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.