Attractions & Things to Do

Discover amazing places to visit, from scenic lookouts and wildlife encounters to museums and galleries.

Dining and Eating Out

Meridien Marina Mirage Port Douglas

Meridien Marina Mirage Port Douglas offers a fully air-conditioned marina village and is a destination for stylish shopping with a dash of sea breeze. You'll step straight from the ample off-street parking into everything from exclusive fashions to luxury goods, professional hair studios, spa/beauty therapists and of course everyday essentials. Soon, you'll find yourself beside the boardwalk. This is the perfect place to wine and dine while you watch the boats arriving and departing from their berths in the marina. As the nautical gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, it's also an exciting stepping off point for diving, snorkelling and world-class fishing.

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Dining and Eating Out

Salsa Bar and Grill

As a multi-award winning restaurant, Salsa Bar and Grill has developed a reputation for having great food and fantastic service. Head chef Goran Zonai and Sous Chef Dominik Uhlig and their team are committed to serving mouth watering and eye-catching dishes. The menu is a wonderful combination of simple fresh ingredients sourced from the freshest local produce, accompanied by an extensive wine list of quality Australian and New Zealand vintages.

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National Parks and Reserves

Snapper Island, Hope Islands National Park

Snapper Island, Hope Islands National Park has lush vine forest, dense eucalypt forest and white sandy beaches. The islands and surrounding waters and reefs form part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. The park is also significant to the Kuku Yalanji people, the local Aboriginal Traditional Owners. Go on a guided kayaking trip with a tour operator. Enjoy bush camping on this uninhabited and serene island. Drop in a line and try your luck fishing for mackerel and other reef fish in this popular angling spot for small boats.

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Natural Attractions

Split Bommie Dive Site

Split Bommie, off Port Douglas o the Great Barrier Reef, has an array of colourful marine life from colourful flat worms and Nudibranchs to sleepy turtles and hungry hump headed parrot fish, putting on a show for the snorkeller and divers alike. The marine life thrive on two parallel Bommies, offering bright shallow conditions for snorkelling and a figure eight adventure for the curious divers. Commonly known for its beautiful schools of small fish blanketing the coral rises, or the friendly white tip who might pop in and say hello

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Natural Attractions

Tijou Reef

Located off Port Douglas on the Great Barrier Reef is Tijou Reef, home to many different dive sites, particularly the coral gardens on the inner side and wonderful wall dives on its outer eastern side. The northern tipis commonly known as Shark City. Whitetip, Grey and Silvertip reef sharks are always seen cruising along the wall. Shark feeds are sometimes conducted here. Masses of pelagic and reef fish gather along the steep wall which is covered with incredible variety of colourful corals and invertebrates.

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