Baunti Tours
YOUR NORFOLK ISLAND EXPERIENCE STARTS HERE
EXPLORE NORFOLK ISLAND WITH BAUNTI!
Location: Booking Office on Taylor’s Road
Day Tours
Check out some of Baunti’s Day Tours below!
Island Orientation Tour
Island Orientation tour! We suggest this tour as the first in your itinerary to introduce you to the beauty and diversity of our island paradise.
Tour the Island with informative local guides to set the scene for your stay. Afterwards our award winning staff will help you to plan activities and tours to suit your interests. Includes Morning Tea!
Convict Kingston Tour
Take a journey with a local historian in the World Heritage Listed Convict Kingston area.
Take a journey with a local historian in the World Heritage Listed Convict Kingston area. This in depth tour will cover the 4 settlements From the Polynesians to the Convict Settlements and finally the Bounty Mutineers.
This tour includes a tour through the cemetery. The main focus is the Convict Kingston Settlements. Refeshments Provided.
Breakfast Bushwalk
Why not start your day with a Breakfast Bushwalk.
Your local guide can help you identify local grasses, ferns, shrubs and trees as well as bird species and also explain the work of the National Park rangers. Our guides cater to a range of fitness levels. You will be rewarded with a delicious BBQ breakfast.
Colleen McCullough Home Tour
Located at Colleen’s beloved property ‘Out Yenna’
is now open exclusively to Baunti Tours customers. You are escorted through her magnificent home and are able to view Ric and Colleen’s priceless collection of artefacts gathered on their travels all over the world. You will see where her books were researched and where she created the incredible tales that have sold in their millions in many different languages.
Learn about how Colleen enjoyed her Norfolk paradise and how it inspired her with its rich history and natural beauty. Hear how she gave back to Norfolk and touched many people’s lives. This is a glimpse into the life of a literary icon.
Taste of Norfolk Tour
On Taste of Norfolk you will meet first hand some passionate local producers.
On the Taste of Norfolk Tour you will meet passionate locals. Visit a selection of island food producers including a beekeeper, followed by a cooking demonstration. You will taste local foods incl. Local beef and/or banana fritters.
(Food options depend on season & availabilty)
Norfolk Island Culture Tour
The Culture Tour and team features the Islands original Polynesian history and Pitcairn heritage.
Including stories from the whaling days, a fishing presentation and a tapa cloth making demonstration. This is the only cultural tour on the Island and showcases the Islands rich cultural heritage from Tahiti, Pitcairn and Norfolk Island. Jane Evans is very proud of her Bounty roots and Jane and her team deliver not only a cultural experience, they also deliver a taste plate of Norfolk wettles (food).
Evening Tours and Dinners
Check out some of Baunti’s Night and Dinner Tours!
1856 – The Untold Story
On 8 June 1856 a total of 194 people, descendants from the Bounty, arrived on Norfolk Island from Pitcairn Island aboard the Morayshire. The descendants arrived in cold, wet blustery conditions. Few had ever been to sea before, they were seasick, homesick and heartsick. The journey of 6,000 km / 3,700 miles took five weeks.
They arrived to a recently abandoned penal settlement set aside for the ‘worst of the worst’. It was full of ghosts and memories. 1856 – The untold story follows their journey in the World Heritage Kingston area, recounting stories of the families, where they lived and how they adapted to their new life on Norfolk Island on this evocative tour.
Progressive Dinner
The Progressive Dinner is a legendary fixture on Norfolk Island itineraries. The perfect way to get a taste of the real Norfolk lifestyle – all you have to do is relax and enjoy home cooked food, bursting with the goodness of fresh produce, chat with your fellow diners and soak up stories of your island hosts as they share their passion for their island home. 3 Courses – incl. complimentary glass of wine with mains.
Who Killed the Surveyor? Mystery Dinner
Step back in time for the evening to 1859 – 3 years after the arrival of the Pitcairn Islanders in 1856. The scene is a set on arrival as you will dine in Kingston’s elegantly restored No. 9 Quality Row building (when available) while you help solve the mystery of “Who Killed the Surveyor?”. You are the audience and the actors on this tour as the events unfold and the story is woven through a delicious 3 course meal.
As a participant, taking the reigns of the story is a fantastic way to become immersed in Norfolk’s history in an entirely different way. Prize for the person who can solve the mystery!
The Commandant’s Dinner
This factual yet fun dinner theatre is a great way to learn about Norfolk’s history. The cast of actors will take you on an entertaining journey back in time. You will be enthralled by the Commandants’ stories about the notorious Convict Settlements and how the convicts were treated by sadists and reformers. Listen to a chilling recall of one of the infamous rebellions. Marvel at how the Commandants and their families adapted to life in a Norfolk Island penal colony, recreating a little piece of England in the Pacific. Explore their great challenges, impressive successes & shameful secrets. Our venue has created a special three course dinner menu of traditional English fare to compliment the theatrical setting. The Commandants’ Dinner & Show is a night of great entertainment, delectable food and loads of humour – not for the faint hearted!
A Night on the Bounty Dinner
This world famous story will be told by a cast of actors hosted at a theatre restaurant. Come and join us for a night on the Bounty. Let us take you on a journey from England to Tahiti. This fun, factual and interactive dinner show will tell the story of life that led to the Mutiny on The Bounty. Join us for a night of feasting, frivolity and lots of laughs. The cast of this amazing feature show will have you enthralled as we all sail with Captain Bligh and the Mutineers from the famous Bounty. Includes 3 course dinner. Bar facilities Available.
Baunti Fish Fry
Join us for a very special Evening. Located at a scenic outdoor location you will enjoy scrumptiously fresh fish prepared the local way, and accompanied with a range of seasonal island dishes.
See how we make the most of our home grown produce and enjoy paddock to plate freshness. Be entertained throughout the evening including a performance by Island Dancers whose singing and dancing will set the tone for an evening of fun and relaxation. If inclement weather we will move to an alternate venue. This is a perfect pre-show dinner before heading on to 1856 – The Untold Story. Cash Bar Available. Self-Drive option.