Oceania
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Australia - Despite the diversity of their homelands - from outback deserts and tropical rainforests to snow-capped mountains ! all Aboriginal people share a belief in the timeless, magical realm of the Dreamtime. According to Aboriginal myth, totemic spirit ancestors forged all aspects of life during the Dreamtime of the worlds creation. These spirit ancestors continue to connect natural phenomena, as well as past, present and future through every aspect of Aboriginal culture.
Tonga - Located to the west of the International Dateline, Tonga is the first Pacific nation to greet the new day. And with over 170 islands, you will need to get up early if you are going to fit in a historic tour, a traditional dinner and cultural show and a whale watching, snorkeling, diving, sailing, kayaking, fishing, surfing or trekking adventure. |
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Cook Islands - The Cook Islands consist of 15 islands with a total population of approximately 19,000, scattered over some 2 million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean.
They lie in the centre of the Polynesian Triangle, flanked to the west by The Kingdom of Tonga and the Samoas and to the east by Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia. Vanuatu Islands - Vanuatu is the land of so much to see, so much to do with a reputation for interesting, fun and educational activities to suit any travellers expectations, from treks and abseiling to deserted beach picnics and wreck dive explorations to different Cultural villages. |
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Fiji - A nature lover’s delight, Fiji has an unspoiled, unique environment of extreme beauty and tranquility. Adrift for millennia in splendid isolation in the blue of the South Pacific it has escaped the evils of industrial progress, the incursions of dangerous animals, poisonous snakes, spiders and pestilent diseases such as malaria. It awaits your discovery.
French Polynesia - Many islands are crowned with jagged peaks while others appear to barely float above the breaking waves. Spread over an area as large as WestEurope, the total land mass of all the islands adds up to an area only slightly larger than the tiny state of Rhode Island. |
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New Zealand - Since the Maori people named New Zealand ‘Land of the Long White Cloud’, climate has been of paramount importance to the people of New Zealand - many of whom make their living from the land. New Zealand has mild temperatures, moderately high rainfall, and many hours of sunshine throughout most of the country. Its climate is dominated by two main geographical features - the mountains and the sea.
Papua New Guinea - About the Climate in Papua New Guinea: Warm to hot and humid throughout the year. There is a rainy season, which varies from province to province. |
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Samoa - Samoa is a postcard of natural beauty consisting of ten islands, each offering very distinct and different environments to explore.
From the rainforest covered rugged volcanic mountain peaks of the two main islands to the vast valleys leading down to a coastline ringed with a necklace of white sandy beaches. New Caledonia - New Caledonia Islands is the perfect destination for a Pacific Island holiday because it is the closest South Pacific Island paradise to Australia – located in southern Melanesia, only 1.500km from the east coast of Australia, at about the same latitude as Mackay in Queensland. |
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