Mantra Aqueous on Port

Port Douglas is arguably the most fashionable resort destination in Tropical North Queensland with five star restaurants, resorts and designer boutiques competing for the tourist dollar alongside pizza joints and the earthy delights of public bars.

Each morning sleek, multi-hulled super catamarans crowded with hundreds of day trippers cast off from the wharf and head out to the Great Barrier Reef where passengers snorkel and scuba dive amongst tropical fish, turtles, eels, anemones which live amongst the endless varieties of coral which make up the natural wonder.

Other visitors explore the Daintree Rainforest, the oldest surviving rainforest on earth or take 4WD excursions north to Cape Tribulation visiting beaches such as Cow Bay, Alexandra Bay and Noah Beach.

Safaris further afield head out to view the stark beauty of Black Mountain, staying at bush camps where they can admire some of the most significant Aboriginal rock art sites in the country with galleries dating back forty thousand years.

From the hilltop overlooking the town, the white sands of Four Mile Beach stretch south while to the north the mountains, beyond which lies Cooktown, are lost in the tropical haze.

Port Douglas has a distinct ambience, an unusual but appealing combination of tropical languor and cosmopolitan sophistication set against the backdrop of the pale blue waters of the Coral Sea.

There are also some fantastic tours in the region including winery tours, croc spotting, Kuranda Sky Rail, Quicksilver Cruises, hot air ballooning at sunrise, or you can simply enjoy the famous Sunday markets.

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