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18www.noble-caledonia.co.ukPRICE INCLUDES: Economy class scheduled air travel %u2022 Overnight hotel accommodation in Santiago with breakfast %u2022 23 nights aboard the MS Island Sky on a full board basis %u2022 House wine, beer and soft drinks with lunch & dinner %u2022 Noble Caledonia expedition team %u2022 Shore excursions %u2022 Gratuities %u2022 Transfers %u2022 Airport taxes %u2022 Port taxes.Not Included: Travel insurance, US ESTA (required for transiting en-route from Tahiti), dinner on day 2.FLIGHTS:Please note that flight schedules are yet to be released at the time of promotion. If you would like to break your inbound journey from Tahiti with a stay in Los Angeles, please register your interest at the time of booking. Details will be confirmed approximately 10 months prior to departure. For flights which transit via the USA, passengers will be required to apply for an ESTA.Brochure PriceMagellanColumbusMarco PoloMarco PoloEriksonExplorerExplorerMagellanColumbusStandardSuperiorPremiumCornerDeluxe BalconyOwner%u2019s Balcony SuitesIsland Suite Standard for sole useSuperior for sole useDeckSuite CategorySpecial Offer PricePRICES PER PERSONBased on double occupancy%u00a316495%u00a316795%u00a317495%u00a317995%u00a318995%u00a319395%u00a319995%u00a316495%u00a316795%u00a315995%u00a316295%u00a316995%u00a317495%u00a318495%u00a318895%u00a319495%u00a315995%u00a316295SPECIAL OFFER %u2013 SAVE %u00a3500 PER PERSON FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLYatoll has fascinating eroded rock formations, with giant blowholes flinging up tremendous sea spray. Very rare birds inhabit the island, including the Henderson Island rail and Stephen%u2019s lorikeet. Numerous underwater ravines and crevices support a great diversity of fish and during walks on the island or along the beach you are likely to come across coconut crabs.Days 18 & 19 Pitcairn Islands. Spend a day and a half in the Pitcairn Islands where we plan to visit Oeno Atoll, three uninhabited islands situated around 75 nautical miles from Pitcairn. It is a designated Important Bird Area due to the colony of 12,500 pairs of Murphy%u2019s petrels that nest here alongside sooty tern and brown noddy. We also plan a full day on the island of Pitcairn, famous as the final destination of the Bounty in the late 18th century. Meet the Anglo-Tahitian descendants of the mutineers of the Bounty, who arrived here 200 years ago and see the ship%u2019s anchor outside the courthouse. We will have time to explore this inspiring island setting and visit with islanders who display memorable stamps and handicrafts. We will experience a Pitcairn welcome in the Town Hall before exploring the capital of Adamstown and our expedition team members will lead a number of walks to explore the highlights of the island.Day 20 Mangareva, Gambier Islands. Mountainous Mangareva is the capital of the Gambier group of islands and home to the remarkable St Michael%u2019s Cathedral and its stunning mother-of-pearl altar. We will spend the full day on the island and there will be the opportunity to join an island nature walk, take a hike up Mount Duff, named after the first European vessel to visit the island in 1797, or spend time simply wandering around the small village. If weather permits, a snorkelling platform will be set up on the surrounding coral reef.Day 21 Acteon Islands. As we make our way towards the Tuamotu Islands we will pass by the Acteon Group of islands. These remote, uninhabited atolls were named by Lord Edward Russell, commander of the HMS Acteon who sighted the islands in 1837. Landing on the islands is very weather dependent but we hope to be able to spend time on Tenararo which, whilst small, is an important habitat for Tuamotu sandpipers, curlews and Murphy%u2019s petrel which are not threatened by predators. We may also have the chance to swim from the beach.Days 22 to 25 Tuamotu Islands. Over the next four days we will traverse the Tuamotu Islands, an archipelago of 77 islands and atolls which constitute the largest chain of atolls in the world with a combined land area of 328 square miles. Our day to day itinerary whilst we explore the islands will be in the hands of our experienced Expedition Leader and Captain and based on sea and weather conditions. We hope to visit Fakarava, a protected atoll, which along with its six neighbouring islands, make up a UNESCO Classified Nature Reserve. The island was home to Robert Louis Stevenson in 1888 and Henri Matisse in 1930 whose art was influenced by the landscape for many years. The local villagers of Rotoava will welcome us and demonstrate their handicrafts and cultural traditions and we will also have the opportunity to sample local delicacies before enjoying walks on the island with our naturalists. Nearby Raroia is known for its pearl farming and we will see the strings of oysters all around the local farms. After the traditional welcome to the island including a selection of local fruits and fish, we will have the day to explore on a variety of walks or swim in the beautiful coral garden with parrotfish, angelfish and butterfly fish. Located on the outer fringes of French Polynesia, we also hope to call into Pukarua which faces thousands of miles of open ocean. Onshore, its small population lives in a spirit of cooperation and friendship, living largely on coconuts and the bounty of the sea. As we visit this small community, we will be enthusiastically greeted with genuine friendliness and lively music and we will be able to walk through the village or enjoy a swim in the lagoon.Day 26 Tahiti. After a morning at sea we arrive in Tahiti. After lunch on board we will transfer to the airport for our scheduled indirect flight to London via Los Angeles. Day 27 En Route. Transit in Los Angeles for our onward flight to London.Day 28 London. Arrive today.Pukarua, TuamotuMangareva, Gambier IslandFairy Tern, Henderson Island