Standing stones on Easter Island

| As Easter egg hunts go, finding the hidden treasures on Easter Island should be quite an adventure. Only accessible via a five-hour flight from Chile or Tahiti, Rebekah Kendal unearths the other-worldly attractions of this mid-Pacific island...
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Head fore Mauritius

| What else is there to do in Mauritius once you've honed your drive on the golf course?

Whitsunday rush hour

| With the world’s largest reef, dazzling landscapes and a climate of eternal warmth, the Whitsunday Islands must be Australia’s most seductive destination, says Brian Johnston.

East African idyll

| See why Lamu, Matemo and Zanzibar are garnering world-wide acclaim...

It's a kind of magic

| Zanzibar has long been famous for its postcard-perfect beaches, exotic spice plantations and mountains of seafood ready to tempt the hungry traveller, but Dan Nicholl discovered that the spice island also offers souvenirs of a different sort...

Island style

| Dan Nicholl's not normally one to let large French men give him an oily back rub, but for the pleasure of a stay at the luxurious Heritage Golf & Spa Resort on Mauritius... he'll make an exception.

Nosy Sakatia's island paradise

| The opening of a new lodge on a small island off Madagascar’s popular tourist haven of Nosy Be ensures that you can really get away from it all and enjoy an exotic vacation — away from the crowds.

Keeping it simple in Samoa

| Samoa has palm-fringed beaches, lagoons filled with wildly coloured fish and jungle-covered hills but is only slowly coming out of the shade of better known South Pacific tourist destinations. David Brooks paid a visit...