There are a number of day tours that leave from Cairns and Port Douglas on a daily basis. There are also two and three day tours readily available. Coral Coaches offer scheduled services from Cairns and Port Douglas. Scheduled flights from Cairns to Cooktown are available on smaller regional airlines such as Transtate Airlines, departing daily. Places to Stay Cooktown has a good range of accommodation that includes hostels, pubs, caravan parks, motels, hotels and guest houses.
Prices are very economical and there is accommodation to suit most tastes.
There are no high rise or luxury hotels. There are also excellent camping facilities in and around Cooktown. Places to Eat Most of the accommodation houses have restaurants that serve a good range of food featuring local produce. Both the Burragi Floating Restaurant and the Sovereign Hotel have excellent meals available. Services Cooktown has a full range of services including taxis, mechanical repairs, grocery shopping, doctors, dentists, photo developing, chemist, car hire, tourist information, service stations, newsagent, post office and banking.