Originally Posted by
Scoop
Assuming you're taking AC, so you'll be landing/transiting in Sydney - so your possibilities are endless. Guess it really depends on your interests, but my picks would be:
1. Aitutaki (syd-akl-rar-ait)
2. Tahiti (syd-ppt) or (syd-akl-ppt if you want to stick with *A) - just get off of Tahiti and head to BOB or HUH.
3. New Caledonia (syd-nou), get out of Noumea and head to the Ile des Pins
4. Lord Howe Island (syd-ldh). Still in Australia, but very different than your typical Cairns or Whitsundays slog. Only worth it during antipodean summer, imho.
I think I'd like to break up the voyage on the way down to Australia: Is there any way to vist French Polynesia on my way to Australia?
Will consult atlas, but hoping for a fast answer!