Adventure Holidays In Australasia

Highlights for adventure sports enthusiasts include hiking though the untamed wilderness and huge desert expanses of the Australian Outback, trekking in the pristine wilderness of Tasmania’s Freycinet National Park, rafting through the steaming rainforests of Great Kepple Island in Queensland, hiking through Katherine Gorge and Kakadu National Park in Darwin, and trekking though the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. Other highlights include diving and snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, surfing at Bells Beach in Victoria, mountain biking along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, white-water rafting on Tulley River, and hiking in the spectacular Southern Alps of New Zealand. Other opportunities include canoeing on the crystal waters of Milford Sound in New Zealand, trekking through the amazing Tongariro Crossing in New Zealand, climbing Mt Cook New Zealand’s highest peak, hiking through beautiful rainforest and limestone formations in Paparoa National Park in New Zealand, glacier hiking on the impressive Fox Glacier in New Zealand, canyoning in Wanaka in New Zealand, river surfing on the Kawarau in New Zealand, and rafting the Rangitata gorge in New Zealand.


Australasia is made up of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and thousands of coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific Ocean, including the Melanesia and Polynesia. It also includes Micronesia, a widely scattered group of islands that run along the northern and southern edges of the Equator. Its highest point is Mt. Wilhelm in Papua New Guinea, which stands at 4509m. Kitesurfing, paragliding, skydiving, hang gliding, surfing, windsurfing, snowboarding, rock climbing, kayaking, whitewater rafting, mountain biking and scuba diving can all be practiced in Australasia. Top adventure destinations include Queensland, Darwin, New Zealand’s South Island.