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Pro
The scenery is AMAZING, very romantic, great restaurants, uncrowded beaches
Con
With less options and further from Cairns, its just that much more pricey.
In a nutshell
Some of the best bits of Australia - all in one small town!
Not Crossed Off the Bucket List
grandmaR Says: The one thing I really wanted to do in Australia was to snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef. I wanted to do the Quicksilver tour because I thought there was an age restriction on snorkeling in the cruise ship tour. It turned out that the restriction was for Scuba. I did a lot...
DEBBBEDB Says: The excursion we picked was going out to a big stationary platform and snorkeling. Since it was winter, the water was cold, and the sky was overcast so it was hard to get photos. I went with Jean and Sarah from our table since my grandmother was sick and I met my friend...
amtam Says: we did the quicksilver low island sailing boat and it was specialwe struck good weather and the views from the boat back to the rainforest were classicwe didnt take our good camera so missed out on lots of photos, the boat crew said that all our stuff could stay on the boat...
amtam Says: we saw 7 hot air balloons the morning we flew, in australia they only fly at sunrise so the colors in the sky were brilliantthe pilot was really funny and seemed to know the area super wellthey included transfers in the ticket but we wished we had driven to the balloons as...
Things to see and do around Port Douglas!
MissyLiss Says: Have just come back from Port Douglas and had a great time. They have Four Mile Beach which is netted off from the jellyfish and crocs and is a lovely white sandy beach. Also it's only 25 mins drive to Hartley's Crocodie Adventures which is a fantastic day out. Boat cruise,...
Hartley's Crocodile Adventures
sirgaw Says: Although this attraction is almost half way between Cairns and Port Douglas, we visited from Port Douglas and used a coach service for transfers to/from. Although Hartley’s specify in their web site that they have a senior’s discount, this was not offered through the...
Driving through Daintree and area
sirgaw Says: One of the advantages of Port Douglas is its close proximity to The Daintree, Mosman Gorge, Cape Tribulation and areas – much of which lies in World Heritage listed tropical rainforest.I had pre-booked a one day tour through Tony’s Tours as they had been highly recommended....
2 Reviews and 160 Opinions We stayed here for 5 nights Nov 2 - Nov 7 and it was lovely. Air-con in the main dining/lounge and...
1 Review and 617 Opinions Thala Beach Resort is an absolute must if you are in the Port Douglas, Cairns area. This resort is...
sirgaw Says: One of the great advantages of reading web sites, like VT, is the tips from those who have travelled before and particularly when it comes to really good places to eat at moderate prices – thanks to those who wrote about The Port Douglas & District Combined Clubs Inc, better...
Mocka’s Pies: - impossible to walk past
sirgaw Says: Ever walked or driven past a bakery or pie shop and smelt that fresh delicious aroma of pies baking? Yum, perhaps one of the best aromas that leads your nose into the shop and the rest of the body sort of follows in the wake – well that’s what happened to me when I nearly...
DEBBBEDB Says: My grandmother took me on a cruise on the Dawn Princess which is a cruise ship based out of Australia with mainly Australian passengers. The Dawn Princess goes around Australia and to various places in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Our cruise stopped at Port Douglas - it was...
Exemplar Coach and limo service
sirgaw Says: It’s a competitive market carting tourists from Cairns airport the 65 kilometres to Port Douglas and I should say it is a very spectacular road. Touted to be one of the best ocean side drives in Australia it is all but deserted and if the same road was in Europe, there would...
Shopping in Port Douglas: Shopping in Port Douglas
sue_stone Says: My favourite place to shop in Port Douglas is at the Sunday Market (see 'Things to do' tip). But for the rest of the week there are plenty of shops to browse in along Macrossan Street, which is the long main street of Port Douglas, which runs from the beach to the inlet. You...
Marina Mirage: Shopping Oasis (If your into that sort of thing!)
huwhit Says: Marina Mirage is part of the Sheraton Mirage that Skase built in the 80's. Because of the affluent crowd that head to PD, many of the shops here were out of my price range, as the full range of designer labels and stores are on offer here. Quite a bit!
tropicrd Says: Thanks Laurie,we have plenty of crocodiles in and around Cairns and a few years ago a teenage girl was dragged in at Chinaman's Creek in Portsmith,her friends heard her screaming and went to help her,she was hanging onto a mangrove root for all her life.We get a few 'crocs'...
tropicrd Says: Thanks Laurie,we have plenty of crocodiles in and around Cairns and a few years ago a teenage girl was dragged in at Chinaman's Creek in Portsmith,her friends heard her screaming and went to help her,she was hanging onto a mangrove root for all her life.We get a few 'crocs'...
DEBBBEDB Says: Snorkeling in the winter is cold, and there is some current. The excursion company had lines with floats on them for us to hold onto. I would swim out a little way and I would be swept back to the lines. They had divers in case we missed the line. They also gave us Lycra...
amtam Says: definitely shop aroundwe had some excellent seafood but found some of the restaurants with views were charging big prices yet the restaurant around the corner was half the price and twice the amount, dont get fooled with buckets of prawnsthe barramundi fish was great - and...
leffe3 Says: 'Round the back' of Port Douglas - heading inland rather than north into Mossman/Daintree - is Julatten and a beautifully low-key, scenic drive through low-lying hills and, in the rainy season, exceptionally verdant rolling fields of grasses and eucalyptuses. Great views...
Mikebb Says: Whilst visiting Kuranda you must not miss the beautifull Barron Falls, only 3km from Kuranda. We drove there but there were many tourists enjoying the walk to view the falls.We visited during the Dry Season when the waterflow is reduced. Barron Falls is a 260 metre granite...
DEBBBEDB Says: My grandmother wanted to snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef. But she was too sick to go, so I went by myself. Quicksilver supplies masks, snorkels, fins and Lycra suits. Bring along a towel, sunscreen, hat, swimwear and camera. Limited underwater digital cameras are...
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Located just one hours drive north of Cairns is my favourite town in the area, Port Douglas. Smaller than Cairns, Port Douglas (PD) has a real community feel about it. Yes, it has 5 star resorts, but...
I have been visiting this area of Queensland for many years now. I never tire of it. Port is about 50 minutes from the Cairns Airport.
Tropical Delight Close To Great Barrier Reef
Our visit to Tropical North Queensland was for 6 days during July 2011. We were lucky to have 4 nights in Port Douglas during mid winter when the weather is perfect with no humidity and maximum...
With three people in the car on a roadtrip for 7 days, sometimes the conversation can get a little stale. After all, the average person can not save up enough to talk about and evenly distribute the...
Underlined = tip or write up - see below. Have you ever heard the story of the man who went home after a long day in the office? His wife met him with a kiss and then asked, “How was the rat race...
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