Australia and Oceania

The town of Picton is located in South Island at the top in New Zealand. Ferries at Cook Strait Interisland have Picton as their southern port and people heading on to Marlborough use this town as their gateway.

Nelson is a city in New Zealand and boasts of being one of the oldest cities settled in the country. The city is situated in South Island, a region referred to as the Nelson Tasman, which is translated to mean ‘Top of the South’.

The town of Airlie Beach is located in Queensland. With a population of about 25, 000 people the town has over the years developed to become a hot tourist destination catering for all kinds of tourists and backpackers.

Adelaide is South Australia’s capital and it is characterized by stylish architecture, sandy swimming beaches, boutique shopping, fabulous arts events, fine dining and a crazy nightlife.

Ayers Rock in Central Australia is also known as Uluru and it is a large formation of sandstone rock. Together with Kata Tjuta, they are the two main features that for the Uluru- Kata Tjuta National Park. Ayers Rock is regarded as a sacred feature to the local Anangu/ Aboriginal people.

Cairns functions as the gateway to Great Barrier Reef, Queensland in Australia. Cairns is highly cosmopolitan with the nearly 200, 000 people living here are seriously focused on tourism industry. International tourism is very booming here especially Japanese tourists being well catered for in Cairns and most of the signs in shops are written in both English and Japanese.

Located off Queensland coast in Australia, Whitsundays are a collection of 74 islands and are a part of the well known Great Barrier Reef. Over the years, Whitsundays has become the most popular tourist destination in Australia.

Auckland is New Zealand’s largest metropolitan area with a gross population of slightly over one million people. Recently, four separate cities amalgamated to form the new Auckland City. These cities included Manukau, Waitakere, Auckland City and North Shore.

Located a short drive away from Adelaide's city centre, the Adelaide Hills are a popular day trip option for residents and tourists alike. Situated in the Mount Lofty Ranges, the Adelaide Hills are loosely centred on the largest settlement in the region, Mount Barker.

South Island in New Zealand Region features grand open landscapes surrounded by a sense of freedom and space. South Island is divided by Southern Alps and it is characterized by spectacular mountains and clean, deep fiords, golden sand beaches, broad plains and extensive beach forests.