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 540

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

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Sydney to Cairns Northbound

14 Days From 4145

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 1360

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 2870

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

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Adelaide to Alice Springs Overland

7 Days From 815

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

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Papua New Guinea Firedance Festival

9 Days From 2740

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

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Outback Camping Adventure

5 Days From 795

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 2710

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

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Articles on Oceania

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

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Jul 02, 2015

Great Barrier what? Meet Australia’s other...

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef grabs most of the country...