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Port Douglas is a coastal resort town north of Cairns, near the Daintree National Park in northern Queensland, Australia.
Port Douglas is a small town. It is a very popular tourist, beach and reef destination, with the peak season being during the Australian winter. It largely, although not exclusively, caters for family holidaymakers and offers higher-end resort stays to couples and families. There are some backpacker hostels but far fewer than in Cairns. Port Douglas maintains a village feel: the palm trees are taller than the buildings and you can meander through the town to do some shopping, or enjoy a wide variety of cafes, pubs, restaurants & bars, ranging from those offering excellent value to world-class cuisine.
Port Douglas is an ideal base for visits to the Great Barrier Reef or to the Daintree Rainforest, with Cape Tribulation a 90-minute drive on well maintained sealed roads.
Port Douglas is a coastal resort town north of Cairns, near the Daintree National Park in northern Queensland, Australia.
Port Douglas is a small town. It is a very popular tourist, beach and reef destination, with the peak season being during the Australian winter. It largely, although not exclusively, caters for family holidaymakers and offers higher-end resort stays to couples and families. There are some backpacker hostels but far fewer than in Cairns. Port Douglas maintains a village feel: the palm trees are taller than the buildings and you can meander through the town to do some shopping, or enjoy a wide variety of cafes, pubs, restaurants & bars, ranging from those offering excellent value to world-class cuisine.
Port Douglas is an ideal base for visits to the Great Barrier Reef or to the Daintree Rainforest, with Cape Tribulation a 90-minute drive on well maintained sealed roads.
Port Douglas has a tropical monsoon climate according to Köppen climate classification (Am), with hot summers and warm winters, with heavy rainfall primarily occurring from January–March, the wettest month of the year typically being February. The average temperature of the sea ranges from 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) in July to 29.5 °C (85.1 °F) in January.
There are 2 bus systems that will take you into town. The return ticket is only good with the bus company you went into town with. On Sundays, there is a small sightseeing train that runs into and out of town. Tours to the reef or rain forest pick you up at your hotel.
Buses go past 4 times per hour from 7 AM till around midnight.
The main downtown area (along Macrossan St) is easily walkable if you choose a hotel/hostel in that area.
It is the place where the reef meets the rainforest, a tropical wonderland of diversity.
Port Douglas provides access to the Great Barrier Reef and also the Daintree Rainforest.
Another great day trip is also the nearby Atherton Tablelands.
There are plenty of restaurants on Macrossan street. 2Fish, Zeus, The Living Room, and Salsa restaurants on Wharf street (among others are also very lively in the evening. "On the Inlet" restaurant offers great sea food, including many barramundi recipes. The Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary has a great buffet experience with Breakfast with the Birds or Lunch with the Lorikeets: as you dine, birds and other wildlife wander amongst the tables!
4 Mile Beach takeaway on the road in lets you have local reef fish and chips. Add a bottle of sav blanc from the bottleshop next door and take it down to 4 Mile Beach.
The Iron Bar - good patter.
For cocktail lovers, Watergate & Zinc are front runners.
Port Douglas plays host to a weekly Sunday Market where everything from fresh tropical fruit & vegetables, to clothes, jewelry, and gifts.
LOCAL TIME
9:00 pm
May 27, 2022
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