Sunsets, Stories & Christmas on Norfolk

10 Day Nativity on Norfolk Island Christmas Tour

Saturday 19 December 2026 – Monday 28 December 2026

Progressive Dinners, Peaceful Pine Trees, and Perfect Sunsets

You Will Wish You Were a Local.

DAY 1 (D) HOME TO SYDNEY                                      

Saturday 19 December 2026

Welcome to our Norfolk Island adventure with Port Bus, celebrating Christmas. We overnight near Sydney airport in preparation for our onward journey in the morning.

Dinner in the hotel | lunch on your own arrangements and costs

Rydges Sydney Airport | 1night

DAY 2 (BD) SYDNEY TO NORFOLK ISLAND                                      Sunday 20 December 2026

We arrive on the island early afternoon, where we are met by a representative from Baunti Tours. We will be welcomed to the island and then transferred to our accommodation at the Paradise Hotel & Resort. Set in lush subtropical gardens with mountain and valley views, we have the perfect surroundings to ease ourselves into our environment. The resort is in the township of Burnt Pine, so we can wander through the shops during our free time.

Breakfast and Dinner in Hotel | Lunch own arrangements and cost

Paradise Hotel & Resort, Norfolk Island | 7 nights

Day 3 (BD) DISCOVER NORFOLK ISLAND                                                Monday 21 December 2026

To set the scene for our stay, we start the day off by being introduced to the island on the Baunti Tours Island Orientation Tour. Our tour includes a visit to the convict buildings in historic Kingston and St Barnabas Chapel, built from the ruins of the New Gaol. This afternoon, we meet more locals as we join the Farm & Industry Tour to witness their enterprises sustaining the Norfolk Island community. These might include raising meat-producing sheep, market gardening, pig farming, and manufacturing soft drinks and liqueurs, or exporting Kentia seedlings. We complete our interesting day with a fun night out, embarking on the “Who Killed the Surveyor” murder mystery dinner in an elegantly restored Georgian house perched on the Kingston foreshore. Step back in time to 1859 as we dine with the Chief Magistrate Frederick Young and his wife Mary. Great food! Great fun!

Breakfast Hotel | Lunch own arrangements and cost | Murder mystery dinner

Day 4 (BD) BOOKS, BOATS & SIGHTSEEING                                         Tuesday 22 December 2026

Following breakfast, Baunti Tours will collect us for a tour that will visit the property of the late Colleen McCullough. The world-renowned author of 24 books called Norfolk Island home for almost 36 years, and today, we have the opportunity to see into her world. She and her husband, Norfolk Islander Ric Robinson, created a luxurious hideaway and maintained their privacy to ensure that Colleen had the perfect environment for her writing. Some of her most powerful titles were created in this much-loved sanctuary. Her beloved property “Out Yenna” is now open, and we are escorted through her magnificent home, where we can view Ric and Colleen’s priceless collection of artefacts gathered on their travels all over the world. We will see where her books were researched and where she worked into the wee hours creating the incredible tales that have sold in their millions in so many different languages. Times are dependent on tides; however, today we take the unique Glass Bottomed Boat tour. Our guide will share their knowledge of Norfolk’s marine life, and once we’ve “walked the plank” with these ‘mutineer descendants, ’ it takes a minute to get to the reef. Here we’re able to view beautiful coral gardens and tropical fish inside the calm crystal waters of Norfolk’s lagoon.  Tonight, we freshen up for an evening of meeting the locals at the Progressive Dinner. This is the perfect way to get a taste of the real Norfolk lifestyle. Our first stop is at the northern tip of the island to enjoy pre-dinner nibbles at a clifftop home with amazing ocean views. The evening finishes with the main course and dessert at a large family home on the southern side of the island. Our host will also entertain us with some of his island experiences and share some of the historical practices and industries.

Breakfast in Hotel | lunch on own arrangements and costs | Progressive dinner

Day 4 (BD) SETTLERS AND COMMANDANTS                                 Wednesday 23 December 2026

Today, we visit the Pitcairn Settlers Village. We’ll experience what life was like for Norfolk Island’s most recent settlers, the Pitcairners and their descendants, at one of the last few remaining original settlers’ properties. Next, we visit the magnificent 360-degree panoramic painting at Cyclorama. This is an amazing pictorial history of the ‘Mutiny on the Bounty,’ which will help us to understand the history of Norfolk Island, along with the storyboards and maps with interesting detail.  Completing our day is a fun theatre dinner show. The Commandant's Dinner shares stories about the notorious convict settlements on Norfolk Island and how the convicts were treated by sadists and reformers. Listening to a chilling recall of one of the infamous rebellions, we’ll marvel at how the Commandants and their families adapted to life in a Norfolk Island penal colony, recreating a little piece of England in the Pacific.

Breakfast in hotel| lunch own arrangements and cost | The Commandant's Dinner

Day 5 (BHTD) MORE OF NORFOLK                                             Thursday 24 December 2026

After breakfast, we join the Norfolk Today Tour. We’ll learn how Norfolk Islanders live in the 21st century and make life on this tiny South Pacific Island possible. How is petrol and gas brought to the island? How is the island powered? This is a behind-the-scenes tour where we’ll meet the locals and see how Norfolk plays a role in the worldwide weather monitoring, as well as visit the community radio station. High Tea lunch today at Bounty Lodge. Originally built as a warm and welcoming home in the 1920’s the property has seen many changes over the years and now offers boutique accommodation, as well as being a wedding and function centre. The grounds are stunning, and much of the interior still has its historical appearance. Late afternoon, we head out for the wonderful Island Fish Feast Dinner. Then tonight we join the 1856 Untold Story tour, as they bring the past to life by recounting stories of the original families - told by today's descendants. The 1856 untold story will follow their journey in the World Heritage Kingston area, about where they lived, and how they adapted to their new life on Norfolk Island.

Breakfast in hotel | High Tea lunch at Bounty Lodge | Fish fry dinner

Day 6 (BLD) CHRISTMAS IN NORFOLK                                                              Friday 25 December 2026

Merry Christmas!!

At the resort, we’ll enjoy a delicious Christmas lunch Norfolk-Island style, including a glass of bubbly on arrival.

The remainder of the day is free to spend as we wish.

All meals at South Pacific Resort

Day 7 (BD) ISLAND AT LEISURE AND GHOSTS AT NIGHT                  Saturday 26 December 2026

We have a day to relax and enjoy the island. Why not take a timeout for yourself and relax, enjoying the resort's facilities? For those interested, we will take a stroll up to the Bounty Folk Museum to further our knowledge on the history of this remarkable Island! Tonight’s Ghost Tour will be held in a beautiful, historic Georgian Building, while the lantern walk takes you through the historic Kingston Ruins. Hear the spooky stories based on the history of Norfolk Island.

Breakfast & Dinner in the Hotel | lunch on your own arrangements and costs | Ghost tour and dinner

Day 8 (BD) NORFOLK ISLAND TO SYDNEY                                              Sunday 27 December 2026

Following breakfast, we embark on the Convict Kingston Tour. This is an 'In Depth' Tour of the historic Georgian settlement of Kingston. Walk through the cemetery & hear the history of interesting convict and colonial headstones. Including the ruins of the New Gaol; visit All Saints Church, which was, in convict times, the Commissariat Store. An interesting tour to finish our holiday on the island. Having had a wonderful holiday, we now prepare for our return flight to Sydney. Farewelling our hosts, we make our way to the airport for our flight to Sydney, where we have our overnight stay.

Breakfast and dinner in the hotel | lunch own arrangements and cost

Rydges Sydney Airport | 1night

Day 10 (B) SYDNEY TO HOME                                                                 Monday 28 December 2026

Today is a travel day for home, stopping along the way for convenience stops and to purchase lunch.

We arrive home having had a wonderful holiday on Norfolk Island, travelling with friends.

Breakfast in hotel | lunch on own arrangements and cost

TOUR INCLUSIONS

•            9 nights’ hotel accommodation

•            9 cooked breakfasts

•            5 hotel dinners and 3 out - see below 

•            2 included lunches – see below

•            Meet & Greet at Airport and transfer to Paradise Hotel & Resort, Baunti Tours

•            Island Orientation with Baunti Tours

•            Farm and Industry Tour, including transfers with Baunti Tours

•            “Who Killed the Surveyor” Mystery Dinner with Baunti Tours

•            Colleen McCullough Home tour with Baunti Tours

•            Glass Bottom Boat including transfers with Baunti Tours

•            Progressive Dinner with Baunti Tours

•            Pitcairn Settlers village tour with Baunti Tours

•            Entry to Cyclorama with Baunti Tours

•            Commandant's Dinner with Baunti Tours

•            Norfolk Today Tour with Baunti Tours

•            Bounty Lodge High Tea with Baunti Tours

•            Baunti Island Fish Fry

•            1856 The Untold Story with Baunti Tours

•            Christmas lunch at Paradise Hotel and Resort

•            Convict Kingston Tour with Baunti Tours

•            Entry to Bounty Museum

•            Ghost tour with Pinetree Tours

CONFIRMED ACCOMMODATION

•            Rydges Sydney Airport (2 nights)

•            Paradise Hotel and Resort (7 nights)

$6,424 pp twin | + $1,242 pp single sup | $1,250 deposit pp

Phone:             02 6583 3330

Email:               admin@portbus.com.au

Website:          https://www.portbus.com.au

PLEASE NOTE

•            Price is based on a minimum of 20 paying passengers. If the number of passengers falls below 20, this tour may need to be recosted.

•            Price is valid for the above tour dates only and includes GST.

•            Morning teas or afternoon teas are not included unless specified.

Cancellation fees will be levied relative to the amount of notice given:

42 days or more—loss of deposit

29-41 days: 50% of fare plus deposit

30 days before and the Day of departure: 100% of the fare.

In the case of concert or sporting tours, where admission tickets are purchased in advance, a minimum cancellation fee equivalent to the cost of admission ticket fees will apply.

Some accommodations require prepayment, and refunds will be subject to their specific conditions.

The itinerary may be subject to change without notice.  Whilst every effort is made to adhere to the itinerary as provided, Expanding Horizons reserves the right to alter the touring and attractions as dictated by circumstances and conditions outside the company’s control. Alterations may be made to ensure the smooth running of the tour. Every attempt will be made to ensure alterations do not adversely affect the operation of the tour.  Expanding Horizons will not be held responsible for weather-based cancellations or those closures made at the venue’s discretion.