Port Douglas

Port Douglas is luxe. There’s no two ways about it, from seriously spectacular resorts with lagoon pool set-ups to seafood restaurants dotted along the main street. Don’t let the glitz and glamour blind you, though – the area is rich in natural beauty. It’s sandwiched between the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef so you can tick off two World Heritage-listed sites in one day. The town is so far north that the best time to pay a visit is actually in winter when the sun is out and the rain and jellyfish stay away. If visiting means summer all year round, we can’t really say no, can we?