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Cooktown Museum
Museum in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia
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The James Cook Museum
The James Cook Museum in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia is dedicated to the history of Cooktown and is housed in a spectacular 19th century convent building. By promoting the natural, Indigenous and cultural heritage of their state, this community organisation welcomes you to enjoy a fascinating visit learning about the history of Cooktown from James Cooks landing in 1770 to the recent past. Exhibits at the James Cook Museum include the original anchor from his ship Endeavour, Palm River gold rush items, early residents personal items and so much more. Come for a walk back in time, to the culture and national heritage of yesteryear, not to be missed.
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Nature's Power House2014-09-08
Located in Cooktown, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
Nature's Power House is an interpretive centre in the Cooktown Botanic Gardens of Cooktown, Queensland, Australia offering a Visitor Information centre with gifts and an art gallery, also with displays of the fauna and flora. Their aim is to share the stunning natural heritage of the area with rest of the world, and outside of business hours, they offer their exhibition spaces up for functions and special events. Nature's Power House also have a cafe in a tropical garden setting with great lunches and beverages, and will cater your events for you, the gift shop has a number of fasciniating books, gifts and souvenirs, come for a wonderful visit.READ MORE
Endeavour River Escape2014-09-10
Located in Cooktown, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
Endeavour River Escape in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia welcomes you to come experience the natural beauty of their surrounds the Endeavour River and the Cooktown bush. They have grassed camping sites for caravans, buses, trailers and tents over 250 spectacular acres. Enjoy your own personal BBQ and campfire with wood provided, and the exclusive use of the boat ramp and rainforest split for easy access to the river, and you can go fishing, explore the mangroves and do some croc spotting. Endeavour River Escape also has native animals, bush walks, bird and butterfly watching and so much more, it's a wonderful escape in a beautiful bush setting for a peaceful and relaxing holiday, come experience something special here, they are also an environmentally friendly, certified working farm with everything running on solar power.READ MORE
Adventure North2014-09-08
Located in Cooktown, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
Adventure North offers Cooktown tours in Far North Queensland, Australia, from Cairns and Port Douglas, with 4WD tours available to one of Australia's great last frontiers. This trip is for adventure lovers who enjoy history, botany, the outback, the rainforest and so much more, and they go to Cooktown via Cape Tribulation through the heart of the World Heritage Listed Daintree National Park, returning via the Mulligan Highway on the inland road. Adventure North has friendly and professional driver guides, and a variety of Cooktown tours are available including package tours, they also have Bama Way Aboriginal tours for learning about the regions rich in Aboriginal culture.READ MORE
Sovereign Resort Hotel2014-09-08
Located in Cooktown, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
The Sovereign Resort Hotel in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia welcomes you to resort style room accommodations with a 4-star rating and choices of deluxe rooms, and two bedrooms apartments as well, all air conditioned with queen size beds and there's a stunning pool. The Balcony Restaurant here offers exquisite a la carte dining in beautiful surrounds with an excellent selection of appetizers, mains, entrees and desserts, they also have a cafe bar serving beer, wine and food including great pub snacks. The Sovereign Resort Hotel welcomes you to come celebrate with them, or enjoy live music and fun at their events, they also have a tour desk and car hire with a fleet of luxury 4WD vehicles available, come enjoy the divine.READ MORE
The Milkwood Lodge2014-09-10
Located in Cooktown, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
The Milkwood Lodge in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia is your home in the tropics overlooking a rainforest canopy surrounded by giant milkwood trees. Six comfortable and secluded pole cabins split level come furnished with fully equipped kitchenette and en-suite bathroom, and they include large private verandahs overlooking spectacular bushland and rain forest, tropical fans or air conditioning and colour TV for an unforgettable stay in beautiful surrounds. The Milkwood Lodge also has a saltwater swimming pool with waterfall for refreshing dips and lazy days, and there's a BBQ area and tranquil tropical gardens with fascinating birdlife. Services include a tour desk and breakfast packs, a laundry service, courtesy airport pick up and car hire, come enjoy a wonderfully relaxed stay.READ MORE
Hilltop Farm2014-09-10
Located in Cooktown, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
The Hilltop Farm outside Cooktown, Queensland, Australia offers environmentally friendly accommodation with choices of a self contained twin share cabin, or twin share safari tent, as well as private powered campsites for caravans, camper trailers and tents. This is a real eco retreat with innovative organic farming systems using permaculture principles, and guests staying here have exclusive use of the facilities, and they can provide self service breakfasts and fresh organic produce. The Hilltop Farm has farm activities for children, croc free swimming in their dam, fireplaces and BBQ's, hot showers, free washing and solar drier facilities and so much more, plus you can purchase fresh organic fruit and veggies from the farm, come for a memorable stay surrounded by spectacular landscapes and tranquility.READ MORE
Peninsula Caravan Park2014-09-10
Located in Cooktown, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
Peninsula Caravan Park in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia is situated in a grove of paperbark trees at the base of Mt. Cook adjacent to the National Park, and visitors here enjoy a natural beauty surrounded by paper barks and abundant wildlife. Accommodation options include grassy, powered camping sites for motorhomes and caravans and tents in the native bush or staying in a self contained timber cabin with air conditioning, fans and microwaves, they also have bunkhouses available. Peninsula Caravan Park has a swimming pool, children's play area and disabled amenities and is the closest park to the beach at Finch Bay, they also have laundry and drying facilities and are the perfect base for exploring the area and Cape York, come for an unforgettable stay.READ MORE
The Riverview Holiday House2014-09-10
Located in Cooktown, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
The Riverview Holiday House in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia offers premier holiday rental on the banks of the beautiful Endeavour River, and this two bedroomed self contained house comfortably sleeps up to 6 people. There's also a sofa bed in the living room which comes with TV and DVD player, and there's a sun deck with BBQ facilities for enjoying quiet time, fabulous river views and breathtaking sunsets. The Riverview Holiday House is your ideal lock up and go, home away from home close the restaurants, shops the wharf, excellent activities including fishing, crabbing and more in this historic town, and they have plenty of space for your car and boat on-site, come for the perfect stay, you'll be back.READ MORE
Seagrens Hotel2014-09-10
Located in Cooktown, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
Seagrens Hotel in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia welcomes you to a wonderful stay in a heritage two storey building from the late 19th century, and this charming hotel offers 7 wonderful rooms at an affordable price. All rooms come with WIFI, flat screen TV, a mini fridge, kettle, tea and coffee and are found upstairs or at ground level which are set amongst the peaceful tropical garden. Seagrens also has an upstairs balcony with small kitchenette, fresh bread and milk and breakfast spreads for guests as well as comfortable tables and chairs, they also have a private and beautifully restored function room with handcrafted tables, plus they have a bar and restaurant, it's all here for a magical stay close to everything.READ MORE
Cooktown Reef Charters2014-09-12
Located in Cooktown, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
Cooktown Reef Charters in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia is a charter fishing service with years of fishing experience and a professional charter boat service. They specialize in reef fishing around Cooktown aboard their vessel Hurricane, and offer a personalized quality service for bottom fishing with handlines, trolling for giant Black marlin and reef fishing. Cooktown Reef Charters also offer sightseeing, estuary fishing, crabbing and snorkeling, and they target Coral Trout, Red Emperor, Reef Reds, Spangle Emperor, Spanish Mackerel, Sailfish and Black Marlin with all tackle supplied, they also clean and chill your fish, come for the best fishing adventure ever.READ MORE