Mango Bay All-Inclusive, for learning to scuba dive on the Gold Coast

On the west coast of the island, which is also known as the Gold or Platinum Coast, this small and friendly setting excels at good-value packages. Included is an impressive list of goodies: all meals, afternoon tea, unlimited specified drinks, water skiing and scuba diving lessons, plus a tour with a glass-bottomed boat and catamaran trips to soak up the scenery. All rooms have outside space, but book the Penthouse for gleaming wooden floors, four-posters with wafty fabrics and bucket loads of space – outside and in.