City
Australia · New South Wales
Sydney
The Opera House, Bondi Beach, Harbour Bridge and a spectacular coastal lifestyle
Region · Oceania · 21 destinations
Oceania —
islands at the edge of the map.
21 hand-picked destinations across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands — from the Bay of Islands and Aoraki/Mt Cook to Bora Bora, the Cook Islands and Vanuatu.
Oceania is the smallest region on Vacanexus by destination count, but the most spread out. 21 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific — including the genuinely-remote (Vanuatu, the Cook Islands, New Caledonia) alongside the better-known but still-undersold (Aoraki/Mt Cook, the Bay of Islands).
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Status
Type
Budget
City
Australia · Victoria
Melbourne
Hidden laneway cafes, street art, sports culture and the Great Ocean Road nearby
Culture
Australia · Northern Territory
Uluru
Sacred monolith turning red at sunset, Anangu guided walks, Field of Light installation, stars brighter than city skylines — Australia's spirit.
Beach
Australia · Queensland
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef, ancient rainforests and 300 days of sunshine per year
Nature💎 Gem
Australia · Tasmania
Tasmania
The Overland Track, glacial lakes, wilderness solitude and the world's purest air
Beach💎 Gem
Australia · Queensland
Whitsundays
Whitehaven Beach — 7km of silica sand so pure it squeaks, in the tropical Coral Sea
Nature💎 Gem
Australia · South Australia
Kangaroo Island
Sea lions on the beach, koalas in trees, Remarkable Rocks sculpted by wind, recovering post-bushfires — Australia concentrated on one island.
Beach💎 Gem
Australia · New South Wales
Byron Bay
Easternmost lighthouse, surf beaches, hippies-turned-millionaires at Wategos, organic cafes and yoga since before it was trendy.
Nature💎 Gem
Australia · Victoria
Great Ocean Road
243 km drive past Twelve Apostles limestone stacks, Bells Beach surf break, koalas hanging above Kennett River — Australia's cliff drive.
Luxury💎 Gem
Australia · Western Australia
Margaret River
Chardonnay-Cabernet region meeting Indian Ocean swells — 200+ cellar doors, surf lineups at Yallingup, Vasse Felix lunches.
City
New Zealand · North Island
Auckland
The City of Sails, volcanic cones, Waiheke Island wineries and Maori heritage
Adventure
New Zealand · South Island
Queenstown
The world's adventure capital — bungee, skydiving, jet boating and Remarkables skiing
Nature💎 Gem
New Zealand · Fiordland
Milford Sound
Fiordland's crown jewel — sheer granite walls plunging into mirror-still fjord water
Nature💎 Gem
New Zealand · North Island
Rotorua
Māori culture, geothermal mud pools, geysers and thermal hot springs in volcanic heartland
Nature💎 Gem
New Zealand · South Island
Wanaka
Roy's Peak selfie queue for a reason, the lone willow in the lake (#ThatWanakaTree), slower sister to Queenstown, Cardrona skiing.
Beach💎 Gem
New Zealand · Northland
Bay of Islands
144 subtropical islands off Northland, dolphins, Waitangi Treaty grounds (NZ's founding act), Hole in the Rock cruises — sailing mecca.
Beach
Fiji · Melanesia
Fiji
Private island resorts, coral gardens, meke dance ceremonies and legendary bula hospitality
Luxury
French Polynesia · Leeward Islands
Bora Bora
Overwater bungalows, electric-blue lagoon and the most romantic island escape on Earth
Beach💎 Gem
New Caledonia · Melanesia
New Caledonia
French Pacific — second-largest coral lagoon (UNESCO), Isle of Pines' natural swimming pool, Noumea baguettes meet Kanak culture.
Beach💎 Gem
Cook Islands · Polynesia
Cook Islands
Rarotonga lagoon, private motus, pearl farms and Polynesian culture at its most authentic
Adventure💎 Gem
Vanuatu · Melanesia
Vanuatu
Mount Yasur — closest safe active volcano to walk up to, land-diving ritual on Pentecost (original bungee), custom villages — Melanesia raw.
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