What to do in Port Douglas from 3 to 8 days?
Port Douglas
Port Douglas is a popular destination for Australian and International visitors keen to experience the World Heritage Listed Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest.
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3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS
Days (any order – weather dependant)
1. Great Barrier Reef (dive / snorkel)
Full Day
Island Day (Low Isles) OR Outer Barrier Reef Activity Platform OR Smaller Dive / Snorkel Vessel
Half Day / Not Full Day
Shoalin (Poseidon Cruises)
Fishing Boats
2. Daintree Rainforest Information
Full Day Trip with tour operator (fully catered) OR
Hire a car (maps available here to print)
Cape Tribulation is approx 90 mins from Port Douglas / plenty of stops along the way though / Stop where ever you see hire cars or buses parked up in group - general rule. Everything is on that stretch of road.
Things to look out for:
• Alexandra Lookout (just after Daintree Crossing 40 mins from Port
• Thornton’s Cafe by the Beach
• Board Walk (aboriginal name - should be cars out front - on right on way up - about 30 mins short of Cape Trib)
• Daintree Discovery Centre (about $30 bucks each - very good - full tour for the keen 60 mins - food average)
• Daintree Ice Cream Factory (20 mins short of Cape Trib approx) Better to do Ice Cream Factory on way back - great ice cream.
• Water Holes (ask the locals)
• Cape Tribulation / PK's Jungle Village / decent meals and beer (won't miss it - walk down to beach - Cape Tribulation Beach)
• There is other stuff as well keep your eyes out for signs - well signed.
3. Lay days (things to do in and around Port Douglas)
Things to do IN Port Douglas (buses every 15 minutes)
Breakfast (over 20 cafe/restaurants)
Four Mile Beach
Walk it (one way for non walkers)
Swim (check with lifeguards re time of the year for jellyfish)
Wildlife Habitat
Breakfast with the Birds
Lunch with the Lorikeets
Shopping in Port
Meridien Mirage
Port Village Shopping Center
Macrossan Street
Sunday Markets (Sunday's) Highly recommended !
Spa Treatments
Resort Spa
Day Spas
Bally Hooley Steam Train
Lunch and Drinks in town
Go to Swim up Bar at Ramada Resort (beautiful resort style pool bar)
Country Club drinks - Mirage Country Club
Lunch at ‘Salsa Bar and Grill’
Sunset Drinks
‘On the Inlet’ Restaurant
‘Sunset Bar - Courthouse Hotel’
Rex Smeal Park (on the point – take own supplies)
Restaurants with a water views see Restaurants Page
Croc Spotting Cruise - on the Lady Douglas
Charter Estuary Fishing Trips – (half day)
‘Fish 1’ OR ‘Out & About’
Places out of town (but close) to see on Lay Day:
OUT of town (15-20 mins away) Print off our map in menu above. Please call us for more - (07) 4098 5069
North of Port Douglas
Mossman Gorge (A must - Check season for this, Waterfall Season can produce a lot of water)
Silky Oaks Lodge
Scommozons Fruit Farm
Newell Beach
Australian Muster Experience
South of Port Douglas
Mowbray Valley / Spring Creek
Oak Beach
Hartley’s Crocodile Farm
Rex Lookout
Ellis Beach
5 NIGHTS / 6 DAYS
Days (any order – weather dependant)
1. Great Barrier Reef (dive / snorkel)
Full Day
Island Day (Low Isles) OR
Outer Barrier Reef
(maybe do both - very different days)
2. Daintree Rainforest
Full Day Trip
Stay overnight
3. Lay Day refer above
4. Day Trip through the Atherton Tablelands
Head for Yungaburra, Tinaroo Dam and the Crater Lakes - see here
Hire a car
5. Mossman Gorge / Mossman River
Mossman Gorge (tour or hire car)
Silky Oaks for lunch / drink and swim
6. Lay Day
7 NIGHTS / 8 DAYS
All of the above including some of the following:
Days (any order – weather dependant)
Trip to Cairns (transfer click here or hire car)
City
Kuranda - via Kuranda Rail or Skyrail (can tour this from Port Douglas inc everything)
Fishing Trip (full day)
Reef Fishing (half to full day - charters available)
Atherton Tablelands Overnight
Daintree Rainforest 1-2 nights
Longer stays are for the 'honeymooners' / relax.
Nights in Port Douglas
Port Douglas offers a wide range of night activities mainly due to its 50 + world class restaurants. See here for more information and sort by desire.
Many of the restaurants have live entertainment see above link for this also.
You may want to check out what special events are on and see it these are on when you are here: Port Douglas Events
Also you can see what else is on in Port during your stay a month ahead by looking here
Major Events 2012 - See here
Port Douglas Carnivale 18 - 21 & 26-28 May
Porttoberfest – Beers of the World Late October
Melbourne Cup Day First Tuesday in November
Solar Eclipse Festival 14 November
Solar Eclipse Marathon 14 November
New Years Eve 31 December
Some other things to look out for during the year:
Clink Theatre Events
Anzac Day ‘Two Up’ 25 April – Central Hotel
See here for more information on Events and Live Music
