Cooktown

A historic brick building with a veranda and arched details sits behind a sign reading β€œCooktown Museum,” surrounded by tropical plants and palm trees under a clear blue sky.

James Cook Museum Cooktown: history, artifacts & visitor guide

March 30, 2026
There is a nineteenth-century convent building on the corner of Helen and Furneaux Streets in Cooktown that stops most visitors in their tracks. Wide verandahs,…
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Cooktown tour: 1 day or 3 day – which is right for you?

March 29, 2026
One of the most common questions when planning a Cooktown trip is whether a one day or three day tour is the right call. It…
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Large dark boulders sit in the foreground with a steep hill covered in black rocks rising behind them, surrounded by patches of green vegetation under a partly cloudy sky.

Black Mountain Cooktown QLD: a geological wonder explained

March 29, 2026
Most of the landscape between Cairns and Cooktown is green – dense rainforest on the coastal route, open savannah on the inland highway. So when…
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Aerial view of Grassy Hill Lookout in Cooktown showing the hilltop monument, winding road, lighthouse, and sweeping river and coastline surrounded by lush green landscape

Grassy Hill Lookout Cooktown: views, history & what to expect

March 28, 2026
There is a moment at the top of Grassy Hill when everything clicks into place. You are standing 170 metres above sea level, the Endeavour…
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A four-wheel-drive vehicle crosses a shallow river in a dense tropical rainforest, with muddy tracks leading into the water and thick green vegetation surrounding the scene.

Bloomfield Track 4WD guide: what to expect

March 28, 2026
Some roads get you somewhere. The Bloomfield Track does something different – it earns your attention for every kilometre of it. Running north from Cape…
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A white lighthouse with a red dome stands on a grassy hill overlooking the ocean, with a coastal road and low vegetation nearby under a clear sky.

Things to do in Cooktown – a guide to the top attractions

March 27, 2026
Cooktown sits at the end of the road in more ways than one. It is the last sizeable town before the Cape York Peninsula stretches…
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A winding coastal road runs along a steep, forested hillside beside bright blue ocean water, with a vehicle driving along the shoreline route

Cairns to Cooktown: how to get there

March 27, 2026
Cooktown is the kind of place that stops you mid-sentence. You turn a corner onto the main street, the Endeavour River opens up ahead of…
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