Travel Review: Australia Vacation, Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Daintree Rainforest, Port Douglas, Great Barrier Reef Snorkeling

Most boats out of Port Douglas offer diving and snorkeling on the same trip.  If we had known this we would not have scheduled 2 different excursions.  We would not stay again at Cayman Villas.  Even though the location was good for walking, the apartments were very bare bones.  (One bath towel per person, no duvet comforter on bed, cheap scratchy sheets, dirty floors, they charged $5 per person for a beach towel rental).    

I would spend 2-3 nights in Sydney (not 4), skip Brisbane, and spend more time in Cairnes and Port Douglas.  Especially if going in winter, fall or spring.