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Telling Norfolk's Stories

"A secret this good can only be kept for so long."

Norfolk Island is a glorious, secret world - a gentle land that knows no strangers. Leave the 'other world' behind and i mmerse yourself in the sounds, sights, tastes and emotions that make guests return again and  again. Our island is a place of exquisite beauty, with a tumultuous history stretching back more than one thousand years - from the days of the Polynesian navigators, to colonists, whalers and convicts - through to today's Pitcairn settlers' descendants who carry the DNA of Bounty mutineers and Tahitian foremothers in their veins.  Let our specialist guides take you on journeys to the very heart of Norfolk Island's rich history, culture, language, food and natural wonders. 

Our Specialist Tours    

(minimum 4 people), island explorer tours unlock norfolk island's secrets through specialist tours and hand-stitched bespoke tours for smaller groups that are catered to individual interests and departure times. with in-depth knowledge of the island's culture, heritage, natural environments and niche experiences, let our guides show you a side of norfolk that is only experienced by a fortunate few.,  half-day island explorer introductory tour.

The half-day Introductory tour is the best way to orientate yourself so you can plan your itinerary and make the most of our beautiful island home. Our experienced and knowledgeable local guides will introduce you to all that Norfolk Island has to offer and share fascinating insights into our rich and varied past and life on the island today. 

Expect lots of handy hints and insider information to make the very best of your time on-island.

Light refreshments included.

Departures: On-demand

Price: $40 pp – Children 12 years and under $20 pp.

Min: 2 persons  Max: 36 persons. 

Group bookings welcome.

Lantern Lit Ghost Tour

Island Explorer's signature and most popular tour. Join us if you dare on a Lantern-Lit ghost tour through the historic streets of Norfolk’s World Heritage listed area, where the macabre and spine-tingling tales of murders, suicides, and hangings come to life.  Hear terrifying tales of mischief, malice, mayhem and murder.  Learn the bizarre and turbulent stories of our dark past as you are led on a spine-tingling tour by our local ghost-host.  

Departures:  Wednesday and Saturday evenings and on-demand (8 pm summer time - 7.15 pm winter time)

Price: $47 pp – Children 12 years and under $23.50 pp.

Min: 1 person  Max: 36 persons.

Group Bookings welcome - discounts for 10 or more persons.

Settlement Secrets

Convict history tour.

Settlement Secrets is especially curated for history lovers. Join us as we journey in the footsteps of our convict forebears on this signature UNESCO World Heritage Site tour of convict Kingston. 

Explore the island's dark history steeped in adventure, agony, obsession, cruelty and unimaginable daring. This is Norfolk's most comprehensive tour of the iconic Kingston settlement, one that places special emphasis on the human experience. 

Departures: On demand.

Price: $49 pp – Children 12 years and under $24.50 pp.

Curious Castaways

Island cultural tour.

Immerse yourself in Norfolk Island’s Pitcairn Heritage and experience our unique culture, a melange of British and Polynesian cultures, brought together by the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Learn about the islanders’ Pitcairn history, Norf'k language and weaving, and enjoy delicious ‘wetls’, traditional foods prepared in time-honoured traditions. 

Kam lorngf’ aklan en itet swiit!

Departures: 1 pm Fridays and on-demand.

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"Our time with Rachel brought Norfolk Island's history and culture to life."

“The hospitality shown to us makes Norfolk Island our forever bucket list destination.”

“Thank you Rachel for your hospitality and in-depth knowledge

- you made our stay.”

The Robertsons

Jody and tom larson, mark and marybeth tarren.

“No heartier welcome shall we get

 though all the earth we roam.”.

Gustav Quintal, from The Norfolk Ode

Island Explorer Tours, Norfolk Island

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Welcome to the South Pacific’s best adventure playground and outdoor classroom. Norfolk Island is the perfect place for busy families to unplug and reconnect with the real world, and each other.

"Dem letl salan se pili ornaa biich" The kids don't want to leave the beach.

Day 1 - Diving into Island Life 

Morning - Start the day early by leaping off our iconic pontoon into the crystal-clear waters of Emily Bay Lagoon . Then pull on your face masks and fins and explore the coral wonderland just offshore. Prefer to keep your feet dry, join a Glass Bottom Boat tour! 

Afternoon  - After a picnic lunch at Emily Bay, explore the Kingston UNESCO World Heritage Site , the perfect way to introduce the family to our island’s history. School-age children can enter the museums for free and guided tours are available. Alternatively, grab a visitor map and take a self-guided tour through our fascinating ruins and museums.

Evening - Watch the history you learned about in Kingston come to life at the Trial of the 15 play. Let the kids test out their vocal cords as they boo the villains and cheer on the heroes. 

Day 2 - Exploring Nature

Morning - Walk down to Cockpit reserve and view the waterfall from the Boardwalk, then head to the secluded beach at Bumboras  to discover the rockpools. 

Afternoon  - Escape the heat of the day on the cool walking trails and boardwalks of Norfolk Island National Park and Botanical Gardens . Keep your eyes and ears open for our island’s green parrot, one of the planet’s rarest birds. Pop into the Discovery Centre whilst you are there.

Evening - After all that hiking and outdoor fun, kick back with a family movie, refreshments and blanket (in winter) at the Ferny Lane Theatre. On your way home, don’t forget to stop and gaze up at our night sky and see who can count the most shooting stars!

Day 3 - Mountains to Mazes

Morning - Get the kids up just before dawn and head to Mount Pitt or Mount Bates for a sunrise the family will never forget.

Afternoon  - Lose the kids for a while in the Hedge Maze at Strawberry Fields,  afterwards the whole family deserves a treat at one of the Chocolate shops! 

Evening - If the kids are old and brave enough, book them on the Lantern Lit Ghost Tour, which includes hair-raising walks through the Olde Town, Kingston Cemetery and Australia’s most haunted house.

Stay for 7-days

Norfolk Island offers so much fun for the family, so why not stay longer? The family fun doesn't stop here! Norfolk Island has plenty more to offer. 

Spend lazy afternoons building sandcastles and driftwood sculptures. Explore Slaughter Ba y reef at low tide. Check out the ‘world’s cheapest LEGO’ from the toyshop, and if the wind is up, pick up a kite. Pick up a list of Useful Phrases from the Visitor Information Centre and learn about the local Norfolk language. Play hide ‘n’ seek amid the giant roots of our Moreton Bay figs. Sign up the entire family for an island electric bike tour. For the little ones, enjoy some time at the Lion's Park playground in town.

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Norfolk Island is as diverse as you are, so be sure to mix and match our other itinerary ideas to truly experience 360° of Wonder . 

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Listen to tales and stories that will delight you, make you sad and through it all send shivers down your spine! Start your evening with a delicious dinner in an old Georgian Home. Then journey through the island's dark past and keep your eyes open as you never know what or who you may see on your travels!!

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Probian Group Holiday on Norfolk Island

EXCLUSIVE Probian package, packed full of Norfolk Island experiences.

Norfolk is a safe and relaxing – the perfect destination for your group. Discover this peaceful and unspoiled destination, known for the iconic Norfolk pine trees, convict past and incredible history. There’s so much to explore and enjoy – you’ll find much more than you expected on a Norfolk Island holiday!

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Escape to Norfolk Island with the ‘Norfolk Explorer’ Holiday Package. Our fullest package includes 10 essential Norfolk experiences.

The Best Of Norfolk

We’ve selected the tour and meal options that we’d like included in our own Norfolk Island holiday to deliver you The Best of Norfolk! That’s a total of five tours and two dinners.

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In addition to the essentials you’ll enjoy a Progressive Dinner, Island Fish Fry, Glass Bottom Boat, World Heritage and Island Life Tour.

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All the basics you need for your Norfolk Island holiday – return flights, accommodation, car hire and 2 essential tours.

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• Oct 15, 2023

Chills up the spine at Norfolk Island

Updated: Oct 17, 2023

✦ This Halloween, head off to one of the most haunted places in Australia - Norfolk Island!

It may come as a surprise to some of you to know that this little island measuring only 34.6 sq km in the South Pacific is actually considered to be one of the most, if not THE most haunted place in Australia. In fact, there are more documented ghosts per square kilometre than any other place in Australia! The Canadian website The Paranormal even ranks Norfolk Island as the world's fourth most haunted islands! About half of the present day population even claim to have had an encounter with a ghostly presence.

While this may sound creepy to some, the island itself has embraced this as part of its identity. The high rate of paranormal activity attracts ghost hunting visitors or simply those who are curious about ghosts to the island every year. There are even knowledgeable local tour guides who can tell you all you want to know about the island and its ghostly sightings and histories.

When you learn that the island was home to some tough, violent criminals who lived through torturous conditions (some were even brutally murdered) in the 1800s, you would not be surprised that Norfolk Island has become such a haunted site today.

Veronica went on a ghost tour!

Our CEO of Brilliant-Online, Veronica Lind , went to Norfolk Island and was brave enough to actually go on a ghost tour! The Lantern Lit Ghost Tour is one of the tours available and it is led by guide Rachel who takes visitors on a journey with terrifying tales of spirits and hauntings, unexplainable phenomena and strange happenings. Rachel even keeps a journal of all these unusual events!

And what was Veronica's experience on this tour?

"We went into the superintendent's house which was said to be the most haunted house on Norfolk Island. I had ringing in my ears, and my head felt hot and nauseous for maybe 30 seconds. I felt fine after I left the building." - Veronica Lind

In spite of this, Veronica is one brave soul to continue with the tour and at one point they even walked through the cemetery carrying lanterns.

From left to right: Ray Lind with friends Russell and Fran Delforce, Ray feeling the air for ghostly chills, the room where Veronica felt the strange sensations.

So if you are looking for a special way to celebrate Halloween, perhaps a flight over to Norfolk Island would make this a Halloween to remember. Whatever these restless spirits are after, it's certainly not Trick or Treat!

Norfolk Island has its dark, shadowy past, and the islanders do have wild and gruesome stories to share with visitors. The island's tradition and superstition go together, and if anything, it showcases the human condition that can be seen through so many histories.

A beautiful, pristine island

Apart from the paranormal attraction, Norfolk Island has a lot more to offer , and those who are not really into ghosts can enjoy the pristine nature of the island. Much of the island is designated as a national park or nature reserve. It is the place to go for wildlife watching, for walking under the tallest ferns on earth, seeing 200-year-old fig trees and exploring rock pools.

Did you know that many of the 116 bird species living on Norfolk Island cannot be found elsewhere on earth?

Halloween is coming!

If you want to amp up the scare factor, check out our Brilliant editor Ben Tirebuck's article on ways to scare yourself witless on Halloween!

For a more family-oriented Halloween fun, remember to check out The Witchy Nook's Halloween Party coming up on 28th October at 5pm! There will be sweet treats, a raffle, games and something for everyone in the family! Find out more here .

And if you do want to do a bit of smudging or burn some special incense after a ghostly tour or encounter, check out The Witchy Nook for some healing and balancing magick!

References:

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/what-makes-norfolk-one-of-the-worlds-most-haunted-spots/news-story/b2845450ec26a69b9bcd33bd0762eaa4

https://www.norfolkisland.com.au/stories/ghostly-encounters

https://www.norfolkisland.com.au/experiences

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