... good way to start our vacation with the added stress of finding the car rental booth and then making the drive? Or is it really not that difficult of a drive? Also, I have no idea how much time it will take us to recover from our travel. We will ... more

... no way to start a vacation. Sometimes when we have gone to PD for just a few days, we have just rented a car there for a day and relied on coach transport to and from the airport in Cairns. We have used Sun Palm (www.sunpalmtransport.com) and their ... more

... killed others after picking up rentals. you could possibly get round the rules BUT WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO Alive on holiday is better than a first or second day crash. YES it happens often in NZ down under we drive on the RIGHT side of the road. I wouldn ... more

... 80. So adding in the rental car, it ... ... a reef tour at all, as we couldn't justify $300 for 2 people for little more than transportation (we have our own snorkel gear) with 100 or more strangers, and I can't imagine being up at 5:30am on vacation ... more

... like to have a relaxing vacation without the screaming noises from the pool area underneath our windows. but the resorts targeted for honeymooners that don't allow kids only have 1 bedroom places, not enough for us. We are contemplating to stay at the Mandalay resort or at one of ... more

... consider Oak Beach, 10 minutes south of Port Douglas by car. There are only 22 beachfront or absolute beachfront homes that look out to a 1.5 kilometer beach. Very quiet and secluded. For rental here see www.beachvillas.com.au in the Oak Beach section after Port Douglas. Hugh ... more

... from my 5.5 week vacation to Australia ... ... a self-drive (only car rental that allowed me up the Bloomfield Tracks - north of Cape Trib - was Budget) and did a day guided walk with Coopers Creek Wilderness and a Nightwalk with Masons. Driving a a 4WD yourself(!) is so cool ... more

... and I've seen the Cayman Villas signs out front of a lot of houses that I wouldn't consider vacation rentals. I would consider looking elsewhere. When I visit, I stay in a great house on the beach near Rum Point - the website is www.conqueredfame.com. Good luck ... more