| At first, the sheer magnificence of leaves you | | | | parts of the this wonderful town were established |
| completely spell bound. And then you realize that this | | | | with timber cutting gaining in prominence in the area |
| place was No. 3 on the extremely popular Australian | | | | surrounding the Daintree River and human population |
| Traveler magazine's list of 100 Best Towns In | | | | settling in the area around the Mossman River by |
| Australia. This town is situated in Far North | | | | 1880. Situated in the vicinity are two UNESCO World |
| Queensland, Australia. To go there by road, one | | | | Heritage sites - the Great Barrier Reef and the |
| needs to travel approximately 70 km north of | | | | Daintree Rainforest. |
| another beautiful Australian city called Cairns. It is a | | | | Once we know all this information about Port Douglas |
| calm and serene place with very few inhabitants. In | | | | and have a semblance of an idea about its beauty, |
| the last census in 2006, its permanent population was | | | | there is no question unanswered in our minds as to |
| counted to be about 3000. | | | | why is every tourist is on the lookout for a good |
| Due to its breathtaking scenery, tourism enthusiasts | | | | place to stay in Port Douglas and enjoy his holiday |
| come here all the year round and stay in one of the | | | | without burning a hole in his pocket. As a tourist, you |
| numerous awesome resorts to chill out. The number | | | | are sure to find some very cool accommodation to |
| of incoming tourists hits the peak from May to | | | | suit your requirements totally - right from amazing |
| September. Due to the large number of tourists, the | | | | holiday beach front apartments, luxury apartments to |
| town's population can double, especially during the | | | | cheap accommodation in backpacker hostels. If you |
| peak season. This town is named so in the honor of | | | | desire to receive any further assistance regarding |
| the very respectable former Premier of Queensland, | | | | your stay here, you must visit one of the many |
| John Douglas. This town has a mining industry which | | | | websites dedicated to tourism. Now Port Douglas has |
| is slowly but surely realizing its latent potential. The | | | | acquired a fairly high class reputation of late and the |
| income from this industry has been a primary | | | | general feeling is that it is a place where only the rich |
| contributor behind the town's economic prosperity in | | | | and the famous can hang out due to the |
| the recent past. | | | | astronomically high cost of a good Port Douglas |
| The famous resorts of five star rating make it very | | | | holiday. But the ground truth is that a tourist looking |
| popular. These resorts have many international hotel | | | | for inexpensive Port Douglas accommodation will not |
| industry awards too. These Port Douglas resorts | | | | be dejected as there are many cheap low rate |
| have facilities like spacious sitting areas, marble | | | | places available in Port Douglas where he can stay |
| bathrooms, high speed internet access, landscaped | | | | and fantastic places to eat are abundant too. |
| golf course, sparkling blue lagoons and spas. Other | | | | |