Welcome to Cooktown!

Wanhtharra nyundu!

Welcome to Cooktown!

Guurrbi Tours, Cooktownwww.guurrbitours.com

Guurrbi Tours operates from Cooktown, in beautiful Tropical North Queensland

Cooktown is one of Australia’s most historic townships

The coastal road to Cooktown (the Bama Way) takes you through World Heritage rainforest

Stop and see the Bloomfield Falls with our friends from the Walker family

The inland road to Cooktown, the

Mulligan Highway, is now sealed all the way

and a great drive

This is cattle country - be careful of those unfenced roads!

Whichever route you take you’ll see Kalkajaka, the mysterious Black Mountains

The Annan River marks the boundary of the Kuku Yalanji & Guugu Yimithirr nations

Willie is from the Guugu Yimithirr tribe

The Milbi Wall tells the story of Hope Vale & the Guugu Yimithirr people

Cooktown is in an area called Gungardie after the quartz crystals found here

The word ‘kangaroo’ comes from the

Guugu Yimithirr word ‘gangurru’

Even the paving stones tell a story

In 1770, Wahalumbaal Birri, the Endeavour River, provided safe haven for Lt Cook and his crew

Cairn marking where Lt James Cook beached the damaged HM Bark Endeavour

James Cook statue overlooking the river he named after his ship

Mick the Miner commemorates the Palmer River Gold

Rush

Cooktown’s oldest building houses the great displays of the Cooktown Historical Society

The Old Bank, one of Cooktown’s beautiful old buildings

Built in 1875, the Cooktown Hotel is

known locally as the ‘Top Pub’

The old convent building is now the James Cook Museum

The story of First Contact,

James Cook Museum

The story of Cook’s arrival told by the Guugu Yimithirr, James Cook Museum

The anchor from the HM Bark Endeavour, James Cook Museum

The Endeavour’s cannon,James Cook Museum

Re-enactment of Cook’s Landing

The Re-enactment takes place each June during the Queen’s Birthday weekend

The confrontation over a turtle

Raising the flag

Sunset Corroboree

Movie in the Park

The Cemetery is a microcosm of Cooktown’s rich history

Under the Tree of Knowledge, Cooktown Wharf

Cooktown Wharf is a favourite with locals

The fishing here is fantastic – almost everyone catches something

The Endeavour at low tide

This is the country of ganhaarr, the crocodile

Cooktown is known for its magnificent sunsets

Grassy Hill is everybody’s favourite spot…

…with fabulous views it’s the perfect place to watch the sunset

Nature’s Powerhouse, Cooktown’s Visitor Information Centre,

in theBotanic Gardens

Learning about crocs at the Powerhouse

Close encounter, Cooktown’s Botanic Gardens

Beautiful Finch Bay, Cooktown

Keatings Lagoon, Cooktown

Little Annan Gorge, Cooktown

Art & Culture Centre,Hope Vale Aboriginal Community

The Nugal rock art sites are located in the hills outside Hope Vale

Boys fishing at Elim Beach near Hope Vale.Photo: Kerry Trapnell

Checking crab pots, Elim Beach

Coloured Sands at Elim with Dhiidhaarr, Cape Bedford, in the distance

A perfect morning on the Endeavour River

Cooktown waterfront in the evening light

Who said it’s a dog’s life?

Where else but Cooktown!

Wanhthaal-bi ngayu!

We look forward to seeing you!