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Fishing and Boating

Cooktown Jetty Fishing
Fishing from the Cooktown wharf

Cooktown Highlights Itinerary

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 ...

Endeavour River Cruises

Boat cruises on the Endeavour River explore ancient mangrove systems and magnificent rainforest habitat. Guests experience native wildlife and fauna in its ...

Fishing in Cooktown

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
Mount Cook

Beaches

Cooktown and the Cape York Peninsula are fringed by long deserted beaches which are ideal for a great day out by the sea.

Black Mountain National Park, (Kalkajaka N.P.)

The mysterious Black Mountains are steeped in myths and legends, and are a special story place for the Kuku Yalanji people.

Gallop Botanic Reserve and Cooktown Botanic Gardens

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

The Endeavour Replica Ship
Endeavour ship

Aboriginal Culture Cooktown

Wanhtharra nyundu! Welcome to our country! Cooktown lies in Guugu Yimithirr country, a tribal nation which stretched from the River Annan, south of Cooktown, ...

Captain James Cook

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 ...

Cooktown Cemetery

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 Walking
Bush walk

Cooktown Highlights Itinerary

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 ...

Keatings Lagoon (Mulbabidgee) Walk

The Mulbabidgee (Keatings Lagoon) walk has been developed in conjunction with the local Gungarde Aboriginal Corporation who worked on the 1.5 kilometre ...

Mount Cook Hiking Trail

Great views over the Great Barrier Reef
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Arts, Crafts and Produce

Purple shoes
Cooktown crafts

Black Image

Black Image is a 6 piece indigenous band from Wujal Wujal, Hopevale and Cooktown in Queensland Australia.

Community Markets

Local markets in Cooktown, Rossville and Bloomfield give you the chance to chat with the locals and experience the fresh produce of the region.

Cooktown Creative Arts Association

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

James Cook Museum
Endeavour cannon

Cooktown Creative Arts Association

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 ...

Cooktown Highlights Itinerary

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 ...

Cooktown School of Art Society Inc/Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery

The Cooktown School of Art Society Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery displays and sells original art works from the Cooktown area.
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Sports

Cooktown Golf Links
Golf course

Cooktown Bowls Club

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 ...

Cooktown Community Swimming Pool

The Cooktown community swimming pool is located on Charles Street next to the school.

Cooktown Golf Links

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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