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Explore, Discover & Observe
Environment
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Art Trail |
Art Trail $55
Meet local artists in
their creative studios. See how our stamp issues are
produced. Experience the magnificent 360o
panoramic Cyclorama painting, pottery studio, etc.
and meet the artists.
Thursdays 12.50 pickup |
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Coffee
Plantation Tour |
The Coffee Plantation
Tour $35 per person
Norfolk Island
Coffee Plantations Arabica Coffee seedling nursery
has to date provided Norfolk Island with over tens
of thousands of healthy and thriving coffee
seedlings for the purpose of establishing coffee
plantations on Norfolk Island. Currently there are
another scores of thousands of seedlings under
propagation for planting. The aim of the nursery is
to assure supply of proven high yielding cultivars
of Arabica coffee seedlings, suitable to Norfolk
Islands climate, soil types and mechanical
harvesting. This will help develop strong footholds
for this local gourmet coffee industry.
Both plantations have extensive irrigation systems
incorporated into their initial setup to ensure
necessary water supply all year round. Norfolk
Island Coffee Plantations developed a planting
machine specifically for planting coffee. When in
action this machine is capable of planting up to 700
trees an hour under the ultimate conditions. Without
the aid of this machine the setup of a commercial
coffee plantation on Norfolk Island would not be a
viable option. Ready and loaded with over 1500
trees to be carted to the current plantation under
establishment. Includes coffee tasting, of course!
Duration of tour is
approximately 2hours
Tours run Monday to
Friday at 10am and 1pm |
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Activities and Tours on Norfolk Island include
natural scenery, first class sporting facilities, water
sports, bushwalking, history and so much more. Norfolk
Island boasts a huge array of tours, shows showcasing the
history, cultural and spectacular scenery of Norfolk Island.
Around
one third of the Island is devoted to national parks
and reserves which contain numerous signposted
walking trails that offer breath-taking views.
Mountain biking and bushwalking are popular
activities on the Island. The golf course is
superbly situated between the rugged coastline and
the delightful grounds of Government House. Green
fees, club and buggy hire are inexpensive.
Gymnasium, tennis, squash, lawn-bowls, archery, clay
and pistol shooting, mini-golf, basketball, netball,
snooker, darts, volleyball and skateboarding
facilities are also available.
There
are over 30 different local service and social clubs
on the Island. Visitors are welcome to participate
in club activities. Watersports are very popular on
the Island. Emily Bay must be one of the picturesque
and safest swimming beaches in the World. The waters
surrounding Norfolk Island offer plentiful catches
of trumpeter, tuna, kingfish and many other species,
including game fish. Scuba diving, snorkeling,
surfing, kayaking and sailing can also be enjoyed on
the Island.
You'll never have enough time to do everything -
there is more to do on Norfolk Island than virtually
all the other Pacific Islands combined!
Here is a sample to wet your appetite:
Explore
Norfolk’s
Gardens
Garden tours
visit a
range of
delightful
properties,
from private
cliff-top
gardens with
spectacular
coastal
views to
market
gardens
where fresh
local
produce is
grown.
Take
a Farm &
Industry
Tour
This
specialty
tour takes
you behind
the scenes
to see a
market
garden and
piggery
which supply
much of the
island’s
produce,
plus a state
of the art
kentia palm
and Norfolk
pine nursery
that exports
around the
world.
You’ll also
get to
sample the
soft drink
and liqueurs
which are
made locally
from the
island’s
fruits.
Enjoy a
Bushwalk
Experience
or Breakfast
Bush Walk
Work up an
appetite on
a guided
early
morning walk
through
Norfolk’s
beautiful
rainforest,
and spot
some of the
island’s
abundant
local
birdlife en
route. Tours
finish with
a hearty
breakfast.
Explore the
Botanic
Garden
Norfolk
Botanic
Garden on
Mission Road
has some
lovely short
trails
leading
through
towering
native tree
ferns, and
those with
keen eyes
may even
spot
Norfolk’s
rare green
parrot in
the aviary.
Visit the
Norfolk
Coffee
Plantation
This 4WD
tour takes
you behind
the scenes
at the
island’s
Arabica
coffee
plantation,
from the
seedling
nursery
through to
the coffee
roastery.
You’ll get
to sample a
cup of
locally
grown and
roasted
coffee,
along with
some
delicious
home baking.
Go
Horseriding
in the
National
Park
Saddle up
for a trek
through
Norfolk’s
beautiful
National
Park and
enjoy a cup
of genuine
billy tea
and damper
in the heart
of a gum
forest.
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