Just five kilometres one way, eight the other, this extinct volcanic outcrop is a mere speck in the ocean. Captain Cook was the first European to see Norfolk Island. In 1774 he claimed it for Great Britain and described it as “paradise”. In the following years, this tiny uninhabited paradise became home to two convict settlements. The last convict was moved to Tasmania in 1856.

The famous “Mutiny on the Bounty” in 1791 saw Captain Bligh and some crew set adrift and Fletcher Christian and the remainder of the crew, with Tahitian girlfriends, sail to Pitcairn Island.

In 1856, Queen Victoria resettled the Pitcairn Islanders from their now overcrowded island to Norfolk Island. Descendants of over one third of those original settlers remain on the Island today.

Highlights:
Our itinerary includes all of the following highlights (subject to weather, possible absence of locals from the Island and other unforeseen factors).

• Introductory coach tour of scenic attractions
• Bounty Folk Museum
• Historic Cemetery walk
• 4-course progressive dinner in 4 Island homes
• Convict Settlement Tour
• Melanesian Mission Chapel
• Fish Fry dinner
• Farm and Industry Tour
• Cyclorama
• Guided tour of Pitcairn Settlers Village
• Clydesdale-drawn wagon tour to Steeles Point
• Glass-bottomed boat tour of the coral reef
• Includes 7 full breakfasts, 4 lunches, 6 dinners

Centrally located in the township of Burnt Pine, South Pacific Resort offers comfortable rooms set in lush sub-tropical gardens with mountain and valley views and all the creature comforts that will make your stay one to remember. We stay in comfortable “garden rooms”.

Within easy walking distance to the town centre and restaurants, the South Pacific Resort is the perfect home for our Norfolk Island holiday.

All rooms contain en suite with shower, refrigerator, hair dryer, tea/coffee making facilities, direct dial telephone facilities, television, clock/radio, ceiling fans and dial up internet/email access from rooms.

Local identity Bev Wheeler is our host on Norfolk Island. A permanent resident on the island, her knowledge, humour and friendliness help make your holiday a most memorable experience. Bill Adams, a fifth generation Mutiny on the Bounty descendant, assists Bev from time to time.