We are your passport to the remotest corners of the
central Pacific

Our aim is to share with you all we have learnt:
on land, on sea, and underwater. We offer unbeatable experiences, at affordable prices

Here are some very good reasons why you should choose
Pacific Expeditions and the S/V Southern Cross:

* We have 25 years of experience running expeditions to the remotest corners of the Pacific

* Dedicated conservationists and mariners own and run Pacific Expeditions - they are doing what they enjoy most

* We are privileged to traverse vast tracts of the central Pacific, and in doing so, we know the best locations - whether it's filming, science, diving or a remote island adventure you are after

* We take our responsibility to the environment seriously and encourage the same sentiment in our passengers

* Remote island sailing adventures is our prime motivation and the main reason our guests choose us. It's an opportunity to escape, a life changing experience, a journey of self-discovery and self-enrichment

* We operate in the 'real' Pacific; if you are looking for a Survivor type 'reality' TV experience why not choose the 'real' thing and come with us

We follow the guiding principles of "The International Ecotourism Society" (TIES)

TIES' definition of ecotourism, first adopted by its founding board of directors in 1991, states that: "Ecotourism is responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and sustains the well being of local people"

We believe that successful ecotourism includes:

• Minimizing the negative impacts on nature and culture that can damage a destination
• Educating the traveler on the importance of conservation
• Stressing the importance of responsible business that works in cooperation with local authorities and people to meet local needs and deliver conservation benefits
• Directing revenues to the conservation and management of natural and protected areas and biological diversity
• Emphasizing the need for both regional tourism zoning and visitor management plans designed for either regions or natural areas that are slated to become eco destinations
• Emphasizing use of environmental and social base-line studies, as well as long-term monitoring programs, to assess and minimize impacts
• Maximizing economic benefit for the host country, local business and communities, particularly peoples living in and adjacent to natural and protected areas
• Supporting the economic empowerment of communities through training and hiring local people, paying fair wages and benefits, buying supplies locally, and supporting local ownership or joint ventures with outside business or NGO partners of tourist facilities and concessions
• Ensuring that tourism development does not exceed the social and environmental limits of acceptable change as determined by researchers in cooperation with local residents
• Relying on infrastructure that has been developed in harmony with the environment: minimizing use of fossil fuels, conserving local plant and wildlife, and blending with the natural and cultural environment