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148 Australia & Oceania vacations found
Fiji vacations, island hopping tour
Sample all the delights which these beautiful islands have to offer
From £5,325 10 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This suggested itinerary can be modified entirely to your personal wishes including departure date, duration, accommodation used and how long you spend in each destination
New Zealand vacation, land and sea tour
Visit towering volcanic cones to broad sandy beaches
From US $7,875 19 days ex flights
Tailor made:
Available all year. This suggested itinerary can be modified entirely to your personal wishes including departure date, duration, accommodation used and how long you spend in each destination
Australia vacations, tailor made
Explore 3 very different states of Australia
From US $18,550 22 days ex flights
Tailor made:
Available all year. This suggested itinerary can be modified entirely to your personal wishes including departure date, duration, accommodation used and how long you spend in each destination
New Zealand small group tour, 16 days
Kakariki 16 Day Small Group Tour of New Zealand
From NZ $9,190 to NZ $11,290 16 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 24 Oct, 7 Nov, 14 Nov, 12 Dec
2020: 5 Jan, 12 Jan, 19 Jan, 26 Jan, 2 Feb, 16 Feb, 23 Feb, 1 Mar, 19 Mar, 26 Mar, 22 Oct, 5 Nov, 12 Nov, 10 Dec
2021: 3 Jan, 10 Jan, 14 Jan, 21 Jan, 31 Jan, 4 Feb, 7 Feb, 14 Feb, 28 Feb, 11 Mar, 18 Mar, 25 Mar
2020: 5 Jan, 12 Jan, 19 Jan, 26 Jan, 2 Feb, 16 Feb, 23 Feb, 1 Mar, 19 Mar, 26 Mar, 22 Oct, 5 Nov, 12 Nov, 10 Dec
2021: 3 Jan, 10 Jan, 14 Jan, 21 Jan, 31 Jan, 4 Feb, 7 Feb, 14 Feb, 28 Feb, 11 Mar, 18 Mar, 25 Mar
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New Zealand self drive vacations
Spectacular scenery and dynamic culture
From US $7,855 19 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor-made and departures can be arranged all year. The sample itinerary below can be modified to your personal wishes including departure date, duration, accommodation used & how long you spend in each destination.
B&B self drive tour of Tasmania, meet the locals
Self-drive staying in Tasmania's most charming B&Bs
From AU $1,100 to AU $6,000 14 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
Uluru & Kings Canyon vacation
Get off the beaten track
From US $920 4 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 20 Jun, 27 Jun, 11 Jul, 15 Jul, 25 Jul, 29 Jul, 8 Aug, 12 Aug, 15 Aug, 19 Aug, 22 Aug, 26 Aug, 2 Sep, 5 Sep, 9 Sep, 16 Sep, 23 Sep, 3 Oct, 7 Oct, 10 Oct, 17 Oct, 21 Oct, 24 Oct, 28 Oct, 31 Oct, 4 Nov, 7 Nov, 11 Nov, 14 Nov, 18 Nov, 28 Nov, 2 Dec, 23 Dec, 30 Dec
2020: 2 Jan, 6 Jan, 9 Jan, 13 Jan, 16 Jan, 20 Jan, 23 Jan, 27 Jan, 30 Jan, 3 Feb, 6 Feb, 10 Feb, 13 Feb, 17 Feb, 20 Feb, 24 Feb, 27 Feb, 2 Mar, 5 Mar, 9 Mar ...
2020: 2 Jan, 6 Jan, 9 Jan, 13 Jan, 16 Jan, 20 Jan, 23 Jan, 27 Jan, 30 Jan, 3 Feb, 6 Feb, 10 Feb, 13 Feb, 17 Feb, 20 Feb, 24 Feb, 27 Feb, 2 Mar, 5 Mar, 9 Mar ...
Late availability on these dates: 20 Jun, 27 Jun, 11 Jul, 15 Jul, 25 Jul, 29 Jul, 08 Aug, 12 Aug, 15 Aug, 19 Aug, 22 Aug, 26 Aug, 02 Sep, 05 Sep, 09 Sep, 16 Sep, 23 Sep
Uluru and the Olgas tour in Australia
Experience Australia's rugged land of Dreamtime legends
From US $600US $510 to US $600 3 days ex flights
Small group travel:
This tour has daily departures.
Up to US $90 off selected dates.
Late availability on these dates: 18 Jun, 19 Jun, 20 Jun, 21 Jun, 22 Jun, 25 Jun, 26 Jun, 27 Jun, 02 Jul, 03 Jul, 05 Jul, 09 Jul, 10 Jul, 11 Jul, 14 Jul, 15 Jul, 16 Jul, 17 Jul, 22 Jul, 24 Jul, 25 Jul, 27 Jul, 28 Jul, 29 Jul, 30 Jul,...
Late availability on these dates: 18 Jun, 19 Jun, 20 Jun, 21 Jun, 22 Jun, 25 Jun, 26 Jun, 27 Jun, 02 Jul, 03 Jul, 05 Jul, 09 Jul, 10 Jul, 11 Jul, 14 Jul, 15 Jul, 16 Jul, 17 Jul, 22 Jul, 24 Jul, 25 Jul, 27 Jul, 28 Jul, 29 Jul, 30 Jul,...
Southern Australia & Tasmania tailor made vacation
See Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia, tailor-made
From £6,450 15 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This suggested itinerary can be modified entirely to your personal wishes including departure date, duration, accommodation used and how long you spend in each destination.
New Zealands Subantarctic Islands cruise, including Macquarie
Wildlife voyage to the Subantarctic inc Macquarie Island
From US $7,000 to US $7,750 13 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 3 Dec
2020: 30 Nov, 11 Dec
2020: 30 Nov, 11 Dec
Perth to Adelaide tour, Australia
The ultimate swag camping adventure across the Nullarbor
From AU $1,595 9 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 15 Sep, 29 Sep, 13 Oct, 27 Oct, 10 Nov, 24 Nov, 1 Dec, 8 Dec, 15 Dec, 22 Dec, 29 Dec
2020: 5 Jan, 12 Jan, 19 Jan, 26 Jan, 2 Feb, 9 Feb, 23 Feb, 8 Mar, 22 Mar
2020: 5 Jan, 12 Jan, 19 Jan, 26 Jan, 2 Feb, 9 Feb, 23 Feb, 8 Mar, 22 Mar
Fiji cruise, escape to paradise
Cruise some of Fiji's most beautiful islands and villages
From £1,799 8 days ex flights
Small group travel
Great Barrier Reef & Lizard Island cruise, Australia
4 nights exploring the Great Barrier Reef & Lizard Island
From £1,315 5 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 17 Jun, 24 Jun, 1 Jul, 8 Jul, 15 Jul, 22 Jul, 29 Jul, 5 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, 2 Sep, 9 Sep, 16 Sep, 23 Sep, 30 Sep, 7 Oct, 14 Oct, 21 Oct, 28 Oct, 4 Nov, 11 Nov, 18 Nov, 25 Nov, 2 Dec, 9 Dec, 16 Dec, 23 Dec, 30 Dec
2020: 6 Jan, 13 Jan, 20 Jan, 27 Jan, 3 Feb, 10 Feb, 17 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, 23 Mar
2020: 6 Jan, 13 Jan, 20 Jan, 27 Jan, 3 Feb, 10 Feb, 17 Feb, 24 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 16 Mar, 23 Mar
Sports coaching and teaching volunteering in Perth, Australia
Coach various sports combined with teaching - very rewarding
From £2,595 4 weeks ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made during school terms throughout the year. See below for details
Teaching assistants in New Zealand
Volunteer as an Assistant Teacher in a variety of subjects
From £1,595 4 weeks ex flights
Tailor made:
Departures can be arranged to start at any time during the school term
Western Australia tour, 6 days
Explore the beauty of Esperance and the South West of W. A.
From AU $940 6 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 22 Sep, 6 Oct, 20 Oct, 3 Nov, 17 Nov, 1 Dec, 8 Dec, 15 Dec, 22 Dec, 29 Dec
2020: 5 Jan, 12 Jan, 19 Jan, 26 Jan, 2 Feb, 9 Feb, 16 Feb, 23 Feb, 8 Mar, 19 Mar
2020: 5 Jan, 12 Jan, 19 Jan, 26 Jan, 2 Feb, 9 Feb, 16 Feb, 23 Feb, 8 Mar, 19 Mar
Adelaide to Perth tour, Australia
Australia's ultimate road trip with incredible wildlife!
From AU $1,695 10 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 4 Sep, 18 Sep, 2 Oct, 16 Oct, 30 Oct, 13 Nov, 27 Nov, 4 Dec, 11 Dec, 18 Dec, 25 Dec
2020: 1 Jan, 8 Jan, 15 Jan, 22 Jan, 29 Jan, 12 Feb, 26 Feb, 11 Mar, 25 Mar
2020: 1 Jan, 8 Jan, 15 Jan, 22 Jan, 29 Jan, 12 Feb, 26 Feb, 11 Mar, 25 Mar
Papua New Guinea small group tour
Stay with tribes and visit a festival in Papua New Guinea
From £864 to £1,188 15 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 7 Aug, 4 Sep
2020: 5 Aug, 2 Sep
2020: 5 Aug, 2 Sep
Papua New Guinea tour, cultures & customs
A small-group adventure tour to Papua New Guinea
From US $7,635 15 days ex flights
Small group travel
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Melanesia cruise, wildlife cruise
Explore idyllic islands of the South Pacific inc Vanuatu
From US $5,495 12 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 24 Oct
2020: 22 Oct
2020: 22 Oct
Kokoda track trekking vacation, Papua New Guinea
Trek across the geographical heart of Papua New Guinea
From US $3,760 to US $3,840 11 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 3 Jul, 10 Jul, 3 Aug, 27 Sep, 1 Oct
2020: 15 Apr, 24 Apr, 23 May, 27 Jun, 1 Jul, 23 Aug, 19 Sep, 26 Sep
2020: 15 Apr, 24 Apr, 23 May, 27 Jun, 1 Jul, 23 Aug, 19 Sep, 26 Sep
Late availability on these dates: 03 Jul, 10 Jul, 03 Aug
East Arnhem Land vacation Australia
Wild, spiritual and remote – welcome to East Arnhem Land
From US $5,175 7 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 19 Sep
Late availability on these dates: 19 Sep
Fiji walking tour
Explore island life on foot as you venture into the jungle.
From AU $1,240 5 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 10 Oct
Melanesia cruise, history and wildlife cruise
Hidden South Pacific islands - culture and nature highlights
From US $6,995 14 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 12 Oct
2020: 10 Oct
2020: 10 Oct
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Construction volunteering in Fiji
Help renovate schools, playgrounds, kindergartens, and more!
From £845 7 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
Tasmania 8 day tour, Australia
A comprehensive exploration of Tassie's West Coast & Hobart.
From AU $3,290 8 days ex flights
Small group travel:
'Departs selected Saturdays October - April
Tasmania small group tour, 13 days
The most comprehensive, small group Tassie adventure ever.
From AU $4,890 13 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 4 Nov
2020: 3 Feb, 9 Mar, 6 Apr
2020: 3 Feb, 9 Mar, 6 Apr
Bareboat sailing vacation in Whitsundays
Sail around the breathtaking Whitsundays
From £3,200 to £9,184 7 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
Learn to sail in the Whitsundays
Competent Crew course or Day Skipper course in Whitsundays
From £1,014 6 days ex flights
Small group travel:
2019: 23 Jun, 30 Jun, 7 Jul, 14 Jul, 21 Jul, 28 Jul, 4 Aug, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, 1 Sep, 8 Sep, 15 Sep, 22 Sep, 29 Sep, 6 Oct, 13 Oct, 20 Oct, 27 Oct, 3 Nov, 10 Nov, 17 Nov, 24 Nov, 1 Dec, 8 Dec, 15 Dec, 22 Dec, 29 Dec
Bareboat sailing vacation in French Polynesia
Sail around the beautiful French Polynesia
From £4,509 to £11,038 7 days ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
From
US $7,875
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Taking a helicopter at Milford sound, and landing on a glacier! Everything was awesome, New Zealand is simply spectacular with heaps of exciting adventure
sports and activities for the whole family.
Tips?
Local benefits?
Overall rating?
Another truly unforgettable vacation, well planned by the good people at Responsible Travel. Would be a challenge to do better for our next vacation! (more)Geraldine Lee
From
£5,325
including domestic flights only
Memorable parts?
Fiji is an amazing destination, charming and beautiful. We enjoyed our Bure in Fiji, the snorkelling, scuba diving well everything.
Tips?
Go for it.
Local benefits?
Yes, in every way possible.
Overall rating?
Excellent - couldn't have been better. (more)Subodha Bhatt
From
US $18,550
including domestic flights only
Excellent with a lot of variety. All memorable, but perhaps going to Uluru and spending a week in Sydney over Christmas and new Year (more)Jan Baker
This is a fabulous place with great food and service. Lizzie and Shayne are so knowledgeable and passionate, it is really inspiring. We were surrounded by wildlife. We had breakfast with kangaroos grazing right in front of the window...It was brilliant, I wish I could do it all again. (more)Diane Bushell
From
US $510
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
The tour of Kata Tjuta - Ben the guide's knowledge and experience was simply wonderful. I've never met someone who could talk with such knowledge about geology, widlife, country lore.
Tips?
Camping was a bit basic but a wonderful experience - cooking over an open fire under a clear unpolluted night sky was simply ethereal.
Local benefits?
Yes. (more)Farida Parkyn
From
US $7,635
including domestic flights only
Memorable parts?
Braining Fire Dance in East New Britain
Tips?
Be prepared for the unexpected - good and bad roads - some long days traveling
Local benefits?
Provide employment
Overall rating?
Very good for the serious traveler - not for someone who wants comfort all the
way (more)Stephen Turner
From
US $7,855
excluding flights
Mount Cook scenic flight and whale watching was the most memorable. (more)Kirsty Millard
My husband and I did a 2 day horse trek and we had a ball. Then landing on a glacier in a ski plane was awesome. Can't overlook the wonderful people we met everywhere, they made the trip! My personal favorite place was Arthur's Pass. (more)Cathy Shiner
From
AU $1,240
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Snorkelling amongst the beautiful Fijian corals and reef fish then hiking into remote, but welcoming, Highland Villages to experience traditional customs
and rarely visited landscapes.
Tips?
Relax, bring a smile and be friendly, polite and outgoing.
Local benefits?
The vacation provided economic opportunities, on a low impact level, to remote communities and money was also donated to Nature Fiji. Leleuvia Island has
adopted a no plastic bag policy and the... (more)Malcolm Fisher
From
US $7,000
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
The wildlife.
Tips?
Don't go on this ship: it is old and uncomfortable.
Booking a mini-suite was expensive and turned out to be most inconvenient. It was certainly good having ones own toilet and shower, however the bed
arrangement was terrible. The bed was enclosed in a box with only a small corner free for getting in or getting out of bed. If one had to get up in the night
one had to wake one's partner to get out of bed and back in again, as one had to climb... (more)Carole-Anne Fooks
From
AU $1,200
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Cycling the smooth and quiet Tasman Highway with frequent views of the stunning coastline, beach stops and refreshments at berry farms, coffee shops and wineries along the way. Feeling we were experiencing an undiscovered gem.
Tips?
Make time to stop and enjoy the treats en route.
Local benefits?
We stayed and dined at local establishments - no chains!
Overall rating?
Fabulous (more)Daniel Blogg
From
AU $1,295
excluding flights
Tasmania is a treasure trove of wildlife. The lodges selected by Responsible Travel were remote and exclusive. The proper way for watching wildlife. At all
the lodges we could watch wildlife. (more)Ruben Gamoo
All the places we visited were awesome and the itinerary was perfectly planned. Cradle Mountains and the stay at Lemonthyme was an unique experience. At the same time, beauty point was really beautiful and our hosts Barbara and Colin were too good.... (more)Mukund Patel
So many highlights that this is an almost impossible question to answer but if pressed we would have to say the cruise down the Arthur River with Greg whose knowledge and enthusiasm provided an unforgettable experience. (more)Martin Bonnor
From
£3,117
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Sleeping in a swag and the balloon
flight.
Tips?
Don't book a surfing trip on Bondi in the
winter months if you dont like the cold
Local benefits?
Benefited local people but not the rest
Overall rating?
Great but tiring (more)Andrew Smith
From
AU $4,750
excluding flights
From
£1,315
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef.
Tips?
Make the most of it. The food is excellent, the service is amazing and the snorkeling and diving are the best experience ever.
Local benefits?
I hope so. I would't have minded paying more if needed.
Overall rating?
One of the best experience of my life. (more)Isabelle Kerdranvat
From
AU $1,100
excluding flights
Meeting and chatting with the locals were the most memorable parts of our vacation. (more)Yixiu Ng
The most memorable parts of our travel in Tasmania included some of the remarkable people we met and learning about the work they are actively doing to preserve the land and native animals (more)Terri James
This was up there with our best vacations. Susie's attention to detail was first class and our vacation included all the features we wanted. (more)Ian Mackenzie
From
£609
excluding flights
The best part of the trip was meeting lots on new people from different countries and backgrounds. It was amazing to have an opportunity to visit and stay in more remote/ less popular (with tourists) parts of New Zealand. It added a real unique aspect to visiting New Zealand. (more)Amy Memin
My highlight was seeing places that tourists don't normally see or experience through lack of information or inability to access such as nurseries. (more)Helen Frazer
From
US $920
excluding flights
It was all interesting and well organised. Particularly enjoyed the West MacDonell
ranges. (more)Carole Scott
Meeting the traveling group and getting to know their travel history and sharing ours was most memorable. Also, sunset at Uluru was fantastic...Great - first trip with this operator and set a great tone with us for consideration for future trips. Our guide George was exceptional. (more)Takeaki Chijiiwa
From
AU $940
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Swimming as the only group in Baird bay with sea lions and dolphins, who chose to come to see us - we were not inflicted on them - so responsible encounter.
Tips?
Be aware that the 6 day Eyre Peninsula trip is sandwich in with two other tours - you go out of Adelaide for 2 days with one group (heading to Perth) and then are transferred to another group on day three (who are heading to Adelaide). Admittedly you go to different places on the way back, but also your... (more)Karen Shaw
From
AU $2,395
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
The first two days of the Great Ocean Walk; also the Atherton tablelands stay.
Tips?
Do some research into precisely what's offered on each trip - the Red Centre tour wasn't exactly what was predicted.
Local benefits?
Yes, except for Red Centre tour, which relied a lot on Aboriginal culture and settings, but seemed to involve no indigenous people.
Overall rating?
Very good. (more)Anne Owers
From
AU $2,695
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Sue and I had a wonderful time on this 8 Day Self Guided Great Ocean Walk. This was our first trip with the vacation provider and our first trip to Australia. We live in Seattle, Washington, USA and are looking forward to returning and doing more trips with vacation provider , which we highly recommend.
Before the trip, Amy at the vacation provider was very helpful and informative. We had requested dates which conflicted with a vacation weekend in Melbourne and did not permit... (more)Alan Sherbrooke
From
£1,799
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
The Blue Lagoon Cruise, no question. We did the 3 day cruise 15 years ago, always said we would do it again, this time the 7 day cruise. We worried a bit, wondering if it would be as good, but it was fabulous! We would highly recommend it, if you like small ships. We also had 6 days on the 'mainland' 2 days on Bounty Island, it was okay if you were 20 (our guide said she thought we were 30)nothing on the island but the resort, and extremely loud music! We had a 2 day... (more)Ms Adrian Redford
From
AU $672.5
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Having a very close encounter with a baby koala, rescued from the main road by our driver/guide Jeremy. Although his mum was up a tree nearby, after sitting at the bottom and thinking about it, he decided to head back towards the road, so
we travelers blocked his path. He came right to my feet and sat down!! Very special moment I will never forget.
Tips?
We could only book a 2 day trip as we were leaving for Tasmania but the company was very accommodating and... (more)Vivienne Grimes
From
AU $672.5
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Traveling along the Ocean Drive road and thanks to Pierre, our guide and driver, showing us places and providing loads of interesting information, which we would never have had doing the trip between Melbourne and Adelaide on our own.
Tips?
Local benefits?
Certainly. All our stops were to local restaurants, hotels and a winery.
Overall rating?
A tremendous success, it was a small group, four of us and I thick I can say we all felt comfortable sharing... (more)Jane Jimenez
From
US $7,949
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
The scenery, the culture, the tour leader Mayuko was the best leader ever. Very
friendly, helpful, warm, informative she made the vacation.
Tips?
Travel light there is a lot of moving around between train stations and bus
stations etc.
Food is limiting enough if you don't eat meat/fish.
Be prepared to eat a lot of rice and noodles
Local benefits?
All of the above yes
Overall rating?
Very good. More traveling on buses and trains than I had... (more)Roisin Courtney
From
NZ $11,790
excluding flights
Traveling between Queenstown and Milford Sound by land, sea, and air was incredible... Great itinerary, beautiful country, knowledgeable and professional tour leader, and like-minded travelers. (more)Abby Abebe
We travelled to the South Island of New Zealand with our tour operator during the Christmas to New Year's vacation time period 2017. Landscapes, climate, clean air, outstanding scenery, relaxed lifestyle, the smiling faces of everyone in our little group, kindness, simplicity and authenticity were all highlights of our trip.
(more)Barbara Garringer
Every part of the trip was memorable. But if we have to pick, then it would be: Mount Cook view from the hotel - it was simply possibly the most extraordinary
view you could have from a confortable hotel room of a alpine peak in the world. (more)Luis A. Rojas
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