St Helena tours and travel experts

Enjoy Natural Beauty

You are now only hours away from pure adventure, rich history, heritage, and natural beauty.

Why choose Island images?

Island Images is your multifaceted travel and tour operator providing totally reliable competitive tour and travel solutions. We offer efficient, high-quality travel and tourism services capable of delivering the most complete and most efficient package for tour and travel requirements, at the most reasonable price. Island Images is qualified and accredited by the South African Tourism Services Association and registered with the St Helena Tourist Office. When it comes to the perfect holiday, we will provide you with superior service which makes for a truly memorable trip.

Since our inception, we’ve worked tirelessly to earn a reputation for being very good at what we do, keeping abreast with all tourism developments and our aim is for you to use us so that you can enjoy the best holiday ever

Enjoy the adventure, discover history and heritage

Plan a trip with us and get the most out of St Helena.

History Tours

St Helena is steeped in history, it is impossible to include all historic points of interest in a single tour.
A typical day tour includes visits to Plantation House and meeting Johnathon, St Paul’s Cathedral, and the Boer Cemetery. A Stopover at Halley’s Mount, the Millennium Forest and Princes Lodge. Be shown the pastures once occupied by Boer Prisoners of War at Deadwood Plain and conclude with stunning views from High Knoll Fort.

Walking and Hiking

This is a great way to discover St Helena. Although St Helena Is just 47 square miles, it is a volcanic outcrop with great cliffs overlooking the sea and a green, lush interior, making it ideal for all types of walks, through a remarkable environment. There are set “Post Box” walks and these are detailed in a book which is available from the Tourist Office and its these and a lot more which we will guide you upon. You are free to go on these walks alone,

Marine tours

Enjoy clear waters and fascinating marine life, a dive should be high on your list, Enjoy a simple observation of marine life, to wreck diving and there are loads of rocky reefs and outcrops..
Discover Scuba – This is a wonderful experience and provides the first-time Diver an opportunity to dive in one of the world’s most incredible dive locations. You will receive instructions from a certified PADI Instructor, within a relaxed environment.

Conservation Tours

Immerse yourself in the Island’s natural habitat. There are excursions through some of the Island’s National Parks. Explore the eastern and western regions where endemics and birds are in abundance and visit some of the most beautiful places, we can also include a wire bird Tour where you can spend a morning with the endemic Wire bird. Learn about this critically endangered species whilst given the opportunity to photograph it in its natural habitat.

Napoleonic tours

A significant piece of history! Following his defeat at the battle of Waterloo in June 1815, Napoleon was sent to the Island of St Helena, arriving on the 15^th of October 1815. Napoleon eventually died on the Island. You will retrace his footsteps from Jamestown to the Pavilion at the Briars, his home on Longwood, and the site of his Tomb and favorite walking place in Geranium Valley. Your day will conclude with a visit to the most remote distillery in the world.

Cooking With Saints

Here at Richard’s Travel lodge, we share, we prepare and together we cook local cuisine.

Looking for something different?

Personal Tours.

We will deliver your day exactly as you wish, we will work tirelessly to make sure your day is everything that you want it to be, exactly to suit you, with all the best choices that you want to do and everything tailored around your special interests.
We stop and start as you wish and not as we might find convenient. If you simply want to go ahead with some of our well-tried-and-tested sightseeing tours that’s fine too – just relax and enjoy!

A private jet visitor ready to enjoy a St Helena tour

Whale shark tours.

A highlight of any trip to St Helena

Swim with the Sharks – If you are visiting between December and April, then you must take the opportunity to swim with one of the world’s biggest fish. Whale sharks swim in large groups, these gentle giants arrive at our shores each year to provide the most exhilarating experience.

St Helena is well known to be the home of adult male and female whale sharks in large numbers. Whale shark tours are one of the highlights for tourists visiting St Helena around Christmas and the new year. These amazing whale sharks grow up to 12m long. whale sharks were seen off the north coast of the Island.

Whale Shark tours