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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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 | Great Barrier Reef (Snorkel / Dive)Full Day or Half Day Spend a day on the water, either snorkelling, diving, fishing or simply relaxing. The options are plenty. Tour operators offer different options, sailing or motoring out to the Great Barrier Reef. Visit Low Isles or spend the day out in the big blue. |
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The Daintree RainforestFull Day with Tour Operator or Self Drive The Daintree Rainforest and Cape Tribulation is approx 90mins from Port Douglas. If you go with a tour or drive yourself, there are plenty of sights to see along this stretch of road north.
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Day trip to Atherton TablelandsFull Day Take a day tour or drive yourself. Head for Yungaburra, Tinaroo Dam and the Crater Lakes. Driving there you get a taste of outback Australia, around Mareeba, then driving into green hilly pasture land. Around Mareeba there are coffee plantations and you can visit one of the Coffee outlets to learn all about roasting coffee and the way to drink it. The Atherton Tablelands; the giant fig trees, visit a dairy and learn about cheese making, cruise the Crater Lakes - the options are endless. You will have a great day!
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Mossman Gorge and Mossman River Mossman Gorge Visitors Centre is worth a visit. At Mossman Gorge are the guided Dreamtime Walks, your guide will be a local Indigenous person, fun, interesting and informative. Why not visit Silky Oaks Lodge, a beautiful Lodge nestled in the rainforest, for lunch and a swim after. |
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Trip to KurandaFull Day Kuranda is a nice little rainforest village with plenty to do and see. Galleries, shops, butterfly sanctuary, take the Skyrail up and the train down again - countless possibilities.
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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 cafes have live entertainment and you may want to check out what special events are on Newsport - our daily online news outlet has the latest news and what's on listings.
| Port Douglas Carnivale | 26 - 28 May | |
| Taste Port Douglas | 11 - 13 August | |
| Porttoberfest 2017 | Mid October | |
| Melbourne Cup Day | First Tuesday in November | |
| Tropical Journeys Great Barrier Reef Marathon | 22 October | |
| New Years Eve | 31 December | |
| See more events here |
Check Newsport What's On Pages to regularly keep up to date with what is happening!
