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Editorial for Tourism Queensland

How to spend 48 hours in Port Douglas

Editorial for Tourism Queensland

Editorial for Tourism Queensland

How to spend 48 hours in Port Douglas

Think ‘resort’ and chances are you’ll picture something like the palm-fringed paradise of Port Douglas.

A small town that’s big on charm, Port Douglas is heaving with spas, boutiques, coastal cool bars and world-class restaurants, while still maintaining its sleepy seaside village charm. It helps, of course, that the Great Barrier Reef is a quick zip or sail away from the marina and the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest cradles the town.

If you’re headed to ‘Port’, as the locals call it, chances are you’ll be spending your fair share of time lounging by the water. Up here, relaxation is treated as a serious sport. But with reefs to explore, rainforest to hike and miles of beach to roam, you may need to schedule in your cabana time.

If you should want to fill your days with more than the pool bar menu, try this 48-hour Port Douglas itinerary on for size.

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