Port Douglas Tour Tips from Port Douglas Reef Charters There are a number of places close by to Port Douglas that you can explore. It is very hard to get independent tour information in Port Douglas. The Port Douglas Information Center for example, is owned by a reef boat company. Guess which boats THEY will […]
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Coral Spawning on the Great Barrier Reef Every November and December as the tropical summer approaches, Marine Biologists that live in Port Douglas get excited about Coral Spawning.This is the one and only opportunity the reef as an ecosystem gets to repair damage from cyclones and Crown of Thorns starfish the two greatest destroyers of […]
For a long time there were a couple of helicopter companies offering tours from Port Douglas but sadly one of these companies is no longer operating. There is only one company now that offers helicopter tours from Port Douglas. As there is only one company now offering helicopter tours from Port Douglas, Port Douglas Reef […]
Port Douglas the Ultimate Destination for Giant Black Marlin Fishing It’s that time of the year again! Port Douglas is blessed to have the best opportunities for game fishing in the country. The outer reefs off Port Douglas and continental shelf options including Linden Bank, Opal Ridge and the Ribbon Reefs up to Lizard Island […]
The Great Barrier Reef Port Douglas is blessed to be the closest town and departure point on the coast to the Great Barrier Reef. Most reef tour boats take about 1.5 hours to steam the 32 or so nautical miles to the outer reef. Most of the reef is located off the mainland of Queensland. […]






