Join AussieJetSetter as he shares some of his experiences from his most recent trip to the remote Australian External Territory of Norfolk Island on Youtube! Whether it is an island wide walking tour whereby I explore all the most scenic and historic sights of this stunning island or a walk through its wild and rugged national park I really got to see all the best parts of this stunning sub tropical paradise island in the South Pacific and I am thrilled that I documented it all to share with you!
Norfolk Island Walking Tour
First join me for the first ever Island wide comprehensive walking tour of Australia’s remote Pacific Island paradise of Norfolk island on Youtube! Norfolk Island may only be 34sq and 8 by 5 kilometres in size but this beautiful island has over 120km or roads to explore and jaw dropping scenery and a fascinating history of British convict settlements and Bounty Mutineers!
In this comprehensive survey of all the best sights and sounds of Norfolk Island on foot I walk over 50 kilometres over 3 days to showcase some of the most beautiful parts of the island such as the stunning Emily Bay and Slaughter Bay , the historic convict settlement at the Kingston Arthur Vale Historic Area, Mount Pitt scenic lookout, Norfolk Botanical Gardens, Queen Elizabeth Lookout, Two Chimney’s Reserve, Cascade and more!
I also walk through the main commercial centre of the quaint little town of Burnt Pine which houses most of the island’s shops, restaurants and cafes and services. If you enjoyed this walking tour you may wish to check out most notably my Sydney Summer Evening Walking Tour and some of the many dozens of other walking tours on the AussieJetSetter Youtube Channel which are accessible via the following playlists:
In this walking tour you’ll see: (Commentary sections include 01:00 – 7:50, 40:35 – 45:35 and 01:24:40– end) 00:00 Opening Trailer 01:00 Introduction and walk through Burnt Pine (with commentary) 07:50 Walking continues through Burnt Pine 21:30 Norfolk Island Botanical Gardens 35:35 Mount Pitt Scenic Lookout 36:30 Two Chimneys Reserve (rugged east coast views) 40:00 Cascade Pier 40:35 Kingston – Arthur Vale Historic Area +Kingston Pier (with commentary 45:35 Kingston – Arthur Vale Historic Area +Kingston Pier 52:00 Walk to and around Emily Bay/Slaughterhouse Bay 01:07:00 Continued Exploring of Kingston 01:10:50 Walk to and at Queen Elizabeth Lookout 01:14:15 Captain Cook Lookout 01:15:40 Walk back to Burnt Pine 01:24:40 Final Walk back towards Burnt Pine and Concluding Remarks (with commentary)
Norfolk Island National Park
Also join me as I showcase some of the island’s best walking and hiking trails from the around the island’s stunning Norfolk Island National Park which takes up 14% of the whole 34sq km landmass of the island! We begin today’s journey a short few kilometres away from the centre of Burnt Pine adjacent to Norfolk Island Botanical Gardens before we venture up to the summit of Mount Pitt and Mount Bates to see some of the best vantage points of the whole island!
Afterwards we continue deeper into the national park hiking out to the rugged and spectacular coastline of the island’s north east where we will finish today’s hike at the breathtaking Captain Cook Lookout! In this video you’ll see: 00:00 Introduction to Norfolk Island and the National Park 03:00 Commencing walk on Old Mountain Track (towards Mount Pitt) 12:30 Mount Pitt Summit and Lookout 14:30 Walk to Mount Bates (Summit Track) 21:50 Mount Bates Summit (Highest point on Norfolk Island) 23:00 Plane spotting from Mount Bates with arrival of Qantas aircraft from Brisbane! 24:30 Walk to Captain Cook Lookout (Red Road Track) 36:30 Con’t Walking to Captain Cook Lookout (Bridle Track) 39:15 Spectacular views or rugged north eastern coastline 47:20 Arrival at Captain Cook Lookout 49:20 Conclusion from Captain Cook Lookout
How to get to Norfolk Island? It is easier than you might think!
Norfolk Island is a remote and tiny little island in the middle of the South Pacific some 1400km off Evans Head on Australia’s east coast mainland and some 800km north of New Zealand and 800km south of New Caledonia. Whilst the island may only have 2200 local residents it has a developed tourism infrastructure and can be reached from Sydney or Brisbane 3 times and twice weekly respectively on Qantas with a Boeing 737-800 (flight time 2-2.5 hours). Alternatively Air Chathams operate a once weekly service to Auckland with their ATR 72 aircraft (occasionally a Saab340) – flight time is around 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Be sure to check out how you can get to this incredibly isolated little piece of paradise in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean with my Qantas Sydney to Norfolk Island Business Class Flight Review and also my Air Chathams flight review to Auckland!
Please don’t forget to like the Walking tour and National Park Hiking Video and subscribe to the channel and hit the bell button to be amongst the first to know when our video trip reports are published! Also be sure to check out how you can get to this incredibly isolated little piece of paradise in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean with my Qantas Sydney to Norfolk Island Business Class Flight Review and also my Air Chathams flight review to Auckland!
