Australia

The magnificent Sydney Harbour showing the Opera House and the Bridge

The annual Vivid Festival lights up the city and the famous Opera House

The Great Barrier Reef off the east coast of Queensland

Christmas Island

 Surveys have found a density of 0.09–0.57 adult red crabs per square metre, equalling an estimated total population of 43.7 million on Christmas Island.

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Australia's last unspoilt paradise lies in the azure waters of the Indian Ocean offering spectacular snorkelling, world-class diving, excellent fishing and the adrenalin-rush of kitesurfing. 

Cook Islands

Rarotonga is the largest of the Cook Islands, a nation of 15 islands in the central South Pacific. Volcanic peaks, ridges and rainforest dominate its interior

Aitutaki consists of a main island, a turquoise lagoon and a surrounding barrier reef. The lagoon’s waters teem with marine life, including rays, bonefish and turtles.

Fiji

The main diving season in Fiji is from April to October but diving is possible year-round. Visibility is best during the winter, from July to September, when the water temperature is about 68 F (20 C).

Manta rays—highly intelligent and highly threatened—are the largest rays in the world.

French Polynesia

Mo'orea is a South Pacific island, part of French Polynesia's Society Islands archipelago. It's known for its jagged volcanic mountains and sandy beaches.

Kiribati

The permanent population is over 119,000, more than half of whom live on Tarawa atoll.

Marshall Islands

Micronesia

Chuuk is renowned for its wreck diving. The PADI Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving lists four "Meccas" of wreck diving, and Truk Lagoon is one of the four. In 1944 the US Navy conducted Operation Hailstone, the largest surface bombing campaign in history, wiping out a Japanese fleet stationed at the island.

The diving in Micronesia is known for amazing wreck diving from the battles of World War 2. 

On Feb. 17, 1944, the U.S. Navy commenced Operation Hailstone, a combined air and ground attack that devastated the Japanese position at Truk Lagoon. Over the course of two days, American planes sank approximately 50 Japanese ships.

Nauru

New Caledonia

The Natural Pool is located in Oro Bay, on the northeastern coast of the Isle of Pines. ... If you are staying at Le Meridien hotel, you can go to the Natural Pool along the beach of Oro Bay to its northern tip. Then head up the “Sandy River”, another channel leading to the pool.

Enjoy this beautiful picture post card setting and plunge into the traditional lifestyle of the Pacific Islands of this Nokanhui Atoll day trip tour.

New Zealand

Picturesque by day and dazzling by night, Lake Tekapo is part of a UNESCO Dark Sky Reserve, making it the perfect spot for stargazing.

Lupines prefer full sun, at least six hours of direct sunlight on most days, to grow and bloom their best.

Known as the adventure capital of the world, Queenstown is home to a range of adventures, including world's first and most famous bungy jumps.

Niue

A favourite swimming and snorkelling spot in Niue

Join beautiful dolphins in their element in Niue. With vividly clear waters, nowhere else has such clear viewings of dolphins underwater quite like Niue.

Norfolk Island

The first known settlers in Norfolk Island were East Polynesians but they had already departed when Great Britain settled it as part of its 1788 settlement of Australia. 

Palau

Palau is an archipelago of over 500 islands, part of the Micronesia region in the western Pacific Ocean. Koror Island is home to the former capital, also named Koror, and is the islands’ commercial center. 

Papua New Guinea

Performers in a 'Sing Sing' (a tribal dance event) in Papua New Guinea

A colourful mix of culture, coffee plantations and craft in cool high altitudes means you'll never want to leave.

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands has some of the best diving in the world. 

Giant clam cage basic husbandry in the Solomon Islands

Tonga

Nukuʻalofa is the capital of Tonga. It is located on the north coast of the island of Tongatapu, in the country's southernmost island group.

Tuvalu

The spectacular marine environment consisting of a vast expanse of ocean interspersed with atolls, magnificent lagoons, coral reefs and small islands all provide a unique South Seas ambiance.

Vanuatu

The beaches of Vanuatu have some excellent snorkeling 

Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific.

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