Package Holiday Ideas - Australasia

The following items may provide some inspiration for holidaymakers planning a trip to the Australia and South Pacific region (otherwise known as Australasia if we’re going to be geographically correct!) bought to you from Travelbite (via their RSS feed). This feed regularly updates with ideas and reviews of things to do, places to go and general odds and sods and should be useful for planning. Click any headline in the list below to find out more:

1. Hot spot: The Rock boat hotel, New Zealand - The Rock is a unique one night only experience in the shape of an overnight cruise around the popular Northland area of New Zealand, the Bay of Islands.
2. A weekend in...Auckland - A weekend in Auckland will have you spoilt for choice.
3. Video: Fiona Phillips's guide to the Great Ocean Road - Follow in the footsteps of Fiona Phillips and meet a huge variety of wildlife along the Great Ocean Road near Melbourne, Victoria.
4. Travel video: Melbourne...at the Chelsea Flower Show - A trip to south west London should be on the agenda in the next few weeks for those want to experience the nature of Australia.
5. The inner-belly of Sydney: a gastronomic tour - Danya Bilinsky discovers all that Sydney has to offer gastronomically, from the trattoria-lined streets of Leichhardt to the colourful Chinatown in the Central Business District.
6. A Fraser Island adventure - Chris Price-Morgan discovers stunning beaches, explores wrecks and avoids dingoes on Fraser Island.
7. 10 Days in... Australia - With its sprawling desert bush, lush rainforests and pristine sandy beaches, Australia is an exciting and varied holiday destination.
8. A weekend in...Wellington - New Zealand's capital is arguably the funkier, friendlier alternative to Auckland. Enjoy a weekend in Wellington and you might not want to leave.
9. Top 5 beaches made famous by the big screen - With plans for a Baywatch movie now underway, it is likely that many tourists will flock to Santa Monica beach to re-enact the famous slow motion run, perfected by beach babe Pamela Anderson. However Santa Monica is not the only beach made famous by the movies.
10. Victoria's road less travelled - The Great Ocean Road gets all the hype, but locals know that Australia's finest Victorian beaches lie elsewhere.