Booking your voyage

How to book your passage:

Please email, fax, or phone us your booking request with the name of the passenger and the desired voyage date
Email: info@pacific-expeditions.com
Tel/Fax: +682-21999 or mobile +682-52400

To secure you place on our voyage you will need to pay half of your fare (the deposit) by emailing, telephoning, or faxing us your credit card details - or you can also pay by international bank transfer to our bank account in the Cook Islands - please request our bank details if you need them

Note: if you pay the full fare when you book, you can claim a 50% refund if you cancel more than three months before departure

Not included are:

• Your airfares


• Your accommodation (and other expenses) while ashore on any of the inhabited islands we visit


• Travel insurance (note: this is compulsory for Pitcairn voyages, and must include a provision for medical evacuation)


• Beer & wine etc - you are welcome to bring your own food and alcohol without additional charge. meals, coffee and tea etc are free of charge

Tahiti to Gambier flight instructions for Pitcairn passengers:

You will need to catch the 6am Tuesday morning departure (on Air Tahiti from Tahiti to the Gambier Islands the day of your departure from Mangareva on the S/V Southern Cross, Our vessel will be waiting at the wharf in Rikitea Village (Mangareva) for passengers arriving on the Tuesday flight - it is a four hour flight and arrives at 11pm (Mangareva is one hour ahead of Tahiti time)

Air Tahiti starts taking bookings about six months before your flight date

You can book your Air Tahiti flights at your local travel agent, or you can book directly with Air Tahiti on their website (www.airtahiti.aero) or best of all you can email them at reservations@airtahiti.pf

The Air Tahiti flight number is VT951 from Tahiti (PPT) to the Gambier Islands (GMR). Tell your travel agent that these flights can be booked by using the usual booking systems for airline tickets.

These flights are a once-a-week service and depart from Tahiti at approximately 6am on Tuesday mornings. The flight returns the same day, arriving back at Tahiti at approximately 4pm

They fly the twin engined ATR72 to Mangareva, and will have plenty of seats if you book 3 to 6 months in advance.


Pitcairn landing permits and travel insurance:

Tourists visiting Pitcairn (with our company) do not need to apply for landing permits from the Pitcairn Administration directly (as would normally be required for longer term visitors)

Please notify us of the following details (at least one month before your voyage) and we will arrange for your landing permit at Pitcairn:
Your name, nationality, date of birth, passport number & expiry date
Plus your travel insurance name, policy number & expiry date. Your travel Insurance must have a provision for medical evacuation

Non-tourists, eg film crews, journalists, amateur radio operators and scientists etc will need to contact the Pitcairn Administration in Auckland directly to arrange for landing permits.

For further information please email us at:
info@pacific-expeditions.com