Experiences
If you look across the island from Castaway you can see Phillip Island, seven kilometres south of Norfolk. It is a fascinating part of Norfolk Island history. Three million years ago Norfolk Island was many times the size it is …
Ficus Benghalis or the sacred Banyan tree is revered in its native India. In Hindu mythology, the Banyan is the ‘wish fulfilling tree’ and symbolises eternal life because of its ever expanding canopy, supported by the aerial roots that …
The “Sirius”, flagship of the first fleet that arrived in Botany Bay in January 1788, was the main supply ship for the fledgling colony and its companion settlement on Norfolk Island. Those first few years were extremely hard as …
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