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The amazing volcanic geology of the Pacific has spawned islands with rugged mountainous interiors, colourful coral reefs, lush green jungles and, yes, the turquoise-blue lagoons, sandy beaches and palm trees of your imagination. Nature lovers will discover a fantastic range of flora and fauna on the following trips.

Mt Yasur, Tanna, Vanuatu

Mt Yasur, Tanna, Vanuatu

Mt Yasur, Tanna

In the impending half-light prolonged by a full moon, Mt Yasur's adjacent craters work in tandem: one consistently belching slow-motion flurries of lava; the other erupting less frequently, but with considerably more drama.

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Hiking the Cross-Island Track, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Hiking the Cross-Island Track, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Hiking the Cross-Island Track

Across a series of rugged valleys, Pa points to Te Manga, shrouded today in amorphous cloud. Pa has climbed Rarotonga's highest mountain only a mere 800 times – compared to the Needle, it's probably a hike he's still getting his head around.

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Samoa's Hidden Waters, Samoa

Samoa's Hidden Waters, Samoa

Samoa's Hidden Waters

I swim through an underwater passage to a second, smaller inland pool. Shimmering Pacific light floods the water, and for a contemplative moment Samoa's renowned beaches almost seem second-best.

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Volcano Magic, Vanuatu

Volcano Magic, Vanuatu

Volcano Magic

Vanuatu is definitely a great place to relax, but it's also a top place to experience Mother Nature's more volatile side. And on Ambrym, aka The Black Island, you'll get right to the heart of not one but two active volcanoes.

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The ManBush Walk, Vanuatu

The ManBush Walk, Vanuatu

The ManBush Walk

The ManBush Walk offers trekkers an unexpected opportunity to immerse themselves into unspoiled wilderness.

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