Welcoming only 400 visitors at a time, Lord Howe Island is just a two-hour flight from Australia's east coast with breathtaking World Heritage-listed natural scenery.
Imagine a small island in the Pacific Ocean, covered with lush greenery, surrounded by turquoise blue waters, home to a pristine reef teeming with marine life, where there are only 400 Visitors are allowed at any time. National Geographic named Lord Howe Island in Australia as one of the world's best destinations for Australian tourism.
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lord Howe Island packs a lot into one small island
About the paradise island in the middle of the Tasman Sea
Lord Howe Island is a crescent-shaped volcanic ruin in the Tasman Sea, between Australia and New Zealand. It is 600 kilometers directly east from Port Macquarie in New South Wales.
Lord Howe Island is a small island and offers the luxury of pure escapism - you can completely disconnect and immerse yourself in the natural experience, as there is no internet to distract you . It's a naturalist's paradise where you enjoy life's simple pleasures. The luxury is separation and closeness to nature with bare feet and sea breeze.
There are quite a few things that make Lord Howe Island unique
The population on Lord Howe is also very small, 382 people and they also limit the number of tourists to just 400 people at a time to preserve the precious natural environment of the Island.
The World Heritage-listed island is surrounded by a southern reef… and a shallow reef in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Lord Howe receives strong undercurrents from the Southern and Pacific oceans throughout the year.
Lord Howe Island Beach seen from above
Lord Howe Island travel experience
The island is only 2km wide at its widest point and 300m at its narrowest point. It's 11km from head to toe - you can actually see the entire island from a drone, if you have one. The runway is so short that only small propeller planes can land. The Qantas Dash 8 Series 200s aircraft can only carry 36 passengers and have only a handful of flights per day. With sleeper license limit, rates >$1000 for round trip flights to Lord Howe
Spectacular sunsets on Lord Howe Island
Like most islands on the Pacific Rim, Lord Howe is the remnant of a 7-million-year-old child-shaped fire. This island sits on top of the 'seamount' - a mountain in the sea where the overhang is technically part of the seamount above sea water. 23km away there is an extremely eye-catching volcanic mass known as the pyramid balls, located on a nearby mountain.
Hiking Gower Mountain on the island
Experience Lord Howe Island Tourism
The pristine waters around Lord Howe Island are a unique combination of warm tropical and cool temperate ocean currents, home to more than 450 species of fish and 90 species of coral, many of which are only appear here.
A great way to see colorful coral reefs, fish and turtles is on a glass bottom boat ride and snorkeling tour. You can also hand feed fish at Ned Beach's Special Purpose Zone, which is protected by a no-take area.
Beach on Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island Marine Park is one of the best track spots in the world, with over 60 track points and many still unexplored. The underwater world surrounding the Shadow Pyramid, the world's tallest marine complex, is home to a unique community of corals with large fan-shaped corals, as well as rare Spanish dancer fish and angelfish Fairy Ballina is protected.
Take your time to immerse yourself in this beautiful island
The island is long and narrow with a main road and it's always easy to know where you are!
See the starry night sky over the island
There is no denying that Lord Howe Island tourism is like a mystical wonderland. Everything is alive, pristine and alive, your senses are at full capacity. And few things enliven the senses more than walking through a damp forest in the dark, torch in hand, looking for glowing mushrooms! Endemic Mycena chlorophanos and Omphalotus nidiformis appear after heavy rains and can be found in palm forests.
Mushroom Mycena chlorophos
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