Cooktown cruise port guide
This quaint frontier town, scenically located on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Cooktown is the site of Australia’s first European settlement. The town is named after the famous South Seas explorer Captain Cook, and Cook’s Pillar marks the spot where his ship, the Endeavour landed ashore in 1770. Grassy Hill offers a 360° panorama of the countryside and pristine beaches. The area remains a near-wilderness offering dramatic mountains, eucalypts, mangroves and rainforests, heathlands, grasslands, and rivers for the adventurous traveler.
About Cooktown
Cooktown is a town in Far North Queensland, Australia, at the mouth of the Endeavour River on the Cape York Peninsula. It is historically significant as the site where Captain James Cook beached his ship for repairs in 1770 after striking a reef. Population is approximately 2,746.
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