Baunti Tours’ Ultimate Farm & Industry Tour: 5 Reasons to Go!

Baunti Tours’ The Farm & Industry Tour: A Long Running Island Favourite
Norfolk Island forms a unique connection with many of its visitors – for obvious reasons – and repeat visitation makes for unsurprisingly pretty standard fayre. For those of you that have been coming to Norfolk Island for a long time (there will invariably be some reading this) you may remember a little mini-bus zipping around the island with the words ‘Here comes Pip!‘ on the front. Well that was an early incarnation of the Farm and Industry Tour operated by Pip Quintal.
The Farm and Industry Tour has been an island staple for many years – for good reason. While many of the places the tour visits may have changed due to shifting trends, industries changing shape, businesses trading hands and more, the core of the tour remains a fascinating peer behind the scenes of some of Norfolk’s industries.
The tour has had a few different operators over the years, but is now firmly back in the Baunti Tours portfolio. Their friendly team ensure you are taken to some amazing locations to delve a little deeper into the inner workings of some of the businesses and enterprises that sustain Norfolk’s economy.
You will be introduced to a large market garden that supplies the island with seasonally grown produce. You’ll visit a palm farm that dates back to the current custodians’ grandfather, Ivan Nobbs who introduced the Lord Howe Island Palm to Norfolk Island. Then you’ll visit a modern palm nursery that exports up to fifty thousand palm seedlings to the Netherlands, Italy and the USA every week! You’ll then visit a hobby farm which is typical of how locals live on Norfolk Island today, and finally, a Liqueur Factory that produces 15 different types of liqueurs – which you’ll get to taste if you wish! If all that sounds exhausting, don’t worry afternoon tea is provided.
So, maybe you recognise the tour bus of old? You might even have been on the tour, but like Norfolk there is always something new to discover on this island favourite. The tour’s longevity is a testament to its loving curators over the past decades who have continued to make sure it evolves and surprises as they take you behind closed doors to experience the real Norfolk!
Baunti Tours has over 20 years in the touring industry on Norfolk Island. Formerly known as Baunti Escapes, they pride themselves on providing a high level of service to all Norfolk Island visitors with their expert knowledge, experienced and friendly guides, and great selection of tour options designed to showcase the best Norfolk Island has to offer.
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Image Credit: Robin Nisbet
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The Farm & Industry Tour is available for bookings now. For more information or to book call into Baunti Tours Booking Office on Taylors Road, or contact: Ph. +6723 23693, visit online: www.bauntitours.com or email reservations: res@baunti.nlk.nf
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Article content disclaimer: Article first published in Discover Norfolk, Volume 07 Issue 02, 2024. Please note that details of specific travel, accommodation and touring options may be outdated. References to people, places and businesses, including operating days and times may be have changed. References to Government structure and Government businesses/entities may no longer be applicable. Please check directly with businesses and/or Government websites directly rather than relying on any information contained in this article before you make travel arrangements.