A four-hour flight from Sydney will land you in this island paradise. At Jean Michel Cousteau Fiji Island Resort, families are well catered for with a parents-welcome kids club focused on fun and marine conservation.

Go-kart racing, ten-pin bowling, snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef … there are endless activities for families on this well-established island. There’s even a wildlife park! When parents need time out, the Clownfish Club keeps kids aged 6-14 entertained with age-appropriate activities.

The kids’ club at luxurious Soneva Fushi has a two-storey treehouse, pirate ship and pool with swim-up mocktail bar and waterslide, along with rooms for music, lego, cooking and craft. Fortunately, parents are welcome to join in on the fun!

Kids can roam free on Rottnest Island, a ferry-ride away from Perth. There are no cars on the island so they can safely explore it by bike, snorkel in the bays and walk from one end to the other with resident quokkas for company. These happy-looking marsupials are well used to making friends with visitors – especially if they have a morsel or two of fruit to share.

It’s the buzz as well as the beauty that makes Hawaii such a fabulous family holiday. Stay where all the action is on Waikiki Beach before hopping over to another island to really unwind. On the Big Island, head for the 62-acre Waikoloa Beach Resort hotel on the Kohala Coast to swim with dolphins, hula dance at festive luaus and go a little wild with watersports.