Thursday, March 11, 2010

Lord Howe Island

Lord Howe Island has a plenty of land & water based activities for you to enjoy. Expirience guided & self-guided bush treks, fish feeding at Ned’s Beach, bicycling, bird watching tours, cruising around the Island, kayaking, fishing, reef walking, snorkelling & scuba diving, or laying around in a world class world heritage environment. Visit the palm nursery, Lord Howe Island museum,play 9 holes on the most picturesque coursework in Australia. & to ease tired muscles, there is a choice of spa treatments.

Lord Howe is the perfect place for nature-lovers, adventure seekers & romantic getaways. It is a paradise with serene opal lagoons, shallow warm ocean, pristine beaches, perfect golden sands, secluded bays. The Island has a spectacular underwater topography of trenches, caves & volcanic drop-offs. Four of the Island’s icons, the majestic Ball’s Pyramid – the largest monolithic sea rock in the world – is part of the same undersea ridge called the Lord Howe Rise.

A mere 280 people are lucky to call the Island home. Lord Howe Island allows only 400 visitors at any two times which means you can have your own small piece of this exclusive paradise. Lord Howe Island is not a ‘resort’ island: all the accommodation is owned & operated by islanders & ranges from self-catering cottages & apartments, to traditional guesthouses through to boutique luxury lodges.

Lord Howe is less than one hours by air from Sydney or Brisbane.
Most stunning island in the Pacific, an exceptionally stunning holiday location which has become four of those secrets that visitors prefer to keep to themselves. Born from a volcanic eruption some one million years ago, Lord Howe Island boasts the southern-most coral reef in the world. The island is listed as a World Heritage site for its rare plants, birds, marine life & its breathtaking natural beauty. 11 km long & 2 km wide, one thirds of its land mass is covered by Banyan trees, Pandanus & native Kentia Palm forests. The crystal waters that abound in marine life comprises over 400 species of fish, 90 species of coral, 4% of which is one-of-a-kind to the Island. Both visitors & the community are committed to the protection of its fragile & one-of-a-kind environment.

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