South Pacific holidays

The 30,000 islands of the South Pacific region embody unmatched natural beauty in every way, shape and form. With warm tropical sunshine, swaying palms, impossibly blue seas, rainforest shrouded mountains and friendly people whose traditions date back centuries, it’s no wonder they’re most people’s idea of paradise. Indeed, there are few places which can match the day-dreamy South Pacific islands, whether as a standalone island sojourn or as a stopover after travelling the Antipodes. What you can’t tell from a map or tourist guides is that these palm-laden pinpricks are as diverse as the region is vast, and both the Cook Islands & Fiji will be sure to take your breath away.

A long way from anywhere else, the Cook Islands invoke romantic pictures of tropical...