What Else To Do While You’re Visiting

For the non-angler Cape Don offers spectacular scenery in unspoiled areas where only a few people have ventured. The creeks and surrounding coastline offer a myriad of bird species and marine life. The smooth sandy beaches of Cobourg Peninsula are not often disturbed by mans’ footprints, – only by the tracks left behind by the crocodiles, goannas and sea turtles which have used these beaches for thousands of years.

The Cobourg Marine Park was also established to protect the coastline with its unique fringing reef, home to prevalent sea turtles, dugong and manta rays to name a few, all of which are still traditionally hunted by the local Aboriginal custodians. Guests at Cape Don have the approval of the Aboriginal custodians to enter these traditional hunting grounds to view the spectacular wildlife and marine life previously only experienced by the local Aboriginal people.

Private picnic lunches on a sandy island, exploring endless sandy beaches for turtle nests and crocodile slides, hunting for the giant mud crabs with a locally made Aboriginal spear, are all possible activities for the adventurer who is fortunate enough to stay at Cape Don.

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