Port Douglas Travel Forum

Has anyone done any bushwalking south of Port Douglas. I'm going to have a few days spare in a few weeks and have been thinking about places like Black Mountain in the Mowbray State Forest see http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=32269. At about 1000m above sea level and so close to the coast the views should be spectacular. Any ideas on whether there is track to the summit?

Hello,

We are planning to spend the last 10 days on our honeymon in Port Douglas(september). We are not sure wether to book accomodation for 10 nights or to travel around. Can Somebody please advice?

Thanks
Doug

I am looking for a day tour to the Daintree, Cape Tribulation, and Mossman Gorge area. We will have a rental car and understand we drive the area on our own, but I am thinking we might learn more in a tour. So I am thinking we will drive ourselves to Port Douglas, but I am overwhelmed with which tour to take. Here is a listing of tour companies that I've discovered, and I am sure there may be many others.

Tony's Tropical tours
BTS Tours
Down Under Tours
Heritage and Interpretive Tours
Treck North Safaris & Day Tours

To add to the confusion some of these tours offer either a Cape Tribulation, or Daintree tour.

What I am looking for is a tour that shows me everything, Daintree, Cape Tribulation, Mossman Gorge, and anything else I should see. Yes, I know, it's too bad I don't have more than a day, but a day is all I have, and I need help with finding a tour where I can see and learn the most. Or, would it be best to just drive around on our own? Or, what criteria should I look for in a tour?

Any information and advice is greatly appreciated, thanks.

I might be reading too many reviews about the hotels and resorts in Port Douglas but I can't seem to find a really wonderful one. Can anyone highly, without any hesitations recommend the best hotel there! thanks

I shall be spending five nights in Port Douglas in a few months. Shall be there in my own car, which is not a 4wd. Wondered how far north it is possible to drive in a normal 2wd car? How far north does the made road go, before it turns to dirt/gravel 4wd-only territory. The Daintree, Cape tribulation, Cooktown?

Hi,
Can anyone recommend this resort, or is Oaks Loaggoon better?

Thanks!

Hi,

My husband and I are going to PD for a long weekend. Since we won't be there for long, I was hoping to get some advice to make the mot of our time in PD.

What would be the better option? A drive to Cape Tribulation/Daintree, the skyrail/scenic train trip or a day trip to Low Isles?

We are planning to do a dive on the reef and would like a smaller group that does three dives at three different locations. Who would you recommend?

Also, (sorry!) has anyone done the Flames of the Forest? Is it worth the $200 price?

Thanks so much for all your advice, I really appreciate it.

Zoe

Hi,
We are considering booking our honeymoon in Port Douglas and would be there for the first week of January.
I understand that this is the wet season, any advice on whether it will rain everyday and not be the right location for lazing by the beach/pool etc???

We are travelling to Port Douglas the first week of September for one week, we would like to go on a Great Barrier Reef Cruise but would prefer to stay away from Quicksilver cruises, who, I believe are fab, but are usually overloaded with tourists and can be expensive. Can anyone recommend another cruise (with snorkelling)with a good crew who can teach us about the Reef? Thanks a lot Kaz (Manchester, UK)

greetings! any recommendations for a hotel that is close to everything (marina, beach, shops), that does not have golf or cater to families (we're a young couple) AND will enable us to give our brains a complete rest (i.e. they have high-end service oriented, will arrange our dive trips for us, clean our clothes and has good food on site. we don't care about TV and such).

We're arriving in a week!

I will be flying into Cairns aiport. I am staying in Port Douglas. What dose the shuttle cost from Cairns to Port Douglas?

Hi everyone,
Our travel agent has moved us to the Portsea ,due to her recieving complaints from other memebers of our travel club about Le Cher Du Monde.We had booked a hire car for only 3 days of our 10 day/9 night stay as we were going to be in the centre of town, do we need to extend this due to being out of town?
Also does anyone know what the Port sea day spa is like re prices etc.

Thanks in advance
Merry xmas
Flossyflo

Hi has anyone stayed at the Le Cher Du Monde, if so what is it like , we are coming to Port Douglas the last week of December and staying 10 days.
Also what are the best drives around.

Thanks heaps
Flossyflo

I am trying to find the name and number of a jewelry store in Port Douglas. It was on Macrossan Street. If you were driving towards Wharf Street the store was on your right hand side after Grant Street. I think it was called the Port Douglas Opal Factory. Please send any information to Nords95@aol.com

Thanks in advance,


Josh

just wanting to know how easy it is to do all the sites suck as the rainforrest walk and the mossman gorge and talk a tour up the river? we are travelling in a pop top camper and was wondering if all these places are drivable by everyone and if we have to go on the car ferry etc?
thanks

Hi. Given that I have 10 days to see the Barrier reef, can anyone advise the best place to do so from? Cairns? Port Douglas? We fly into Brisbane on 29th April and fly out of Brisbane on 9th May. We would like to spend all the time in between at the Great Barrier Reef. We would also like to include a 5 day diving course in that time. Thanks in advance :)

Hi guys and girls

haeding up in the middle of november, just wondering how far cape trib is from daintree, I will have a hire vehicle, also some advice on some good spots to go to. any help would be great

cheers

Mark

Ha ha did you like my rhyming!!.

Which of all the snorkelling crusies are the better ones on a budget

Hi

I am heading up to Cairns and Port Douglas on the 16th of nov. Just wondering how will the weather be?? Will i see sunshine? also wouldnt mine knowing some of the top things to do

Just looking for good dive recommendations in Port Douglas. Prefer smaller groups of experienced divers.

Hi,

I am travelling to Port Douglas in Jan with 3 others. Was looking to go horseriding up there, does anyone know of a good company who does this?
Cheers

We will be visiting Port Douglas during the last week in November. How will the weather be during this time? What can we do and what should we not do?

Kia ora guys,
we are a couple of outgoing kiwi lads looking for summer work, from the beginning of november through to early february! we are hoping to find resort/ hospitality work but don't really know where to start. We've emailed our CVs away to a couple of the resorts and recruitment agencies but none have yet to reply. As port douglas seems to be quite a small, "in-the-know" community, does anyone have any tips or information that they could pass on about certain resorts or agencies that might be receptive to our enquiries?
Many many thanks, and if anyone has any ideas/ advice, please reply as it would be much appreciated!
Cheers,
Alex


Does anyone have any tips

Hi Everybody! I am new here, from Italy, I found this site while looking for information about Port Douglas on the Internet.
I am planning to go to Australia in April and getting married there. More specifically, in Port Douglas. Can you tell me what it is like there in April? What's the weather like, are there still a lot of tourists, do we have to book a room or can we just roam around...
Can you tell me eventually whom I can turn to for help in organising our wedding? Just something very simple, need witnesses, too :)
I never been to Australia but it was my dream to go there since I was a little child and so -even if we'll have only 3 weeks to stay there- I would like to see as much as possible..
Thanks in advance for anybody that can help me.

Arriving in the middle of August from the UK, clothing advice would be appreciated!
TIA,
Elaine

Hi

We will be visiting Port Douglas from 9th June. I was wondering what type of clothes we will require for the evening. Do we need thick sweatshirts/thin long sleeves or is it still warm enough for T shirts? I am presuming that the daytime is warm enough for shorts etc.!!!

Thanks

Hi all,

We are two couples staying in Port Douglas for seven days in early April. We have accommodation, a reef tour and a rental car sorted. Looking for your suggestions on how to spend our time. What recommendations to you have for:

Good restaurants at good prices.?
Day trips, walks beaches and parks to visit?
Nightlife for 30+ Age group.?

Mrs Wombat came up with a couple of interesting suggestions in a previous post with "Flames of the Forest" rainforest meal – Expensive ? How Expensive ? Also bushwalk/swim at Mossman gorge sounds cool.

Any other must dos or must visits you can recommend?

Can anyone give me an idea of the taxi fare and journey time between Port Douglas and Mossman?

We are going to port douglas in january and have a family of 6. what are the most family friendly activities and inexpensive eating places?

There are so many possibilities and so little time. What would be the best way to get to the reef. I would like to snorkel, but my mother is 82 and will probably want to do nothing more than a glass bottom boat.

We are going to be in the Cairns/Daintree/Atherton Tablelands/Townsville area for about 8 days.

Thanks for any suggestions you can provide in any of these areas for lodging and viewing.