Absolute Newell Beach
Overview
Are welcome.
Best for
Children over five years old.
Activities
Swimming, horse riding, fishing and watersports galore. Head off on a rainforest boardwalk and experience three separate environments (rainforest, wetlands and grasslands) at the Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary. Highlights include hand-feeding the free-roaming kangaroos and wallabies and getting up close and personal with emus and crocodiles. (Port Douglas Road +61 (0) 7 4099 3235; www.rainforesthabitat.com.au) At Hartley’s Creek Crocodile Adventures, the crocs are always ready for their close-ups and adults will enjoy feeding the koalas as much as the kids. (Captain Cook Highway is 25 minutes’ drive south of Port Douglas, +61 (0) 7 4055 3576; www.crocodileadventures.com)
Swimming pool
The pool doesn’t have a shallow end but the seated spa is shallow.
Meals
Children can be catered for.
Babysitting
Babysitting is available on request.
Also
A surf ski, two bikes and golf clubs for older kids are provided. There’s also a kayak with safety vest and paddle and buckets and spades. Portacots and highchairs are available for $55.00 per item for the duration of your stay.
