Cooktown 4WD Adventure Tour from Cairns or Port Douglas

Explore the historic township of Cooktown as you drive through the magical World Heritage Listed Daintree National Park and the famous Bloomfield Track on this 4WD tour from Cairns, Northern Beaches and Port Douglas. The journey is just as spectacular as the destination. You'll venture into rainforest, the outback and cross the Daintree River before reaching Cooktown, home of Australia's first European settlement, where you'll have free time to visit the James Cook Museum (optional).

Immerse yourself in the history, adventure, rainforest and outback in this wonderful region. You'll travel north along the Captain Cook Highway, one of Australia's most scenic coastal drives, towards the World Heritage Listed Daintree National Park, crossing the mighty Daintree River by cable ferry.

Journey through this spectacular scenery which contains the world's highest number of rare and endangered plant and animal species. Your experienced guide will enlighten your journey with stories and history as you continue by 4WD to the Bloomfield Track. This will take you through some of the most incredible scenery in the country as you cross rivers and climb mountain ranges.

Stop for lunch at the famous Lion's Den Hotel, one of North Queensland's oldest bush pubs, in business since 1875. Continue to the unique geological oddity of Black Mountain, surrounded in mystery and ancient Aboriginal legend, before arriving at Cooktown. Enjoy spectacular panoramic views from Grassy Hill of the Coral Sea, Cooktown and the Endeavour River.

You'll have one hour of free time to stroll through historic Cooktown or maybe visit the James Cook Museum. (Entry to the museum is not included.

Departing Cooktown by the inland Mulligan Highway, you'll travel through a diverse landscape of cattle stations and the Palmer River goldfields region. After an evening meal break (additional expense payable direct) at the Mt Molloy Hotel, a typical North Queensland pub serving home-cooked meals, you'll return to Cairns at approximately 9:30pm.

You'll have the option to fly back from Cooktown to Cairns domestic airport.