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Expeditions to the Pitcairn Islands:
2010 & 2011
2010 Voyage Dates:
Pitcairn Explorer (2 week): 19th January - 2nd Feb
Ducie Expedition (3 week): 2nd - 23rd February
Ducie Expedition (2 week): 2nd - 16th March
Pitcairn Explorer (2 week): 16th - 30th March
Pitcairn Voyage (1 week): 30th March - 6th April
Ducie Expedition (2 week): 6th - 20th April 15% discount
2011 Voyage Dates:
Pitcairn Explorer (2 week): 18th Jan - 1st Feb
Birding Expedition (2 week): 1st - 14th Feb (fully booked)
Pitcairn Voyage (1 week): 1st - 8th March
Ducie Expedition (2 week): 5th - 19th April
We offer three lengths of voyages to the Pitcairn Islands. These expeditions
have different itineraries and focuses:
1) Our one-week long 'Pitcairn Voyage' option visits only Pitcairn Island. You will be staying ashore for about three days: a) in a private chalet owned by Brenda & Mike Christian (click here), or b) by lodging with local Pitcairn families - the islanders will be happy to show you around their spectacular isolated island - there is a lot of history to be found on this little rock in the middle of the mighty blue Pacific. Price US$1,900.
2) Our two-week long 'Pitcairn Islands Explorer' option visits three of the Pitcairn islands: Pitcairn, Oeno and Henderson. Learn first hand about Pitcairn's lifestyle and history by sharing the homes of the local people. A guided tour by the local islanders around their spectacular little rock in the ocean is breathtaking, and will make this the travel experience-of-a-lifetime. Stepping ashore on Henderson Island (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) makes arriving at the ends of the
earth something you will never forget. Weather permitting we also visit Oeno Atoll, this uninhabited gem is great for diving and beach combing. Price US$3,400.
For more details on this voyage see the Pitcairn Islands Explorer page in the 'Voyage Options' section above
3) Our two-week long, and three-week long 'Ducie Expeditions' visit all the islands of the Pitcairn group (ie Pitcairn, Ducie, Henderson and Oeno) plus Temoe Atoll and the Gambier lagoon in French Polynesia. Learn first hand about Pitcairn's lifestyle and history by sharing the homes of the local people for a few days. Fish for your lunch & bird watch at the newly discovered Adam's Seamount 80km east of Pitcairn. Explore Ducie Atoll - the remotest speck of land in this part of the world. Step ashore on Henderson Island (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and camp on Oeno (weather permitting). The three-week Ducie Expeditions are ideal for those who want more on-island time - more diving - and more time soaking up the history of Pitcairn. The three-week trip is priced at US$4,900 and the two-week trip is priced at US$3,600.
For more details on this voyage see the Ducie Expedition page in the 'Voyage Options' section above
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Scuba diving on our voyages:
If you are an enthusiast for Pitcairn history, plus always dreamed of diving the wreck of the HMS Bounty, then book a berth on one of our voyages. You will find plenty of beauty to be discovered in the waters surrounding these islands - plus dive the wreck of the Yankee Clipper 'Wild Wave' at Oeno Atoll and the 130 year old wreck of the supply vessel 'Cornwallis' at Pitcairn. The vast majority of the coral reefs around these islands are awaiting FIRST TIME EVER UNDERWATER EXPLORATION! You can dive on any of our voyages - but note that the three-week 'Ducie Expedition" offers greater opportunities for diving - so we suggest you use this trip if you are a real dive enthusiast.
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For a map of the Pitcairn Islands click here
For information on how to book your passage to Pitcairn
on the S/V Southern Cross,
please click on the 'How to Book' tab at the top of this page
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St Paul's pool, Pitcairn Island
Marlin Brando film poster
Pitcairn by satellite photo
Longboat crew
Pitcairn Island
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