Port Douglas Base
Stay in Port Douglas, the upmarket resort town that serves as the most comfortable base for exploring the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef, the Four Mile Beach, the Sunday markets, and the colonial-era village atmosphere making it one of the most appealing tropical resort towns in Australia.
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Four Mile Beach
Walk Four Mile Beach, the long sandy beach that defines Port Douglas where the white sand and the coconut palms create the quintessential tropical Australian beach, the beach stinger nets protecting a section for safe swimming from November to May, the beach walk one of the finest in Queensland.
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Macrossan Street
Explore Macrossan Street, the main street of Port Douglas where the restaurants, bars, boutiques, and cafes under the tropical tree canopy create the most pleasant resort main street in Far North Queensland, the street ending at the marina where the reef cruise boats depart each morning.
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Port Douglas Markets
Visit the Sunday Mossman Gorge market or the Port Douglas markets where the local artists, the organic produce growers, and the food vendors create the weekly gathering that is the social center of the small resort community, the markets one of the best in tropical Queensland for local products.
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Wildlife Habitat
Visit the Wildlife Habitat sanctuary in Port Douglas where the koalas, the wallabies, the crocodiles, the cassowaries, and the tropical birds of Far North Queensland are presented in naturalistic habitat enclosures, the sanctuary the most reliable place to see the animals of the region in close proximity.
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Flagstaff Hill
Climb Flagstaff Hill for the panoramic view of Port Douglas, the Four Mile Beach, the Coral Sea, and the rainforest hills behind the town, the lookout point one of the finest coastal panoramas in Australia and the spot where the lighthouse once guided ships through the Queensland waters.
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Tropical Dining
Dine at the Port Douglas restaurants where the fusion of tropical ingredients, the fresh reef fish, the Queensland barramundi, and the cosmopolitan international cuisine available in this small resort town punches far above its weight, the restaurant scene developed to serve the international visitors who make Port Douglas their base.
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