Bathurst Bay Far North Queensland Aerial Photos
A 19th century pearling settlement, Bathurst Bay in Far North Queensland has transformed into a Add to Description →
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vibrant tourism community. Miles of pristine beaches sweep the Cooktown locale, as shown in
this picture, ensuring a steady stream of cruising yachts and visitors.
These cruising yachts transport the wanderer from the Bay and Cape Melville to the Flinders
Island group, some 11km north of the Bay. The most-used anchorage on the island is Owen
Channel, a mooring which is sheltered by the sweeping cliffs of Stanley Island. Once in the
Flinders Group National Park, you can spend hours exploring the significant Yiithuwarra cave
paintings. The Yiithuwarra people are the traditional owners and welcome people from all walks
of life to their natural paradise.
From Stanley Island with its self-guided bushwalking and bird—watching, the rambler in us all can
proceed to Denham Island. Cooktown myths hold that in the dreamtime, Denham Island was
joined with Bathurst Heads, but pushed away by the moon. If you can have had enough of the
natural reserves and the spirituality of the islands, head back to Bathurst Bay, where you can visit
the marine swamp at Bay Hill, some of the wildest mangroves in Queensland.
A visit to this north Queensland tropical Eden will not disappoint any traveller who happens upon
their majestic beauty.