Just a 70klm (44 miles) spectacular scenic drive from Cairns by sealed road skirting the Coral Sea, Port Douglas is totally unique. From the stunning sweep of its 4 Mile Beach to the wilderness of Dicksons Inlet, the world famous seaside village of Port Douglas has become an international holiday mecca, with its most recent famous tourists none other than US president Bill Clinton and the First Lady in November 1996.

Sharing the same tropical latitude as Tahiti, "Port" (as it is affectionately called by the locals) has a distinctive "laid back" low rise tropical old world charm, with an extensive range of accommodation options from caravan parks to sleek, deluxe 5 star resort accommodation, and an international array of world class restaurants and shopping.
Despite its fame and popularity however, it still retains a close community atmosphere. Port Douglas is now regarded as the most popular base from which to explore the northern areas of the Great Barrier Reef and rainforest coast of Daintree and Cape Tribulation.

The nearest township to the Great Barrier Reef and steeped in history, it was this proximity that in the 1980s saw the north's first Outer Barrier Reef cruises hasten the rebirth of this once sleepy fishing village, which in the last century rivalled Cairns as the region's main centre and gateway to the North's booming goldfields.

Port Douglas also offers extensive touring and cruise options with its magnificent marina and close proximity to world heritage rainforests. In the Port Douglas township you can also chose from activities and attractions such as bicycle riding, swimming and relaxing on magnificent 4 mile beach, the exotic and colourful Sunday markets, the Shipwreck museum, the award winning Rainforest Habitat with its unique native flora and fauna, and hitching a ride on the old sugar cane train.

The Port Douglas hinterland extends to the sugar cane town of Mossman with its picturesque golf course, rainforest walking tracks and swimming in the cool mountain streams of the Mossman Gorge. North of Mossman, between the long sandy beaches and mist capped mountains, are more well concealed resorts, lodges and hostels. Also to be found are sugar, fruit, tea and coffee plantations, a rainforest theatre, walking tracks and mangrove board walks.

For more information visit Tourism Port Douglas, the visitor's guide to Port Douglas.

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