Australia & Oceania

You’ll need a big set of crayons to fill in the colour wheel of Oceania. Start with every shade of red imaginable: that will probably cover the ochre rocks and rusted deserts of the Outback. For the waters of the Pacific? Cobalt blue. But save plenty of turquoise and pale gold for the shallow sandbanks and coastal shoals of Timor and northern Queensland. Then there’s the pure white of New Zealand snow, the moss green of Tasmania's southern forests and the inky brown of a classic Melbourne espresso. Oceania is life in full colour, just the way we like it. Someone fetch us a crayon...

Top trips in Oceania

Uluru Adventure

3 Days From 665

Experience Uluru (Ayers Rock), Watarrka National Park, Kings Canyon and Kata Tjuta (The...

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Sydney to Cairns Northbound

14 Days From 4577

Travelling from Sydney to Cairns, soak up the best of Australia’s east coast beaches,...

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Perth to Broome Overland

10 Days From 1665

Check out Australia’s rugged west coast on a 10-day overland adventure from Perth,...

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Perth to Darwin Overland

22 Days From 3705

The Aussie outback is calling on this awesome 4x4 tour of Western Australia and the...

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Papua New Guinea Firedance Festival

9 Days From 2688

Travel to Papua New Guinea to experience the spectacular Firedance Festival, visiting...

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Adelaide to Alice Springs Overland

7 Days From 1055

Travel overland from Adelaide to Alice Springs through the Australian Outback. Stay...

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Outback Camping Adventure

5 Days From 1025

Tour Kata Tjuta, Uluru, Kings Canyon, Palm Valley and the Western MacDonnell Ranges on...

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Melbourne to Darwin Overland

17 Days From 3495

Travel along Australia's Great Ocean Road, past the Grampians and Flinders Ranges to...

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Articles on Oceania

Nov 25, 2020

Connecting with country

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Reading Time: 4 minutes I have spent years travelling the length and breadth of...

Nov 01, 2020

Celebrating NAIDOC Week in Australia

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Join us in celebrating NAIDOC Week, an opportunity to...

Oct 13, 2020

Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travel List is here

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Reading Time: 5 minutes We’re unpacking Lonely Planet’s top ultimate travel...

Jul 14, 2020

Introducing our Innovate Reconciliation Action...

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Our Innovate RAP tackles specific actions we will take as...

Oct 12, 2017

Your ultimate guide to Melbourne, Australia

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Eat, drink and stroll your way around the world’s most...

Jun 23, 2015

Into the wild: our 5 favourite spots in...

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Reading Time: 4 minutes The Kimberley really is one of the last true wildernesses...