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What To Do in Cooktown
Fishing and Boating
 - Fishing from the Cooktown wharf
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Cooktown is the perfect base to start or end your Cape York adventure. With its rich history, must-do Aboriginal tours, world-class fishing, and loads to see ...
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Boat cruises on the Endeavour River explore ancient mangrove systems and magnificent rainforest habitat.
Guests experience native wildlife and fauna in its ...
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Cooktown is unique for its close proximity to a myriad of angling environments. You can fish the outer reef for its legendary black marlin; the inner reef for ...
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Nature, Adventure, Discovery
 - Mount Cook
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Cooktown and the Cape York Peninsula are fringed by long deserted beaches which are ideal for a great day out by the sea.
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The mysterious Black Mountains are steeped in myths and legends, and are a special story place for the Kuku Yalanji people.
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Established in 1878 the Gallop Botanic Reserve encompases 62.3 Ha (154 acres) on the edge of Cooktown and contains the Cooktown Botanic Gardens and walking ...
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History and Culture
 - Endeavour ship
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Wanhtharra nyundu! Welcome to our country!
Cooktown lies in Guugu Yimithirr country, a tribal nation which stretched from the River Annan, south of Cooktown, ...
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With a rich history starting with Captain James Cooks' landing here in 1770, to the Palmer River Gold Rush a hundred years later, Cooktown is one of ...
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The Cooktown cemetery is the final resting place for people of many nationalities, religions and cultures that lived in this remote pioneering town. The ...
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Bush Walks
 - Bush walk
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Cooktown is the perfect base to start or end your Cape York adventure. With its rich history, must-do Aboriginal tours, world-class fishing, and loads to see ...
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The Mulbabidgee (Keatings Lagoon) walk has been developed in conjunction with the local Gungarde Aboriginal Corporation who worked on the 1.5 kilometre ...
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Great views over the Great Barrier Reef
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Arts, Crafts and Produce
 - Cooktown crafts
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Black Image is a 6 piece indigenous band from Wujal Wujal, Hopevale and Cooktown in Queensland Australia.
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Local markets in Cooktown, Rossville and Bloomfield give you the chance to chat with the locals and experience the fresh produce of the region.
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Located at the Old Cooktown Railway Station in Charlotte Street (opposite the West Coast Hotel) the Cooktown Creative Arts Association is a show case for local ...
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Museums and Galleries
 - Endeavour cannon
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Located at the Old Cooktown Railway Station in Charlotte Street (opposite the West Coast Hotel) the Cooktown Creative Arts Association is a show case for local ...
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Cooktown is the perfect base to start or end your Cape York adventure. With its rich history, must-do Aboriginal tours, world-class fishing, and loads to see ...
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The Cooktown School of Art Society Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery displays and sells original art works from the Cooktown area.
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Sports
 - Golf course
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Cooktown Lawn Bowls Club is located on the esplanade and features Saturday afternoon and Wedensday night social bowls where anyone is welcome. There is also a ...
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The Cooktown community swimming pool is located on Charles Street next to the school.
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Cooktown Golf Links is a public 9-hole course with dual tees situated 5 kilometres south of Cooktown on Quarantine Bay Road. Visitors are always welcome.
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