My 2020 Suzuki Jimny and I Just completed a +10,000km (over 6,000 mile) trip across tropical north east Australia.
Some specs for those interested:
Suspension: Old man Emu 40mm lift
Wheels: Maxxis Bighorn 235/75/r15
Fuel tank: 40L (with 20L Jerry can)
Engine: NA 1.5l 4 cyl (101hp) (Suzuki k15b)
Distance: ~11,000km
Time Spent: 4 weeks
Starting point: Darwin, Northern Territory. Due to wet season flooding we were unable to drive to Cairns via the Savannah Way so we decided to do the trip in reverse but traveling to the easternmost point on the continent (Byron Bay), then heading north to Cairns up the East Coast, and back to Darwin via the Savannah Way through remote Gulf country.
Crossing the remote Barkly Tablelands.
Inside the Mount Warning Volcano, the caldera of which is the Largest in the Southern Hemisphere
Subtropical Rainforest in the Boarder Ranges National Park
Wreck of the S.S. Maheno on the "75 Mile Beach", Fraser Island
One of many giant trees on Fraser Island. The only Rainforest in the world to grow on a sand dune.
Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island. One of many stunning perched freshwater lakes high on the dunes (yes, Fraser Island is actually one big sand dune).
Bloomfield 4wd track, Daintree National Park, Cape Tribulation.
This one is for the plant nerds out there. This is the rare Angiopteris evecta fern, the largest fern species in the world. This one is a baby. On the slopes of Mount Bellenden Ker.
This part of Australia is the wettest on the continent and one of the wettest places on the world, the summit can receive over 10 meters (400 inches) of rain a year.
Some specs for those interested:
Suspension: Old man Emu 40mm lift
Wheels: Maxxis Bighorn 235/75/r15
Fuel tank: 40L (with 20L Jerry can)
Engine: NA 1.5l 4 cyl (101hp) (Suzuki k15b)
Distance: ~11,000km
Time Spent: 4 weeks
Starting point: Darwin, Northern Territory. Due to wet season flooding we were unable to drive to Cairns via the Savannah Way so we decided to do the trip in reverse but traveling to the easternmost point on the continent (Byron Bay), then heading north to Cairns up the East Coast, and back to Darwin via the Savannah Way through remote Gulf country.
Crossing the remote Barkly Tablelands.
Inside the Mount Warning Volcano, the caldera of which is the Largest in the Southern Hemisphere
Subtropical Rainforest in the Boarder Ranges National Park
Wreck of the S.S. Maheno on the "75 Mile Beach", Fraser Island
One of many giant trees on Fraser Island. The only Rainforest in the world to grow on a sand dune.
Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island. One of many stunning perched freshwater lakes high on the dunes (yes, Fraser Island is actually one big sand dune).
Bloomfield 4wd track, Daintree National Park, Cape Tribulation.
This one is for the plant nerds out there. This is the rare Angiopteris evecta fern, the largest fern species in the world. This one is a baby. On the slopes of Mount Bellenden Ker.
This part of Australia is the wettest on the continent and one of the wettest places on the world, the summit can receive over 10 meters (400 inches) of rain a year.
