Just off the coast of Palm Cove, Double Island is an exclusive island getaway. Privately owned and operated, Double Island can only be hired on a whole-of-island basis.
Enjoy the idyllic location close to the Great Barrier Reef and the tranquilly of this tropical paradise. Gather a group of friends together or indulge in a romantic holiday with your loved one, it's all possible here.
In 1848, while charting the inner barrier reef, Captain Owen Stanley of HMS Rattlesnake named Double Island, after the two mountainous peaks at either end of the tropical island.
Prior to Stanley, Captain James Cook passed the island in the 1770s before running his ship into the Great Barrier Reef at Cape Tribulation.