Relaxed Port Douglas basks on the sunny Reef and Rainforest Coast, 40 miles north of Cairns. A perfect base for exploring the Great Barrier Reef, the rainforest at Daintree and the beaches at Cape Tribulation, this Queensland town has an out-of-this-world setting between spectacular forest and the Coral Sea. Palms sway over the golden sands of Four Mile Beach, clear creeks run through Mossman Gorge and crocodiles, kingfishers and cockatoos inhabit nearby rainforest, saltmarsh and wetland.