The continent or region of Oceania has various definitions - with interpretations including Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, East Timor and parts of Indonesia. The name Oceania is used because it is the ocean and adjacent seas rather than a continent that link the lands together.
Oceania offers a varied landscape - with regions varying from forest to mountain range, to island paradises dotted amongst temperate waters. Due to the region's formation, the islands of Oceania hold a diverse range of animals and plants, often unique to their own island or region.
Highlights • The Great Walks of
New Zealand •
Uluru • Hike on
Franz Josef or
Fox Glacier • Extreme Sports in
Queenstown,
New Zealand • Surfing
• The South Pacific Islands
• Scuba Diving: Marshall Islands,
Palau,
Solomon Islands,
The Great Barrier Reef, Poor Knights Islands
• Gondwana Forests of
New Caledonia,
New Zealand and the
Southwest Coast of Australia • Native Cultures:
Aborigines of Australia,
The Maori of Aotorea and the many elaborate cultures of
Papua New Guinea.