Port Douglas

Port Douglas

Port Douglas Australia is just an hour's drive north from Cairns via a spectacular coastal road that is surrounded by forest and the Coral Sea. It is the only place on Earth where two World Heritage listed jewels exist; the Great Barrier Reef and the rainforest of Daintree and Cape Tribulation.

Attractions

Unwind on Port Douglas's famous Four Mile Beach and enjoy the white sands and crystalline waters of the Australian coast. The beauty of the course accounts for at least 50% of what makes golf so much fun (or 100% depending on how good you are). And with breathtaking rain-forest and ocean views, the greens of Port Douglas make every round a blast.

Shopping

rom the sprawling seaside Port Douglas markets every Sunday morning to specialty Port Douglas shopping boutiques, leisure retail stores and Port Douglas art galleries, shopping in Port Douglas will be hard to resist! Whether you're searching for new swimwear, locally made and exclusive artwork, jewellery, designer clothing, or just a small souvenir, Port Douglas has it all. Port Douglas shopping is without time limits as you stroll down the central Macrossan Street retail precinct or Port Douglas Marina. Port Douglas retail shopping will amaze you simply by the variety, quality and volume that will delight for hours of browsing or buying. Indigenous arts and crafts abound side by side with designer labels. If you get home and wish you had bought something, you can even go online and purchase the goods direct. You'll be entertained as well as intrigued by the goods on display at the local markets with a chance to go home with a souvenir bought direct from the maker.

Food

ort Douglas is a world class destination for high quality food and wine offered at over 60 restaurants and cafe's scattered throughout the region. Dine amongst the Port Douglas restaurant precincts to secluded restaurants and cafes in the Daintree Rainforest and along hidden beachfronts. All taste buds are catered for, from elegant fine dining restaurants to cafe's, counter meals, takeaway and delivery options to suit the most discerning diner. In Port Douglas explore the award-winning restaurants and chic cafes along the Macrossan, Wharf and Grant Street dining precincts. Here you will find a variety of cuisine types prepared for you by international chefs and an atmosphere unique to this part of the world. If you want to dine amongst the rainforest, savour the sensual flavours of a regional cuisine that blends a fabulous range of quality produce, then Port Douglas and Daintree is your perfect holiday destination. If the region were not known for its tropical paradise of rainforest, reef and palm-fringed sandy beaches, it would still be a world famous destination for its gastronomic excellence. Your taste buds will be left tingling and tantalised. Fresh seafood, modern Australian, Mediterranean and Asian influences are all woven into exotic dishes. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, the selection is yours with a choice to suit all budgets. A word of warning, if you have a desire to dine, do make a reservation.

Currency

The local currency is the Australian dollar (AUD)

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