Family Friendly Holidays

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Cooktown and the surrounding region is the perfect family holiday destination - experience different cultures, stunning natural attractions, fun activities, family friendly accommodation and a safe environment

Archer Point

Family Friendly Accommodation

Sovereign Resort:

Pool

Kids under four stay free and get free breakfast

Four to sixteen years children’s rates

Kids menu in café and restaurant

Discounted kids soft drinks, special activities in the busy season.

: Sovereign Resort

Seaview Motel:

Pool

Kids under four stay free

Provide cots

Kids drinks and lollies for sale in reception.

River of Gold Motel:

Zero to five stay free with free breakfast

Kids prices available for accommodation and dinner.

Pam’s Place:

Pool

$10 per child

Alamanda Inn:

Pool

Family friendly accommodation and kids prices available

: Cabins at Cooktown Holiday Park

Milkwood Lodge:

Pool

Family friendly accommodation

Seagren’s Inn:

Large pool and deck

Family friendly accommodation

Kids meals available in restaurant.

Endeavour View:

Pool

Family friendly accommodation

Riverview Holiday House:
Accommodation for whole family

Affordable prices

Close to playground in park and great fishing spots

: Endeavour River Escape

Cooktown Orchid Travellers Park:

Pool

Zero to five stay free and five to twelve only $5.00 p/n.

Big 4 Cooktown Holiday Park:

Pool

Family accommodation - extra child in cabin $10 and $5 for camping

Cooktown Caravan Park:

Zero to five free and five to fifteen half price.

Peninsula Caravan Park:

Pool

Kids prices available for accommodation

Children’s playground

: Playing at Elim Beach

Endeavour River Escape:
Easy access to great fishing spots on Endeavour River
Rainforest and historic walks
Wildlife to spot
Farm animals including Clydesdale horses to feed and play with
Jeep rides and a passionfruit experience on a working farm

Alkoomie Station:
Natural crocodile free waterfalls and rock pools to explore
Horse riding
Farm animals to feed and play with

Kids accommodation

: Safe swimming at The Lion's Den Hotel

Hilltop Farm:

Creeks and rivers to explore
Bbushwalking
Llearn about Organic Farming
Play with and feed the farm animals

Hazelmere Farmstay:
Farm animals to play with and feed
Plenty of wildlife to spot
Barramundi fishing and feeding in private dam
Tropical fruit trees to sample

: Botanic Gardens

Endeavour Falls Tourist Park:

Pool

For camping kids zero to two $2.00 each, two to fifteen $5.00 each.

Children’s playground

Farm animals to play with and feed

Elim Beach Campsite:

Beach front campsites

Fishing

Beach walks to coloured sands

Lion’s Den Hotel:

Safe crocodile free swimming with sandy beaches and gentle cascades.
Children’s Playground by the main deck.
Children’s Parties and picnics or special events.
Fishing in the Lt Annan River.
Family Fun Days (eg. Easter, June Long Weekend)

: Child friendly rock art tours

Mungumby Lodge:

Kids prices available for tours, accommodation and meals

Kids menus in restaurant

Pool

Children’s games and books

Creeks and waterfalls to explore

Great rainforest walks

Home Rule Rainforest Lodge:

Family accommodation available plus beautiful camping areas

Bushwalks

Home Rule and Wallaby Creek waterfalls and dams to swim in

River tubing down the rapids

: Child friendly horse trails

Haleys Cabins and Camping:

Spacious rainforest camping sites

Lakeland Caravan Park:

Camping and accommodation for whole family

Shady green areas to play

Eating out with Kids

Restaurant 1770:
Kids menu, meals only $8.50

Cook’s Landing Café:

Kids meals and milkshakes

Feed the fish from the restaurant

: Learning to fish with Gone Fishing

Jacky Jacky Cafe:

Baby-cino for $2 for the latte kids

Located opposite the children’s playground

Vera’s Café, Nature’s Powerhouse:

Meals on the verandah overlooking the Botanic gardens

Box of toys toplay with

Range of toys, books and gift ideas for kids in the bookshop.

Bowls Club:

Kids menu with meals only $8.00, comes with dessert and drink

Complimentary goody bag, colouring in books and texter’s, reading books and toys

Air conditioned restaurant or outdoor tables

RSL Club:

Kids meals $8.50 and toys to play with while they wait

The Italian Restaurant:

Child friendly outdoor restaurant and happy to cater for kids on request

Cooktown Café:

Kids favourites on the menu

Fun Things to See and Do with the Kids

Grassy Hill:

Favourite picnic spot with 360 degree views inland and out to the Great Barrier Reef

: Cooktown Glass bottom boat

The Botanic Gardens:

Educational walks

Wildlife spotting

James Cook Museum:

$3 child entry

Kids activities include quizzes, colouring in, puzzles, craft activities days, interactive maps, opportunity to crack a real safe and scavenger hunts

Sells children’s books and toys

The History Centre

Educational historical displays

Interpretive kids treasure hunts

Guurrbi Tours

Both the Great Emu & the Rainbow Serpent tours are child friendly

Rainbow Serpent Tour has hands-on bush tucker, bush medicine, ant eating, learning how to give a lizard a drink experiences as well as making their own ochre and painting their own art on a piece of rock.

School groups welcomed with special programmes including gunyah building, making your own damper etc

Hidden Valley Trail Rides

Family friendly bush and beach Trail Rides - horses for parents and kids of all ages and skill levels on any day of the week - $80.00 p.p. for several hours

Saturday Saddle Club is child friendly - 1 hour learning to ride lesson only $20.00
For more experienced kids (basic is the must know how to do a rising trot) is $50.00 for the day for bush and beach trails