In the midst of the South Pacific, the Solomon Islands is part of the coral triangle and home to some of the best, least visited scuba diving in the world. There is an amazing diversity of marine life, dive sites and experiences, all a short flight from Australia or Fiji. Bilikiki Cruises has been running liveaboard scuba diving trips and cruises in the Solomon Islands for over 25 years. Our experienced crew know the best dive sites that the Solomon Islands has to offer, so come on a diving trip in the Solomons in comfort and style!
The Solomon Islands is an archipelago located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands and islets. The country is known for its stunning natural beauty, with lush rainforests, pristine beaches and crystal-clear waters teeming with marine life. The country has a rich cultural heritage, with many traditional practices and customs still observed today.
The Solomon Islands remains largely unspoiled by mass tourism, making it an ideal destination for those seeking a truly immersive and off-the-beaten-path travel experience. Additionally, the Solomon Islands has a rich underwater world that offers some of the best diving and snorkeling opportunities in the world.
Overall, the Solomon Islands is a must-visit destination for those seeking adventure, culture and natural beauty.
The Solomon Islands offers world-class scuba diving and snorkeling opportunities, with some of the healthiest and most diverse coral reefs in the world. Divers can explore underwater wrecks from World War II, swim with sharks and discover rare and colorful marine life. There is something for everyone here when it comes to diving with the pristine reefs, steep walls, caverns, World War II wrecks and abundance of marine life.
Keep ypour eye out for:
Cuttlefish
Seahorses
Octopus
Manta rays
Eels
Nurse sharks
Nudibranchs
Barracuda
Mantis shrimp
Recommended Specialty Courses
Deep diving
Wreck diving
Photo & video
Shark ecology
State Room:
Double Diver: $5,075
Single Diver: $7,795
To sign up, select the base option.
Next, select the rooming / Diving option you want under the "Select Addon Option" for each traveler
7 nights onboard
Airport transfers
Onboard accommodation
Meals and snacks
27-28 dives
weights and belt, tanks, and air-fills
1st deposit: $1,000 due at signup
2nd deposit: $1,250 due by June 7, 2024
3rd deposit: $1,500 due by September 6, 2024
Full Balance due by December 6, 2024
Claude Smith
During a 7 night trip we visit the Russell Islands, Mary Island and the Florida Islands to dive the stunning reefs of these areas. We also visit a village to see custom singing and dancing and to see traditional life.
Russell Islands
Leru Cut
A channel back into Leru Island forms a breathtakingly beautiful reef formation which when dived at the right time of day has amazing beams of light and fantastic photo opportunities. Surface at the end and see the vine covered cliffs and jungle before descending and exiting onto a sheer wall of fans and soft coral.
White Beach
The site of an American WWII base where trucks, bombs and ammunition was dumped into the sea. Both a fascinating historical dive and a fantastic macro site in an unusual mangrove location.
Mirror Pond
A stunning pond reflecting the jungle overhead. Outside on the reef is a sheer wall where snappers and travelly hunt and pygmy seahorses hide in gorgeous gorgonian fans. The shallows host a stunning coral garden where crocodile fish, cuttlefish and anemone fish live.
Karumolun Point
The chief of Karumolun Island has banned all fishing and collecting on this dive site for five years creating a local marine protected area. This point has great soft coral, a big school of jacks, barracudas and lots of sharks, often eagle rays are seen here too. The macro side of this dive site is fantastic as well with disco clams (electric file shells), nudis, cuttlefish, crocodile fish and ghost pipefish among the things seen.
Mary Island
Divers often refer to Mary Island as the “best” dive of a trip. It is an uninhabited island with a stunning amount of hard corals and fish life. The schools of fish are amazing here especially when joined by sharks, turtles and bumphead parrot fish. We usually stay here for the whole day.
Florida Islands
Twin Tunnels
This large sea mount, in the middle of the channel between Guadalcanal and the Florida Islands, has two tunnels which drop vertically straight down from 12m and exit in a cave at 35m. Swimming out of the cave to the sheer wall there are schools of fusiliers with grey reef sharks cruising by. It is also home to some amazing coral, cuttlefish, octopus and mantis shrimp plus schools of snapper, tropical fish and an amazing array of anemone fish.
Devils' Highway
The best place in the Solomons to dive with manta rays. A channel between two islands funnels water to form a strong currents and an adrenaline filled dive. Drift along the reef top, duck under the reef wall and watch as up to a dozen mantas swim close by in formation to feed. They are often joined by sweetlips, jacks and bumphead parrotfish.
Maravagi Bay
A macro divers delight! A calm protected bay offering all sorts of great macro subjects such as nudis, demon stinger, scorpion fish, cockatoo wasp fish, various pipefish, cuttlefish, juvenile batfish, various anemone fish, shrimps and crabs. Plus a few of giant clams and a small wreck packed with batfish and bream.
Japanese Mavis Seaplane
A Japanese seaplane sunk during WW2 which sits upright on the bottom at 30m, it is an impressively large, mostly intact plane. This site is also excellent for macro subjects with reef top pipefish, twin spot gobies and spine check anemone fish.
