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Port Douglas
Australia
Port
Douglas Accommodation finest Beach front
Accommodation in Port Douglas Australia. Private, Exclusive, Luxury
Accommodation. Port Douglas Australia is less than one hours
drive north of Cairns International airport.
You,
our
Port Douglas Beachfront Terrace or
Beaches guest have just been greeted by
your chauffeured
coach driver and within minutes of stepping off the plane have left
Cairns city, passed through the last traffic lights and began one of
Australia's most scenic and delightful coastal tours to Port Douglas
Australia.
Twenty minutes later your vehicle
rounds a bend and there for the first time in the distance you see
Port Douglas. A raised promontory seeming to float on the horizon
and connected to you by an almost endless beach. For the next 30
minutes your anticipation increases, you are heading north, the
distant Daintree rainforest clad mountains draw closer and the completely unspoiled
and deserted Coral Sea beaches roll by.
A few minutes to go and you
enter the lush sugar cane growing area that fringes Port Douglas.
Your driver explains that apart from eco tourism, the growing of
cane and the local fishing fleet are the only other major activities
in the region.
 You are now 58 kms. from Cape Tribulation when your
driver turns right and enters the splendid colonnade of a thousand
mature oil palms that lead the way into Port Douglas.
Your driver has described Port
Douglas, its history and development. He or she has pointed out
that there is not a single building constructed above the height
of a coconut palm, local planning prohibits this. You notice the
complete absence of "modern day" vehicle control
measures, we don't need parking meters or traffic lights. As you
enter the village of Port Douglas a quick diversion takes you past the modern
marina facilities, the centre for all The Great Barrier Reef
diving and snorkelling trips and then a right turn at the 100
year old Court House Hotel, one of Port Douglas' fine historic
timber buildings and then down along our main street.
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You are now 30 seconds from
your destination, the road appears to run into the sea but a
right turn takes your coach along the beach just a few metres
before coming to a halt. On your left the Coral Sea and on your
right is
Beaches and
Port
Douglas Beachfront Terrace. You leave the air-conditioned vehicle and feel
the tropical warmth. A glance at your watch tells you that it
was just 55 minutes since you collected your baggage off the
carousel in Cairns International Airport. |
Welcome, you have arrived to Port
Douglas, Australia!
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