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| Trip Length: 3 days Total Distance: 453 km Road Conditions: Some unsealed roads | ||||||||
| Cairns | Mareeba | Cooktown | ||||||
This short trip will take you a long way back. As the rainforest changes to savannah you will visit the site of ancient aboriginal rock art dating back 15,000 years before arriving at the town named after Captain James Cook, the 18th Century Pacific Explorer who circumnavigated the globe and added Australia to the British Crown.
Note: Peninsula Developmental Road is subject to flooding during periods of heavy rain.
| Drive Segment | Duration | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cairns to Mareeba | 1 hr | 64 kms |
| Mareeba to Cooktown | 5 hrs | 389 kms |