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Wanhtharra nyundu!
Welcome to Cooktown!
Guurrbi Tours, Cooktownwww.guurrbitours.com
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Guurrbi Tours operates from Cooktown, in beautiful Tropical North Queensland
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Cooktown is one of Australia’s most historic townships
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The coastal road to Cooktown (the Bama Way) takes you through World Heritage rainforest
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Stop and see the Bloomfield Falls with our friends from the Walker family
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The inland road to Cooktown, the
Mulligan Highway, is now sealed all the way
and a great drive
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This is cattle country - be careful of those unfenced roads!
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Whichever route you take you’ll see Kalkajaka, the mysterious Black Mountains
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The Annan River marks the boundary of the Kuku Yalanji & Guugu Yimithirr nations
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Willie is from the Guugu Yimithirr tribe
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The Milbi Wall tells the story of Hope Vale & the Guugu Yimithirr people
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Cooktown is in an area called Gungardie after the quartz crystals found here
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The word ‘kangaroo’ comes from the
Guugu Yimithirr word ‘gangurru’
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Even the paving stones tell a story
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In 1770, Wahalumbaal Birri, the Endeavour River, provided safe haven for Lt Cook and his crew
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Cairn marking where Lt James Cook beached the damaged HM Bark Endeavour
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James Cook statue overlooking the river he named after his ship
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Mick the Miner commemorates the Palmer River Gold
Rush
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Cooktown’s oldest building houses the great displays of the Cooktown Historical Society
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The Old Bank, one of Cooktown’s beautiful old buildings
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Built in 1875, the Cooktown Hotel is
known locally as the ‘Top Pub’
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The old convent building is now the James Cook Museum
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The story of First Contact,
James Cook Museum
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The story of Cook’s arrival told by the Guugu Yimithirr, James Cook Museum
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The anchor from the HM Bark Endeavour, James Cook Museum
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The Endeavour’s cannon,James Cook Museum
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Re-enactment of Cook’s Landing
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The Re-enactment takes place each June during the Queen’s Birthday weekend
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The confrontation over a turtle
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Raising the flag
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Sunset Corroboree
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Movie in the Park
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The Cemetery is a microcosm of Cooktown’s rich history
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Under the Tree of Knowledge, Cooktown Wharf
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Cooktown Wharf is a favourite with locals
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The fishing here is fantastic – almost everyone catches something
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The Endeavour at low tide
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This is the country of ganhaarr, the crocodile
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Cooktown is known for its magnificent sunsets
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Grassy Hill is everybody’s favourite spot…
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…with fabulous views it’s the perfect place to watch the sunset
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Nature’s Powerhouse, Cooktown’s Visitor Information Centre,
in theBotanic Gardens
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Learning about crocs at the Powerhouse
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Close encounter, Cooktown’s Botanic Gardens
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Beautiful Finch Bay, Cooktown
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Keatings Lagoon, Cooktown
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Little Annan Gorge, Cooktown
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Art & Culture Centre,Hope Vale Aboriginal Community
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The Nugal rock art sites are located in the hills outside Hope Vale
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Boys fishing at Elim Beach near Hope Vale.Photo: Kerry Trapnell
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Checking crab pots, Elim Beach
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Coloured Sands at Elim with Dhiidhaarr, Cape Bedford, in the distance
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A perfect morning on the Endeavour River
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Cooktown waterfront in the evening light
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Who said it’s a dog’s life?
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Where else but Cooktown!
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Wanhthaal-bi ngayu!
We look forward to seeing you!