steps.
Working out where approximately you want to go is one of the first things to do. If your list only extends to a quick trip down the coast from Cairns to Sydney, then you [...]