Port Douglas beach boasts over 200 kilometers of coastline with every kind of beach imaginable. Whether you desire to lie around amongst the bathing beauties or nuzzled with your honey in a bare cove, you are likely to find the perfect beach. But of course, you can’t start to the eastern Australian coast without exploring the Great Barrier Reef. Novice snorkelers and divers will be overwhelmed by the underwater scenery, and experienced divers will find new challenges deep within the reef.
Armed with nothing more than a good pair of walking shoes and a swimsuit, you will be able to take pleasure in all that area has to offer. Couples will enjoy the romantic atmosphere of the sea while the kids will wonder at the living rainforest. Just be sure to remember your camera, as it is surely to be the trip of a lifetime.
in the area surrounding the Daintree River and with settlement starting to occur on lots around the Mossman River by 1880.
The Port Douglas township was established in 1877 after the discovery of gold at Hodgkinson River by James Venture Mulligan. It grew quickly, and at its peak Port Douglas Hotels had a population of 12,000 and 27 hotels. With the construction of the Mulligan Highway it serviced towns as far away as Herberton.
When the Kuranda Railway from Cairns to Kuranda was completed in 1891, the importance of Port Douglas dwindled along with its population. A cyclone in 1911 which demolished all but two buildings in the town also had a significant impact. At its nadir in 1960 the town, by then little more than a fishing village, had a population of 100.
Port Douglas is near the Great Barrier Reef. Numerous companies run daily trips from the marina to the outer reef and the Low Isles for scuba diving and snorkelling. Port Douglas is also well known for its many restaurants, golf courses, and five star resorts and one of them is Port Douglas Hotels