Location

What's in a name? Yorkeys Knob might be an unusual name, but no other Cairns beach location has such a comprehensive list of features... within easy walking distance from the resort, you will be able to avail yourself of the picturesque Yorkeys Knob Golf Course with a delightful 19th Hole to finish off the round; an international standard Yorkeys Knob Boating Club & Marina; a shopping centre that meets a wide variety of needs; restaurants and take-aways catering to all tastes; and regular public bus services to Cairns and Smithfield.

As if that were not enough... Golden Sands at Yorkeys Knob Beach is the closest AAA 4 star rated holiday accommodation to Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, Kuranda Markets, The Tablelands, Smithfield Regional Shopping Centre... it is simply central and convenient to everywhere!

Yorkeys Knob Beach has established a good balance between community and tourism development. It offers an idyllic retreat from the maddening crowd, but with excellent facilities plus quick and easy access to all attractions and 'must-do's' in the region.

Yorkeys Knob beach is also rated at one of the finest wind/kite surfing beaches in the world, in fact it proudly rates at Number 4 Globally. The resort has ample secure storage for wind and kit surfing equipment. You have direct access from the resort to the beach. Kite Rite Australia close by, is a fully equipped kite & wind surfing school and equipment store. Golden Sands is proud to offer discounted accommodation rate to surfers.  Check out thier website Kite Rite on http://www.kiterite.com.au