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April 19th, 2011 | 
Author: It doesn’t really get much better than this when it comes to a day of adventure on the Great Barrier Reef.
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In many resorts around the world, the pool is often the jewel in the crown. If built and landscaped correctly, the pool can be the centrepiece of the entire resort, the hub of activity where couples laze under umbrellas sipping cocktails and parents look on as their kids busy themselves in the water for hours on end.
The grand lobby of the Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort with its huge pillars and wide open-plan design with plenty of comfy places to relax, made a spectacular first impression on us.
We often say in Cairns that we are blessed to have so many interesting, exciting, unique places to go and see.
In the steamy mangrove wilderness of Trinity Inlet, it wasn’t too difficult to imagine, in some primeval time, boiling rivers of lava and a volcano, now known as Walsh’s Pyramid, spewing blankets of smoke and ash over Cairns. This would have been the scene to greet us 200,000 years ago, Crocodile Explorer skipper Patt revealed on our morning tour to Cairns Crocodile Farm.
The historic Lake Eacham Hotel, known as the Yungaburra Pub, takes its name from the neighbouring lake and National Park.
Why stop at one night at Foxy’s Bar when there’s so much to do on Fitzroy Island, writes Julianna Kerr.
While the coastal drive to Port Douglas is one of the most scenic routes in Australia, the drive to Cape Tribulation – where World Heritage rainforest really does meet the sea – is one of the most scenic roads in the world.
What with work and the pressures of modern-day life, it’s all too easy to forget to take some time out for a trip to this stunning region’s world famous backyard, the pristine Great Barrier Reef.
The second we entered Rivers Edge Rainforest Retreat’s Cooinda exclusive hideaway, we knew we walked into the creme-de-la-creme of holiday retreats.