NERO Motor yacht for charter
- Length: 90.1m (295.6ft)
- 10 guests in 6 cabins
- Built: 2007 (refitted 2021), Corsair Yachts, China
- Rate from (per week)
- EUR 497,000
The most head-turning yacht on the planet is ready to welcome you back on board and you will be thrilled with her new features. After an extensive 2021 refit and upgrades programme, NERO is available for charter once again, with a host of crowd-pleasing new features.
Revitalised grace reimagined to delight and charm guests.
- In 2021 she underwent a high profile extensive refit
- Spectacular owner's duplex suite with separate lounge, study and his and hers bathrooms
- Dedicated spa with on board masseuse and beautician
- Dedicated sun deck gym with state of the art equipment and fitness instructor
- 5.7m resistance pool on the foredeck and large jacuzzi on the sun deck
- Zero speed stabilisers to reduce any rolling motion while at anchor
About NERO
Description
The most head-turning yacht on the planet is ready to welcome you back on board and you will be thrilled with her new features. After an extensive 2021 refit and upgrades programme, NERO is available for charter once again, with a host of crowd-pleasing new features.
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Also available for saleNERO is an all-modern superyacht with classically-inspired lines. She was designed in the ’spirit of Corsair’ - a yacht launched in the 1930s and belonging to famed American financier, J.P. Morgan. NERO embodies all the glamour of yachting’s golden age and is widely regarded as an icon of the superyacht world thanks to her style, sophistication, and superlative onboard amenities.
NERO, the queen of any anchorage anywhere in the world, has an all-new state-of-the-art gym on the sun deck with top-of-the-range Technogym kit including a Kinesis, treadmill, cross trainer and a cardio bike. You will also find loose weights and everything needed for yoga and pilates including a qualified physical trainer as part of the crew.
Another new feature is the beauty salon on the upper deck, complete with a professional Nilo chair, which not only enables manicures, pedicures and hair treatments, but also converts into a massage table. After your treatment by the crew's very own beautician and masseuse you can freshen up in the en suite bathroom and shower and emerge energised and ready to take on the world. She also has a second massage room if you need a change of scene.
Outside she looks utterly immaculate following a full repaint and deck refresh. Inside the great Laura Pomponi has introduced new handmade carpets throughout and a new hardwood floor in the sky lounge, new soft furnishings and fabrics, new sofas in the main guest areas and a scattering of new artworks.
Younger guests will also be delighted to know about the upgraded Icon AV/IT system, which enables streaming for all devices and a genuinely theatrical experience in the observation lounge cinema. They will also be delighted to find out about the two new pizza ovens in the completely rebuilt galley.
It's not just NERO that's received all the love, her distinctive 9.5m Corsair custom-built tender has been completely refitted so guests can arrive in impeccable style. Add a new inflatable waterslide and five box-fresh SeaBobs to an already packed toy garage and it's clear that NERO is in absolutely tip-top charter condition.
If you feel like being the centre of attention while working on your fitness, pampering yourself, dining exquisitely, swimming in the pool, practicing your golf swing and having a whale of a time on the water, you need look no further than NERO.
Specification & rates
| Summer cruising Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard, Alaska, Antarctica, Arctic | EUR 497,000/EUR 525,000 per week (low/high) |
| Winter cruising French Polynesia, Fiji, Australia | USD 497,000/USD 595,000 per week (low/high) |
| Built | 2007 (refitted 2021), Corsair Yachts, China |
| Length | 90.1m (295.6ft) |
| Guests | 10 |
| No. of guest cabins | 6 |
| Crew | 20 |
| Beam | 12m (39.4ft) |
| Draft | 4.9m (16ft) |
| Gross tonnage | 1,413 |
| Maximum speed | 17 knots |
| Cruising speed | 13.5 knots |
| Fuel consumption at cruising speed | 432 litres per hour |
| Cabin types | 6 (4 × double, 2 × double/twin) |
| Engines | 2 × 2,333hp Caterpillar |
| Generators | 4 |
Not available for charter to US residents while in US waters.
Tenders & toys
Tenders & toys
- 3 × Tenders
- 1 × Deck jacuzzi
- Pool
- 1 × Stand up jetski
- 5 × SeaBobs
- 1 × Flyboard
- 2 × Kayaks
- 2 × Stand up paddleboards
- Wakeboard
- Waterskis
- Waterslide
- Inflatable tows
- Snorkelling gear
- Fishing gear
- RYA training centre for jetskis & waverunners
Fitness & wellness
Fitness equipment
- Balance trainer
- Cross trainer
- Exercise balls
- Free weights
- Jump ropes
- Kinesis machine
- Personal trainer
- Resistance bands
- Training bench
- Treadmill
- Upright stationary bike
- Yoga mats
Wellness
- Beauty salon
- Hair salon
- Massage room
- On board masseuse
360 tour
Deck plans
Testimonials
'We just left NERO and we are so happy with our entire trip. The vessel is a work of art in itself. The crew was wonderful, warm, always smiling and up to speed on service 24/7. We really enjoyed all our interactions. We would love to charter again and give our recommendation'.
‘Only compliments from our side. It’s such a pleasure to work with the captain, he always goes the extra mile. The charter in Greece had all the fun and adventure of a lifetime. A great success.’
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Sabi Omakase Restaurant
This one Michelin star restaurant in Stavangerm Norway, prepares exquisite sushi with the best locally sourced produce with remarkable skill and some deft subtle twists.
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Svolvaer
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Takatz Bay
On the eastern side of Baranof Island, about halfway up the Inside Passage, there is good shelter and unspoilt natural beauty wherever you look.
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Tango
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The Bon Vivant
This is one of a swathe of trendy cocktail bars have joined the city's thriving nightlife scene, cementing the city’s status as a cosmopolitan European capital.
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The Brothers
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The Cellar
Located near the water’s edge, it is no surprise that seafood features heavily on The Cellar’s testing menu. A Fife local, head chef Billy Boyter showcases quality Scottish ingredients, prepared using traditional cooking methods, to create a seasonal menu that changes daily depending on the catch.
Fife
The Hangar on the Wharf
This waterside restaurant on Merchants Wharf used to service the seaplanes so crucial to transport here. Expect fresh and wild Alaskan seafood, steaks, burgers, pasta and king crab. Enjoy some locally brewed craft beers too.
Juneau
The Kilberry Inn
Located on the western edge of Scotland and looking out at the Inner Hebrides, The Kilberry Inn offers comforting favourites in a relaxed setting. Think cosy log fires, and heart-warming dishes (the restaurant holds a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand award) including Scottish beef, pheasant and herbs and salads from the garden.
Argyll
The Kitchin
Seasonal produce is the name of the game at this Michelin-starred restaurant, the signature restaurant in celebrity chef Tom Kitchen’s repertoire. Located in a converted whisky warehouse in Edinburgh’s Leith waterfront, Kitchin’s ‘nature to plate’ ideology showcases the finest Scottish ingredients with classic French undertones in an award-winning menu.
The Last Drop in the Grassmarket
The Grassmarket is named after the hay-trading square in which Edinburgh’s hangman’s gallows was once located. This traditional pub, allegedly haunted, is ghoulishly named after the last hanging.
Edinburgh
The Peat Inn
This unassuming 16th Century coaching inn hosts the eponymous award-winning, Michelin-starred restaurant. Lose yourself in the extensive wine list accompanied by a six-course tasting menu or opt for an à la carte menu filled with seasonal dishes.
Fife
The Pier House
Hidden away in the quiet village of Port Appin, on the shores of Loch Linnhe in Argyll, Chef Michael Leathley serves traditional Scottish delicacies and local seafood fresh from the pier the restaurant overlooks.
Port Appin
The Retreat Hotel at The Blue Lagoon
The famous Blue Lagoon, a geothermal oasis in the middle of a lava field, is also home to the Retreat Hotel and its famous spa. The highlights are hammam-like cleansing and a private area of the lagoon.
The Rockery Café
In historic Seward Street, this coffee shop and restaurant serves freshly baked bread, home-made burgers and pickles and salmon cured in house.
Juneau
The Scran & Scallie
Another Bib Gourmand establishment by the seemingly ubiquitous Tom Kitchin, The Scran & Scallie showcases seasonal pub classics punctuated by the ‘nature to plate’ philosophy for which Kitchin is known. Think Sunday roast and fish pie, alongside barbequed octopus and duck terrine, to name just a few of the contemporary takes on traditional classics.
Edinburgh
The Stables at the Bonnie Badger
Lying to the east of Edinburgh on the southern shores of the Firth of Forth, The Bonnie Badger plays host to the Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand restaurant The Stables. The regularly changing menu, designed by Chef Patron Tom Kitchin, features seasonal produce like Highland Wagyu burger and locally sourced fish pie. Hearty food in a stunning setting.
Gullane, East Lothian
The Three Chimneys
Chef Scott Davies leads a team that celebrates the finest produce Skye has to offer by land and sea, prepared using ancient Nordic and haute Scottish techniques.
Skye
The Whiski Rooms, Royal Mile
If history is your bag then Edinburgh is the place to head for centuries-old traditional watering holes, including The Whiski Rooms (not a typo) just off the world-famous Royal Mile.
Edinburgh
Thingvellir National Park
Another Icelandic UNESCO site, Thingvellir National Park is definitely one that Game of Thrones fans will recognise., this is where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are slowly moving apart.
Thrihnukagigur volcano
Under an hour’s hike takes you to Þríhnjúkagígur, the only dormant volcano anywhere that enables you to enter the magma chamber itself. Reach the opening and there’s a 120m cable car ride right down into the chamber. Fascinating.
Tobermory Distillery
Overlooking the marina in the picture-postcard port of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull is a single malt distillery founded in 1798 that produces two whiskies and has recently added a gin. Something for everyone.
Isle of Mull
Tracy Arm
This archetypal fjord has glaciers and icebergs, towering snow-peaked mountains and waterfalls thunder off steep rocky sides. Watch out for whales, seals, eagles and Arctic terns.
Tracy's King Crab Shack
The clue's in the name with this famous harbourside institution, enjoy locally-caught crab legs, seafood bisques, fishcakes and other fresh seafood.
Juneau
Trolltunga
Those with a head for heights will love Trolltunga, or Trolll’s Tongue, a rocky ledge 700m above Lake Ringedalsvatnet. Feeling energetic? The 27km, 10-hour trek has become one of Norway’s most popular.
Ullensvang
Tromso
Explore the beautiful city of Tromso then climb the 1,200-step Sherpa Staircase to summit Storsteinen where you will have a great chance of seeing the Aurora Borealis lighting up the sky above the city
Norway
Ulriken
Ulriken is the highest of Bergen’s seven mountains at 643m. Take the famous cable car for wonderful views across the peninsula and beyond.
Bergen
Vestmannaeyar Golf Course
On one of the Vestman Islands on Iceland’s south coast, this golf course is set in an old volcano, is a wonderful test of golf and perfect for any active charterers.
Viking Valley
Live life the Viking way in Njardarheim, an authentically recreated village from 1,000 years ago when Vikings ruled northern Europe. Experience their clothing, construction techniques, traditions, religion, food and crafts.
Gudvangen
West Beach
A boomerang of immaculate sand hugging the west and north coasts of this delightful little island community in the Outer Hebrides.
Berneray
West End and Merchant City
Both of these districts positively buzz with energy after dark with pubs, bars and clubs to suit every taste, expectation and level of exclusivity. Build a night to remember.
Glasgow
Westerås Restaurant
On the slopes above Geiranger with spectacular view of the fjord and the mountains, Westerås restaurant is in a traditional barn that dates back to 1603. It’s a great starting place for mountain treks too.
Westerås
XL Diner
Celebrate traditional Norwegian dried, salted fish on the historical quay Skateflukaia, next to the ferryport, with great views of the Ålesundet canal, Molja lighthouse, outer islands and the North Atlantic beyond.
Ålesund
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Quan Spa
Quan is a source of pure water, and this spa at the Marriott Resort in Momi Bay places soothing water at the heart of the experience with treatments using Thalgo products made with ingredients from the sea.
Airlie Beach
A lively town with many sea-side restaurants, shops and bars where you can enjoy live music.
Queensland
Ali Baba’s Hole
Hook into reefs in the passes and watch as schools of fish and grey, white and black tip sharks hover effortlessly in the strong current. An exhilarating dive.
Fakarava
Apataki Atoll
Enter the atoll through the Tehere pass in the north or Pakaka pass in the southwest to experience exceptional diving in a setting almost untouched by humans.
Tuamotus
Aria
This Sydney Harbour stalwart has been winning awards for almost two decades for its innovative Australian fare. Helmed by chef Tom Gorringe, the seasonal menu here is based around flavoursome local produce. Signature favourites include Tuna sashimi with Tasmanian wasabi, and Moreton Bay Bugs with roasted macadamias. Arrive early for an aperitif in the Aria-adjacent wine bar and be sure to reserve a table in the main room to enjoy the spectacular views over the harbour and Opera House.
Sydney, New South Wales
Arii Vahine
Expect stunning panoramic ocean views and a perfect combination of Polynesian and international cuisine. Soak up the culture with Polynesian dance shows twice a week.
Moorea
Arkaba Conservancy
A wild bush luxury property in the Flinders Ranges welcoming ten guests at a time to share this remote 60,000-acre private wildlife conservancy dedicated to the conservation of Australia’s unique wildlife and birds. Expert field guides immerse you in the story of the bush.
Baravi Spa
Choose from massages, facials, manicures, pedicures, wraps, scrubs and waxing at Fiji’s first beachfront spa on Yasawa Island.
Bennelong, Sydney Opera House
Located inside the iconic building itself it may not have views over the Opera House, but the spectacular backdrop of Circular Quay and the boats in the harbour through the iconic windows still make for great views and a truly unique dining experience. As with sister restaurant Quay, Bennelong’s vibrant, award-winning menu by Executive chef Peter Gilmore is a showcase of flavours and quality seasonal local produce, celebrating Australian classics in a whimsical manner.
Sydney, New South Wales
Bentley Restaurant & Bar
If you like your wine and food given equal importance, then Bentley Restaurant & Bar is the place to head. The innovative and quirky dishes served here include quality, Australian farmed and fished produce such as steak grilled over charcoal, and swordfish with pickled mussels. New-wave and rare wines are superbly paired by wine aficionado (and co-owner) Nick Hildebrandt; patron chef Brent Savage being the other co-founder. A proven duo with five restaurants under their belt.
Sydney, New South Wales
Berowa Waters Inn
Set in bushland along the Hawkesbury River, the Berowa Waters Inn can only be reached from the water by seaplane or boat, which makes it all the more exciting as a destination dining venue. The restaurant has been an icon of the Sydney food scene for years, and with chef patron Brian Geraghty taking over in 2021, its iconic status is set to continue. Geraghty’s fresh approach to the fine dining experience celebrates Australian cuisine at its best.
North Sydney, New South Wales
Blue Lagoon
Ringed by palm tree-covered islets this lagoon within a lagoon is where you can snorkel with blacktip reef sharks and lemon sharks. It's a major attraction.
Rangiroa
Blue Lagoon
Snorkel the ‘soft coral capital of the world’. Warm, great visibility and rainbows of fish and coral.
Nacula Island
Bouma National Park
Trek up to the stunning Tavoro Waterfall. Feeling energetic? You can keep going to the island's peak, Uluinggalau, to check out the views.
Taveuni Island
Brisbane
This buzzing riverside state capital city between the ocean and rugged national parks is known as a cosmopolitan hub for culture, arts and also dining. It's close to nature, and you can feel the laid-back Queensland vibe.
Buccaneer Archipelago
Named after British privateer William Dampier, who surveyed these waters in 1688, the waters around these 1,000 islands have a tidal range of 12m (39.4ft), constantly changing the coastline and creating whirlpools.
The Kimberleys
Butterfly Bay
This marine national park green zone, on the north coast of Hook Island, gas some great snorkelling around coral gardens with many small, colourful reef fish. As the name suggests, you may also spot a variety of butterflies and birds.
Cape Lodge
Private Country House Hotel, Restaurant and Culinary Retreat in the heart of Margaret River Wine Country.
Cape Trib Beach House Resort
Explore the ancient World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest by zipline on a two-hour tour between six treetop canopies guided by an expert.
Queensland
Cardos Steakhouse
Historic restaurant and cocktail bar in Port Denarau Marina, Nadi, serving steaks, seafood, burgers and pizza. Argentinian stockman Espero Cardo was en route to Australia in the early 1800s when the Tavuteke people rustled both him and his stock. It turned out that cattle thrive on the Fijian grasslands so he stayed.
Catalina
Perched on a wharf overlooking Sydney Harbour's Rose Bay a stone's throw from the Royal Sydney Golf Club, this family-run restaurant serves the best Australian seafood and shellfish with European and Asian influences.
Champagne Beach
Yasawa-i-ra is known for the pristine fine whiter sand of Champagne Beach, the perfect place for a beach BBQ. The waters around the island are snorkelling heaven with turtles, rays and reef sharks.
Chi Spa
The Spa at Shangri-La provides treatments based on authentic natural healing methods found throughout Asia, using natural botanical products.
Chinese Laundry Club
One of Sydney's largest and longest running nightclubs, the Chinese Laundry is a famed venue which regularly hosts live artists. From house, electro, tech, bass, party mash-up, hip-hop and breaks – check their social media for a preview.
Sydney
Climb Nalauwaki
Feeling intrepid? Trek to Nalauwaki's mountainous peak for stunning views and bathing in the natural springs.
Cloud 9
This two-tiered floating beach club has a well-stocked cocktail bar and Italian wood-fired pizzeria and DJs spinning underground house tracks.
Coco Beach
A restaurant on a white-sand island just off the coast of Moorea. Sip a Ti’Punch cocktail as you dine on super-fresh sushi, salads and grilled fish straight from the ocean.
Motu Tiahura, Moorea
Cooktown
Visit Bicentennial Park and the botanical gardens or explore the physical landscape to discover a spiritual one with an induction into Aboriginal culture and lore.
Queensland
Cottage Point Inn
Savour the perfect alfresco lunch at the prime waterfront location of the Cottage Point Inn on Hawkesbury River – located a 40-minute drive (or a twenty-minute seaplane) north of Sydney. Based in a converted 1950s boat house on the edge of Cowan Creek, the restaurant has been around in one form or another since the 1950s. Today chef Kevin Solomon delivers innovative modern Australian cuisine with plenty of choices ranging from a la carte to an eight-course tasting menu.
Ku Ring Gai National Park
Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm
Tucked away inside the Dampier Peninsula on Mission Bay, Cygnet Bay is where the fourth generation of the Hunter family sustainably grow what they say are among the finest quality South Sea pearls
The Kimberleys
Daikoku
Teppanyaki chefs prepare the finest produce available throughout the southern hemisphere as well as local seafood and poultry. Expect a range of authentic Japanese dishes including sushi, sashimi, tempura and more.
Dakuniba Pass
Anchor here for some spectacular scuba diving on the Rainbow Reef, teaming with soft corals and tropical fish, and the Great White Wall, so named for the hard corals stretching down into the blue.
Diving, Qamea Island
Scuba dive incredible hard and soft coral gardens and try your hand at underwater photography at this PADI 5-star dive centre with local instructors and guides.
El Camino Cantina
Nestling on the water right next to Manly's ferry wharf, this Mexican themed restaurant is the perfect place to watch the sun set with a margarita.
Fat Controller Club
Step into the Fat Man’s basement to catch a range of live and club beats on Thursdays through to Saturdays. Main events are ticketed (and there are some stellar acts coming up) so book in advance.
Adelaide
Fiji Beach Spa
Immerse yourself in soothing spa treatments to the gentle sounds of ripples at the water’s edge only a few steps away.
Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort
Firewalking on Beqa Island
Watch the incredible Beqa firewalkers walking over blazing hot rocks with their skin protected from burning by their spirit gods.
Fitzroy Island
Discover the reef from a different angle on a kayak or stand-up paddleboard in the morning, then explore walking trails through tropical rainforest to reach the summit, or take the Lighthouse Road trail for jaw-dropping views
Queensland
Flavio's
Classic Italian dishes in this restaurant and deli on the Narewa Road just outside Nadi. You can't help but love Flavio's passion for pasta.
Fleet, Brunswick Heads
With only 14 covers, dining at this Brunswick Heads restaurant is a VIP encounter. Chef patron Josh Lewis creates a well-proportioned tasting menu using a variety of fresh produce from the Northern Rivers region. Signature dishes include a chip and dip starter made from mullet cooked over pinecones, and Ballina king prawns roasted in black garlic oil. The front of house vibe is friendly and charming, creating an illusion of dining in a private home, albeit with a more impressive wine cellar.
Byron Bay, New South Wales
Four Seasons
Take a snorkelling safari in Ruahatu Lagoon with the resort’s marine biologist to discover the hundreds of species of fish that call this paradise home. Afterwards, indulge yourself at the resort’s Te Mahana Spa.
Bora Bora
Giant Clam Farming Project
Make a fascinating visit to a project, in partnership with Civa Fiji Pearls farm, that aims to rejuvenate depleted reefs around the world by populating them with giant clams.
Great Barrier Reef
The 2,300km (1,430 mile) Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world. You can swim, snorkel, dive and sail this living masterpiece.
Haggerstone Island Resort
This reef-ringed island offers guests spearfishing, adventures on sand dunes and waterfalls by helicopter and dining on the ocean's freshly caught bounty. What's not caught is grown organically on the island.
Hamilton Island
This is the largest of the six that are inhabited and is home to a large marina and the famous Hamilton Island Race Week. Here you can relax in the turquoise shallows or explore unspoilt nature trails. There's also a great golf course.
Queensland
Hamilton Island Golf Club
This 18-hole, par 71 course, designed by five time British Open winner Peter Thomson, is strung along the spectacular ridges and steep valleys of Dent Island with spectacular views of the surrounding Whitsunday Islands and Coral Sea.
Hayman Island
The most northerly Whitsunday Island is ringed by small coves and coral beaches, making it fantastic for diving. To the north of the island is Blue Pearl Bay, a beautiful beach with teaming sea life. The best diving and snorkelling is off Castle Rock and Dolphin Point.
Queensland
Home
Step ashore at Darling Harbour and into the biggest night you’ll find in Sydney. This club has eight room, multiple levels, and top of the line audio-visuals throughout – plus an incredible line up of events from international DJs to Drag Queen Mardi Gras.
Sydney
Horseshoe Bay
An aptly-named arc of sand accessible only by boat. Perfect for a beach BBQ, it's one of Patricia Schultz's ’1,000 places to see before you die.'
Matangi
Icebergs Dining Room & Bar
Ideally positioned on a bluff overlooking Bondi Beach, Icebergs serves seasonal Italian cuisine with a terrace for those looking to watch the surfing action.
InterContinental Resort and Spa
Inspired by a fusion of Asian, Eastern and Western treatment methods to bring balance to mind, body and soul.
InterContinental, Bora Bora
Celebrate this iconic island and its Polynesian heritage in five-star luxury at this resort and Thalasso spa.
Jimmy Rum’s
Welcome to a cocktail experience like no other. The vibrant lounge interior is the backdrop to exquisitely crafted cocktails of every colour and concoction. First come, first served – so get there in good time for a good time!
Port Douglas
Kanu
Chef Lance Seeto celebrates Fijian cuisine, produce and culture with a fusion of flavours reflecting his travels and experiences.
Kazu Pearl Farm
One of the more secluded islands in the Torres Strait, this is where Kazuyoshi Takami has grown pearls for over four decades. Enjoy seven-courses of freshly prepared sushi as Mr Kazu shows you how he seeds his pearls. Fascinating.
Friday Island, Queensland
Lavena Coastal Walk
A three-mile walk that captures Fiji's inherent beauty. Think blue lagoons, white and black sand beaches, waterfalls, natural spring pools and dense rainforest.
Taveuni Island
Le Lotus, Faa’a
Dine over the water on Michelin-two-star cuisine where Chef Bruno Oger reimagines French classics with a Polynesian twist.
Faa’a
Lizard Island
Australia’s northern-most beach resort is a national park with over 20 white-sand beaches and endless ocean views from Cook’s Lookout at the top of the island. Take the tender to the Blue Lagoon for lunch on the beach and snorkelling the clam gardens, or dive the Snake Pit between two bommies to spot highly venomous, but fortunately very docile, olive sea snakes. You also find coral gardens, reef sharks, rays, wrasse, barracuda, turtles and so much more.
Lord Howe Island Golf Club
Nestling in the middle of the Tasman Sea this club has a picturesque nine-hole course set among kentia palm groves overlooking a turquoise lagoon.
Low Isles
Just northeast of Port Douglas is the Low Islands Reef where you will find amazing diving with fine corals, plenty of turtles and abundant sealife including parrotfish, angelfish, clownfish, trevally, fusilleers and more. The reef's many corals were the first ever to be studied scientifically in 1928 and all reef ecology stems from here.
Queensland
Lulu's Bar and Grill
Overlooking Port Denarau Marina, Nadi, this is a great place to meet friends , drink and dine as you watch the world go by.
LuMi Dining, Pyrmont Bay
Fusing Asian flavours with the flair of Italian-style cuisine, LuMi’s head chef Federico Zanellato has created a contemporary dining experience like no other. Attracting well-heeled locals for almost a decade, the glass box setting overlooking the harbour in Pyrmont Bay is equally contemporary, and further enhances the exquisite tasting menu of classical Italian dishes elevated with Asian ingredients.
Sydney, New South Wales
Magnetic Island
Choose the Forts Walk to discover history, ocean views and koala sightings and visit the storied, weathered and much-travelled hull of the clipper ship City of Adelaide, built in 1864.
Queensland
Marae Taputapuatea
This UNESCO World Heritage Site features a number of marae and other stone structures and was once considered the religious epicentre of Eastern Polynesia.
Opoa, Raiatea
Marlin season
From September to December, black marlin return to the waters of Lizard Island and for seven days each October, game fisherman head for Anchor Bay for sport fishing.
Meke dance
Celebrate Fijian culture with displays of traditional meke, with men and women story-telling through the medium of dance.
Melanie’s Art Galerie
Visit Galerie 'Umatatea to discover the art of Melanie Dupre.
Huahine
Montgomery Reef
The entire reef appears to rise from the ocean on the falling tide. Revealed are nearly 5m (16.4ft) of reef gradually emerges from the ocean with water cascading down waterfalls and creating a river cutting through the reef as it drains.
The Kimberleys
Monuriki Island
You may recognise this uninhabited island as it was home to Tom Hanks for several months while filming the movie Castaway. Hike the steep, forested flanks, stretch out on pristine beaches, and snorkel the turquoise waters.
Moseley Beach Club
This relaxed summer-only beach club in Glenelg near Adelaide borrow the best of European and South East Asian beach clubs with daybeds, live music and entertainment.
Nalova Bay
Home to a protected marine reserve, this is a great place to dive with black- and white-tipped reef sharks, lemon sharks and bull sharks.
Navadra
A beautiful uninhabited volcanic island with a protected anchorage, stunning beaches and ringed by a reef.
Noosa Beach House
Located on Noosa Heads’ bustling Hastings Street, this lively restaurant has a beach house feel. The kitchen’s skilfully conceived and innovative contemporary dishes ensure seasonal local produce shines through. Enjoy local Harvey Bay scallops and Murray Cod from the Raw Bar and meat eaters will enjoy O’Connor dry-aged ribeye and Kurobuta pork belly. Before dinner have an aperitif at the up-tempo front bar, which is a great place for people watching and enjoying live music (weekends only).
Queensland
Oaks Kitchen and Garden
With a talent to transform almost any fish into the most flavoursome of dishes, Patron Chef Josh Niland sets the bar high with his seven-course tasting menu at this award-winning restaurant. Located in Sydney’s trendy Paddington, its intimate setting is an experience for all, with a daily changing menu created around the morning’s catch. Niland’s commitment to minimising waste is also reflected in his whole-fish butchery and by using techniques usually used in meat. Waste not, want not.
Oaks Beach, Queensland
Opoa Beach
On the eastern tip of Raiatea, this restaurant inventively celebrates the bounty of the sea accompanied by organic local produce and fine wine pairings.
Uturoa
Ormeggio at The Spit
Located on the other side of Sydney Harbour, Ormeggio at The Spit has become one of the city’s favourite Italian restaurants. Best known for its buzzy atmosphere, and with waterfront views over Middle Harbour and the boats in D’Albora Marina, the recently renovated premises serves high quality, sustainable seafood dishes with Italian classic cocktails and an extensive wine list (Italian of course).
Orzo Restaurant
Refined and understated are not words often associated with Queensland’s bustling Gold Coast, but both of these qualities are abundant at Orzo. A traditional Italian restaurant with a contemporary twist, the menu focuses on sustainable local produce, with homemade pastas and breads infused with flavours from southern Italy and accompanied by a considered curation of fine Italian wines.
Broadbeach, Queensland
Pee Wee’s at the Point
From its location in East Point Nature Reserve with sweeping views across Darwin Harbour and the city skyline, the stunning setting of Pee Wee’s at the Point has to be one of the finest in the Northern Territory. The restaurant’s menu is equally impressive, with the freshest Northern Territory produce used to create dishes like Paspaley Pearl Meat sashimi and wild caught Saltwater Barramundi. Be sure to arrive in time to enjoy the sunset.
Darwin, Northern Territory
Prince of Wales Island
The largest island in the Torres Strait, with an area of 203sqkm. The island was used as a cattle station and it now has a population of wild cattle, as well as goats and rusa deer. Locals come here to cool off around its many waterfalls.
Queensland
Prohibition
Styled as a speakeasy, you will step into a world of flappers, suffragettes, and bootleggers in a Broadway musical set. Pick a VIP package for a private booth and tipple of your choice, then sit back and watch ballroom dancers, DJs and live musicians.
Brisbane
qualia
On the secluded northern tip of Hamilton Island, qualia has pristine views, world-class dining, two infinity-edge pools, a blissful day spa. This chic, luxury resort is 2km from Catseye Beach, 3km from the Hamilton Island Golf Club and arranges heli tours to the famous Heart Island.
Quay
With spectacular harbour views to include the infamous Opera House, it's easy to see why the award-winning Quay has appeared in the world’s best restaurant lists several times over. However, views alone don’t win awards and Executive chef Peter Gilmore’s latest tasting menu is equally impressive. Featuring ingenious updates to signature staples such as the white coral dessert with a wine list tweaked to suit the new menu, the views still rock, but the cuisine has been raised to another level.
Sydney, New South Wales
Rabi Island
This archipelago to the northeast of Fiji is home to local customs, handmade crafts and native island dancers in Naku.
Raft Point
Go ashore for a walk to a spectacular galley of Wandjinas (indigenous rock art). Visit some of the artwork created by local indigenous people hundreds of years ago and enjoy the stories shared by your local aboriginal guide.
The Kimberleys
Ringgold Group
On the northern edge of the Fiji island group, these islands are virtually untouched by civilisation. Explore Cobia’s Crater, a sunken volcano that you can walk around and kayak across.
Rowley Shoals
Over 300sqm of undisturbed marine habitat across three atolls with a huge diversity of coral and marine life. A pristine haven 300knm off the Kimberley coast.
Saffire Freycinet
Saffire Freycinet is a gem of Tasmania's Coles Bay providing set in the natural wonders of Freycinet National Park and nearby Wineglass Bay.
Saint Peter, Paddington
With a talent to transform almost any fish into the most flavoursome of dishes, Patron Chef Josh Niland sets the bar high with his seven-course tasting menu at this award-winning restaurant. Its intimate setting is an experience for all diners, with a daily changing menu created around the morning’s catch. Niland’s commitment to minimising waste is also reflected in his imaginative use of offal, which he achieves with whole fish butchery and by using techniques usually used in meat.
Sydney, New South Wales
Sal Salis
Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef is an exclusive beach safari camp nestled in the dunes of the Cape Range National Park near Exmouth in Western Australia with views of the surrounding bush and over the Indian Ocean and the fringing Ningaloo Reef.
Sawa-i-lau
At the heart of the Yasawa Islands, in the Blue Lagoon, these limestone caves are a must-see, with natural light filtering down through a hole at the top.
Silica Beach
Most beaches here are yellow sand but this one is made up of nearly pure silica quartzite creating powder-soft bone-white sands that squeak underfoot. Towards the edge of the archipelago, it's also a great place to watch 20,000 migrating humpback whales between June and October.
Hidden Island, The Kimberleys
Snorkel Malolo Barrier Reef
The Mamanuca Islands have vibrant coral reefs and a huge variety of tropical fish. Malolo itself is protected by a barrier reef thriving with marine life.
Snorkelling safari
Ned's Beach is Lord Howe Island's best known stretch of sand and a great place to explore the reef and feed the numerous fish.
South Molle Island
The Whitsunday island of South Molle is hilly with a lush rainforest interior, reefs just offshore and quiet bays. At low tide the island is joined to tiny Mid Molle by a spit of sand if you want to explore further.
Queensland
Stanley Island
First declared a national park in 1939, the island is part of the Flinders Group, one of the world’s most rugged landscapes with great rock art sites too depicting visiting sailing ships from foreign nations. Best known is the huge Yintayin rock shelter, also known as the Ship Rock Shelter’. This unique art site is seldom visited due to its isolated location.
Sunset Bar and Grill
Overlooking iconic Cable Beach, you can eat here at any time of day from a 6.30am breakfast after a morning run, or gather at the Grill for dinner. Each dish delivers the best in fresh seasonal ingredients, executed to perfection.
Broome
Swim with mantas
For a spiritual experience, swim, snorkel or dive with the graceful oceanic manta rays that call this place home between May and October.
Swim with turtles
Green and Hawksbill turtles are a regular sight in the well sheltered waters off the white sands of Lord Howe Island's Old Settlement Beach.
Swim with whale sharks
From March to July the world’s biggest fish can be seen gliding along filter feeding as they migrate past Ningaloo Reef.
Taha’a Maitai
This relaxed eatery at the head of Ha’amene Bay, with great views across the water, is a star of the Society Islands dining scene, serving a Polynesian take on traditional French cuisine.
Taha’a
Tahiti Pearl Market
It was in 1968 that the first series of oysters were grafted and the first pearl farm was developed by the Rosenthal brothers on the island of Manihi. Pearls are now a staple of the local economy.
Tamarind, The Reef Hotel Casino
For a contemporary fusion of Oriental flavours and fresh, regional produce the multi award-winning Tamarind restaurant in Cairns is worth stepping ashore for. Combining seasonally selected ingredients in an imaginative menu, dishes such as palm sugar-cured beef fillet or kangaroo fillet tataki are complemented by a carefully curated wine list. An innovative house cocktail selection inspired by Asian ingredients is also perfect if you fancy a drink before or after your fine dining experience.
Cairns, Queensland
Tavarua Island
Surf's up! This heart-shaped island is the epicentre of Fiji's surf culture. If you don't want to tail slide, you can snorkel Malolo Reef instead.
Tetsuya’s
With its own Japanese garden and Asian-inspired décor, Tetsuya’s is an oasis of Zen located right at the heart of Sydney’s city centre. A regular on the world’s best restaurants lists for over three decades, the constantly evolving tasting menus created by chef patron Tetsuya Wakuda consist largely of Japanese dishes influenced with classical French style cuisine and have continued to elevate this fine-dining establishment to superior levels.
Sydney, New South Wales
The Dolphin Center
Swim with dolphins at the Dolphin Center in Moorea, sister island of Tahiti, in French Polynesia.
Moorea
The Horizontal Falls
Massive tidal movements create a waterfall effect as ebbing water backs up against one side of the narrow cliff passage, only to be repeated in reverse when the tide turns.
Talbot Bay, The Kimberleys
The Louise
An idyllic vineyard retreat with the acclaimed Appellation restaurant on a gentle hill surrounded by hundreds of acres of vines, with breathtaking vistas across the renowned Barossa Valley.
The Ribbons Reefs
Home to several of Australia’s most spectacular dive sites, as well as some very special gamefishing including black marlin. Dive Cod Hole to swim with giant potato cod and Steve's Bommie for brightly coloured corals and schooling fish.
The Sub Club
Blurring the line between art project and nightclub, Sub Club curates immersive events that transport you through sound. Ethically spot-on, they pride themselves on an all-inclusive clubbing experience.
Melbourne
Three Islands Group National Park
Densely forested islands sit in shallow turquoise waters atop a reef. Expect near-white sandy beaches, mangroves and grassland.
Tiki Village, Raiatea
Step back in time as you explore maraes and other stone structures in this historic religious centre and the Taputapuatea marae are at the heart of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tokoriki spa
When you're done snorkelling or diving the reef around it, Tokoriki Island has a resort and spa, enjoy a pampering couples’ massage at sunrise by professionally certified therapists.
Upulo Reef & Cay
Ideal for snorkelling or try-diving as there is so much just beneath the surface. Think cobalt starfish, bright corals, green turtles and blue spotted rays.
Queensland
Valeni Sasauni Spa
This spa features ocean-view treatment rooms where you can enjoy a gentle sea breeze and the sound of the waves during your traditional Bobo massage. Try aromatherapy pools, a waterfall massage, hot tub, cold plunge, and sauna.
Vanua Levu
Vanilleraie
Tour the vanilleraie with the owner and find out more about the work around vanilla, pick up some cooking recipes and buy the home-grown vanilla.
Taha'a
Whale watching
From July to September humpbacks and other cetaceans are a common sight off the Kimberley coast.
Whitehaven Beach
With pure-white sand and sheltered sapphire waters, Whitehaven Beach stretches for 7km on Whitsunday Island’s east coast.
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