A remote Coral Triangle liveaboard route of jungle cuts, fish-choked walls, village anchorages, and World War II wrecks
Overview
The Solomon Islands liveaboard circuit is for divers who want the Pacific to feel wild again. Most signature trips begin in Honiara and use a vessel to link the Florida Islands, Russell Islands, Mary Island, Marovo Lagoon, and sometimes Western Province. The route mixes shallow coral gardens, cathedral-like cuts such as Leru Cut, schooling jacks and barracuda at Mary Island, World War II aircraft and shipwrecks near Tulagi and Iron Bottom Sound, and macro life on night dives. Land-based extensions in Munda, Gizo, Uepi, and Tetepare are excellent, but the classic circuit is liveaboard-led because the best sites are scattered, village-managed, and far from normal day-boat logistics.
A vessel links island groups that would be awkward or impossible to combine from shore, including the Russell Islands, Mary Island, Florida Islands, and Marovo Lagoon.
Healthy hard coral, schooling reef fish, macro life, turtles, rays, reef sharks, and occasional pelagics make the route feel more exploratory than resort circuits.
Guadalcanal, Iron Bottom Sound, Tulagi, Munda, and Gizo hold aircraft, shipwrecks, submarines, shore relics, and battlefield stories above and below the water.
Quick shortlist before you jump into the full planning page.
View On MapThe upper reef has coral formations close enough to the surface for snorkelers when the wall approach is calm.
A Mundaarea wall and crevice site where shallow swimthrough terrain can suit guided freedive and snorkel sessions in settled weather.
Clear shallow water, sand, reef, and scattered World War II metal make this a gentle Mundaarea option for mixed groups.
Top species linked to approved dive spots in Solomon Islands Liveaboard Circuit.
Sites such as Leru Cut and Mirror Pond create the classic Solomon Islands image: divers inside limestone slots with shafts of light and rainforest overhead.
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
12 linked spots
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