Famed as much for their pristine reefs as well as their wrecks, the tropical Solomon Islands archipelago is best dived by liveaboard. Discover the vast array of dive sites, an outstanding biodiversity of marine life and plenty of adventure.
Get on board the luxurious MV Bilikiki as she cruises to the Florida and Russell islands, offering divers the best possible itinerary from a vast variety of dive sites. The longer trips (10 and 14 nights) include time at Marovo Lagoon where possible.
On every trip you can expect to encounter a myriad of marine creatures from pygmy seahorse to manta as they fly through the passage dive sites. Immerse yourself in shards of sunlight in the Leru Cut and watch hundreds of jacks and barracuda schooling at Mboroka (Mary) Island. Combine this with local village visits and historical WWll sites for a unique and memorable adventure.
Read Dive Consultant Charlie Munn's blog about his memorable trip to the Solomons.
Typical Itinerary
Day1: Depart the UK
Day2: Overnight in Brisbane
Due to flight schedules you will require an overnight stay in Australia.
Day3: Fly to Honiara and overnight
You will be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel for an overnight stay.
Days4-10: Solomon Islands liveaboard
Today you will board the MV Bilikiki for a week long adventure, diving the finest sites of the Florida and Russell islands as well as isolated Mborokua (Mary) Island, famous for its shark encounters. There are no set itineraries; the boat sails to the best sites given the local weather conditions as well as catering for any requests from those on board. Longer 10 and 14 night trips are available.
The nutrient rich waters are home to a great biodiversity of marine life, huge variety of corals and an ever changing topography of underwater reefs, walls, bommies, passages and caverns. Expect to see plenty of critters, turtles, schools of pelagic species, dolphin, sharks and manta rays. You’ll visit caverns with shafts of sunlight illuminating the interior, swim into a split in the island (Leru Cut) where you’ll be under a jungle canopy listening to the parrots and cockatoos; all this and more, including some accessible WWll wrecks.
As well as experiencing the best dive sites, you will also be given the opportunity to get on land and visit local villages where you can meet the people and purchase souvenirs such as local carvings. The water temperature is an average 28C year round with visibility at 20 metres plus.
Day11: Depart the Solomon Islands
This morning you will disembark and be transferred to the airport for your flights back to the UK via Brisbane.
Day12: Arrive UK
Key info
Duration and price including flights from/to UK: 12 daysfrom £6,345 pp
Characterised by the sea that surrounds it, the Solomon Islands archipelago comprises 992 tropical islands and atolls scattered in a gentle curve, stretching from Papua New Guinea in the north to Vanuatu in the south. The islands offer some of the world's best diving.
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This luxurious vessel departs Honiara on seven, ten or 14 night adventures to explore the Florida and Russell Islands, Mary Island and Marovo Lagoon. Dive spectacular reefs, caverns and wrecks plus visit a local village.
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