Discovered by Captain Cook in 1777 and with a link with British naval history.  It was on Tubuai that the Bounty, Fletcher Christian and the other mutineers first settled after their first departure from Tahiti.  However things did not work out for them there, so after less than six months they packed up and sailed back to Tahiti and then onto Pitcairn Island, their final home.

On these island archaelogiests have found first ruins of open-air stone temples and large-size stone Tiki (statues) similar to those found on the Marquesas and Easter Island, also some earthwork fortresses that are identical to ones found in New Zealand.  These findings have helped to chart the passage of the Polynesian nation across the Pacific Ocean.

Despite there being very few beaches, the island is ideal for clients looking for a very quiet location to retreat, read and ralax.  There are currently no quality hotels although good accommodaton is provided in a range of pensions.