The Aboriginal people enjoyed this area and beach for thousands of years. Captain Cook rested in the cove during his exploration of the rim of Australia’s continent. On his well-known Northeast Coast Expedition, G.E. Dalrymple came ashore in the cove in the 1870s. Just a 30-minute drive north from Cairns in Northern Queensland, Palm Cove is a quiet beach resort where guests can relax away from the crowds and enjoy the seashore and natural surroundings. There is a variety of holiday accommodation in Palm Cove QLD including a Palm Cove Caravan Park for you to rent when looking for accommodation to holiday in the area.
Exploring the Coastline
Those visitors who select a car hire can explore up and down the coastline. Taking a drive on Captain Cook Highway can be an adventure in itself. This highway reaches about 75 kilometres between Cairns and Mossman where it connects to the Mossman-Daintree Road that meanders through the rainforest at Daintree.
Independent Holiday Itinerary
Palm Cove is the town for a fabulous beach holiday. People can have the freedom to hop in the car and drive anywhere in the region when they have secured a rental car for use during their stay. A convenient car hire opens up the possibilities for places to go each day. People can sleep in, get up and go or spend half the day out on the beach and the other half at some place to which they need to drive.
Here is a sampling of places to see within 40 kilometres or nearer to Palm Cove:
Barron Gorge National Park – This park provides wilderness for activities like swimming, hiking, wildlife watching and picnicking. White-water rafting is a popular extreme sport in the gorge. The scenery and terrain includes gorges, waterfalls and mountains.
Cairns’ Tropical Zoo and Night Zoo – Right in Palm Cove, this zoo has a huge number of animals native to the region. This interactive zoo lets guests get close, touch and experience the animals.
Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure – Visitors can observe crocodiles and other native animals in their natural habitat. Presentations of various reptiles and animals by farm personnel are fun and educational.
Kuranda State Forest – This reserved forest offers room for hiking and trails for mountain biking. On the walking tracks, guests will find many opportunities for amazing nature photography.
Luxurious Spas – At the local resorts are various luxury spas. Guests can book treatments individually or as friends or couples.
Taking a Leisure Beach Holiday
Right within the town, visitors will find things to keep them busy during hours when they want to stay close to their hotel or to a restaurant where they have reservations. Palm trees are a common site in the Palm Cove, and pathways and the beach are perfect for strolling or jogging. People who love fishing spend time on the Palm Cove jetty. At the beach, people can swim in the designated areas surrounded by stinger nets, and they can hire jet skis. Whatever visitors want to do and see during their stay in the quiet seaside town of Palm Cove is open to them when they have car hire transportation.
What are you waiting for? We invite you to book one of the Palm Cove resorts or one of the Palm Cove apartments offered by OzeHols when planning your memorable holiday in Palm Cove Queensland.
This post comes from Aew at Skedaddle Car Hire, a website dedicated to giving you destination guides to as many locations down under as possible.
