Come and Explore

Winding along a spectacular 200 kilometre sweep of coastline beside the Coral Sea will leave your worries behind. The region offers stunning ocean views, deserted coastlines, beachside activities, laidback villages, sugar cane fields, reef and rainforest. You will find limitless opportunities to leave everyday life behind.

Here you'll discover the Coast's diverse natural treasures from the magnificent underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef to the lush tropical Daintree and Cape Tribulation rainforests that cloak the mountains and plains - two world Heritage ecosystems existing side by side.

Classic palm fringed beaches tempt you to just relax and unwind or you can choose from a host of tours, or action packed adventure. Explore the reef diving or snorkelling, take a rainforest walk or a 4WD safari, play a round of golf, go fishing or set off on a crocodile spotting cruise.

Book the following activities at the Resorts Tour Booking Desk.

CRUISE - A visit to the spectacular Great Barrier Reef or perhaps along the Daintree River is a must; choose a cruise to suit the adventure you are looking for.

SNORKEL - Drift over coral gardens and dive to the depths through darting schools of impossibly coloured fish.

DIVE - Explore the best places of the Great Barrier Reef day and night with expert dive masters and superbly equipped vessels.

RAINFOREST - See it all on a 4WD safari and have the beauty of this World Heritage listed treasure revealed by an eco-accredited nature guide.

SHARE - Breakfast with the Birds within a wetlands environment at the Rainforest Habitat.

WALK - Take a rainforest walk through the Daintree, visit the Bloomfield Falls, amble along Four Mile Beach, hike up to Flagstaff Hill, or stroll through the Sunday markets.

PLAY - A round of golf with friends or just play with the kids on the pristine beaches of the region.

RIDE - A jet ski, a horse along the beach or take the Kuranda Scenic Railway or the Skyrail to Kuranda.

If you ask a local, they'll tell you this is the most beautiful region in Australia, so it deserves Australia's most beautiful name. The name has evolved to describe the place where green merges into blue; this is the only place on Earth where two World Heritage-listed entities exist side by side- Australia's Tropical Rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef.

Over the past decade, this region has become increasingly aware of the value and uniqueness of the natural environment. Ecotourism that focuses on this region's world heritage pristine rainforests, its marine environment and ecosystems has now become a major part of the Port Douglas and Daintree tourism industry.

If you decide to plan a holiday using ecotourism as the determining factor, you're choosing to be a 'responsible traveller'. Experience a genuine ecotourism experience that includes learning about where you visit, interacting with local people, respecting the environment and leaving the lightest possible 'imprint' as you depart. You'll be using products and operators who are committed to sustainable tourism and who have been licensed and accredited in order to conduct their activities in national parks and protected areas. They will have a high degree of local knowledge, employ local labour, provide economic returns to their local communities and be dedicated to protecting the environment.