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Route Description - Best of Solomons

Experience the very best of the Solomon Islands on this 10 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary. Renowned for its thriving marine life and biodiversity, this secluded destination is a scuba diver's dream. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft coral reefs, plus a wide variety of dive sites ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns, walls, pinnacles and stunning, sunlit swim-throughs. You will have a chance to see a variety of macro species as well as scores of reef and predatory fish, numerous sharks, rays and, if you're lucky, maybe even pilot whales!

The 10-night Best of the Solomons liveaboard itinerary allows divers to experience a bit of everything that the Central Province and a small part of the Western Province has to offer. Stunning walls and drop-offs, caverns and chasms, unspoilt reefs, abundant marine life and a smattering of WWII relics, are just some of the underwater delights included on this itinerary. Then there's the opportunity to discover the Solomon Islands' cultural diversity and traditions that continue to play a key part in the day-to-day lives of the islanders.

Day 1: Embarkation from Coral Sea Resort at 18:00, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Days 2-9: Your Cruise Director will schedule up to 4 dives per day; 3 day dives followed by either an afternoon land visit, a sunset dive or a night dive (if cruising schedules permit).

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics, including trucks, jeeps, and ammunition, create an artificial reef at depths of 5-30m. Expect to see juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and ornate ghost pipefish.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount home to sharks, mobula rays, and schooling barracuda, with excellent visibility and depths starting at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A sheer wall and deep peninsula attract white-tip and black-tip sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. Eagle rays sometimes make an appearance.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A stunning 100m chasm with excellent photographic opportunities and abundant fish life on the surrounding wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for its swim-throughs and Bat Cave, divers can also explore a wall teeming with pygmy seahorses.

Mborokua (Mary) Island:
Barracuda Point: Weather-dependent, this submerged point offers encounters with large schools of jacks, barracuda, and occasional sharks.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Surrounded by dive sites featuring gentle sloping walls, lava tubes, and vibrant marine life. Look for unique swim-throughs and coral gardens.
Kicha Island: Renowned for its coral gardens, reef sharks, and giant bumphead parrotfish, with excellent visibility.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive offering macro life like nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and rare pipefish.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: The wreck of a US seaplane offers divers a chance to explore its well-preserved remains at 34m.

Ghavutu Island:
Ghavutu Harbour: A WWII wreck site filled with blue ribbon eels, pipefish, and aircraft remains. It's a dream for muck divers.

Route Description - Solomons WWII Wreck Week

The WWII Wreck Week itinerary takes divers on a journey to explore some of the many wrecks from the WWII Solomon Islands Campaign, scattered around the Florida and Russell Islands. Divers will also experience iconic dive sites such as Leru Cut and Mirror Pond.

Renowned for its thriving marine life, the Solomon Islands were the site of intense battles during the Pacific War, beginning with the Japanese invasion of Guadalcanal in 1942 and the subsequent Battle of Guadalcanal, codenamed Operation Watchtower.

This 7-night liveaboard adventure aboard Solomons Master offers a unique opportunity to dive into history while exploring the captivating wrecks and vibrant underwater landscapes of the region.

Solomons Master's WWII Wreck Week itinerary offers divers the opportunity to explore some of the more accessible wrecks within recreational depth limits around the Florida Islands and Guadalcanal. The wrecks are in various conditions; some remain almost completely intact, while others are in pieces or completely blown apart due to damage sustained in battle or by salvaging.

However, it's not all about wrecks. There are some fantastic caverns, walls, cuts and pinnacle dives included in this itinerary, as well as land visits to experience some of the Solomon Islands' culture and rich history.

The following is a sample of the dive sites that may be visited during the liveaboard adventure. Please note that the inclusion of specific sites is not guaranteed, and alternative locations will be offered if any site is inaccessible.

Russell Islands:
White Beach: Located off Mbanika Island, White Beach was a key U.S. military base during WWII. The area has become an artificial reef with wrecks like trucks, jeeps, and bulldozers, hosting an array of marine life including pygmy seahorses, ornate ghost pipefish, and nudibranchs.
Wreck of the Ann: A freighter intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef, now home to groupers, blennies, puffers, and soft corals. The wreck offers vibrant photo opportunities.
Karumolun Point: A steep wall and deep peninsula attract pelagic species such as reef sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. The area also features nesting titan triggerfish and macro critters.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A 100-metre chasm through Leru Island with stunning photography opportunities as light filters through the walls above and below the surface. The surrounding wall is teeming with fish life.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: An underwater cave surrounded by mangroves, accessed through interconnecting caverns. The exit leads to a steep coral wall with depths reaching 50+ metres.
Pavuvu Island - Kastom Caves: Volcanic caverns with sunbeams streaming through fissures. Inside, divers can spot lobsters, eels, and occasionally eagle rays.

Florida Islands:
Tulagi Island & Harbour: Tulagi is home to several wrecks, including Japanese and American planes and ships. Divers will explore seaplanes and various WWII relics while also touring the town’s battlegrounds, caves, and bunkers.
RNZN Moa: A New Zealand Navy minesweeper sunk during an airstrike, now resting at 41 metres. Key areas to explore include the propeller, rudders, and 4” gun.
Tulagi Base 1: Known as 'The Garbage Patch,' this site is filled with WWII debris, including a bow section of the USS Minneapolis, landing barges, and torpedoes.
Catalina Airplane: A PBY-5A US seaplane wreck from 1943, with the cockpit and engines still visible at 34 metres.
USS Kanawha: A fleet oiler sunk in 1943 at a depth of 60 metres. Key features include open hatches, gun mounts, and the forward mast.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: A seamount with lava tubes and dramatic walls, home to pelagic fish like dog tooth tuna and barracuda.
Ghavutu Island: A former Japanese seaplane base, home to the wrecks of several seaplanes, including the Kawanishi H6K Mavis. The area also features a variety of WWII detritus, including aircraft parts and landing barges.

Guadalcanal:
Bonegi I, II, III: Three Japanese wrecks located near Honiara. These vessels were bombed and beached during the Guadalcanal Campaign and offer varied depths and levels of penetration.
B17E 'Flying Fortress': The wreck of 'Bessy the Jap Basher' sits in 10-18 metres, with the cockpit and wings still intact.
Submarine I-1: A Japanese submarine wreck with well-preserved sections, including dive planes and the stern, located at depths of 3-28 metres.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

Experience the very best of the Solomon Islands on this 10 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary. Renowned for its thriving marine life and biodiversity, this secluded destination is a scuba diver's dream. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft coral reefs, plus a wide variety of dive sites ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns, walls, pinnacles and stunning, sunlit swim-throughs. You will have a chance to see a variety of macro species as well as scores of reef and predatory fish, numerous sharks, rays and, if you're lucky, maybe even pilot whales!

The 10-night Best of the Solomons liveaboard itinerary allows divers to experience a bit of everything that the Central Province and a small part of the Western Province has to offer. Stunning walls and drop-offs, caverns and chasms, unspoilt reefs, abundant marine life and a smattering of WWII relics, are just some of the underwater delights included on this itinerary. Then there's the opportunity to discover the Solomon Islands' cultural diversity and traditions that continue to play a key part in the day-to-day lives of the islanders.

Day 1: Embarkation from Coral Sea Resort at 18:00, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Days 2-9: Your Cruise Director will schedule up to 4 dives per day; 3 day dives followed by either an afternoon land visit, a sunset dive or a night dive (if cruising schedules permit).

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics, including trucks, jeeps, and ammunition, create an artificial reef at depths of 5-30m. Expect to see juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and ornate ghost pipefish.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount home to sharks, mobula rays, and schooling barracuda, with excellent visibility and depths starting at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A sheer wall and deep peninsula attract white-tip and black-tip sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. Eagle rays sometimes make an appearance.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A stunning 100m chasm with excellent photographic opportunities and abundant fish life on the surrounding wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for its swim-throughs and Bat Cave, divers can also explore a wall teeming with pygmy seahorses.

Mborokua (Mary) Island:
Barracuda Point: Weather-dependent, this submerged point offers encounters with large schools of jacks, barracuda, and occasional sharks.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Surrounded by dive sites featuring gentle sloping walls, lava tubes, and vibrant marine life. Look for unique swim-throughs and coral gardens.
Kicha Island: Renowned for its coral gardens, reef sharks, and giant bumphead parrotfish, with excellent visibility.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive offering macro life like nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and rare pipefish.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: The wreck of a US seaplane offers divers a chance to explore its well-preserved remains at 34m.

Ghavutu Island:
Ghavutu Harbour: A WWII wreck site filled with blue ribbon eels, pipefish, and aircraft remains. It's a dream for muck divers.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

Experience the very best of the Solomon Islands on this 10 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary. Renowned for its thriving marine life and biodiversity, this secluded destination is a scuba diver's dream. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft coral reefs, plus a wide variety of dive sites ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns, walls, pinnacles and stunning, sunlit swim-throughs. You will have a chance to see a variety of macro species as well as scores of reef and predatory fish, numerous sharks, rays and, if you're lucky, maybe even pilot whales!

The 10-night Best of the Solomons liveaboard itinerary allows divers to experience a bit of everything that the Central Province and a small part of the Western Province has to offer. Stunning walls and drop-offs, caverns and chasms, unspoilt reefs, abundant marine life and a smattering of WWII relics, are just some of the underwater delights included on this itinerary. Then there's the opportunity to discover the Solomon Islands' cultural diversity and traditions that continue to play a key part in the day-to-day lives of the islanders.

Day 1: Embarkation from Coral Sea Resort at 18:00, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Days 2-9: Your Cruise Director will schedule up to 4 dives per day; 3 day dives followed by either an afternoon land visit, a sunset dive or a night dive (if cruising schedules permit).

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics, including trucks, jeeps, and ammunition, create an artificial reef at depths of 5-30m. Expect to see juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and ornate ghost pipefish.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount home to sharks, mobula rays, and schooling barracuda, with excellent visibility and depths starting at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A sheer wall and deep peninsula attract white-tip and black-tip sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. Eagle rays sometimes make an appearance.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A stunning 100m chasm with excellent photographic opportunities and abundant fish life on the surrounding wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for its swim-throughs and Bat Cave, divers can also explore a wall teeming with pygmy seahorses.

Mborokua (Mary) Island:
Barracuda Point: Weather-dependent, this submerged point offers encounters with large schools of jacks, barracuda, and occasional sharks.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Surrounded by dive sites featuring gentle sloping walls, lava tubes, and vibrant marine life. Look for unique swim-throughs and coral gardens.
Kicha Island: Renowned for its coral gardens, reef sharks, and giant bumphead parrotfish, with excellent visibility.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive offering macro life like nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and rare pipefish.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: The wreck of a US seaplane offers divers a chance to explore its well-preserved remains at 34m.

Ghavutu Island:
Ghavutu Harbour: A WWII wreck site filled with blue ribbon eels, pipefish, and aircraft remains. It's a dream for muck divers.

Route Description - Florida and Russell Islands

The 7 night Florida and Russell Islands liveaboard diving itinerary affords some of the very best biodiversity and marine life found in the Solomon Islands. Dramatic walls, swim-throughs and caverns, and plenty of pelagic action are just some of the stunning attractions the island groups have to offer. You can also take a step back in time and explore a few WWII wrecks including Japanese and American planes and battle sites, or hunt in the muck for weird and wonderful creatures amongst the detritus left behind by departing troops.

The Florida and Russell Islands 7 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary allows up to 22 dives around Honiara, the Florida Islands and the Russell Islands, including the iconic Leru Cut and Mirror Pond as well as WWII wreck sites.

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics like trucks, jeeps, and ammunition form an artificial reef teeming with juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and nudibranchs.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount with vibrant corals, perfect for spotting sharks, mobula rays, and barracuda.
Karumolun Point: A wall dive where you can observe sharks, trevallies, barracuda, and sometimes eagle rays.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A dramatic 100m chasm offering amazing photography opportunities with a surrounding fish-filled wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Famous for swim-throughs, bat caves, and pygmy seahorses.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive rich in macro critters, including nudibranchs, seahorses, and rare pipefish.
Nggela Sule Island - Tanavula Point: A reef and wall covered in corals and nudibranchs, with occasional bumphead parrotfish and rays.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: A WWII seaplane wreck with intact engines and a machine gun, resting at 34m.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: Lava tubes covered in sea fans, leading to a deep wall full of pelagic fish.

Ghavutu-Tanambogho:
Ghavutu Island: WWII wrecks and marine life-rich muck diving, including blue ribbon eels and mantis shrimps.
Tanambogho Island - Mavis Seaplanes: Two WWII Mavis seaplane wrecks, offering a unique dive experience among well-preserved aircraft.

Route Description - Florida and Russell Islands

The 7 night Florida and Russell Islands liveaboard diving itinerary affords some of the very best biodiversity and marine life found in the Solomon Islands. Dramatic walls, swim-throughs and caverns, and plenty of pelagic action are just some of the stunning attractions the island groups have to offer. You can also take a step back in time and explore a few WWII wrecks including Japanese and American planes and battle sites, or hunt in the muck for weird and wonderful creatures amongst the detritus left behind by departing troops.

The Florida and Russell Islands 7 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary allows up to 22 dives around Honiara, the Florida Islands and the Russell Islands, including the iconic Leru Cut and Mirror Pond as well as WWII wreck sites.

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics like trucks, jeeps, and ammunition form an artificial reef teeming with juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and nudibranchs.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount with vibrant corals, perfect for spotting sharks, mobula rays, and barracuda.
Karumolun Point: A wall dive where you can observe sharks, trevallies, barracuda, and sometimes eagle rays.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A dramatic 100m chasm offering amazing photography opportunities with a surrounding fish-filled wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Famous for swim-throughs, bat caves, and pygmy seahorses.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive rich in macro critters, including nudibranchs, seahorses, and rare pipefish.
Nggela Sule Island - Tanavula Point: A reef and wall covered in corals and nudibranchs, with occasional bumphead parrotfish and rays.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: A WWII seaplane wreck with intact engines and a machine gun, resting at 34m.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: Lava tubes covered in sea fans, leading to a deep wall full of pelagic fish.

Ghavutu-Tanambogho:
Ghavutu Island: WWII wrecks and marine life-rich muck diving, including blue ribbon eels and mantis shrimps.
Tanambogho Island - Mavis Seaplanes: Two WWII Mavis seaplane wrecks, offering a unique dive experience among well-preserved aircraft.

Route Description - Solomons WWII Wreck Week

The WWII Wreck Week itinerary takes divers on a journey to explore some of the many wrecks from the WWII Solomon Islands Campaign, scattered around the Florida and Russell Islands. Divers will also experience iconic dive sites such as Leru Cut and Mirror Pond.

Renowned for its thriving marine life, the Solomon Islands were the site of intense battles during the Pacific War, beginning with the Japanese invasion of Guadalcanal in 1942 and the subsequent Battle of Guadalcanal, codenamed Operation Watchtower.

This 7-night liveaboard adventure aboard Solomons Master offers a unique opportunity to dive into history while exploring the captivating wrecks and vibrant underwater landscapes of the region.

Solomons Master's WWII Wreck Week itinerary offers divers the opportunity to explore some of the more accessible wrecks within recreational depth limits around the Florida Islands and Guadalcanal. The wrecks are in various conditions; some remain almost completely intact, while others are in pieces or completely blown apart due to damage sustained in battle or by salvaging.

However, it's not all about wrecks. There are some fantastic caverns, walls, cuts and pinnacle dives included in this itinerary, as well as land visits to experience some of the Solomon Islands' culture and rich history.

The following is a sample of the dive sites that may be visited during the liveaboard adventure. Please note that the inclusion of specific sites is not guaranteed, and alternative locations will be offered if any site is inaccessible.

Russell Islands:
White Beach: Located off Mbanika Island, White Beach was a key U.S. military base during WWII. The area has become an artificial reef with wrecks like trucks, jeeps, and bulldozers, hosting an array of marine life including pygmy seahorses, ornate ghost pipefish, and nudibranchs.
Wreck of the Ann: A freighter intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef, now home to groupers, blennies, puffers, and soft corals. The wreck offers vibrant photo opportunities.
Karumolun Point: A steep wall and deep peninsula attract pelagic species such as reef sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. The area also features nesting titan triggerfish and macro critters.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A 100-metre chasm through Leru Island with stunning photography opportunities as light filters through the walls above and below the surface. The surrounding wall is teeming with fish life.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: An underwater cave surrounded by mangroves, accessed through interconnecting caverns. The exit leads to a steep coral wall with depths reaching 50+ metres.
Pavuvu Island - Kastom Caves: Volcanic caverns with sunbeams streaming through fissures. Inside, divers can spot lobsters, eels, and occasionally eagle rays.

Florida Islands:
Tulagi Island & Harbour: Tulagi is home to several wrecks, including Japanese and American planes and ships. Divers will explore seaplanes and various WWII relics while also touring the town’s battlegrounds, caves, and bunkers.
RNZN Moa: A New Zealand Navy minesweeper sunk during an airstrike, now resting at 41 metres. Key areas to explore include the propeller, rudders, and 4” gun.
Tulagi Base 1: Known as 'The Garbage Patch,' this site is filled with WWII debris, including a bow section of the USS Minneapolis, landing barges, and torpedoes.
Catalina Airplane: A PBY-5A US seaplane wreck from 1943, with the cockpit and engines still visible at 34 metres.
USS Kanawha: A fleet oiler sunk in 1943 at a depth of 60 metres. Key features include open hatches, gun mounts, and the forward mast.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: A seamount with lava tubes and dramatic walls, home to pelagic fish like dog tooth tuna and barracuda.
Ghavutu Island: A former Japanese seaplane base, home to the wrecks of several seaplanes, including the Kawanishi H6K Mavis. The area also features a variety of WWII detritus, including aircraft parts and landing barges.

Guadalcanal:
Bonegi I, II, III: Three Japanese wrecks located near Honiara. These vessels were bombed and beached during the Guadalcanal Campaign and offer varied depths and levels of penetration.
B17E 'Flying Fortress': The wreck of 'Bessy the Jap Basher' sits in 10-18 metres, with the cockpit and wings still intact.
Submarine I-1: A Japanese submarine wreck with well-preserved sections, including dive planes and the stern, located at depths of 3-28 metres.

Route Description - Florida and Russell Islands

The 7 night Florida and Russell Islands liveaboard diving itinerary affords some of the very best biodiversity and marine life found in the Solomon Islands. Dramatic walls, swim-throughs and caverns, and plenty of pelagic action are just some of the stunning attractions the island groups have to offer. You can also take a step back in time and explore a few WWII wrecks including Japanese and American planes and battle sites, or hunt in the muck for weird and wonderful creatures amongst the detritus left behind by departing troops.

The Florida and Russell Islands 7 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary allows up to 22 dives around Honiara, the Florida Islands and the Russell Islands, including the iconic Leru Cut and Mirror Pond as well as WWII wreck sites.

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics like trucks, jeeps, and ammunition form an artificial reef teeming with juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and nudibranchs.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount with vibrant corals, perfect for spotting sharks, mobula rays, and barracuda.
Karumolun Point: A wall dive where you can observe sharks, trevallies, barracuda, and sometimes eagle rays.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A dramatic 100m chasm offering amazing photography opportunities with a surrounding fish-filled wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Famous for swim-throughs, bat caves, and pygmy seahorses.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive rich in macro critters, including nudibranchs, seahorses, and rare pipefish.
Nggela Sule Island - Tanavula Point: A reef and wall covered in corals and nudibranchs, with occasional bumphead parrotfish and rays.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: A WWII seaplane wreck with intact engines and a machine gun, resting at 34m.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: Lava tubes covered in sea fans, leading to a deep wall full of pelagic fish.

Ghavutu-Tanambogho:
Ghavutu Island: WWII wrecks and marine life-rich muck diving, including blue ribbon eels and mantis shrimps.
Tanambogho Island - Mavis Seaplanes: Two WWII Mavis seaplane wrecks, offering a unique dive experience among well-preserved aircraft.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

Experience the very best of the Solomon Islands on this 10 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary. Renowned for its thriving marine life and biodiversity, this secluded destination is a scuba diver's dream. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft coral reefs, plus a wide variety of dive sites ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns, walls, pinnacles and stunning, sunlit swim-throughs. You will have a chance to see a variety of macro species as well as scores of reef and predatory fish, numerous sharks, rays and, if you're lucky, maybe even pilot whales!

The 10-night Best of the Solomons liveaboard itinerary allows divers to experience a bit of everything that the Central Province and a small part of the Western Province has to offer. Stunning walls and drop-offs, caverns and chasms, unspoilt reefs, abundant marine life and a smattering of WWII relics, are just some of the underwater delights included on this itinerary. Then there's the opportunity to discover the Solomon Islands' cultural diversity and traditions that continue to play a key part in the day-to-day lives of the islanders.

Day 1: Embarkation from Coral Sea Resort at 18:00, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Days 2-9: Your Cruise Director will schedule up to 4 dives per day; 3 day dives followed by either an afternoon land visit, a sunset dive or a night dive (if cruising schedules permit).

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics, including trucks, jeeps, and ammunition, create an artificial reef at depths of 5-30m. Expect to see juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and ornate ghost pipefish.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount home to sharks, mobula rays, and schooling barracuda, with excellent visibility and depths starting at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A sheer wall and deep peninsula attract white-tip and black-tip sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. Eagle rays sometimes make an appearance.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A stunning 100m chasm with excellent photographic opportunities and abundant fish life on the surrounding wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for its swim-throughs and Bat Cave, divers can also explore a wall teeming with pygmy seahorses.

Mborokua (Mary) Island:
Barracuda Point: Weather-dependent, this submerged point offers encounters with large schools of jacks, barracuda, and occasional sharks.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Surrounded by dive sites featuring gentle sloping walls, lava tubes, and vibrant marine life. Look for unique swim-throughs and coral gardens.
Kicha Island: Renowned for its coral gardens, reef sharks, and giant bumphead parrotfish, with excellent visibility.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive offering macro life like nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and rare pipefish.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: The wreck of a US seaplane offers divers a chance to explore its well-preserved remains at 34m.

Ghavutu Island:
Ghavutu Harbour: A WWII wreck site filled with blue ribbon eels, pipefish, and aircraft remains. It's a dream for muck divers.

Route Description - Florida and Russell Islands

The 7 night Florida and Russell Islands liveaboard diving itinerary affords some of the very best biodiversity and marine life found in the Solomon Islands. Dramatic walls, swim-throughs and caverns, and plenty of pelagic action are just some of the stunning attractions the island groups have to offer. You can also take a step back in time and explore a few WWII wrecks including Japanese and American planes and battle sites, or hunt in the muck for weird and wonderful creatures amongst the detritus left behind by departing troops.

The Florida and Russell Islands 7 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary allows up to 22 dives around Honiara, the Florida Islands and the Russell Islands, including the iconic Leru Cut and Mirror Pond as well as WWII wreck sites.

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics like trucks, jeeps, and ammunition form an artificial reef teeming with juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and nudibranchs.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount with vibrant corals, perfect for spotting sharks, mobula rays, and barracuda.
Karumolun Point: A wall dive where you can observe sharks, trevallies, barracuda, and sometimes eagle rays.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A dramatic 100m chasm offering amazing photography opportunities with a surrounding fish-filled wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Famous for swim-throughs, bat caves, and pygmy seahorses.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive rich in macro critters, including nudibranchs, seahorses, and rare pipefish.
Nggela Sule Island - Tanavula Point: A reef and wall covered in corals and nudibranchs, with occasional bumphead parrotfish and rays.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: A WWII seaplane wreck with intact engines and a machine gun, resting at 34m.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: Lava tubes covered in sea fans, leading to a deep wall full of pelagic fish.

Ghavutu-Tanambogho:
Ghavutu Island: WWII wrecks and marine life-rich muck diving, including blue ribbon eels and mantis shrimps.
Tanambogho Island - Mavis Seaplanes: Two WWII Mavis seaplane wrecks, offering a unique dive experience among well-preserved aircraft.

Route Description - Florida and Russell Islands

The 7 night Florida and Russell Islands liveaboard diving itinerary affords some of the very best biodiversity and marine life found in the Solomon Islands. Dramatic walls, swim-throughs and caverns, and plenty of pelagic action are just some of the stunning attractions the island groups have to offer. You can also take a step back in time and explore a few WWII wrecks including Japanese and American planes and battle sites, or hunt in the muck for weird and wonderful creatures amongst the detritus left behind by departing troops.

The Florida and Russell Islands 7 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary allows up to 22 dives around Honiara, the Florida Islands and the Russell Islands, including the iconic Leru Cut and Mirror Pond as well as WWII wreck sites.

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics like trucks, jeeps, and ammunition form an artificial reef teeming with juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and nudibranchs.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount with vibrant corals, perfect for spotting sharks, mobula rays, and barracuda.
Karumolun Point: A wall dive where you can observe sharks, trevallies, barracuda, and sometimes eagle rays.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A dramatic 100m chasm offering amazing photography opportunities with a surrounding fish-filled wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Famous for swim-throughs, bat caves, and pygmy seahorses.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive rich in macro critters, including nudibranchs, seahorses, and rare pipefish.
Nggela Sule Island - Tanavula Point: A reef and wall covered in corals and nudibranchs, with occasional bumphead parrotfish and rays.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: A WWII seaplane wreck with intact engines and a machine gun, resting at 34m.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: Lava tubes covered in sea fans, leading to a deep wall full of pelagic fish.

Ghavutu-Tanambogho:
Ghavutu Island: WWII wrecks and marine life-rich muck diving, including blue ribbon eels and mantis shrimps.
Tanambogho Island - Mavis Seaplanes: Two WWII Mavis seaplane wrecks, offering a unique dive experience among well-preserved aircraft.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

Experience the very best of the Solomon Islands on this 10 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary. Renowned for its thriving marine life and biodiversity, this secluded destination is a scuba diver's dream. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft coral reefs, plus a wide variety of dive sites ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns, walls, pinnacles and stunning, sunlit swim-throughs. You will have a chance to see a variety of macro species as well as scores of reef and predatory fish, numerous sharks, rays and, if you're lucky, maybe even pilot whales!

The 10-night Best of the Solomons liveaboard itinerary allows divers to experience a bit of everything that the Central Province and a small part of the Western Province has to offer. Stunning walls and drop-offs, caverns and chasms, unspoilt reefs, abundant marine life and a smattering of WWII relics, are just some of the underwater delights included on this itinerary. Then there's the opportunity to discover the Solomon Islands' cultural diversity and traditions that continue to play a key part in the day-to-day lives of the islanders.

Day 1: Embarkation from Coral Sea Resort at 18:00, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Days 2-9: Your Cruise Director will schedule up to 4 dives per day; 3 day dives followed by either an afternoon land visit, a sunset dive or a night dive (if cruising schedules permit).

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics, including trucks, jeeps, and ammunition, create an artificial reef at depths of 5-30m. Expect to see juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and ornate ghost pipefish.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount home to sharks, mobula rays, and schooling barracuda, with excellent visibility and depths starting at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A sheer wall and deep peninsula attract white-tip and black-tip sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. Eagle rays sometimes make an appearance.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A stunning 100m chasm with excellent photographic opportunities and abundant fish life on the surrounding wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for its swim-throughs and Bat Cave, divers can also explore a wall teeming with pygmy seahorses.

Mborokua (Mary) Island:
Barracuda Point: Weather-dependent, this submerged point offers encounters with large schools of jacks, barracuda, and occasional sharks.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Surrounded by dive sites featuring gentle sloping walls, lava tubes, and vibrant marine life. Look for unique swim-throughs and coral gardens.
Kicha Island: Renowned for its coral gardens, reef sharks, and giant bumphead parrotfish, with excellent visibility.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive offering macro life like nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and rare pipefish.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: The wreck of a US seaplane offers divers a chance to explore its well-preserved remains at 34m.

Ghavutu Island:
Ghavutu Harbour: A WWII wreck site filled with blue ribbon eels, pipefish, and aircraft remains. It's a dream for muck divers.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

Experience the very best of the Solomon Islands on this 10 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary. Renowned for its thriving marine life and biodiversity, this secluded destination is a scuba diver's dream. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft coral reefs, plus a wide variety of dive sites ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns, walls, pinnacles and stunning, sunlit swim-throughs. You will have a chance to see a variety of macro species as well as scores of reef and predatory fish, numerous sharks, rays and, if you're lucky, maybe even pilot whales!

The 10-night Best of the Solomons liveaboard itinerary allows divers to experience a bit of everything that the Central Province and a small part of the Western Province has to offer. Stunning walls and drop-offs, caverns and chasms, unspoilt reefs, abundant marine life and a smattering of WWII relics, are just some of the underwater delights included on this itinerary. Then there's the opportunity to discover the Solomon Islands' cultural diversity and traditions that continue to play a key part in the day-to-day lives of the islanders.

Day 1: Embarkation from Coral Sea Resort at 18:00, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Days 2-9: Your Cruise Director will schedule up to 4 dives per day; 3 day dives followed by either an afternoon land visit, a sunset dive or a night dive (if cruising schedules permit).

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics, including trucks, jeeps, and ammunition, create an artificial reef at depths of 5-30m. Expect to see juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and ornate ghost pipefish.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount home to sharks, mobula rays, and schooling barracuda, with excellent visibility and depths starting at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A sheer wall and deep peninsula attract white-tip and black-tip sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. Eagle rays sometimes make an appearance.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A stunning 100m chasm with excellent photographic opportunities and abundant fish life on the surrounding wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for its swim-throughs and Bat Cave, divers can also explore a wall teeming with pygmy seahorses.

Mborokua (Mary) Island:
Barracuda Point: Weather-dependent, this submerged point offers encounters with large schools of jacks, barracuda, and occasional sharks.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Surrounded by dive sites featuring gentle sloping walls, lava tubes, and vibrant marine life. Look for unique swim-throughs and coral gardens.
Kicha Island: Renowned for its coral gardens, reef sharks, and giant bumphead parrotfish, with excellent visibility.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive offering macro life like nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and rare pipefish.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: The wreck of a US seaplane offers divers a chance to explore its well-preserved remains at 34m.

Ghavutu Island:
Ghavutu Harbour: A WWII wreck site filled with blue ribbon eels, pipefish, and aircraft remains. It's a dream for muck divers.

Route Description - Florida and Russell Islands

The 7 night Florida and Russell Islands liveaboard diving itinerary affords some of the very best biodiversity and marine life found in the Solomon Islands. Dramatic walls, swim-throughs and caverns, and plenty of pelagic action are just some of the stunning attractions the island groups have to offer. You can also take a step back in time and explore a few WWII wrecks including Japanese and American planes and battle sites, or hunt in the muck for weird and wonderful creatures amongst the detritus left behind by departing troops.

The Florida and Russell Islands 7 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary allows up to 22 dives around Honiara, the Florida Islands and the Russell Islands, including the iconic Leru Cut and Mirror Pond as well as WWII wreck sites.

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics like trucks, jeeps, and ammunition form an artificial reef teeming with juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and nudibranchs.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount with vibrant corals, perfect for spotting sharks, mobula rays, and barracuda.
Karumolun Point: A wall dive where you can observe sharks, trevallies, barracuda, and sometimes eagle rays.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A dramatic 100m chasm offering amazing photography opportunities with a surrounding fish-filled wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Famous for swim-throughs, bat caves, and pygmy seahorses.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive rich in macro critters, including nudibranchs, seahorses, and rare pipefish.
Nggela Sule Island - Tanavula Point: A reef and wall covered in corals and nudibranchs, with occasional bumphead parrotfish and rays.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: A WWII seaplane wreck with intact engines and a machine gun, resting at 34m.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: Lava tubes covered in sea fans, leading to a deep wall full of pelagic fish.

Ghavutu-Tanambogho:
Ghavutu Island: WWII wrecks and marine life-rich muck diving, including blue ribbon eels and mantis shrimps.
Tanambogho Island - Mavis Seaplanes: Two WWII Mavis seaplane wrecks, offering a unique dive experience among well-preserved aircraft.

Route Description - Solomons WWII Wreck Week

The WWII Wreck Week itinerary takes divers on a journey to explore some of the many wrecks from the WWII Solomon Islands Campaign, scattered around the Florida and Russell Islands. Divers will also experience iconic dive sites such as Leru Cut and Mirror Pond.

Renowned for its thriving marine life, the Solomon Islands were the site of intense battles during the Pacific War, beginning with the Japanese invasion of Guadalcanal in 1942 and the subsequent Battle of Guadalcanal, codenamed Operation Watchtower.

This 7-night liveaboard adventure aboard Solomons Master offers a unique opportunity to dive into history while exploring the captivating wrecks and vibrant underwater landscapes of the region.

Solomons Master's WWII Wreck Week itinerary offers divers the opportunity to explore some of the more accessible wrecks within recreational depth limits around the Florida Islands and Guadalcanal. The wrecks are in various conditions; some remain almost completely intact, while others are in pieces or completely blown apart due to damage sustained in battle or by salvaging.

However, it's not all about wrecks. There are some fantastic caverns, walls, cuts and pinnacle dives included in this itinerary, as well as land visits to experience some of the Solomon Islands' culture and rich history.

The following is a sample of the dive sites that may be visited during the liveaboard adventure. Please note that the inclusion of specific sites is not guaranteed, and alternative locations will be offered if any site is inaccessible.

Russell Islands:
White Beach: Located off Mbanika Island, White Beach was a key U.S. military base during WWII. The area has become an artificial reef with wrecks like trucks, jeeps, and bulldozers, hosting an array of marine life including pygmy seahorses, ornate ghost pipefish, and nudibranchs.
Wreck of the Ann: A freighter intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef, now home to groupers, blennies, puffers, and soft corals. The wreck offers vibrant photo opportunities.
Karumolun Point: A steep wall and deep peninsula attract pelagic species such as reef sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. The area also features nesting titan triggerfish and macro critters.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A 100-metre chasm through Leru Island with stunning photography opportunities as light filters through the walls above and below the surface. The surrounding wall is teeming with fish life.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: An underwater cave surrounded by mangroves, accessed through interconnecting caverns. The exit leads to a steep coral wall with depths reaching 50+ metres.
Pavuvu Island - Kastom Caves: Volcanic caverns with sunbeams streaming through fissures. Inside, divers can spot lobsters, eels, and occasionally eagle rays.

Florida Islands:
Tulagi Island & Harbour: Tulagi is home to several wrecks, including Japanese and American planes and ships. Divers will explore seaplanes and various WWII relics while also touring the town’s battlegrounds, caves, and bunkers.
RNZN Moa: A New Zealand Navy minesweeper sunk during an airstrike, now resting at 41 metres. Key areas to explore include the propeller, rudders, and 4” gun.
Tulagi Base 1: Known as 'The Garbage Patch,' this site is filled with WWII debris, including a bow section of the USS Minneapolis, landing barges, and torpedoes.
Catalina Airplane: A PBY-5A US seaplane wreck from 1943, with the cockpit and engines still visible at 34 metres.
USS Kanawha: A fleet oiler sunk in 1943 at a depth of 60 metres. Key features include open hatches, gun mounts, and the forward mast.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: A seamount with lava tubes and dramatic walls, home to pelagic fish like dog tooth tuna and barracuda.
Ghavutu Island: A former Japanese seaplane base, home to the wrecks of several seaplanes, including the Kawanishi H6K Mavis. The area also features a variety of WWII detritus, including aircraft parts and landing barges.

Guadalcanal:
Bonegi I, II, III: Three Japanese wrecks located near Honiara. These vessels were bombed and beached during the Guadalcanal Campaign and offer varied depths and levels of penetration.
B17E 'Flying Fortress': The wreck of 'Bessy the Jap Basher' sits in 10-18 metres, with the cockpit and wings still intact.
Submarine I-1: A Japanese submarine wreck with well-preserved sections, including dive planes and the stern, located at depths of 3-28 metres.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

Experience the very best of the Solomon Islands on this 10 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary. Renowned for its thriving marine life and biodiversity, this secluded destination is a scuba diver's dream. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft coral reefs, plus a wide variety of dive sites ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns, walls, pinnacles and stunning, sunlit swim-throughs. You will have a chance to see a variety of macro species as well as scores of reef and predatory fish, numerous sharks, rays and, if you're lucky, maybe even pilot whales!

The 10-night Best of the Solomons liveaboard itinerary allows divers to experience a bit of everything that the Central Province and a small part of the Western Province has to offer. Stunning walls and drop-offs, caverns and chasms, unspoilt reefs, abundant marine life and a smattering of WWII relics, are just some of the underwater delights included on this itinerary. Then there's the opportunity to discover the Solomon Islands' cultural diversity and traditions that continue to play a key part in the day-to-day lives of the islanders.

Day 1: Embarkation from Coral Sea Resort at 18:00, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Days 2-9: Your Cruise Director will schedule up to 4 dives per day; 3 day dives followed by either an afternoon land visit, a sunset dive or a night dive (if cruising schedules permit).

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics, including trucks, jeeps, and ammunition, create an artificial reef at depths of 5-30m. Expect to see juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and ornate ghost pipefish.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount home to sharks, mobula rays, and schooling barracuda, with excellent visibility and depths starting at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A sheer wall and deep peninsula attract white-tip and black-tip sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. Eagle rays sometimes make an appearance.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A stunning 100m chasm with excellent photographic opportunities and abundant fish life on the surrounding wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for its swim-throughs and Bat Cave, divers can also explore a wall teeming with pygmy seahorses.

Mborokua (Mary) Island:
Barracuda Point: Weather-dependent, this submerged point offers encounters with large schools of jacks, barracuda, and occasional sharks.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Surrounded by dive sites featuring gentle sloping walls, lava tubes, and vibrant marine life. Look for unique swim-throughs and coral gardens.
Kicha Island: Renowned for its coral gardens, reef sharks, and giant bumphead parrotfish, with excellent visibility.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive offering macro life like nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and rare pipefish.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: The wreck of a US seaplane offers divers a chance to explore its well-preserved remains at 34m.

Ghavutu Island:
Ghavutu Harbour: A WWII wreck site filled with blue ribbon eels, pipefish, and aircraft remains. It's a dream for muck divers.

Route Description - Solomons WWII Wreck Week

The WWII Wreck Week itinerary takes divers on a journey to explore some of the many wrecks from the WWII Solomon Islands Campaign, scattered around the Florida and Russell Islands. Divers will also experience iconic dive sites such as Leru Cut and Mirror Pond.

Renowned for its thriving marine life, the Solomon Islands were the site of intense battles during the Pacific War, beginning with the Japanese invasion of Guadalcanal in 1942 and the subsequent Battle of Guadalcanal, codenamed Operation Watchtower.

This 7-night liveaboard adventure aboard Solomons Master offers a unique opportunity to dive into history while exploring the captivating wrecks and vibrant underwater landscapes of the region.

Solomons Master's WWII Wreck Week itinerary offers divers the opportunity to explore some of the more accessible wrecks within recreational depth limits around the Florida Islands and Guadalcanal. The wrecks are in various conditions; some remain almost completely intact, while others are in pieces or completely blown apart due to damage sustained in battle or by salvaging.

However, it's not all about wrecks. There are some fantastic caverns, walls, cuts and pinnacle dives included in this itinerary, as well as land visits to experience some of the Solomon Islands' culture and rich history.

The following is a sample of the dive sites that may be visited during the liveaboard adventure. Please note that the inclusion of specific sites is not guaranteed, and alternative locations will be offered if any site is inaccessible.

Russell Islands:
White Beach: Located off Mbanika Island, White Beach was a key U.S. military base during WWII. The area has become an artificial reef with wrecks like trucks, jeeps, and bulldozers, hosting an array of marine life including pygmy seahorses, ornate ghost pipefish, and nudibranchs.
Wreck of the Ann: A freighter intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef, now home to groupers, blennies, puffers, and soft corals. The wreck offers vibrant photo opportunities.
Karumolun Point: A steep wall and deep peninsula attract pelagic species such as reef sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. The area also features nesting titan triggerfish and macro critters.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A 100-metre chasm through Leru Island with stunning photography opportunities as light filters through the walls above and below the surface. The surrounding wall is teeming with fish life.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: An underwater cave surrounded by mangroves, accessed through interconnecting caverns. The exit leads to a steep coral wall with depths reaching 50+ metres.
Pavuvu Island - Kastom Caves: Volcanic caverns with sunbeams streaming through fissures. Inside, divers can spot lobsters, eels, and occasionally eagle rays.

Florida Islands:
Tulagi Island & Harbour: Tulagi is home to several wrecks, including Japanese and American planes and ships. Divers will explore seaplanes and various WWII relics while also touring the town’s battlegrounds, caves, and bunkers.
RNZN Moa: A New Zealand Navy minesweeper sunk during an airstrike, now resting at 41 metres. Key areas to explore include the propeller, rudders, and 4” gun.
Tulagi Base 1: Known as 'The Garbage Patch,' this site is filled with WWII debris, including a bow section of the USS Minneapolis, landing barges, and torpedoes.
Catalina Airplane: A PBY-5A US seaplane wreck from 1943, with the cockpit and engines still visible at 34 metres.
USS Kanawha: A fleet oiler sunk in 1943 at a depth of 60 metres. Key features include open hatches, gun mounts, and the forward mast.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: A seamount with lava tubes and dramatic walls, home to pelagic fish like dog tooth tuna and barracuda.
Ghavutu Island: A former Japanese seaplane base, home to the wrecks of several seaplanes, including the Kawanishi H6K Mavis. The area also features a variety of WWII detritus, including aircraft parts and landing barges.

Guadalcanal:
Bonegi I, II, III: Three Japanese wrecks located near Honiara. These vessels were bombed and beached during the Guadalcanal Campaign and offer varied depths and levels of penetration.
B17E 'Flying Fortress': The wreck of 'Bessy the Jap Basher' sits in 10-18 metres, with the cockpit and wings still intact.
Submarine I-1: A Japanese submarine wreck with well-preserved sections, including dive planes and the stern, located at depths of 3-28 metres.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

Experience the very best of the Solomon Islands on this 10 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary. Renowned for its thriving marine life and biodiversity, this secluded destination is a scuba diver's dream. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft coral reefs, plus a wide variety of dive sites ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns, walls, pinnacles and stunning, sunlit swim-throughs. You will have a chance to see a variety of macro species as well as scores of reef and predatory fish, numerous sharks, rays and, if you're lucky, maybe even pilot whales!

The 10-night Best of the Solomons liveaboard itinerary allows divers to experience a bit of everything that the Central Province and a small part of the Western Province has to offer. Stunning walls and drop-offs, caverns and chasms, unspoilt reefs, abundant marine life and a smattering of WWII relics, are just some of the underwater delights included on this itinerary. Then there's the opportunity to discover the Solomon Islands' cultural diversity and traditions that continue to play a key part in the day-to-day lives of the islanders.

Day 1: Embarkation from Coral Sea Resort at 18:00, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Days 2-9: Your Cruise Director will schedule up to 4 dives per day; 3 day dives followed by either an afternoon land visit, a sunset dive or a night dive (if cruising schedules permit).

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics, including trucks, jeeps, and ammunition, create an artificial reef at depths of 5-30m. Expect to see juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and ornate ghost pipefish.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount home to sharks, mobula rays, and schooling barracuda, with excellent visibility and depths starting at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A sheer wall and deep peninsula attract white-tip and black-tip sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. Eagle rays sometimes make an appearance.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A stunning 100m chasm with excellent photographic opportunities and abundant fish life on the surrounding wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for its swim-throughs and Bat Cave, divers can also explore a wall teeming with pygmy seahorses.

Mborokua (Mary) Island:
Barracuda Point: Weather-dependent, this submerged point offers encounters with large schools of jacks, barracuda, and occasional sharks.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Surrounded by dive sites featuring gentle sloping walls, lava tubes, and vibrant marine life. Look for unique swim-throughs and coral gardens.
Kicha Island: Renowned for its coral gardens, reef sharks, and giant bumphead parrotfish, with excellent visibility.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive offering macro life like nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and rare pipefish.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: The wreck of a US seaplane offers divers a chance to explore its well-preserved remains at 34m.

Ghavutu Island:
Ghavutu Harbour: A WWII wreck site filled with blue ribbon eels, pipefish, and aircraft remains. It's a dream for muck divers.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

Experience the very best of the Solomon Islands on this 10 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary. Renowned for its thriving marine life and biodiversity, this secluded destination is a scuba diver's dream. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft coral reefs, plus a wide variety of dive sites ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns, walls, pinnacles and stunning, sunlit swim-throughs. You will have a chance to see a variety of macro species as well as scores of reef and predatory fish, numerous sharks, rays and, if you're lucky, maybe even pilot whales!

The 10-night Best of the Solomons liveaboard itinerary allows divers to experience a bit of everything that the Central Province and a small part of the Western Province has to offer. Stunning walls and drop-offs, caverns and chasms, unspoilt reefs, abundant marine life and a smattering of WWII relics, are just some of the underwater delights included on this itinerary. Then there's the opportunity to discover the Solomon Islands' cultural diversity and traditions that continue to play a key part in the day-to-day lives of the islanders.

Day 1: Embarkation from Coral Sea Resort at 18:00, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Days 2-9: Your Cruise Director will schedule up to 4 dives per day; 3 day dives followed by either an afternoon land visit, a sunset dive or a night dive (if cruising schedules permit).

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics, including trucks, jeeps, and ammunition, create an artificial reef at depths of 5-30m. Expect to see juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and ornate ghost pipefish.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount home to sharks, mobula rays, and schooling barracuda, with excellent visibility and depths starting at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A sheer wall and deep peninsula attract white-tip and black-tip sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. Eagle rays sometimes make an appearance.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A stunning 100m chasm with excellent photographic opportunities and abundant fish life on the surrounding wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for its swim-throughs and Bat Cave, divers can also explore a wall teeming with pygmy seahorses.

Mborokua (Mary) Island:
Barracuda Point: Weather-dependent, this submerged point offers encounters with large schools of jacks, barracuda, and occasional sharks.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Surrounded by dive sites featuring gentle sloping walls, lava tubes, and vibrant marine life. Look for unique swim-throughs and coral gardens.
Kicha Island: Renowned for its coral gardens, reef sharks, and giant bumphead parrotfish, with excellent visibility.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive offering macro life like nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and rare pipefish.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: The wreck of a US seaplane offers divers a chance to explore its well-preserved remains at 34m.

Ghavutu Island:
Ghavutu Harbour: A WWII wreck site filled with blue ribbon eels, pipefish, and aircraft remains. It's a dream for muck divers.

Route Description - Florida and Russell Islands

The 7 night Florida and Russell Islands liveaboard diving itinerary affords some of the very best biodiversity and marine life found in the Solomon Islands. Dramatic walls, swim-throughs and caverns, and plenty of pelagic action are just some of the stunning attractions the island groups have to offer. You can also take a step back in time and explore a few WWII wrecks including Japanese and American planes and battle sites, or hunt in the muck for weird and wonderful creatures amongst the detritus left behind by departing troops.

The Florida and Russell Islands 7 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary allows up to 22 dives around Honiara, the Florida Islands and the Russell Islands, including the iconic Leru Cut and Mirror Pond as well as WWII wreck sites.

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics like trucks, jeeps, and ammunition form an artificial reef teeming with juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and nudibranchs.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount with vibrant corals, perfect for spotting sharks, mobula rays, and barracuda.
Karumolun Point: A wall dive where you can observe sharks, trevallies, barracuda, and sometimes eagle rays.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A dramatic 100m chasm offering amazing photography opportunities with a surrounding fish-filled wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Famous for swim-throughs, bat caves, and pygmy seahorses.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive rich in macro critters, including nudibranchs, seahorses, and rare pipefish.
Nggela Sule Island - Tanavula Point: A reef and wall covered in corals and nudibranchs, with occasional bumphead parrotfish and rays.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: A WWII seaplane wreck with intact engines and a machine gun, resting at 34m.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: Lava tubes covered in sea fans, leading to a deep wall full of pelagic fish.

Ghavutu-Tanambogho:
Ghavutu Island: WWII wrecks and marine life-rich muck diving, including blue ribbon eels and mantis shrimps.
Tanambogho Island - Mavis Seaplanes: Two WWII Mavis seaplane wrecks, offering a unique dive experience among well-preserved aircraft.

Route Description - Guadalcanal to Western Province

The Guadalcanal & Western Province liveaboard diving itinerary will take you to the best dive sites of the Solomon Islands between Honiara and Munda. Allowing up to 30 dives, highlights of this 10 night itinerary include WWII relics at White Beach, Marovo Lagoon and the iconic Leru Cut and Mirror Pond.

The 10-night Guadalcanal & Western Province itinerary follows a one-way route between Honiara in the Solomon Islands Central Province and Munda in the Western Province. Dive sites consist of pristine reefs, stunning walls and pinnacles, breathtaking chasms and caverns with a few wrecks added to the mix. Along the way, you will have the opportunity to experience island life with at least one village visit where you can interact with the village kids and participate in a traditional song and dance performance.

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII-era sunken trucks, jeeps, and equipment create an artificial reef full of marine life and relics.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A seamount with fans, soft corals, and pelagic species like sharks and rays. Depths start at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A wall dive with sharks, barracuda, and occasional eagle rays. Watch for nesting titan triggerfish.
Pavuvu Island - Kastom Caves: Volcanic caves with soft corals and macro opportunities, plus eagle rays outside.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A unique 100m chasm with vibrant fish life and incredible light effects.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for swim-throughs, Bat Cave, and pygmy seahorses.
Mborokua Island: A point with schools of barracuda and trevally, plus caverns and coral gardens to explore.
Barracuda Point: A weather-dependent dive with huge schools of jacks and barracuda, and possible whale sightings.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Known for hard corals, with swim-throughs in volcanic tubes and abundant marine life.
Cathedral: Cracks, crevices, and caverns illuminated by sunlight create a stunning visual experience.
Kicha Island: Vibrant coral gardens with sharks, batfish, and giant parrotfish, plus a wall covered in fans and whip corals.
Kavachi Corner: A wall dive near an active underwater volcano, with sharks and parrotfish, and the sound of eruptions nearby.

Western Province
Wickham Island: Home to WWII wrecks, soft coral walls, and a variety of marine life, including pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs.
Taiyo Wreck: A picturesque sunken Taiwanese fishing boat at 2-40m, teeming with anemonefish and nudibranchs.
The Abyss: A unique dive with electric file clams, purple fans, and deep blue water, revealing pelagic life.
Shark Point: A 600m wall dive with reef sharks, turtles, and occasional hammerhead or silvertip sharks.
Airacobra: A P-39 fighter wreck from WWII, home to schools of sweetlips and other fish.
Haipe Reefs: Pristine coral reefs with bumphead parrotfish, turtles, and potential shark encounters, ideal for night dives.

Route Description - Florida and Russell Islands

The 7 night Florida and Russell Islands liveaboard diving itinerary affords some of the very best biodiversity and marine life found in the Solomon Islands. Dramatic walls, swim-throughs and caverns, and plenty of pelagic action are just some of the stunning attractions the island groups have to offer. You can also take a step back in time and explore a few WWII wrecks including Japanese and American planes and battle sites, or hunt in the muck for weird and wonderful creatures amongst the detritus left behind by departing troops.

The Florida and Russell Islands 7 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary allows up to 22 dives around Honiara, the Florida Islands and the Russell Islands, including the iconic Leru Cut and Mirror Pond as well as WWII wreck sites.

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics like trucks, jeeps, and ammunition form an artificial reef teeming with juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and nudibranchs.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount with vibrant corals, perfect for spotting sharks, mobula rays, and barracuda.
Karumolun Point: A wall dive where you can observe sharks, trevallies, barracuda, and sometimes eagle rays.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A dramatic 100m chasm offering amazing photography opportunities with a surrounding fish-filled wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Famous for swim-throughs, bat caves, and pygmy seahorses.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive rich in macro critters, including nudibranchs, seahorses, and rare pipefish.
Nggela Sule Island - Tanavula Point: A reef and wall covered in corals and nudibranchs, with occasional bumphead parrotfish and rays.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: A WWII seaplane wreck with intact engines and a machine gun, resting at 34m.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: Lava tubes covered in sea fans, leading to a deep wall full of pelagic fish.

Ghavutu-Tanambogho:
Ghavutu Island: WWII wrecks and marine life-rich muck diving, including blue ribbon eels and mantis shrimps.
Tanambogho Island - Mavis Seaplanes: Two WWII Mavis seaplane wrecks, offering a unique dive experience among well-preserved aircraft.

Route Description - Solomons WWII Wreck Week

The WWII Wreck Week itinerary takes divers on a journey to explore some of the many wrecks from the WWII Solomon Islands Campaign, scattered around the Florida and Russell Islands. Divers will also experience iconic dive sites such as Leru Cut and Mirror Pond.

Renowned for its thriving marine life, the Solomon Islands were the site of intense battles during the Pacific War, beginning with the Japanese invasion of Guadalcanal in 1942 and the subsequent Battle of Guadalcanal, codenamed Operation Watchtower.

This 7-night liveaboard adventure aboard Solomons Master offers a unique opportunity to dive into history while exploring the captivating wrecks and vibrant underwater landscapes of the region.

Solomons Master's WWII Wreck Week itinerary offers divers the opportunity to explore some of the more accessible wrecks within recreational depth limits around the Florida Islands and Guadalcanal. The wrecks are in various conditions; some remain almost completely intact, while others are in pieces or completely blown apart due to damage sustained in battle or by salvaging.

However, it's not all about wrecks. There are some fantastic caverns, walls, cuts and pinnacle dives included in this itinerary, as well as land visits to experience some of the Solomon Islands' culture and rich history.

The following is a sample of the dive sites that may be visited during the liveaboard adventure. Please note that the inclusion of specific sites is not guaranteed, and alternative locations will be offered if any site is inaccessible.

Russell Islands:
White Beach: Located off Mbanika Island, White Beach was a key U.S. military base during WWII. The area has become an artificial reef with wrecks like trucks, jeeps, and bulldozers, hosting an array of marine life including pygmy seahorses, ornate ghost pipefish, and nudibranchs.
Wreck of the Ann: A freighter intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef, now home to groupers, blennies, puffers, and soft corals. The wreck offers vibrant photo opportunities.
Karumolun Point: A steep wall and deep peninsula attract pelagic species such as reef sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. The area also features nesting titan triggerfish and macro critters.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A 100-metre chasm through Leru Island with stunning photography opportunities as light filters through the walls above and below the surface. The surrounding wall is teeming with fish life.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: An underwater cave surrounded by mangroves, accessed through interconnecting caverns. The exit leads to a steep coral wall with depths reaching 50+ metres.
Pavuvu Island - Kastom Caves: Volcanic caverns with sunbeams streaming through fissures. Inside, divers can spot lobsters, eels, and occasionally eagle rays.

Florida Islands:
Tulagi Island & Harbour: Tulagi is home to several wrecks, including Japanese and American planes and ships. Divers will explore seaplanes and various WWII relics while also touring the town’s battlegrounds, caves, and bunkers.
RNZN Moa: A New Zealand Navy minesweeper sunk during an airstrike, now resting at 41 metres. Key areas to explore include the propeller, rudders, and 4” gun.
Tulagi Base 1: Known as 'The Garbage Patch,' this site is filled with WWII debris, including a bow section of the USS Minneapolis, landing barges, and torpedoes.
Catalina Airplane: A PBY-5A US seaplane wreck from 1943, with the cockpit and engines still visible at 34 metres.
USS Kanawha: A fleet oiler sunk in 1943 at a depth of 60 metres. Key features include open hatches, gun mounts, and the forward mast.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: A seamount with lava tubes and dramatic walls, home to pelagic fish like dog tooth tuna and barracuda.
Ghavutu Island: A former Japanese seaplane base, home to the wrecks of several seaplanes, including the Kawanishi H6K Mavis. The area also features a variety of WWII detritus, including aircraft parts and landing barges.

Guadalcanal:
Bonegi I, II, III: Three Japanese wrecks located near Honiara. These vessels were bombed and beached during the Guadalcanal Campaign and offer varied depths and levels of penetration.
B17E 'Flying Fortress': The wreck of 'Bessy the Jap Basher' sits in 10-18 metres, with the cockpit and wings still intact.
Submarine I-1: A Japanese submarine wreck with well-preserved sections, including dive planes and the stern, located at depths of 3-28 metres.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

Experience the very best of the Solomon Islands on this 10 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary. Renowned for its thriving marine life and biodiversity, this secluded destination is a scuba diver's dream. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft coral reefs, plus a wide variety of dive sites ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns, walls, pinnacles and stunning, sunlit swim-throughs. You will have a chance to see a variety of macro species as well as scores of reef and predatory fish, numerous sharks, rays and, if you're lucky, maybe even pilot whales!

The 10-night Best of the Solomons liveaboard itinerary allows divers to experience a bit of everything that the Central Province and a small part of the Western Province has to offer. Stunning walls and drop-offs, caverns and chasms, unspoilt reefs, abundant marine life and a smattering of WWII relics, are just some of the underwater delights included on this itinerary. Then there's the opportunity to discover the Solomon Islands' cultural diversity and traditions that continue to play a key part in the day-to-day lives of the islanders.

Day 1: Embarkation from Coral Sea Resort at 18:00, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Days 2-9: Your Cruise Director will schedule up to 4 dives per day; 3 day dives followed by either an afternoon land visit, a sunset dive or a night dive (if cruising schedules permit).

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics, including trucks, jeeps, and ammunition, create an artificial reef at depths of 5-30m. Expect to see juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and ornate ghost pipefish.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount home to sharks, mobula rays, and schooling barracuda, with excellent visibility and depths starting at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A sheer wall and deep peninsula attract white-tip and black-tip sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. Eagle rays sometimes make an appearance.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A stunning 100m chasm with excellent photographic opportunities and abundant fish life on the surrounding wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for its swim-throughs and Bat Cave, divers can also explore a wall teeming with pygmy seahorses.

Mborokua (Mary) Island:
Barracuda Point: Weather-dependent, this submerged point offers encounters with large schools of jacks, barracuda, and occasional sharks.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Surrounded by dive sites featuring gentle sloping walls, lava tubes, and vibrant marine life. Look for unique swim-throughs and coral gardens.
Kicha Island: Renowned for its coral gardens, reef sharks, and giant bumphead parrotfish, with excellent visibility.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive offering macro life like nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and rare pipefish.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: The wreck of a US seaplane offers divers a chance to explore its well-preserved remains at 34m.

Ghavutu Island:
Ghavutu Harbour: A WWII wreck site filled with blue ribbon eels, pipefish, and aircraft remains. It's a dream for muck divers.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

Experience the very best of the Solomon Islands on this 10 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary. Renowned for its thriving marine life and biodiversity, this secluded destination is a scuba diver's dream. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft coral reefs, plus a wide variety of dive sites ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns, walls, pinnacles and stunning, sunlit swim-throughs. You will have a chance to see a variety of macro species as well as scores of reef and predatory fish, numerous sharks, rays and, if you're lucky, maybe even pilot whales!

The 10-night Best of the Solomons liveaboard itinerary allows divers to experience a bit of everything that the Central Province and a small part of the Western Province has to offer. Stunning walls and drop-offs, caverns and chasms, unspoilt reefs, abundant marine life and a smattering of WWII relics, are just some of the underwater delights included on this itinerary. Then there's the opportunity to discover the Solomon Islands' cultural diversity and traditions that continue to play a key part in the day-to-day lives of the islanders.

Day 1: Embarkation from Coral Sea Resort at 18:00, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Days 2-9: Your Cruise Director will schedule up to 4 dives per day; 3 day dives followed by either an afternoon land visit, a sunset dive or a night dive (if cruising schedules permit).

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics, including trucks, jeeps, and ammunition, create an artificial reef at depths of 5-30m. Expect to see juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and ornate ghost pipefish.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount home to sharks, mobula rays, and schooling barracuda, with excellent visibility and depths starting at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A sheer wall and deep peninsula attract white-tip and black-tip sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. Eagle rays sometimes make an appearance.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A stunning 100m chasm with excellent photographic opportunities and abundant fish life on the surrounding wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for its swim-throughs and Bat Cave, divers can also explore a wall teeming with pygmy seahorses.

Mborokua (Mary) Island:
Barracuda Point: Weather-dependent, this submerged point offers encounters with large schools of jacks, barracuda, and occasional sharks.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Surrounded by dive sites featuring gentle sloping walls, lava tubes, and vibrant marine life. Look for unique swim-throughs and coral gardens.
Kicha Island: Renowned for its coral gardens, reef sharks, and giant bumphead parrotfish, with excellent visibility.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive offering macro life like nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and rare pipefish.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: The wreck of a US seaplane offers divers a chance to explore its well-preserved remains at 34m.

Ghavutu Island:
Ghavutu Harbour: A WWII wreck site filled with blue ribbon eels, pipefish, and aircraft remains. It's a dream for muck divers.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

Experience the very best of the Solomon Islands on this 10 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary. Renowned for its thriving marine life and biodiversity, this secluded destination is a scuba diver's dream. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft coral reefs, plus a wide variety of dive sites ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns, walls, pinnacles and stunning, sunlit swim-throughs. You will have a chance to see a variety of macro species as well as scores of reef and predatory fish, numerous sharks, rays and, if you're lucky, maybe even pilot whales!

The 10-night Best of the Solomons liveaboard itinerary allows divers to experience a bit of everything that the Central Province and a small part of the Western Province has to offer. Stunning walls and drop-offs, caverns and chasms, unspoilt reefs, abundant marine life and a smattering of WWII relics, are just some of the underwater delights included on this itinerary. Then there's the opportunity to discover the Solomon Islands' cultural diversity and traditions that continue to play a key part in the day-to-day lives of the islanders.

Day 1: Embarkation from Coral Sea Resort at 18:00, followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner. There is no diving on embarkation day.
Days 2-9: Your Cruise Director will schedule up to 4 dives per day; 3 day dives followed by either an afternoon land visit, a sunset dive or a night dive (if cruising schedules permit).

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics, including trucks, jeeps, and ammunition, create an artificial reef at depths of 5-30m. Expect to see juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and ornate ghost pipefish.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount home to sharks, mobula rays, and schooling barracuda, with excellent visibility and depths starting at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A sheer wall and deep peninsula attract white-tip and black-tip sharks, trevallies, and barracuda. Eagle rays sometimes make an appearance.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A stunning 100m chasm with excellent photographic opportunities and abundant fish life on the surrounding wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for its swim-throughs and Bat Cave, divers can also explore a wall teeming with pygmy seahorses.

Mborokua (Mary) Island:
Barracuda Point: Weather-dependent, this submerged point offers encounters with large schools of jacks, barracuda, and occasional sharks.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Surrounded by dive sites featuring gentle sloping walls, lava tubes, and vibrant marine life. Look for unique swim-throughs and coral gardens.
Kicha Island: Renowned for its coral gardens, reef sharks, and giant bumphead parrotfish, with excellent visibility.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive offering macro life like nudibranchs, cuttlefish, and rare pipefish.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: The wreck of a US seaplane offers divers a chance to explore its well-preserved remains at 34m.

Ghavutu Island:
Ghavutu Harbour: A WWII wreck site filled with blue ribbon eels, pipefish, and aircraft remains. It's a dream for muck divers.

Route Description - Florida and Russell Islands

The 7 night Florida and Russell Islands liveaboard diving itinerary affords some of the very best biodiversity and marine life found in the Solomon Islands. Dramatic walls, swim-throughs and caverns, and plenty of pelagic action are just some of the stunning attractions the island groups have to offer. You can also take a step back in time and explore a few WWII wrecks including Japanese and American planes and battle sites, or hunt in the muck for weird and wonderful creatures amongst the detritus left behind by departing troops.

The Florida and Russell Islands 7 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary allows up to 22 dives around Honiara, the Florida Islands and the Russell Islands, including the iconic Leru Cut and Mirror Pond as well as WWII wreck sites.

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics like trucks, jeeps, and ammunition form an artificial reef teeming with juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and nudibranchs.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount with vibrant corals, perfect for spotting sharks, mobula rays, and barracuda.
Karumolun Point: A wall dive where you can observe sharks, trevallies, barracuda, and sometimes eagle rays.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A dramatic 100m chasm offering amazing photography opportunities with a surrounding fish-filled wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Famous for swim-throughs, bat caves, and pygmy seahorses.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive rich in macro critters, including nudibranchs, seahorses, and rare pipefish.
Nggela Sule Island - Tanavula Point: A reef and wall covered in corals and nudibranchs, with occasional bumphead parrotfish and rays.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: A WWII seaplane wreck with intact engines and a machine gun, resting at 34m.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: Lava tubes covered in sea fans, leading to a deep wall full of pelagic fish.

Ghavutu-Tanambogho:
Ghavutu Island: WWII wrecks and marine life-rich muck diving, including blue ribbon eels and mantis shrimps.
Tanambogho Island - Mavis Seaplanes: Two WWII Mavis seaplane wrecks, offering a unique dive experience among well-preserved aircraft.

Route Description - Guadalcanal to Western Province

The Guadalcanal & Western Province liveaboard diving itinerary will take you to the best dive sites of the Solomon Islands between Honiara and Munda. Allowing up to 30 dives, highlights of this 10 night itinerary include WWII relics at White Beach, Marovo Lagoon and the iconic Leru Cut and Mirror Pond.

The 10-night Guadalcanal & Western Province itinerary follows a one-way route between Honiara in the Solomon Islands Central Province and Munda in the Western Province. Dive sites consist of pristine reefs, stunning walls and pinnacles, breathtaking chasms and caverns with a few wrecks added to the mix. Along the way, you will have the opportunity to experience island life with at least one village visit where you can interact with the village kids and participate in a traditional song and dance performance.

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII-era sunken trucks, jeeps, and equipment create an artificial reef full of marine life and relics.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A seamount with fans, soft corals, and pelagic species like sharks and rays. Depths start at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A wall dive with sharks, barracuda, and occasional eagle rays. Watch for nesting titan triggerfish.
Pavuvu Island - Kastom Caves: Volcanic caves with soft corals and macro opportunities, plus eagle rays outside.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A unique 100m chasm with vibrant fish life and incredible light effects.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for swim-throughs, Bat Cave, and pygmy seahorses.
Mborokua Island: A point with schools of barracuda and trevally, plus caverns and coral gardens to explore.
Barracuda Point: A weather-dependent dive with huge schools of jacks and barracuda, and possible whale sightings.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Known for hard corals, with swim-throughs in volcanic tubes and abundant marine life.
Cathedral: Cracks, crevices, and caverns illuminated by sunlight create a stunning visual experience.
Kicha Island: Vibrant coral gardens with sharks, batfish, and giant parrotfish, plus a wall covered in fans and whip corals.
Kavachi Corner: A wall dive near an active underwater volcano, with sharks and parrotfish, and the sound of eruptions nearby.

Western Province
Wickham Island: Home to WWII wrecks, soft coral walls, and a variety of marine life, including pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs.
Taiyo Wreck: A picturesque sunken Taiwanese fishing boat at 2-40m, teeming with anemonefish and nudibranchs.
The Abyss: A unique dive with electric file clams, purple fans, and deep blue water, revealing pelagic life.
Shark Point: A 600m wall dive with reef sharks, turtles, and occasional hammerhead or silvertip sharks.
Airacobra: A P-39 fighter wreck from WWII, home to schools of sweetlips and other fish.
Haipe Reefs: Pristine coral reefs with bumphead parrotfish, turtles, and potential shark encounters, ideal for night dives.

Route Description - Guadalcanal to Western Province

The Guadalcanal & Western Province liveaboard diving itinerary will take you to the best dive sites of the Solomon Islands between Honiara and Munda. Allowing up to 30 dives, highlights of this 10 night itinerary include WWII relics at White Beach, Marovo Lagoon and the iconic Leru Cut and Mirror Pond.

The 10-night Guadalcanal & Western Province itinerary follows a one-way route between Honiara in the Solomon Islands Central Province and Munda in the Western Province. Dive sites consist of pristine reefs, stunning walls and pinnacles, breathtaking chasms and caverns with a few wrecks added to the mix. Along the way, you will have the opportunity to experience island life with at least one village visit where you can interact with the village kids and participate in a traditional song and dance performance.

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII-era sunken trucks, jeeps, and equipment create an artificial reef full of marine life and relics.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A seamount with fans, soft corals, and pelagic species like sharks and rays. Depths start at 17m.
Karumolun Point: A wall dive with sharks, barracuda, and occasional eagle rays. Watch for nesting titan triggerfish.
Pavuvu Island - Kastom Caves: Volcanic caves with soft corals and macro opportunities, plus eagle rays outside.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A unique 100m chasm with vibrant fish life and incredible light effects.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Known for swim-throughs, Bat Cave, and pygmy seahorses.
Mborokua Island: A point with schools of barracuda and trevally, plus caverns and coral gardens to explore.
Barracuda Point: A weather-dependent dive with huge schools of jacks and barracuda, and possible whale sightings.

Marovo Lagoon:
Mbulo Island: Known for hard corals, with swim-throughs in volcanic tubes and abundant marine life.
Cathedral: Cracks, crevices, and caverns illuminated by sunlight create a stunning visual experience.
Kicha Island: Vibrant coral gardens with sharks, batfish, and giant parrotfish, plus a wall covered in fans and whip corals.
Kavachi Corner: A wall dive near an active underwater volcano, with sharks and parrotfish, and the sound of eruptions nearby.

Western Province
Wickham Island: Home to WWII wrecks, soft coral walls, and a variety of marine life, including pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs.
Taiyo Wreck: A picturesque sunken Taiwanese fishing boat at 2-40m, teeming with anemonefish and nudibranchs.
The Abyss: A unique dive with electric file clams, purple fans, and deep blue water, revealing pelagic life.
Shark Point: A 600m wall dive with reef sharks, turtles, and occasional hammerhead or silvertip sharks.
Airacobra: A P-39 fighter wreck from WWII, home to schools of sweetlips and other fish.
Haipe Reefs: Pristine coral reefs with bumphead parrotfish, turtles, and potential shark encounters, ideal for night dives.

Route Description - Florida and Russell Islands

The 7 night Florida and Russell Islands liveaboard diving itinerary affords some of the very best biodiversity and marine life found in the Solomon Islands. Dramatic walls, swim-throughs and caverns, and plenty of pelagic action are just some of the stunning attractions the island groups have to offer. You can also take a step back in time and explore a few WWII wrecks including Japanese and American planes and battle sites, or hunt in the muck for weird and wonderful creatures amongst the detritus left behind by departing troops.

The Florida and Russell Islands 7 night scuba diving liveaboard itinerary allows up to 22 dives around Honiara, the Florida Islands and the Russell Islands, including the iconic Leru Cut and Mirror Pond as well as WWII wreck sites.

Here’s a sample of dive sites that may be visited during your liveaboard:

Russell Islands:
Mbanika Island - White Beach: WWII relics like trucks, jeeps, and ammunition form an artificial reef teeming with juvenile reef fish, pygmy seahorses, and nudibranchs.
Folau Island - Rainbow Reef: A saddle-shaped seamount with vibrant corals, perfect for spotting sharks, mobula rays, and barracuda.
Karumolun Point: A wall dive where you can observe sharks, trevallies, barracuda, and sometimes eagle rays.
Leru Island - Leru Cut: A dramatic 100m chasm offering amazing photography opportunities with a surrounding fish-filled wall.
Mane Island - Mirror Pond: Famous for swim-throughs, bat caves, and pygmy seahorses.

Florida (Nggela) Islands:
Mangalonga Island - Maravagi: A muck dive rich in macro critters, including nudibranchs, seahorses, and rare pipefish.
Nggela Sule Island - Tanavula Point: A reef and wall covered in corals and nudibranchs, with occasional bumphead parrotfish and rays.
Tulagi Island - Catalina Airplane: A WWII seaplane wreck with intact engines and a machine gun, resting at 34m.
Soghonangola Island - Twin Tunnels: Lava tubes covered in sea fans, leading to a deep wall full of pelagic fish.

Ghavutu-Tanambogho:
Ghavutu Island: WWII wrecks and marine life-rich muck diving, including blue ribbon eels and mantis shrimps.
Tanambogho Island - Mavis Seaplanes: Two WWII Mavis seaplane wrecks, offering a unique dive experience among well-preserved aircraft.