Norfolk Island Second Settlement 200th Anniversary June 2025

Norfolk Island Second Settlement 200th Anniversary June 2025
From AUD $1,455.00
  • Duration: 8 Days (approx.)
  • Product code: Penaljune2025

Norfolk Island with the stories of its penal settlement known as Hell in Paradise provide a vivid picture of the past of 1825 to 1855.

A unique Tour in June 2025 as part of the Norfolk Island Second Settlement 200th Anniversary

  • Seven nights self-contained accommodation at Daydreamers Apartments with Norfolk Island Airport transfers
  • Hire car to explore Norfolk Island (one car per apartment) 
  • Discovery Norfolk Island tour includes morning tea
  • Shadows of the Past - Historic cemetery visit showcasing the Penal Settlement headstones.
  • 7 days pass to Norfolk Island Bounty Museum covering all layers of Norfolk island History and Heritage.
  • Tour of the Commissariat Store KAVHA Museum with Second Settlement relics.
  • As Night falls on Hell in Paradise Tour: Convict tour of second settlement ruins reflecting the harshness of the Island's convict penal settlement.
  • Second Settlement 200th Anniversary Event with special heritage keynote speakers on the harshness and history of the Penal Settlement 1825 to 1855.
  • Visit Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area (KAVHA), a World Heritage Convict site located on Norfolk Island. The buildings and ruins that are visible today at the KAVHA date from the penal settlement period.
  • Learn about the Convict Mutinies and Upraising in Hell in Paradise on Norfolk Island 1825 to 1855.
  • Penal Settlement Research 1825 to 1855 workshop and lots more.

Please note this tour and holiday package does not include airfares.  One purchases their own plane tickets

Sydney: Sun 1 June to Sun 8 June 2025
Brisbane: Tues 3 June to Tues 10 June 2025
Contact us for other date ranges office@australianhistoryresearch.info

Accommodation: Daydreamers (Twin/Double Share – Single in a one bedroom apartment)

Self-contained apartments, open plan kitchen, dining and living rooms, set in a protected landscaped garden area just a few minutes’ walk to the centre of town. Some views across the valley. Local bananas are hung for guests to eat when available and there is a common well-equipped barbeque area. Includes wifi, local mobile phone and guest laundry

$400 per person required on Booking with final payment 1 May 2025

A project of Australian History Research and Heritage Tourism- Accredited Quality Tourism Accredited Business with Tourism Australia

Some images provided by Norfolk Island Tourism