Cooktown Travel Guide

 videochic Says:  A friend of ours reccommended we see Walkers Bay, which is quite similar to 4 Mile Beach in Port Douglas.Only there are no people! Great!We had the whole beach to ourselves and we spent half the day beachcombing and the other half fishing and placing crab pots. What a life!... 

 videochic Says:  The drive was well worth it as Archer's Point is approximately 10kms from the turn off on the Mulligan Highway. Free camping is available here and we took the opportunity to set up in one of the bays. We had to pitch the tent behind the car as the wind nearly swept us off... 

 sirgaw Says:  A unique attraction for Cooktown is the Milbi (story in the Guugu Yimithirr language) Wall, a one metre high curving wall around 12 metres in length made of many hundreds of ceramic tiles and divided into 3 sections. The first tells the stories of the creation of the... 

 sirgaw Says:  A short drive from the central area and main street of the town is an oasis of greenery – an indoor Natures Powerhouse and the historic Botanical Gardens.The indoor Natures Powerhouse contains a stunning collection of works of art by local artists with a very strong emphasis... 

 sirgaw Says:  Located behind the statue “Mick the Miner” is a non-descript set of three weather-beaten concrete steps with a glorious view overlooking the Cooktown Inlet and Endeavour River. Surrounding the steps is a purpose built, but small jetty that juts into the inlet somewhat like a... 

 sirgaw Says:  Located only 250 metres apart are the 2 monuments to Lieutenant James Cook and his remarkable voyage to Australia. (He was later promoted to Captain, but held the rank of Lieutenant during the first of his 3 great voyages of discovery, however as he was the commanding... 

 sirgaw Says:  Although strictly not in Cooktown, the Lions Den Hotel is an iconic country, very country, style pub and much more located on the famous Bloomfield Track 40 kilometres (Lions Den Hotel web site states 28 km) from Cooktown in the “town” of Helenvale – really nothing else at... 

 sirgaw Says:  In any country community, sometimes and quite unfairly the local bowls club bears the brunt of many jokes. “That’s where all the ‘White Leghorns’ go,” is one I’ve heard. White Leghorns is a reference to the old ladies wearing their white bowling uniform with the spindly... 

 tpk2 Says:  Skytrains offers quite affordable flights between Cairns and Cooktown. The 45 minute flight is truly worth it. The views to Great Barrier Reef are stunning! 

 sirgaw Says:  Now you'd think this would be obvious and especially to Australians but people really don't check before setting off into remote Australia. This sign was photographed at the start of the Peninsula Development Road, which leads eventually all the way to the tip of Cape York... 

 videochic Says:  Battle Camp Road was a road trip like no other.Starting in Cooktown, we headed north towards Hopevale, past the green pastures and farms of the locals. No wonder people leave the city to live on acerage in the bush, it is truly stunning out here.Before you get to Hopevale... 

 videochic Says:  Battle Camp Road was a road trip like no other.Starting in Cooktown, we headed north towards Hopevale, past the green pastures and farms of the locals. No wonder people leave the city to live on acerage in the bush, it is truly stunning out here.Before you get to Hopevale... 

 videochic Says:  Battle Camp Road was a road trip like no other. Starting in Cooktown, we headed north towards Hopevale, past the green pastures and farms of the locals. No wonder people leave the city to live on acerage in the bush, it is truly stunning out here. Before you get to Hopevale...