Guidebook for Port Douglas

Sharon
Guidebook for Port Douglas

Food Scene

Great vibe and brilliant food and service in a classic Queenslander style place with heaps of ambiance. Its easy to see why this place is booked out well in advance!
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Salsa Bar and Grill
26 Wharf St
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Great vibe and brilliant food and service in a classic Queenslander style place with heaps of ambiance. Its easy to see why this place is booked out well in advance!
Why did it take us so long to go here?! You can walk from your Villa, you will feel like you are in the Rainforest. Have drink in the canopy bar and ask for a table on Forest deck - devine!
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Nautilus Restaurant
17 Murphy St
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Why did it take us so long to go here?! You can walk from your Villa, you will feel like you are in the Rainforest. Have drink in the canopy bar and ask for a table on Forest deck - devine!
My favourite breaky and coffee place. Groovy and hip. Great lunch spot as well. Sharon :)
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The Little Larder
61 Macrossan St
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My favourite breaky and coffee place. Groovy and hip. Great lunch spot as well. Sharon :)
Grants favourite coffee place - for serious coffee drinkers! Very limited menu - its all about the coffee. I once asked for a decaf, I shall never make that mistake again!!
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Origin Espresso
21-23 Warner St
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Grants favourite coffee place - for serious coffee drinkers! Very limited menu - its all about the coffee. I once asked for a decaf, I shall never make that mistake again!!
Great 'people watching' restaurant. Tropical / Asian Menu. Bar area also. Go to theiir Toilets - you will be amazed...trust me!
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Zinc Port Douglas
53-61 Macrossan St
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Great 'people watching' restaurant. Tropical / Asian Menu. Bar area also. Go to theiir Toilets - you will be amazed...trust me!
BEST ice cream and gelato ! Don't believe me -go there at 9 - 10 pm and get in the queue!!! I often make it our "afternoon treat" after the beach.
Shakes Gelati Bar
61 Macrossan St
BEST ice cream and gelato ! Don't believe me -go there at 9 - 10 pm and get in the queue!!! I often make it our "afternoon treat" after the beach.
For Seafood Lovers..... Now on Wharf Street next to the Courthouse pub.
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On the Inlet
18-20 Wharf St
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For Seafood Lovers..... Now on Wharf Street next to the Courthouse pub.
Excellent Thai food and a great street dining feel. We always spend at least 1 night of our stay at Star of Siam...Great Value!
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Star of Siam
12 Macrossan Street
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Excellent Thai food and a great street dining feel. We always spend at least 1 night of our stay at Star of Siam...Great Value!
25 minute drive, just out of Mossman. Our favourite place to take visiotrs for lunch in the rainforest. Impeccable service and food. Walk down to the river later or wander around the Lodge and check out their library / bar area - feel like you are staying there!! An amazing day spa also..... So worth driving here for lunch - you will never forget the setting...
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Silky Oaks Lodge
423 Finlayvale Road
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25 minute drive, just out of Mossman. Our favourite place to take visiotrs for lunch in the rainforest. Impeccable service and food. Walk down to the river later or wander around the Lodge and check out their library / bar area - feel like you are staying there!! An amazing day spa also..... So worth driving here for lunch - you will never forget the setting...

Shopping

Walk down the hill on Sunday mornings - it well worth it. Jewellery, coffee, chocolate, gifts, clothes, exotic fruit ..... Try the Sugar Cane Juice - you have to pedal the bike to squeeze the juice! p.s the best insect repellant EVER is at the Up North Skin Care Stall, $15 and lasts for ages Wednesdays - the Marina has a small market also.
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Sugar Wharf Port Douglas
6 Dixie St
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Walk down the hill on Sunday mornings - it well worth it. Jewellery, coffee, chocolate, gifts, clothes, exotic fruit ..... Try the Sugar Cane Juice - you have to pedal the bike to squeeze the juice! p.s the best insect repellant EVER is at the Up North Skin Care Stall, $15 and lasts for ages Wednesdays - the Marina has a small market also.
Some of my fave gift ware shops - With Sugar, Tommy Bahama, (always buy one of their candles -devine!) Cherry Traders, Belissimo, the Whileaway bookstore, and the shoe store :) The staff at With Sugar will do complimentary gift wrapping and name stamps - amazing service...
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Macrossan Street
Macrossan Street
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Some of my fave gift ware shops - With Sugar, Tommy Bahama, (always buy one of their candles -devine!) Cherry Traders, Belissimo, the Whileaway bookstore, and the shoe store :) The staff at With Sugar will do complimentary gift wrapping and name stamps - amazing service...

Everything Else

Walk to the beach in the morning before it gets too hot. Walk up the steps near the tiny lighthouse and come home along the dirt rd - Murphy Street.
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Praia de Quatro Milhas
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Walk to the beach in the morning before it gets too hot. Walk up the steps near the tiny lighthouse and come home along the dirt rd - Murphy Street.

Entertainment & Activities

We have done the Stand Up paddling at Low Isles - one of the best days of my life with our daughter. Snorkeling also with turtles, Nemo, Dory etc! Great trip to Low Isles which is our closest island.
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Windswell Kitesurfing and Standup Paddle
Barrier Street
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We have done the Stand Up paddling at Low Isles - one of the best days of my life with our daughter. Snorkeling also with turtles, Nemo, Dory etc! Great trip to Low Isles which is our closest island.
Seasonal entertainment that varies....
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The Clink Theatre
18 Mowbray St
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Seasonal entertainment that varies....

Drinks & Nightlife

Great Pub for a few late night drinks. Play pool, watch the band or dance away in this iconic Queensland Hotel.
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The Court House Hotel
18-20 Wharf St
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Great Pub for a few late night drinks. Play pool, watch the band or dance away in this iconic Queensland Hotel.
Pre dinner drink in Barbados? Well you are staying at the Bahama's!! Groovy, hip, day beds to while away. Call in after a sunset cruise perhaps or just on your way to dinner - watch the boats come in.
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BARBADOS Port Douglas
44 Wharf St
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Pre dinner drink in Barbados? Well you are staying at the Bahama's!! Groovy, hip, day beds to while away. Call in after a sunset cruise perhaps or just on your way to dinner - watch the boats come in.
Great people watching spot! Beautiful new brewery and great casual food. Music on the weekends. Or when you are shopping the Wednesday Marina Sunset market, the blokes can wait for you in the brewery!!
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Hemingway's Brewery
44 Wharf St
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Great people watching spot! Beautiful new brewery and great casual food. Music on the weekends. Or when you are shopping the Wednesday Marina Sunset market, the blokes can wait for you in the brewery!!
New cocktail lounge - a few doors up from Zinc Restaurant.
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Jimmy Rum's
53-61 Macrossan St
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New cocktail lounge - a few doors up from Zinc Restaurant.

Sightseeing

Drive (or walk) up Island Point Road all the way to the lookout and get a great view looking south down 4 mile beach. This lookout faces East so great for a sunrise photo :-)
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Island Point Road
Island Point Road
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Drive (or walk) up Island Point Road all the way to the lookout and get a great view looking south down 4 mile beach. This lookout faces East so great for a sunrise photo :-)
Drive 20 minutes south of PD (heading back towards Cairns) and visit here for lunch and a beach walk. Stunning!!! Lots of Australian wildlife. Gorgeous tree house restaurant,, then walk down the bush steps to a postcard perfect beach...with hammocks! Devine.....
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Thala Beach Nature Reserve
5078 Captain Cook Hwy
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Drive 20 minutes south of PD (heading back towards Cairns) and visit here for lunch and a beach walk. Stunning!!! Lots of Australian wildlife. Gorgeous tree house restaurant,, then walk down the bush steps to a postcard perfect beach...with hammocks! Devine.....
Great and inexpensive, lucnh time or the 4:45pm tours which we have done many times. Go up the esturary to spot a croc or two. Great for people who love wildlife / birds etc very informativ tour...and nibbles!
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Lady Douglas River Cruise
44 Wharf St
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Great and inexpensive, lucnh time or the 4:45pm tours which we have done many times. Go up the esturary to spot a croc or two. Great for people who love wildlife / birds etc very informativ tour...and nibbles!

Parks & Nature

Want to see the Rainforest but don't have time for a full day tour? this is the place for you! Drive 20 mins and have an Aboriginal tour around the crystal clear waters / forest. Nature at its best.
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Centro de Mossman Gorge
212r Mossman Gorge Rd
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Want to see the Rainforest but don't have time for a full day tour? this is the place for you! Drive 20 mins and have an Aboriginal tour around the crystal clear waters / forest. Nature at its best.
Snorkel or dive or just enjoy the boat. Small group and larger groups - you decide. 1/2 day trips out to Low Isles or full day trips to outer Reef's. So many to choose....Tropical Journeys, Poseidon, SilverSonic...Windswell.
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Great Barrier Reef
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Snorkel or dive or just enjoy the boat. Small group and larger groups - you decide. 1/2 day trips out to Low Isles or full day trips to outer Reef's. So many to choose....Tropical Journeys, Poseidon, SilverSonic...Windswell.
Great for our International tourists to see Australian wildlife - so easy to get too. Great set up. Kids love this place, school holiday programs for kids also. Breakfast with birds tour also. Nocturnal tours -which I haven't done yet...
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Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas
Port Douglas Road
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Great for our International tourists to see Australian wildlife - so easy to get too. Great set up. Kids love this place, school holiday programs for kids also. Breakfast with birds tour also. Nocturnal tours -which I haven't done yet...
Great sightseeing walk - Can start from the beach end or Rex Smeal Park and hike up the steps with stunning views across the Coral Sea and a viewing platform. Opened Dec 2017. Has steps but most levels of fitness would be fine only ? 1 - 2kms. (aug 2018 - 1/2 of the track closed )
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Flagstaff Hill Lighthouse
7 Wharf St
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Great sightseeing walk - Can start from the beach end or Rex Smeal Park and hike up the steps with stunning views across the Coral Sea and a viewing platform. Opened Dec 2017. Has steps but most levels of fitness would be fine only ? 1 - 2kms. (aug 2018 - 1/2 of the track closed )