Oceanic travel destinations – Let’s explore here
Take a look at the Oceanic travel destinations below to see if there is anywhere you’d like to explore. Click on the images to find further information, insight and tips for overland travel, as well as some anecdotes that may help you on your travels.
Oceania covers almost 5.5% of the land area on the planet, and has about 0.5% of the world’s population. Each country has an incredible richness to its history, and historically there is no part of Oceania that has not been affected in one way or another by those in power in Europe. There are currently 14 countries in Oceania, and Australia is the largest country by area, whereas Nauru is the smallest.
Remember, when you’re planning your next trip to take a look at what time zone it’s in.
We’re constantly updating information on countries that we visit, so keep referring back to the info as it evolves.
Australia
Driving in Australia is a fairly laid-back affair due to the tiny amount of traffic between most town and cities. Click the image for more info
Fiji
Fiji is a stunningly beautiful country composed of over 330 islands, about a third of which are lived on permanently. Click the image for more info
Kiribati
Kiribati is a stunningly beautiful island country composed of 32 atolls and a coral island that lies in the west called Banaba. Click the image for more info
Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands is a stunningly beautiful island country composed of 29 atolls and five islands, twenty four of which are inhabited. Click the image for more info
Micronesia
Micronesia is a stunningly beautiful island country in the Pacific composed of 607 islands. The highest point is Mount Nanlaud at 2,566ft. Click the image for more info
Nauru
Nauru is an island country in the Pacific. At 21km2, it is the third smallest country in the world, after Vatican State and Monaco. Click the image for more info
New Zealand
New Zealand is a stunningly beautiful country. Although there are two main islands, there are also over 700 smaller islands! Click the image for more info
Palau
Palau is an island country in the Pacific, consisting of 340 islands. Its is slightly smaller than the Isle of Man. Click the image for more info
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is the world’s third largest island country, and is the world’s most linguistically diverse country, with 856 languages. Click the image for more info
Samoa
Samoa consists of two main islands (Savai’i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited islands and several smaller, uninhabited islands. Click the image for more info
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands consists of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands. It is about the the size of Belgium. Click the image for more info
Tonga
Tonga consists of 171 islands, 45 of which are inhabited. It is about the 1½ times the size of the Isle of Man. Click the image for more info
Tuvalu
Tonga consists of three reef islands (Nanumanga, Niutao and Niulakita) and six atolls. It is the fourth smallest country in the world. Click the image for more info
Vanuatu
Vanuatu is an archipelago consisting of about 83 small islands of volcanic origin, 65 of which are inhabited. Click the image for more info
Thanks to those aspiring photographers at Unsplash and Pixabay for some of these images…you are awesome!