Yirrganydji people, Palm Cove

#4 among attractions in Palm Cove

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The Yirrganydji people are an Indigenous Australian people of Queensland who trace their descent from the Irukandji and, as such, are the original custodians of a narrow coastal strip within Djabugay country that runs northwards from Cairns, Queensland to Port Douglas. Their traditional lifestyle was that of fishers along this coastal strip and around the river mouths, islands and seas between the Barron River and Port Douglas ()

Coordinates: 16°45'0"S, 145°40'1"E

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Day trips

Yirrganydji people – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, Cairns Tropical Zoo, Rainforestation Nature Park, Kuranda Rainforest Journeys.

5.3 miSW
Nature and wildlife, Zoo, Park
Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, Kuranda
136 min walk • The Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is a butterfly sanctuary and exhibit situated in the centre of Kuranda, Queensland, Australia.
0.7 miSW
Zoo
Cairns Tropical Zoo, Palm Cove
18 min walk • Cairns Tropical Zoo was a 6-hectare tropical zoo in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It had a small collection of native and introduced species, and was a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association. It was owned by the Freeman family.
5.2 miS
Zoo, Outdoor activities, Park
Rainforestation Nature Park, Kuranda
133 min walk • Rainforestation Nature Park is situated five minutes from Kuranda in Far North Queensland, Australia. Set on 100 acres in the midst of World Heritage rainforest, the park opened in 1976. The site had previously been used as a coffee and orange plantation.
5.3 miS
16°49'33"S • 145°39'7"E
Kuranda Rainforest Journeys, Kuranda
136 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Private tours
5.3 miSW
16°49'14"S • 145°38'2"E
Peter Jarver Fine Art Photography, Kuranda
136 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
2.2 miNE
Area
Haycock Island, Palm Cove
57 min walk • Haycock Island is an island in Far North Queensland northeast of Palm Cove and about 20 kilometres north of Cairns, Queensland in Trinity Bay. Haycock Island is a few hundred metres southeast of Double Island. The island was formed by a huge earthquake that caused a massive upheaval of the earth's tectonic plates.
5.5 miSE
Locality
Yorkeys Knob
141 min walk • Yorkeys Knob is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Yorkeys Knob had a population of 2,759 people.
1.2 miSW
Neighbourhood
Macalister Range, Kuranda National Park
30 min walk • Macalister Range is a coastal locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Maclister Range had no population.
2 miNE
Island
Double Island, Palm Cove
52 min walk • Double Island is an island close to the Queensland coast, inside the Great Barrier Reef approximately 1.5 km, north east of Palm Cove, Queensland and about 30 km north of Cairns. Double Island was the location of an exclusive resort, but has been closed to the public for years.
5.3 miSW
16°49'13"S • 145°38'6"E
Kuranda Arts Cooperative Kuranda, Kuranda
135 min walk • Museum