The Cape York Australia Travel Guide

An Insider Guide to One of Australia's Last Frontiers

This Cape York Australia Travel Guide is based on real first hand experiences written by a local - not a tourism organisation or a travel agency (I am out here, on the tracks, not in an office in Brisbane to call it The Official Cape York Website).

It means I don't only write about places - I have made this website to help you with planning your own great adventure trip.

It also means I won't only cover the obvious tourism attractions, but also the spots that you don't hear about elsewhere.

four wheel driving

© Driving the Starcke Wakooka Track to Cape Melville.

I cover the most popular activities such as fishing, bush camping, driving the Old Telegraph Track .. and not only that, I tell you about the best spots and tracks where to fish, camp and four wheel drive.

I also tell you about the history, geology and wildlife of the region, and where you can see the unique plants, birds and animals that the peninsula only shares with Papua New Guinea - and not the rest of Australia.

dangerous animals

© Deadly saltwater crocodile in Daintree River.

You will also find the practical information about planning your trip, what things are good to know and what can be dangerous.

It is like going for a trip with a local. Ready for a quick look?

Cairns is most often not counted into the area of Cape York Australia, but because any traveller to the peninsula is likely to spend some time in Cairns, I have covered the city.

fishing

© Fishing in Old Mapoon, north of Weipa.

* Inland from Cairns are Chillagoe, Hodgkinson River Goldfields and Burke Developmental Road that takes you to Normanton and Karumba.

* Along the coastal way north of Cairns are Port Douglas, Mossman, Daintree, Cape Tribulation, Cooktown, and Lakefield, Starcke and Cape Melville National Parks.

unique animals

© Brolgas in Lakefield National Park.

* And along the inland way up from Cairns are Kuranda, Mareeba, Mt Molloy, Mt Carbine, Palmer River Goldfields, Lakeland, Laura and Musgrave.

* Further north are Coen, Archer River, Iron Range National Park and Weipa.

northernmost point of australia

© Northernmost point of mainland Australia.

* And furthest north are Northern Peninsula Area and Tip of Cape York Australia.

* Off the coast are the beautiful Torres Strait Islands.

© Horn Island, Torres Strait.

But these are only some of the most obvious places.

There are countless great beaches, waterfalls, swimming holes and camping spots in Cape York Australia that most people don't know about.

beautiful waterfalls

© Fruit Bat Falls - a great swimming hole (not a secret).

These are all covered on this Cape York Australia website, and the ones that are not, will be over the time as I continue working on this site in more and more detail :-)

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About Me: Here is some information on who is making this website.
Contact Me: Here is the place to contact me.
Cairns Travel Information, North Queensland, Australia: Maps, photos and information on Cairns travel.
Palm Cove Australia North Queensland: Information on Palm Cove Australia, Cairns Northern Beaches.
Cape Tribulation Australia: Information on what there is to do in Cape Tribulation Australia.
Cooktown Australia, Cape York Queensland: Places to visit and things to do in Cooktown Australia.
Kuranda Australia: Information on things to do in Kuranda Australia.
Mareeba, Queensland, Australia: Information on Mareeba in north Queensland, Australia.
Chillagoe, Cape York Australia: Information on Chillagoe, Cape York, Australia.
Laura Australia: Information on Laura Australia.
Coen Australia, Cape York: Information on Coen Australia.
Lockhart River: Information on Lockhart River in Cape York, Australia.
Weipa, Cape York Australia: Places to visit and things to do in Weipa in Cape York, Australia.
Telegraph Road, Cape York Australia: Information on Telegraph Road, Cape York Australia.
Bamaga, Cape York Australia: Information on Bamaga in Cape York, Australia.
Seisia, Cape York Australia: Information on Seisia in Cape York, Australia.
Thursday Island: Information on Thursday Island, Australia.
Horn Island, Torres Strait, Cape York Australia: Information on Horn island in Torres Strait, Cape York, Australia.
Roko Island, Torres Strait, Cape York Australia: Information on Roko Island in Torres Strait, Cape York, Australia.
Cape York Facts: Here are some Cape York facts.
Cape York History: Information on Cape York history.
Cape York Geology: Information on Cape York geology.
Cape York Plants, Cape York Australia: Information on Cape York plants.
Cape York Animals: Information on Cape York animals.
Cape York Peninsula, Australia: Information on Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland, Australia.
Cape York Towns: Information and photos of different Cape York towns.
Cape York Trip Activities: Information on Cape York trip activities.
Queensland Map Collection: On this page you can pick your favourite Queensland map.
Cape York Photos: Here are some Cape York photos that I have taken myself.
Cape York Images: Here are some posters that display some great Cape York images.
Cape York Australia Blog: This Cape York Queensland Australia blog is all about new pages added to cape-york-australia.com.