Asia and Oceania

Insurance

We recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling.  You should ensure that your travel insurance covers medical evacuation.  You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for the all activities you want to undertake.  See Travel Insurance for more details.

 

If things do go wrong when you are overseas then this is how we can help.

 

Registration

 

Register with our LOCATE service to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crisis staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency.  More information about registering with LOCATE can be found here.

 

Consular assistance

 

Pitcairn is an Overseas Territory and the Governor's Office, which is part of the British High Commission in Wellington, New Zealand, does not provide any formal consular assistance. In the event of any problems whilst visiting the island, you should contact the Governor’s Representative on island. Please not that consular and medical assistance is extremely limited.  You can contact her through the Governor's Office or, if on the island, you can contact her at The Hostel.

 

Access to the Island

 

Pitcairn is roughly halfway between New Zealand and Panama.  A regular shipping service between Pitcairn and Mangareva is due to commence in December 2009. Further details may be found at www.visitpitcairn.pn.  There is no air access to the island. 

 

There are no hotels but self-catering and homestay accommodation is available.