DAY 2
Auckland - Norfolk Island
This moring we board our aircraft for a short flight to Norfolk Island - our home for the next week. Upon on arrival we will be met and transferred to our accommodation. The afternoon is free to explore at your leisure. This evening we dine at the hotel.

DAY 3
We have a free morrning with time to explore the local markets, this afternoon we commence our Half Day Tour which is a must for all including Kingston, Cascade, Longridge and much more. See and hear about the famous convict buildings, beautiful beaches and golf course, the renowned Melanesian chapel, the Government, laws and lifestyle. Enjoy views from Queen Elizabeth Lookout & other scenic spots on the full commentary tour. Rest for delicious morning tea in the garden of an historic Island home built by Fletcher Christian & Matthew Quintal.
Sunday Supper - this evening we enjoy a 3 course dinner. After dinner we will enjoy the evening service and popular singalong of Pitcairn / Norfolk hymns at All Saints Church, Kingston.

DAY 4
This morning is free to shop, relax or explore. The afternoon sees us join a Convict Settlement Tour, an In Depth tour of the historic Georgian settlement of Kingston. Walk through the cemetery and hear the history of interesting convict & colonial headstones, hear stories of the houses along Quality Row and visit the restored Military Barracks now the Legislative Assembly Chambers. Walk through the ruins of the New Gaol where we learn what it was like to be an inmate around the first half of the 19th century.
This evening enjoy a 4 course Progressive Dinner to different Island homes and restaurants. A fun night and a good way to meet the local people and sample some of the Island dishes.

DAY 5
This morning our tour takes us Behind the Hedges Travel to Anson Bay to visit a small hobby farm, which has been instrumental in improving our local livestock industry. Close by see a demonstration at Norfolk's major pottery and browse at the Cottage Pottery shop. After a delicious morning tea at a scenic location, visit a beautiful private and commercial garden that supplies our local florists with stock. Exclusive to Pinetree Tours visit "Sweeties" for a demonstration of local chocolate making.
Tonight enjoy a feast of Island dishes, at the Island Fish Fry. Watch the sun set from Puppys Point on Norfolks beautiful western coastline.
Nightfall at Kingston brings a different mood at the convict settlement. The stillness and the stars are there just as they were before mankind arrived in 1788. However with dramatic use of real life sounds together with theatrical lighting and costumed actors, the stillness is broken as Pinetree tours takes us through the horrifying decades of Norfolk Islands convict era in a Sound and Light Show

DAY 6
Enjoy a morning walk either leisurely or for the more energetic a 3.5km walk through scenic Mt Bates to Captain Cook Monument. At the end of both walks we enjoy a delicious clifftop breakfast barbecue. Enjoy the rest of the morning at leisure.
This afternoon we experience an Island Culture Tour. Experience the culture of our forebears! From our mutineer ancestors & their Tahitian wives came the arts of wood craft, weaving, cooking & our Norfolk Language. On this tour see a woodturning demonstration using Norfolk timber, visit Island homes where you'll learn about our cooking. An Island weaving demonstration & a presentation on the Norfolk language will follow the afternoon tea break. Dinner is at the hotel this evening.
Wonderland by Night, the setting is 10 acres of magical Norfolk pines & bushland lit up like an enchanted forest. Meander along (or ride in the moon buggy) a winding pathway with Archie, a descendant of the Bounty mutineers, as he recites his poems and lights up the dioramas. Then afterward enjoy a light supper.

DAY 7
Today sees us enjoying parts of the Island only accessable by 4 Wheel Drive, we join Christans 4 WD, an exciting 3 hour tour to points of Norfolk accessible only by 4WD. This back of beyond tour takes us through private properties and the national park featuring spectacular scenery, native flora & bird life. Is also includes delicious home made cakes with tea & coffee. Dont expect a rough race through the scrub, driver are conscientious and very knowledgeable. All vehicles are comfortable modern 4WDs. Great for all ages. Dinner is at the hotel this evening.
Following dinner we are transported to the Mutiny on the Bounty Show see decendants of the mutineers bring the story famed Mutiny on the Bounty and historic events to life in a 90 minute show performed in an outdoor amphitheatre on Norfolks western coastline.

DAY 8
Greenfingers, A tour featuring some of the Islands most lovely gardens. Throughout the morning we visit a nursery owned & operated by a young Norfolk Islander, and view the hydroponics. We also visit gorgeous private gardens, some with a spectacular views of Kingston & Nepean & Philip Islands. Our local historian will give a talk on this area with a history dating to 1788. Morning tea is served in a scenic location. Afternoon is free.
A fun night out tonight Night as a Convict, dress as a convict and join with the commandant for an evening of gaiety, feasting and singing. Great food! Great fun! (outfit supplied). This is the most popular feature dinner on Norfolk.

DAY 9
This morning sees us boarding our aircraft, waving goodbye to Norfolk Island and making our way to our own homes with many fond memories of our time on Norfolk Island.