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Lizard Island
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Located 93 km north of Cooktown and 27km from the coast these 6 islands are part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Public moorings are provided for private boats and there is an airstrip for small aircraft.
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Mount Cook National Park
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Rising to 431m Mount Cook provides a scenic backdrop to Cooktown.
The rainforest clad granite hill is known as Waymbuur by the Aboriginal Traditional Owners.
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Mungkan Kandju National Park
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A wilderness park of open woodlands, melaleuca swamps and rainforest the park is a living cultural landscape rich in cultural significance for the Traditional Aboriginal Owners.
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Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park
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Rinyirru (Lakefield) is Queensland’s second largest National Park and the largest park in Cape York at 537,000 ha. Spectacular wetlands and extensive river systems attract a great diversity of waterbirds while estuarine and freshwater crocodiles bask along the river banks and barramundi wait in the shallows.
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Shining Flycatcher
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Shining flycatcher. Courtesy Lynette Ensor
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Shining Flycatcher
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Shining flycatcher. Courtesy Lynette Ensor
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Suggested Cape York Self-Drive Itinerary
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Whichever way you choose to drive, the trip up Cape York will be an unforgettable adventure to mainland Australia's northernmost point. Below is a suggested itinerary .....
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The Great Tropical Drive Daintree Explorer Trail
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This is a classic 4WD driving experience from Mossman to Cooktown including the renowned Bloomfield Track
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The Great Tropical Drive Discovery Trail
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The Great Tropical Drive is a self-drive route that will take you from Cairns and Townsville to some amazing places in Tropical Australia.
The Discovery Trail is a loop from Cooktown to Laura to Cooktown.
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The Tip of Australia
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After a long drive up through Cape York Peninsula you will be feeling the excitement as you near the northernmost point of mainland Australia, about 32 km from Bamaga.
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