What to do in Oceania

Activities, attractions and tours

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Places to Visit in Oceania

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Activities

Odense Craft BeerWalk

Odense Craft BeerWalk

NZ$104
per adult
Odense Craft BeerWalk
The new Odense. The new Odense

Two hour city tour through the new Odense

NZ$105
per adult
Two hour city tour through the new Odense
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1. Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is right up there with Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower, as a brand name for the exclusive elite of global cities. In fact it has long-since ceased to be just an Opera House. It's an icon. A powerful symbol, not just of Sydney, but of the whole of Australia. Those serenely simple, white-curving shells say something unexpected about this youthful nation. That Australians can do bold, as well as brash – and culture as well as brawn. When it opened back in 1973, it was a sign that Sydney, and Australians, were growing up.
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The Sydney Opera House with its distinctive sail-like design, surrounded by water and a cityscape in the background.

2. Circular Quay

Circular Quay isn't just Sydney's premier transport hub, where boats, buses and trains converge in an endless and elegantly choreographed dance. It's the cove where Sydney was christened, and where Australia itself was born as a nation. The first British settlers arrived on this very spot in 1788, as part of the country's founding First Fleet. Sydney Cove it was named, and the 1,300 who made it across the 24,000-kilometre sea journey from Great Britain were to form the nucleus of New South Wales, Australia's first State.
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The Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge.

3. Sydney Harbour Bridge

You'll be hard-pressed to find a photo of Sydney Harbour Bridge without the Opera House. The two go together like koalas and cute. But the long lines of Sydney's 'coat-hanger' deserve more than just a passing glance. This feat of Oz engineering stands with a majestic yet 'gallant restraint' – a counter-weight to the showy cultural aspirations of the Opera House. This is a bridge that reaches across a mile of sea, held together by six million rivets, and which turned Sydney's separate halves into a true Harbour City.
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge with the Sydney Opera House in the background.

4. Uluru

Rising from the desert in the Northern Territory, the red sandstone monolith of Uluru (Ayers Rock) has been a place of great spiritual importance to the Anangu Aboriginal people for thousands of years. Be awed by the sight of the rock changing colours at sunset, its deep crevices turning from bright orange to an intense purple hue.
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Uluru, a large red sandstone monolith in the Northern Territory of Australia.

5. Rod Laver Arena

Whether you come to the Rod Laver Arena to see a tennis match during the Australian Open, cheer on another sports game or sing along with your favorite band under its retractable roof, you will be impressed by this top-of-the-bill events venue.
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6. Cairns Esplanade

The Cairns Esplanade is a focal point for the city’s social life. With restaurants and gardens on one side, and overlooking the Trinity Inlet and Coral Sea on the other, this area celebrates the best of Cairns. Along the tree-lined walkway you’ll find playgrounds, barbecue sites, dedicated exercise areas and also a salt-water lagoon.
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What to do in Oceania

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The Sydney Opera House with its distinctive sail-like design, surrounded by water and a cityscape in the background.

Sydney Opera House

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The bold lines of the Sydney Opera House speak more about Sydney than any other part of this cosmopolitan city of four million.
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