Thala Beach Lodge Is an Australian Eco Resort With a Difference
Dreaming of the sun, sand, palm trees, rainforest and crystal clear water? One place that offers all this in a world of its own is Thala Beach Lodge, located just south of Port Douglas in Tropical North Queensland, Australia.
Sitting on its own private headland, which it shares with the likes of green turtles, dolphins and the occasional dugong, Thala lies amongst 145 acres of coastal rainforest. It also has its own private beach, Oak Beach, which runs under handsome looking palms for two-kilometres along the Coral Sea.
All cabins at Thala have their own balcony, fronting onto either beachfront, rainforest, or both, while nearby lie two freeform rock pools that sit snugly amongst forest paths. Onsite facilities include Ospreys Restaurant, which serves up fresh, local cuisine such as barramundi, sea scallops and mud crab. It also offers an extensive selection of Australian wine.
Here there's the option of having a picnic basket delivered to your room, so you can laze on the balcony, soak up the view, and savour the regional delicacies in Eden-like surrounds. And if you're feeling a bit more curious, there's an onsite nature walk through littoral rainforest, an osprey bird hide, coconut plantation tour, sea kayaking and star gazing at the onsite astronomy.
Also fronting Oak Beach is Herbies Shack, an informal beach hut that serves sundown drinks while you've got your toes in the sand. And if it's all getting a bit much, there's several palm stringed hammocks lying nearby which provide the ideal setting for taking a break from routine life. It's also a highly recommended place to escape with a good book.
Another attraction local to Thala Beach Lodge, which has gotten quite a name for itself over the years, is the Great Barrier Reef. Great Barrier Reef tour operators can pick guests up from Thala Beach Lodge for snorkelling or diving adventure trips.
If you're not even slightly familiar with this colourful wonderland, it's the only living organism visible from space, which hosts a myriad of coral and marine life in translucent waters. Some of which include sea turtles, manta rays, clown fish and humpback whales, with the latter being a regular sight during the winter months, an ideal time to visit Thala.
Nearby, there's also the Daintree Rainforest, Australia's largest rainforest that's literally teeming with flora and fauna, Cape Tribulation, the only place where mountainous rainforest greets the clear Coral Sea, and Mossman Gorge, which offers rainforest walks and river drift snorkelling, the likes of which you'll just have to see for yourself.
Sitting on its own private headland, which it shares with the likes of green turtles, dolphins and the occasional dugong, Thala lies amongst 145 acres of coastal rainforest. It also has its own private beach, Oak Beach, which runs under handsome looking palms for two-kilometres along the Coral Sea.
All cabins at Thala have their own balcony, fronting onto either beachfront, rainforest, or both, while nearby lie two freeform rock pools that sit snugly amongst forest paths. Onsite facilities include Ospreys Restaurant, which serves up fresh, local cuisine such as barramundi, sea scallops and mud crab. It also offers an extensive selection of Australian wine.
Here there's the option of having a picnic basket delivered to your room, so you can laze on the balcony, soak up the view, and savour the regional delicacies in Eden-like surrounds. And if you're feeling a bit more curious, there's an onsite nature walk through littoral rainforest, an osprey bird hide, coconut plantation tour, sea kayaking and star gazing at the onsite astronomy.
Also fronting Oak Beach is Herbies Shack, an informal beach hut that serves sundown drinks while you've got your toes in the sand. And if it's all getting a bit much, there's several palm stringed hammocks lying nearby which provide the ideal setting for taking a break from routine life. It's also a highly recommended place to escape with a good book.
Another attraction local to Thala Beach Lodge, which has gotten quite a name for itself over the years, is the Great Barrier Reef. Great Barrier Reef tour operators can pick guests up from Thala Beach Lodge for snorkelling or diving adventure trips.
If you're not even slightly familiar with this colourful wonderland, it's the only living organism visible from space, which hosts a myriad of coral and marine life in translucent waters. Some of which include sea turtles, manta rays, clown fish and humpback whales, with the latter being a regular sight during the winter months, an ideal time to visit Thala.
Nearby, there's also the Daintree Rainforest, Australia's largest rainforest that's literally teeming with flora and fauna, Cape Tribulation, the only place where mountainous rainforest greets the clear Coral Sea, and Mossman Gorge, which offers rainforest walks and river drift snorkelling, the likes of which you'll just have to see for yourself.