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Port Douglas

A relaxed tropical town on palm-lined Four Mile Beach, the base for boat trips to the outer Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree rainforest.

Photo: Chris Olszewski · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
May–Oct
Our full guide to Port Douglas is being written. It's on the Queensland list as Worth a Detour.

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Nature · UNESCO

Great Barrier Reef

Queensland
About 23 miles away

The world's largest coral system, reached from Cairns and the Whitsundays.

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Nature · UNESCO

Daintree

Queensland
About 20 miles away

The world's oldest rainforest, meeting the reef.

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Cities · Reefs

Cairns

Queensland
About 37 miles away

The gateway to the reef and rainforest.

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The Full Short List

Queensland

The Great Barrier Reef and tropical rainforest.

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