Sadly, our site, portdouglasaustralia.com.au was closed because of a tech mishap in early December 2025. Luckily, my amazing hosts had full backups, and we were able to move this site to a new domain at portdouglasau.com within 24 hours. That’s the website you’re on right now, our travel blog is intact. Everything is working just …
Lake Eacham is a beautiful crater lake on the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland, Australia. It’s one of the crater lakes making up Crater Lakes National Park, in the very interesting landscape of The Tablelands. We visited in October 2025 to check out the area and take some photos. You can easily visit Lake …
We were just in Herberton Australia for the 2025 Herberton Jacaranda Festival, so this post is freshly updated with still more photos and information, we even got to see the steam train in operation at Herberton Station. The Herberton Historic Village is one of the best things to do “near” Port Douglas, Cairns or Palm …
Ravenshoe is the highest town in Queensland and home to the highest pub in Queensland. It is located on the Tablelands, the Cairns hinterlands, at 920m, it’s cooler, lusher, and greener than the coastal strip. It’s a nice rural town to visit, and we think you should add it to your itinerary, particularly if you …
Kuranda, “the village in the rainforest,” is a big tourist draw for visitors to Cairns and North East Queensland. Cairns is the closest city and airport to Kuranda, and there are multiple ways to visit Kuranda from the coast. We’ll go into your options on this page. If you are visiting Kuranda from Palm Cove …
Hartley’s Creek Falls are a series of waterfalls and swimming holes off the coast road north of Cairns and Palm Cove, and south of Port Douglas at Wangetti. You will need to park just off the highway and hike to the falls, through the bush. The path is good and not very difficult, it’s an …
There are currently no liveaboard dive trips departing from Port Douglas for The Great Barrier Reef. If this changes, we’ll do our best to let you know. But there are plenty departing Cairns, just an hour or so to the south. In this post, we’ll give you a few options and show you how to …
There have been a lot of changes around kids’ playgrounds in and near Port Douglas, Queensland, in recent years. New play equipment has been installed, some of the old playgrounds my kids enjoyed have gone, and excitingly, the new water play area is about to open in 2025. If you’re visiting Port Douglas with kids, …
Cairns Australia, a popular holiday destination in Far North Queensland. It’s a great place to stay for visiting the Great Barrier Reef, Kuranda, The Atherton Tablelands and even the Daintree Rainforest. Are you planning a trip to Cairns? Here’s what you should look out for when planning a trip or visiting Cairns. Visiting Cairns Australia …
Best Pubs and Bars in Port Douglas Port Douglas is well-blessed with pubs and bars and most of them serve food. In Australia, you may see a pub called a “hotel”. The Central Hotel and Court House Hotel are two such examples in Port Douglas. There is also an Irish pub and some nice cocktail …
A lot of travellers to Port Douglas Australia, prefer to book their holiday or vacation as a package, rather than book flights and hotels separately. Bundling bookings like this can save you money and just be more convenient. There are several ways to do this, and in this post, we’ll tell you how and where …
Mossman Gorge is a popular tourist attraction to the north of Cairns, Palm Cove and Port Douglas. If you choose to base yourself in Palm Cove, you can still visit Mossman Gorge, but there are fewer tour options. The easiest way to visit is to self-drive, but you can also book transport or a tour. …
If you’re driving through Mareeba, be sure to stop here! I’ve driven through Mareeba hundreds of times in my life and never stopped at the Mareeba Heritage Museum, but yesterday, I did. Make sure you don’t make my mistake. What’s in this post? We stopped at the Mereeba Heritage Museum for breakfast on the drive …
