Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Port Douglas (Great Barrier Reef), Australië

Topdrukte — Queensland summer holidays, Summer holidays in Australië

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Stinger season (1 nov – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr), Queensland summer holidays (11 dec – 27 jan (meestal))

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Stinger season (1 nov – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Feestdag

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  Good Friday to Easter Monday is a four-day national long weekend, usually next to or inside the autumn school holidays. Australians travel in large numbers, so flights, campsites and accommodation book out early and cost more, and most shops close on Good Friday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Stinger season (1 nov – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — Easter long weekend, Autumn / Easter break in Australië

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Easter long weekend (3–6 apr), Stinger season (1 nov – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — Dry season, Port Douglas Carnivale

• Seizoen

  Dry season

  1 mei – 31 oktDruk

  May to October is when the reef boats run almost every day, the Daintree road is dependable and the town is full. It is also when the rates and the restaurant queues are at their highest.

• Festival

  Port Douglas Carnivale

  22–24 meiDruk

  A long weekend in May with a street parade down Macrossan Street, a beach day and a lot of long tables. Ten thousand people in a town of three and a half thousand. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Stinger season (1 nov – 31 mei)

Topdrukte — Dry season, Winter (July) break in Australië

• Natuur

  Dwarf minke whales

  1 jun – 31 jul · meestalWalvisseizoenBoek vroeg

  The minkes turn up on the Ribbon Reefs for June and July, the only place with permits to snorkel with them. The trips are liveaboards out of here and Cairns, not day boats.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt)

Topdrukte — Dry season, Winter (July) break in Australië

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt), Dwarf minke whales (1 jun – 31 jul (meestal))

Druk — Dry season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt)

Topdrukte — Dry season, Spring break in Australië

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt)

Topdrukte — Dry season, Spring break in Australië

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dry season (1 mei – 31 okt)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Risico

  Stinger season

  1 nov – 31 meiInsecten & ziekten

  Box jellyfish and irukandji are in the water from November to May. Four Mile Beach gets a netted enclosure for the season and swimming outside it is a bad idea, however inviting it looks. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Cyclone season

  1 nov – 30 apr

  November to April brings the rain and the cyclone risk together. The Daintree ferry stops when the river runs hard, and the reef trips stop when the swell does not. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Queensland summer holidays, Summer holidays in Australië

• Feestdag

  Queensland summer holidays

  11 dec – 27 jan · meestalSchoolvakantiesDruk

  The town fills again over Christmas despite the heat and the stingers, because the resorts are here and the school holidays are six weeks long. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Stinger season (1 nov – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr)