Pacific

Aitutaki, the second most visited island in the Cook Islands group, is geologically part volcanic and part atoll. Just 220 kilometres north and an ...

Surrounded by a clear, turquoise blue lagoon, Rarotonga is 32 kilometres in circumference. The lagoon often extends more than a hundred metres to t...

The Island of Hawai'i is the youngest, the most diverse and the grandest of all the Hawaiian islands. Aptly nicknamed “The Big Island” it is la...

The fourth largest and the oldest of the Hawaiian Islands. Kaua'i is about 888km square in area, formed from one massive volcano of which Mt Wai'ale'a...

This beautiful isle was born in a fiery explosion of two volcanoes. To one side of Maui is the 1764 metre Pu’u Kukui and on the other Haleakalā,...

O‘ahu suits beachcombers, honeymooners and adventurers of all ages. With its perfect weather, tropical flowers, pristine valleys, rainbows and wa...

American Samoa is located in the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand, with the geographic coordinates of 14° 16' S, 170° 42' W; a ...

Chuuk Atoll, located in the Caroline Islands, has one of the largest lagoons in the world. Beneath the blue waters of the lagoon, encrusted with cora...

Like an emerald glistening in a velvet blue jewel case, the green peaks of Guam emerge from the surrounding waters of the Western Pacific. Guam is ...

The State of Kosrae is one of four states in the Federated States of Micronesia and, as well as the island of Kosrae, consists of several islands and ...

Marshall Islands, also known as Majol is an island nation in the Central Pacific Ocean. There are more than 1200 islands and islets in two parallel ch...

A pretty raised atoll with a surrounding reef which is exposed at low tide, the Republic of Nauru is 19.3 kilometres in circumference and has a land a...

The Serengeti of the Sea, and Beyond From a bird's-eye view, Palau's Rock Islands present a mesmerizing spectacle, resembling a constellation of em...

This is the largest island in the Eastern Caroline Group and the capital of the FSM. Pohnpei fits the typical South Sea island image with lush vege...

High above the cliffs of Rota, the Japanese Canon Overlook is a place where time seems to stand still. The journey there is part of the charm. A windi...

Nestled in the Western Pacific Ocean, Saipan is the largest island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), offering visitors a uni...

The Marianas is a crescent-shaped chain of 14 islands in the western Pacific, where the spirit of adventure and the warmth of community come together ...

Part of the Federated States of Micronesia, Yap is situated in the Western Caroline Islands, between Guam and Palau. Yap is surrounded by a vast st...

Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, which is situated on Guadalcanal, has a population of more than 130,200 and is located on a coastal stret...