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There's plenty of outdoorsy fun to be had in and around Cooktown. Book a diving, snorkeling, or game-fishing cruise to the outer Barrier Reef or Lizard Island; take a guided rock-art or rain-forest walk; go Outback on a multiday 4WD Cape York excursion; or charter a scenic heli-flight over both World Heritage areas.
Guurrbi Tours. A 45-minute drive inland of Cooktown lie ancient Aboriginal rock-art sites of immense significance, the exact locations of...
The closest town on the Queensland coast to the Great Barrier Reef, Cooktown offers fast, easy access to some of the reef's best fishing (and...
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