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Route Description - Taste of Solomons 8 Days / 7 Nights

8 Days / 7 Nights (Approximately 21 dives in total)

This destination is a diver's dream, with an abundance of marine life and biodiversity found in the Solomon Islands. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft corals plus a variety of dive sights ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns to reefs. You will have a chance to see macro species such as pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs, plus scores of reef fish, mantas, numerous sharks, and even pilot whales!

Taste of the Solomons includes the Russell Islands and Florida Islands around Honiara plus Mborokua Island to the west. This 7 night liveaboard adventure allows up to 22 dives including several night dives (depending on conditions)

The diving day aboard the Solomons PNG Master has a typical schedule as follows:
Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1
Full breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2
Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3
Snack, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible
Dinner

Possible dive sites

White Beach
This site used to be home to a major American supply base during WWII. By the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut
This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeming with fish life. Nearby, we will explore Bat Cave with its resident bat colony.

Rainbow Reef
This reef boasts a huge variety of colourful corals along with 7 of the 9 species of anemonefish found in the Solomon Islands.

Custom Caves
These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns, while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans.

Mane Island and the world famous Mirror Pond
Descend into this cavern and surface in the mangrove forest. Or if you prefer, spend your time cruising along a beautiful wall covered in fans and coral hunting for pygmy seahorse.

North-east point of Mane Island
Here, the currents bring in the pelagic species. On the reef, you can find oriental sweetlips, clown triggerfish and bump head parrot fish.

Ta and Karamulon Point
Normally, patrolling white and blacktip reef sharks greet us here when they start their day cruising along the wall. White spotted eagle rays can also be spotted heading out to deep water.

Mary/Mborokua Island
This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat. Conditions allowing, we open the dive deck so you can spend the day choosing your dives.

Florida Islands
Tulagi
Tulagi is the location of a beautiful dive site of the Japanese Kawanashi Mavis Reconnaissance Seaplane sunk during one of the battles in WWII. Depth 24- 30m.

Twin Tunnels
You can explore one or both of the two large tunnels which drill vertically into the reef. Exit onto the deep reef wall and watch the action drift by. As you head back up the wall see if you can identify the 9 different species of anemone fish which call the reef home.

Passage Rock
An exposed rock in the middle of the passage. it is known for sharks and sleek unicornfish and cuttlefish in the shallows.

Tanavula Point
Here we will find an innumerable variety of corals on this amazingly healthy reef where the attentive diver can spot hundreds of nudibranchs.

During the cruise there will be at least one visit to a village where you can meet local families and get a taste of life in the Solomon Islands. The children come out to play and love our gifts of school supplies. Consider the Pack for a Purpose program to see how you can help.

Route Description - Taste of Solomons 8 Days / 7 Nights

8 Days / 7 Nights (Approximately 21 dives in total)

This destination is a diver's dream, with an abundance of marine life and biodiversity found in the Solomon Islands. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft corals plus a variety of dive sights ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns to reefs. You will have a chance to see macro species such as pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs, plus scores of reef fish, mantas, numerous sharks, and even pilot whales!

Taste of the Solomons includes the Russell Islands and Florida Islands around Honiara plus Mborokua Island to the west. This 7 night liveaboard adventure allows up to 22 dives including several night dives (depending on conditions)

The diving day aboard the Solomons PNG Master has a typical schedule as follows:
Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1
Full breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2
Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3
Snack, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible
Dinner

Possible dive sites

White Beach
This site used to be home to a major American supply base during WWII. By the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut
This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeming with fish life. Nearby, we will explore Bat Cave with its resident bat colony.

Rainbow Reef
This reef boasts a huge variety of colourful corals along with 7 of the 9 species of anemonefish found in the Solomon Islands.

Custom Caves
These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns, while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans.

Mane Island and the world famous Mirror Pond
Descend into this cavern and surface in the mangrove forest. Or if you prefer, spend your time cruising along a beautiful wall covered in fans and coral hunting for pygmy seahorse.

North-east point of Mane Island
Here, the currents bring in the pelagic species. On the reef, you can find oriental sweetlips, clown triggerfish and bump head parrot fish.

Ta and Karamulon Point
Normally, patrolling white and blacktip reef sharks greet us here when they start their day cruising along the wall. White spotted eagle rays can also be spotted heading out to deep water.

Mary/Mborokua Island
This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat. Conditions allowing, we open the dive deck so you can spend the day choosing your dives.

Florida Islands
Tulagi
Tulagi is the location of a beautiful dive site of the Japanese Kawanashi Mavis Reconnaissance Seaplane sunk during one of the battles in WWII. Depth 24- 30m.

Twin Tunnels
You can explore one or both of the two large tunnels which drill vertically into the reef. Exit onto the deep reef wall and watch the action drift by. As you head back up the wall see if you can identify the 9 different species of anemone fish which call the reef home.

Passage Rock
An exposed rock in the middle of the passage. it is known for sharks and sleek unicornfish and cuttlefish in the shallows.

Tanavula Point
Here we will find an innumerable variety of corals on this amazingly healthy reef where the attentive diver can spot hundreds of nudibranchs.

During the cruise there will be at least one visit to a village where you can meet local families and get a taste of life in the Solomon Islands. The children come out to play and love our gifts of school supplies. Consider the Pack for a Purpose program to see how you can help.

Route Description - Taste of Solomons 8 Days / 7 Nights

8 Days / 7 Nights (Approximately 21 dives in total)

This destination is a diver's dream, with an abundance of marine life and biodiversity found in the Solomon Islands. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft corals plus a variety of dive sights ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns to reefs. You will have a chance to see macro species such as pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs, plus scores of reef fish, mantas, numerous sharks, and even pilot whales!

Taste of the Solomons includes the Russell Islands and Florida Islands around Honiara plus Mborokua Island to the west. This 7 night liveaboard adventure allows up to 22 dives including several night dives (depending on conditions)

The diving day aboard the Solomons PNG Master has a typical schedule as follows:
Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1
Full breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2
Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3
Snack, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible
Dinner

Possible dive sites

White Beach
This site used to be home to a major American supply base during WWII. By the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut
This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeming with fish life. Nearby, we will explore Bat Cave with its resident bat colony.

Rainbow Reef
This reef boasts a huge variety of colourful corals along with 7 of the 9 species of anemonefish found in the Solomon Islands.

Custom Caves
These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns, while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans.

Mane Island and the world famous Mirror Pond
Descend into this cavern and surface in the mangrove forest. Or if you prefer, spend your time cruising along a beautiful wall covered in fans and coral hunting for pygmy seahorse.

North-east point of Mane Island
Here, the currents bring in the pelagic species. On the reef, you can find oriental sweetlips, clown triggerfish and bump head parrot fish.

Ta and Karamulon Point
Normally, patrolling white and blacktip reef sharks greet us here when they start their day cruising along the wall. White spotted eagle rays can also be spotted heading out to deep water.

Mary/Mborokua Island
This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat. Conditions allowing, we open the dive deck so you can spend the day choosing your dives.

Florida Islands
Tulagi
Tulagi is the location of a beautiful dive site of the Japanese Kawanashi Mavis Reconnaissance Seaplane sunk during one of the battles in WWII. Depth 24- 30m.

Twin Tunnels
You can explore one or both of the two large tunnels which drill vertically into the reef. Exit onto the deep reef wall and watch the action drift by. As you head back up the wall see if you can identify the 9 different species of anemone fish which call the reef home.

Passage Rock
An exposed rock in the middle of the passage. it is known for sharks and sleek unicornfish and cuttlefish in the shallows.

Tanavula Point
Here we will find an innumerable variety of corals on this amazingly healthy reef where the attentive diver can spot hundreds of nudibranchs.

During the cruise there will be at least one visit to a village where you can meet local families and get a taste of life in the Solomon Islands. The children come out to play and love our gifts of school supplies. Consider the Pack for a Purpose program to see how you can help.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

11 Days / 10 Nights (Approximately 28 dives in total)

Solomon Islands comprise 992 islands, of which only 147 are inhabited. Situated to the southeast of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands are one of the most peaceful and beautiful areas of the Pacific. They also have some of the most pristine dive sites in the world. These are filled with innumerable unspoiled hard and soft corals because of the remote location and the limited number of divers. Indulge yourself exclusively in diving with pilot whales, various kinds of sharks, mantas and huge shoals of fish, right down to the macro wonders such as pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs and ghost pipefish. The marine diversity in Solomon Islands is hard to beat!

Solomon Islands are THE destination for the real diving fan looking for a change of scenery, completely off the beaten track. You will also find: wrecks, caverns, wide-angle reefs and large sea fans. Solomon Islands rival any other Indo-Pacific dive travel destination for coral reefs, marine life and diversity but without the tourist numbers.

Wreck fans will get a thrill out of our special wreck itinerary. A significant number of Japanese and Allied Forces’ ships and planes ended up on the bottom of the Iron Bottom Sound near Honiara during WWII. Encrusted in corals and surrounded by a plethora of marine life, these wrecks are silent witnesses of some of the fiercest battles that took place in WWII.

Real adventurous and exploratory are our transit trips to and from Solomons & Papua New Guinea. Many a dive site in this itinerary has rarely or never been dived before. Discover the unrevealed dive treasures of this itinerary with Master Liveaboards on board the Solomons PNG Master!

Possible dive sites Russell Islands White Beach This location was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeing with fish live. Nearby are Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony.

Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns, while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans. v Ta and Karamulon Point Normally, patrolling white and blacktip reef sharks greet us here when they start their day cruising along the wall. White spotted eagle rays can also be found heading out in deep water.

Fish Market The name of this dive site comes from the huge schools of fusiliers and anthias.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef, said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often, cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island, long swim-throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Florida Islands The Florida Islands are known for some of the most amazing WWII history dives including one of several seaplanes.

Tulagi The beautiful dive site of the Japanese Mavis Seaplane that sunk during one of the battles in QQII is located in Tulagi.

Twin Tunnels You can explore one or both of the two large tunnels which drill vertically into the reef. Exit onto the deep reef wall and watch the action drift by. As you head back up the wall - see if you can identify the 9 different species of anemone fish that inhabit the reef. Passage Rock An exposed rock in the middle of the passage, it is known for sharks and sleek unicorn fish and cuttlefish in the shallows. Tanavula Point Here we will find an innumerable variety of corals on this amazingly healthy reef there the attentive diver can spot hundreds of nudibranchs. Ed's Wall A scenic dive site filled with sleek unicorn fish, barracuda and rainbow runners. During the cruise there will be at least one visit to a village where you can meet local families and get a taste of life in the Solomon Islands. The children come out to play and love our gifts of school supplies. Consider the Pack for a Purpose program to see how you can help.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

11 Days / 10 Nights (Approximately 28 dives in total)

Solomon Islands comprise 992 islands, of which only 147 are inhabited. Situated to the southeast of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands are one of the most peaceful and beautiful areas of the Pacific. They also have some of the most pristine dive sites in the world. These are filled with innumerable unspoiled hard and soft corals because of the remote location and the limited number of divers. Indulge yourself exclusively in diving with pilot whales, various kinds of sharks, mantas and huge shoals of fish, right down to the macro wonders such as pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs and ghost pipefish. The marine diversity in Solomon Islands is hard to beat!

Solomon Islands are THE destination for the real diving fan looking for a change of scenery, completely off the beaten track. You will also find: wrecks, caverns, wide-angle reefs and large sea fans. Solomon Islands rival any other Indo-Pacific dive travel destination for coral reefs, marine life and diversity but without the tourist numbers.

Wreck fans will get a thrill out of our special wreck itinerary. A significant number of Japanese and Allied Forces’ ships and planes ended up on the bottom of the Iron Bottom Sound near Honiara during WWII. Encrusted in corals and surrounded by a plethora of marine life, these wrecks are silent witnesses of some of the fiercest battles that took place in WWII.

Real adventurous and exploratory are our transit trips to and from Solomons & Papua New Guinea. Many a dive site in this itinerary has rarely or never been dived before. Discover the unrevealed dive treasures of this itinerary with Master Liveaboards on board the Solomons PNG Master!

Possible dive sites Russell Islands White Beach This location was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeing with fish live. Nearby are Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony.

Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns, while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans. v Ta and Karamulon Point Normally, patrolling white and blacktip reef sharks greet us here when they start their day cruising along the wall. White spotted eagle rays can also be found heading out in deep water.

Fish Market The name of this dive site comes from the huge schools of fusiliers and anthias.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef, said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often, cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island, long swim-throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Florida Islands The Florida Islands are known for some of the most amazing WWII history dives including one of several seaplanes.

Tulagi The beautiful dive site of the Japanese Mavis Seaplane that sunk during one of the battles in QQII is located in Tulagi.

Twin Tunnels You can explore one or both of the two large tunnels which drill vertically into the reef. Exit onto the deep reef wall and watch the action drift by. As you head back up the wall - see if you can identify the 9 different species of anemone fish that inhabit the reef. Passage Rock An exposed rock in the middle of the passage, it is known for sharks and sleek unicorn fish and cuttlefish in the shallows. Tanavula Point Here we will find an innumerable variety of corals on this amazingly healthy reef there the attentive diver can spot hundreds of nudibranchs. Ed's Wall A scenic dive site filled with sleek unicorn fish, barracuda and rainbow runners. During the cruise there will be at least one visit to a village where you can meet local families and get a taste of life in the Solomon Islands. The children come out to play and love our gifts of school supplies. Consider the Pack for a Purpose program to see how you can help.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

11 Days / 10 Nights (Approximately 28 dives in total)

Solomon Islands comprise 992 islands, of which only 147 are inhabited. Situated to the southeast of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands are one of the most peaceful and beautiful areas of the Pacific. They also have some of the most pristine dive sites in the world. These are filled with innumerable unspoiled hard and soft corals because of the remote location and the limited number of divers. Indulge yourself exclusively in diving with pilot whales, various kinds of sharks, mantas and huge shoals of fish, right down to the macro wonders such as pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs and ghost pipefish. The marine diversity in Solomon Islands is hard to beat!

Solomon Islands are THE destination for the real diving fan looking for a change of scenery, completely off the beaten track. You will also find: wrecks, caverns, wide-angle reefs and large sea fans. Solomon Islands rival any other Indo-Pacific dive travel destination for coral reefs, marine life and diversity but without the tourist numbers.

Wreck fans will get a thrill out of our special wreck itinerary. A significant number of Japanese and Allied Forces’ ships and planes ended up on the bottom of the Iron Bottom Sound near Honiara during WWII. Encrusted in corals and surrounded by a plethora of marine life, these wrecks are silent witnesses of some of the fiercest battles that took place in WWII.

Real adventurous and exploratory are our transit trips to and from Solomons & Papua New Guinea. Many a dive site in this itinerary has rarely or never been dived before. Discover the unrevealed dive treasures of this itinerary with Master Liveaboards on board the Solomons PNG Master!

Possible dive sites Russell Islands White Beach This location was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeing with fish live. Nearby are Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony.

Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns, while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans. v Ta and Karamulon Point Normally, patrolling white and blacktip reef sharks greet us here when they start their day cruising along the wall. White spotted eagle rays can also be found heading out in deep water.

Fish Market The name of this dive site comes from the huge schools of fusiliers and anthias.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef, said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often, cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island, long swim-throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Florida Islands The Florida Islands are known for some of the most amazing WWII history dives including one of several seaplanes.

Tulagi The beautiful dive site of the Japanese Mavis Seaplane that sunk during one of the battles in QQII is located in Tulagi.

Twin Tunnels You can explore one or both of the two large tunnels which drill vertically into the reef. Exit onto the deep reef wall and watch the action drift by. As you head back up the wall - see if you can identify the 9 different species of anemone fish that inhabit the reef. Passage Rock An exposed rock in the middle of the passage, it is known for sharks and sleek unicorn fish and cuttlefish in the shallows. Tanavula Point Here we will find an innumerable variety of corals on this amazingly healthy reef there the attentive diver can spot hundreds of nudibranchs. Ed's Wall A scenic dive site filled with sleek unicorn fish, barracuda and rainbow runners. During the cruise there will be at least one visit to a village where you can meet local families and get a taste of life in the Solomon Islands. The children come out to play and love our gifts of school supplies. Consider the Pack for a Purpose program to see how you can help.

Route Description - Guadalcanal to Western Province (Honiara to Munda)

8 Days / 7 Nights (Approximately 21 dives in total)

The diving day aboard the Solomons PNG Master has a typical schedule as follows: Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1 Full breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2 Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3 Snack, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible Dinner

White Beach This area was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeming with fish life. Nearby are 2 dive sites: Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony. Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns. while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef. said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often. cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island. long swim throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Taiyo Taiyo fishing boat wreck is 100m (300ft) long and on her maiden voyage she crashed into this reef and sunk vertically . The bow starts almost 2m (5ft) under water and when you swim over it you can look straight down the deck nearly 100m (300ft). It f eels reminiscent of the famous photos of the bow of the Titanic.

Munda Cave of the Custom Shark Only 15 minutes past Mushroom Island on NdokeNdoke Island you will find one of the best cave dives in Solomons. The story behind the cave is a part of local folklore and is intertwined with turtle hunting, shark life in the area, and the mysterious cave. To reach The Cave of the Custom Shark, divers walk with full gear onto the island and through the mangroves. The cave entrance is a pool of fresh water about 2m (6ft) wide. Stepping into the water. divers notice that this fresh water is much cooler then the sea. The top layer of fresh water is somewhat murky and about 3m (9ft) deep. As you descend through the top layer and reach the sea water; it warms up considerably. The cave is large enough to be comfortable and there is a guide l ine through the cave for easier navigation. After penetrating the cave for about 12 minutes and reaching a maximum depth of 35m (105ft). you reach the outer wall of the island. At 22m (66ft) you carry on the dive, enjoying the wall adorned with soft corals and many different fishes.

When possible, a visit will be made to Tetepare Island, the largest uninhabited island of the South Pacific. Scientists are still discovering new land and aquatic species that have never been recorded before in this pristine environment. Here you have the opportunity of snorkelling with dugongs and taking part in a turtle tagging event.

Route Description - Guadalcanal to Western Province (Honiara to Munda)

8 Days / 7 Nights (Approximately 21 dives in total)

The diving day aboard the Solomons PNG Master has a typical schedule as follows: Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1 Full breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2 Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3 Snack, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible Dinner

White Beach This area was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeming with fish life. Nearby are 2 dive sites: Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony. Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns. while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef. said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often. cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island. long swim throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Taiyo Taiyo fishing boat wreck is 100m (300ft) long and on her maiden voyage she crashed into this reef and sunk vertically . The bow starts almost 2m (5ft) under water and when you swim over it you can look straight down the deck nearly 100m (300ft). It f eels reminiscent of the famous photos of the bow of the Titanic.

Munda Cave of the Custom Shark Only 15 minutes past Mushroom Island on NdokeNdoke Island you will find one of the best cave dives in Solomons. The story behind the cave is a part of local folklore and is intertwined with turtle hunting, shark life in the area, and the mysterious cave. To reach The Cave of the Custom Shark, divers walk with full gear onto the island and through the mangroves. The cave entrance is a pool of fresh water about 2m (6ft) wide. Stepping into the water. divers notice that this fresh water is much cooler then the sea. The top layer of fresh water is somewhat murky and about 3m (9ft) deep. As you descend through the top layer and reach the sea water; it warms up considerably. The cave is large enough to be comfortable and there is a guide l ine through the cave for easier navigation. After penetrating the cave for about 12 minutes and reaching a maximum depth of 35m (105ft). you reach the outer wall of the island. At 22m (66ft) you carry on the dive, enjoying the wall adorned with soft corals and many different fishes.

When possible, a visit will be made to Tetepare Island, the largest uninhabited island of the South Pacific. Scientists are still discovering new land and aquatic species that have never been recorded before in this pristine environment. Here you have the opportunity of snorkelling with dugongs and taking part in a turtle tagging event.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

11 Days / 10 Nights (Approximately 28 dives in total)

Solomon Islands comprise 992 islands, of which only 147 are inhabited. Situated to the southeast of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands are one of the most peaceful and beautiful areas of the Pacific. They also have some of the most pristine dive sites in the world. These are filled with innumerable unspoiled hard and soft corals because of the remote location and the limited number of divers. Indulge yourself exclusively in diving with pilot whales, various kinds of sharks, mantas and huge shoals of fish, right down to the macro wonders such as pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs and ghost pipefish. The marine diversity in Solomon Islands is hard to beat!

Solomon Islands are THE destination for the real diving fan looking for a change of scenery, completely off the beaten track. You will also find: wrecks, caverns, wide-angle reefs and large sea fans. Solomon Islands rival any other Indo-Pacific dive travel destination for coral reefs, marine life and diversity but without the tourist numbers.

Wreck fans will get a thrill out of our special wreck itinerary. A significant number of Japanese and Allied Forces’ ships and planes ended up on the bottom of the Iron Bottom Sound near Honiara during WWII. Encrusted in corals and surrounded by a plethora of marine life, these wrecks are silent witnesses of some of the fiercest battles that took place in WWII.

Real adventurous and exploratory are our transit trips to and from Solomons & Papua New Guinea. Many a dive site in this itinerary has rarely or never been dived before. Discover the unrevealed dive treasures of this itinerary with Master Liveaboards on board the Solomons PNG Master!

Possible dive sites Russell Islands White Beach This location was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeing with fish live. Nearby are Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony.

Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns, while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans. v Ta and Karamulon Point Normally, patrolling white and blacktip reef sharks greet us here when they start their day cruising along the wall. White spotted eagle rays can also be found heading out in deep water.

Fish Market The name of this dive site comes from the huge schools of fusiliers and anthias.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef, said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often, cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island, long swim-throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Florida Islands The Florida Islands are known for some of the most amazing WWII history dives including one of several seaplanes.

Tulagi The beautiful dive site of the Japanese Mavis Seaplane that sunk during one of the battles in QQII is located in Tulagi.

Twin Tunnels You can explore one or both of the two large tunnels which drill vertically into the reef. Exit onto the deep reef wall and watch the action drift by. As you head back up the wall - see if you can identify the 9 different species of anemone fish that inhabit the reef. Passage Rock An exposed rock in the middle of the passage, it is known for sharks and sleek unicorn fish and cuttlefish in the shallows. Tanavula Point Here we will find an innumerable variety of corals on this amazingly healthy reef there the attentive diver can spot hundreds of nudibranchs. Ed's Wall A scenic dive site filled with sleek unicorn fish, barracuda and rainbow runners. During the cruise there will be at least one visit to a village where you can meet local families and get a taste of life in the Solomon Islands. The children come out to play and love our gifts of school supplies. Consider the Pack for a Purpose program to see how you can help.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

11 Days / 10 Nights (Approximately 28 dives in total)

Solomon Islands comprise 992 islands, of which only 147 are inhabited. Situated to the southeast of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands are one of the most peaceful and beautiful areas of the Pacific. They also have some of the most pristine dive sites in the world. These are filled with innumerable unspoiled hard and soft corals because of the remote location and the limited number of divers. Indulge yourself exclusively in diving with pilot whales, various kinds of sharks, mantas and huge shoals of fish, right down to the macro wonders such as pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs and ghost pipefish. The marine diversity in Solomon Islands is hard to beat!

Solomon Islands are THE destination for the real diving fan looking for a change of scenery, completely off the beaten track. You will also find: wrecks, caverns, wide-angle reefs and large sea fans. Solomon Islands rival any other Indo-Pacific dive travel destination for coral reefs, marine life and diversity but without the tourist numbers.

Wreck fans will get a thrill out of our special wreck itinerary. A significant number of Japanese and Allied Forces’ ships and planes ended up on the bottom of the Iron Bottom Sound near Honiara during WWII. Encrusted in corals and surrounded by a plethora of marine life, these wrecks are silent witnesses of some of the fiercest battles that took place in WWII.

Real adventurous and exploratory are our transit trips to and from Solomons & Papua New Guinea. Many a dive site in this itinerary has rarely or never been dived before. Discover the unrevealed dive treasures of this itinerary with Master Liveaboards on board the Solomons PNG Master!

Possible dive sites Russell Islands White Beach This location was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeing with fish live. Nearby are Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony.

Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns, while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans. v Ta and Karamulon Point Normally, patrolling white and blacktip reef sharks greet us here when they start their day cruising along the wall. White spotted eagle rays can also be found heading out in deep water.

Fish Market The name of this dive site comes from the huge schools of fusiliers and anthias.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef, said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often, cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island, long swim-throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Florida Islands The Florida Islands are known for some of the most amazing WWII history dives including one of several seaplanes.

Tulagi The beautiful dive site of the Japanese Mavis Seaplane that sunk during one of the battles in QQII is located in Tulagi.

Twin Tunnels You can explore one or both of the two large tunnels which drill vertically into the reef. Exit onto the deep reef wall and watch the action drift by. As you head back up the wall - see if you can identify the 9 different species of anemone fish that inhabit the reef. Passage Rock An exposed rock in the middle of the passage, it is known for sharks and sleek unicorn fish and cuttlefish in the shallows. Tanavula Point Here we will find an innumerable variety of corals on this amazingly healthy reef there the attentive diver can spot hundreds of nudibranchs. Ed's Wall A scenic dive site filled with sleek unicorn fish, barracuda and rainbow runners. During the cruise there will be at least one visit to a village where you can meet local families and get a taste of life in the Solomon Islands. The children come out to play and love our gifts of school supplies. Consider the Pack for a Purpose program to see how you can help.

Route Description - Guadalcanal to Western Province (Honiara to Munda)

8 Days / 7 Nights (Approximately 21 dives in total)

The diving day aboard the Solomons PNG Master has a typical schedule as follows: Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1 Full breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2 Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3 Snack, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible Dinner

White Beach This area was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeming with fish life. Nearby are 2 dive sites: Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony. Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns. while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef. said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often. cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island. long swim throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Taiyo Taiyo fishing boat wreck is 100m (300ft) long and on her maiden voyage she crashed into this reef and sunk vertically . The bow starts almost 2m (5ft) under water and when you swim over it you can look straight down the deck nearly 100m (300ft). It f eels reminiscent of the famous photos of the bow of the Titanic.

Munda Cave of the Custom Shark Only 15 minutes past Mushroom Island on NdokeNdoke Island you will find one of the best cave dives in Solomons. The story behind the cave is a part of local folklore and is intertwined with turtle hunting, shark life in the area, and the mysterious cave. To reach The Cave of the Custom Shark, divers walk with full gear onto the island and through the mangroves. The cave entrance is a pool of fresh water about 2m (6ft) wide. Stepping into the water. divers notice that this fresh water is much cooler then the sea. The top layer of fresh water is somewhat murky and about 3m (9ft) deep. As you descend through the top layer and reach the sea water; it warms up considerably. The cave is large enough to be comfortable and there is a guide l ine through the cave for easier navigation. After penetrating the cave for about 12 minutes and reaching a maximum depth of 35m (105ft). you reach the outer wall of the island. At 22m (66ft) you carry on the dive, enjoying the wall adorned with soft corals and many different fishes.

When possible, a visit will be made to Tetepare Island, the largest uninhabited island of the South Pacific. Scientists are still discovering new land and aquatic species that have never been recorded before in this pristine environment. Here you have the opportunity of snorkelling with dugongs and taking part in a turtle tagging event.

Route Description - Solomons and PNG Navigator (Munda to Rabaul)

11 Days / 10 Nights (Approximately 28 dives in total)

The diving day aboard the Solomons PNG Master has a typical schedule as follows:
Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1
Full breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2
Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3
Snack, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible
Dinner

Possible diving highlights Rabaul The harbour of Rabaul was formed when an ancient volcanic caldera partially collapsed thousands of years ago, allowing the sea to enter. The harbour is ringed by several smaller volcanoes, most of which are dormant or extinct. In September 1994 however, two of the volcanoes simultaneously erupted. At night, you can witness the fantastic sunsets and glowing lava of Tarvuvur in the distance.

Lamassa Reaching Lamassa on Latangai Island is both the entry into Kimbe Bay and home to beautiful but rarely explored diving. This volcanic cauldron offers amazing topography with lots of cuts and caverns. Kokopo, on eastern New Britain, offers more WWII diving. This was a major base for the Japanese and was strategic for their entry into Solomon Islands and their travels down the slot. Wrecks, planes, and other vehicles underwater on a reef full of fish! Finally, we will make our way across to Rabaul to spend 2 days diving the volcanic caldera that forms the harbour.

Gizo Toa Maru: 140m long -Japanese transport ship starting in an easy 7m. Grand Central: oceanic currents meet at the point and bring in the pelagics to feed. Hot Spot: one of the most beautiful reefs in the Solomons with soft and hard corals. Along the way in the Wilson Strait to Vella Lovella, we will visit villages with a long history of headhunting and cannibalism. From here, it is all exploratory diving.

Munda Shark Point: a 600m wall with the chance of both silvertips and hammerheads. Airacobra: a recently discovered P39 fighter from WWII. Haipe: huge areas of hard corals with mantas and turtles. Especially good for night dive - it is the only site worldwide where bioluminescent turtles have been captured on film

Route Description - Guadalcanal to Western Province (Honiara to Munda)

8 Days / 7 Nights (Approximately 21 dives in total)

The diving day aboard the Solomons PNG Master has a typical schedule as follows: Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1 Full breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2 Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3 Snack, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible Dinner

White Beach This area was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeming with fish life. Nearby are 2 dive sites: Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony. Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns. while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef. said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often. cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island. long swim throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Taiyo Taiyo fishing boat wreck is 100m (300ft) long and on her maiden voyage she crashed into this reef and sunk vertically . The bow starts almost 2m (5ft) under water and when you swim over it you can look straight down the deck nearly 100m (300ft). It f eels reminiscent of the famous photos of the bow of the Titanic.

Munda Cave of the Custom Shark Only 15 minutes past Mushroom Island on NdokeNdoke Island you will find one of the best cave dives in Solomons. The story behind the cave is a part of local folklore and is intertwined with turtle hunting, shark life in the area, and the mysterious cave. To reach The Cave of the Custom Shark, divers walk with full gear onto the island and through the mangroves. The cave entrance is a pool of fresh water about 2m (6ft) wide. Stepping into the water. divers notice that this fresh water is much cooler then the sea. The top layer of fresh water is somewhat murky and about 3m (9ft) deep. As you descend through the top layer and reach the sea water; it warms up considerably. The cave is large enough to be comfortable and there is a guide l ine through the cave for easier navigation. After penetrating the cave for about 12 minutes and reaching a maximum depth of 35m (105ft). you reach the outer wall of the island. At 22m (66ft) you carry on the dive, enjoying the wall adorned with soft corals and many different fishes.

When possible, a visit will be made to Tetepare Island, the largest uninhabited island of the South Pacific. Scientists are still discovering new land and aquatic species that have never been recorded before in this pristine environment. Here you have the opportunity of snorkelling with dugongs and taking part in a turtle tagging event.

Route Description - Guadalcanal to Western Province (Honiara to Munda)

8 Days / 7 Nights (Approximately 21 dives in total)

The diving day aboard the Solomons PNG Master has a typical schedule as follows: Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1 Full breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2 Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3 Snack, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible Dinner

White Beach This area was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeming with fish life. Nearby are 2 dive sites: Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony. Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns. while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef. said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often. cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island. long swim throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Taiyo Taiyo fishing boat wreck is 100m (300ft) long and on her maiden voyage she crashed into this reef and sunk vertically . The bow starts almost 2m (5ft) under water and when you swim over it you can look straight down the deck nearly 100m (300ft). It f eels reminiscent of the famous photos of the bow of the Titanic.

Munda Cave of the Custom Shark Only 15 minutes past Mushroom Island on NdokeNdoke Island you will find one of the best cave dives in Solomons. The story behind the cave is a part of local folklore and is intertwined with turtle hunting, shark life in the area, and the mysterious cave. To reach The Cave of the Custom Shark, divers walk with full gear onto the island and through the mangroves. The cave entrance is a pool of fresh water about 2m (6ft) wide. Stepping into the water. divers notice that this fresh water is much cooler then the sea. The top layer of fresh water is somewhat murky and about 3m (9ft) deep. As you descend through the top layer and reach the sea water; it warms up considerably. The cave is large enough to be comfortable and there is a guide l ine through the cave for easier navigation. After penetrating the cave for about 12 minutes and reaching a maximum depth of 35m (105ft). you reach the outer wall of the island. At 22m (66ft) you carry on the dive, enjoying the wall adorned with soft corals and many different fishes.

When possible, a visit will be made to Tetepare Island, the largest uninhabited island of the South Pacific. Scientists are still discovering new land and aquatic species that have never been recorded before in this pristine environment. Here you have the opportunity of snorkelling with dugongs and taking part in a turtle tagging event.

Route Description - Taste of Solomons 8 Days / 7 Nights

8 Days / 7 Nights (Approximately 21 dives in total)

This destination is a diver's dream, with an abundance of marine life and biodiversity found in the Solomon Islands. There are numerous unspoiled hard and soft corals plus a variety of dive sights ranging from WWII wrecks to caverns to reefs. You will have a chance to see macro species such as pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs, plus scores of reef fish, mantas, numerous sharks, and even pilot whales!

Taste of the Solomons includes the Russell Islands and Florida Islands around Honiara plus Mborokua Island to the west. This 7 night liveaboard adventure allows up to 22 dives including several night dives (depending on conditions)

The diving day aboard the Solomons PNG Master has a typical schedule as follows:
Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1
Full breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2
Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3
Snack, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible
Dinner

Possible dive sites

White Beach
This site used to be home to a major American supply base during WWII. By the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut
This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeming with fish life. Nearby, we will explore Bat Cave with its resident bat colony.

Rainbow Reef
This reef boasts a huge variety of colourful corals along with 7 of the 9 species of anemonefish found in the Solomon Islands.

Custom Caves
These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns, while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans.

Mane Island and the world famous Mirror Pond
Descend into this cavern and surface in the mangrove forest. Or if you prefer, spend your time cruising along a beautiful wall covered in fans and coral hunting for pygmy seahorse.

North-east point of Mane Island
Here, the currents bring in the pelagic species. On the reef, you can find oriental sweetlips, clown triggerfish and bump head parrot fish.

Ta and Karamulon Point
Normally, patrolling white and blacktip reef sharks greet us here when they start their day cruising along the wall. White spotted eagle rays can also be spotted heading out to deep water.

Mary/Mborokua Island
This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat. Conditions allowing, we open the dive deck so you can spend the day choosing your dives.

Florida Islands
Tulagi
Tulagi is the location of a beautiful dive site of the Japanese Kawanashi Mavis Reconnaissance Seaplane sunk during one of the battles in WWII. Depth 24- 30m.

Twin Tunnels
You can explore one or both of the two large tunnels which drill vertically into the reef. Exit onto the deep reef wall and watch the action drift by. As you head back up the wall see if you can identify the 9 different species of anemone fish which call the reef home.

Passage Rock
An exposed rock in the middle of the passage. it is known for sharks and sleek unicornfish and cuttlefish in the shallows.

Tanavula Point
Here we will find an innumerable variety of corals on this amazingly healthy reef where the attentive diver can spot hundreds of nudibranchs.

During the cruise there will be at least one visit to a village where you can meet local families and get a taste of life in the Solomon Islands. The children come out to play and love our gifts of school supplies. Consider the Pack for a Purpose program to see how you can help.

Route Description - Solomons and PNG Navigator (Munda to Rabaul)

11 Days / 10 Nights (Approximately 28 dives in total)

The diving day aboard the Solomons PNG Master has a typical schedule as follows:
Light breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1
Full breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 2
Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 3
Snack, relaxation period, briefing and Dive 4, where possible
Dinner

Possible diving highlights Rabaul The harbour of Rabaul was formed when an ancient volcanic caldera partially collapsed thousands of years ago, allowing the sea to enter. The harbour is ringed by several smaller volcanoes, most of which are dormant or extinct. In September 1994 however, two of the volcanoes simultaneously erupted. At night, you can witness the fantastic sunsets and glowing lava of Tarvuvur in the distance.

Lamassa Reaching Lamassa on Latangai Island is both the entry into Kimbe Bay and home to beautiful but rarely explored diving. This volcanic cauldron offers amazing topography with lots of cuts and caverns. Kokopo, on eastern New Britain, offers more WWII diving. This was a major base for the Japanese and was strategic for their entry into Solomon Islands and their travels down the slot. Wrecks, planes, and other vehicles underwater on a reef full of fish! Finally, we will make our way across to Rabaul to spend 2 days diving the volcanic caldera that forms the harbour.

Gizo Toa Maru: 140m long -Japanese transport ship starting in an easy 7m. Grand Central: oceanic currents meet at the point and bring in the pelagics to feed. Hot Spot: one of the most beautiful reefs in the Solomons with soft and hard corals. Along the way in the Wilson Strait to Vella Lovella, we will visit villages with a long history of headhunting and cannibalism. From here, it is all exploratory diving.

Munda Shark Point: a 600m wall with the chance of both silvertips and hammerheads. Airacobra: a recently discovered P39 fighter from WWII. Haipe: huge areas of hard corals with mantas and turtles. Especially good for night dive - it is the only site worldwide where bioluminescent turtles have been captured on film

Route Description - Best of Solomons

11 Days / 10 Nights (Approximately 28 dives in total)

Solomon Islands comprise 992 islands, of which only 147 are inhabited. Situated to the southeast of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands are one of the most peaceful and beautiful areas of the Pacific. They also have some of the most pristine dive sites in the world. These are filled with innumerable unspoiled hard and soft corals because of the remote location and the limited number of divers. Indulge yourself exclusively in diving with pilot whales, various kinds of sharks, mantas and huge shoals of fish, right down to the macro wonders such as pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs and ghost pipefish. The marine diversity in Solomon Islands is hard to beat!

Solomon Islands are THE destination for the real diving fan looking for a change of scenery, completely off the beaten track. You will also find: wrecks, caverns, wide-angle reefs and large sea fans. Solomon Islands rival any other Indo-Pacific dive travel destination for coral reefs, marine life and diversity but without the tourist numbers.

Wreck fans will get a thrill out of our special wreck itinerary. A significant number of Japanese and Allied Forces’ ships and planes ended up on the bottom of the Iron Bottom Sound near Honiara during WWII. Encrusted in corals and surrounded by a plethora of marine life, these wrecks are silent witnesses of some of the fiercest battles that took place in WWII.

Real adventurous and exploratory are our transit trips to and from Solomons & Papua New Guinea. Many a dive site in this itinerary has rarely or never been dived before. Discover the unrevealed dive treasures of this itinerary with Master Liveaboards on board the Solomons PNG Master!

Possible dive sites Russell Islands White Beach This location was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeing with fish live. Nearby are Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony.

Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns, while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans. v Ta and Karamulon Point Normally, patrolling white and blacktip reef sharks greet us here when they start their day cruising along the wall. White spotted eagle rays can also be found heading out in deep water.

Fish Market The name of this dive site comes from the huge schools of fusiliers and anthias.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef, said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often, cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island, long swim-throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Florida Islands The Florida Islands are known for some of the most amazing WWII history dives including one of several seaplanes.

Tulagi The beautiful dive site of the Japanese Mavis Seaplane that sunk during one of the battles in QQII is located in Tulagi.

Twin Tunnels You can explore one or both of the two large tunnels which drill vertically into the reef. Exit onto the deep reef wall and watch the action drift by. As you head back up the wall - see if you can identify the 9 different species of anemone fish that inhabit the reef. Passage Rock An exposed rock in the middle of the passage, it is known for sharks and sleek unicorn fish and cuttlefish in the shallows. Tanavula Point Here we will find an innumerable variety of corals on this amazingly healthy reef there the attentive diver can spot hundreds of nudibranchs. Ed's Wall A scenic dive site filled with sleek unicorn fish, barracuda and rainbow runners. During the cruise there will be at least one visit to a village where you can meet local families and get a taste of life in the Solomon Islands. The children come out to play and love our gifts of school supplies. Consider the Pack for a Purpose program to see how you can help.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

11 Days / 10 Nights (Approximately 28 dives in total)

Solomon Islands comprise 992 islands, of which only 147 are inhabited. Situated to the southeast of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands are one of the most peaceful and beautiful areas of the Pacific. They also have some of the most pristine dive sites in the world. These are filled with innumerable unspoiled hard and soft corals because of the remote location and the limited number of divers. Indulge yourself exclusively in diving with pilot whales, various kinds of sharks, mantas and huge shoals of fish, right down to the macro wonders such as pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs and ghost pipefish. The marine diversity in Solomon Islands is hard to beat!

Solomon Islands are THE destination for the real diving fan looking for a change of scenery, completely off the beaten track. You will also find: wrecks, caverns, wide-angle reefs and large sea fans. Solomon Islands rival any other Indo-Pacific dive travel destination for coral reefs, marine life and diversity but without the tourist numbers.

Wreck fans will get a thrill out of our special wreck itinerary. A significant number of Japanese and Allied Forces’ ships and planes ended up on the bottom of the Iron Bottom Sound near Honiara during WWII. Encrusted in corals and surrounded by a plethora of marine life, these wrecks are silent witnesses of some of the fiercest battles that took place in WWII.

Real adventurous and exploratory are our transit trips to and from Solomons & Papua New Guinea. Many a dive site in this itinerary has rarely or never been dived before. Discover the unrevealed dive treasures of this itinerary with Master Liveaboards on board the Solomons PNG Master!

Possible dive sites Russell Islands White Beach This location was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeing with fish live. Nearby are Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony.

Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns, while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans. v Ta and Karamulon Point Normally, patrolling white and blacktip reef sharks greet us here when they start their day cruising along the wall. White spotted eagle rays can also be found heading out in deep water.

Fish Market The name of this dive site comes from the huge schools of fusiliers and anthias.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef, said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often, cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island, long swim-throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Florida Islands The Florida Islands are known for some of the most amazing WWII history dives including one of several seaplanes.

Tulagi The beautiful dive site of the Japanese Mavis Seaplane that sunk during one of the battles in QQII is located in Tulagi.

Twin Tunnels You can explore one or both of the two large tunnels which drill vertically into the reef. Exit onto the deep reef wall and watch the action drift by. As you head back up the wall - see if you can identify the 9 different species of anemone fish that inhabit the reef. Passage Rock An exposed rock in the middle of the passage, it is known for sharks and sleek unicorn fish and cuttlefish in the shallows. Tanavula Point Here we will find an innumerable variety of corals on this amazingly healthy reef there the attentive diver can spot hundreds of nudibranchs. Ed's Wall A scenic dive site filled with sleek unicorn fish, barracuda and rainbow runners. During the cruise there will be at least one visit to a village where you can meet local families and get a taste of life in the Solomon Islands. The children come out to play and love our gifts of school supplies. Consider the Pack for a Purpose program to see how you can help.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

11 Days / 10 Nights (Approximately 28 dives in total)

Solomon Islands comprise 992 islands, of which only 147 are inhabited. Situated to the southeast of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands are one of the most peaceful and beautiful areas of the Pacific. They also have some of the most pristine dive sites in the world. These are filled with innumerable unspoiled hard and soft corals because of the remote location and the limited number of divers. Indulge yourself exclusively in diving with pilot whales, various kinds of sharks, mantas and huge shoals of fish, right down to the macro wonders such as pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs and ghost pipefish. The marine diversity in Solomon Islands is hard to beat!

Solomon Islands are THE destination for the real diving fan looking for a change of scenery, completely off the beaten track. You will also find: wrecks, caverns, wide-angle reefs and large sea fans. Solomon Islands rival any other Indo-Pacific dive travel destination for coral reefs, marine life and diversity but without the tourist numbers.

Wreck fans will get a thrill out of our special wreck itinerary. A significant number of Japanese and Allied Forces’ ships and planes ended up on the bottom of the Iron Bottom Sound near Honiara during WWII. Encrusted in corals and surrounded by a plethora of marine life, these wrecks are silent witnesses of some of the fiercest battles that took place in WWII.

Real adventurous and exploratory are our transit trips to and from Solomons & Papua New Guinea. Many a dive site in this itinerary has rarely or never been dived before. Discover the unrevealed dive treasures of this itinerary with Master Liveaboards on board the Solomons PNG Master!

Possible dive sites Russell Islands White Beach This location was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeing with fish live. Nearby are Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony.

Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns, while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans. v Ta and Karamulon Point Normally, patrolling white and blacktip reef sharks greet us here when they start their day cruising along the wall. White spotted eagle rays can also be found heading out in deep water.

Fish Market The name of this dive site comes from the huge schools of fusiliers and anthias.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef, said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often, cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island, long swim-throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Florida Islands The Florida Islands are known for some of the most amazing WWII history dives including one of several seaplanes.

Tulagi The beautiful dive site of the Japanese Mavis Seaplane that sunk during one of the battles in QQII is located in Tulagi.

Twin Tunnels You can explore one or both of the two large tunnels which drill vertically into the reef. Exit onto the deep reef wall and watch the action drift by. As you head back up the wall - see if you can identify the 9 different species of anemone fish that inhabit the reef. Passage Rock An exposed rock in the middle of the passage, it is known for sharks and sleek unicorn fish and cuttlefish in the shallows. Tanavula Point Here we will find an innumerable variety of corals on this amazingly healthy reef there the attentive diver can spot hundreds of nudibranchs. Ed's Wall A scenic dive site filled with sleek unicorn fish, barracuda and rainbow runners. During the cruise there will be at least one visit to a village where you can meet local families and get a taste of life in the Solomon Islands. The children come out to play and love our gifts of school supplies. Consider the Pack for a Purpose program to see how you can help.

Route Description - Best of Solomons

11 Days / 10 Nights (Approximately 28 dives in total)

Solomon Islands comprise 992 islands, of which only 147 are inhabited. Situated to the southeast of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands are one of the most peaceful and beautiful areas of the Pacific. They also have some of the most pristine dive sites in the world. These are filled with innumerable unspoiled hard and soft corals because of the remote location and the limited number of divers. Indulge yourself exclusively in diving with pilot whales, various kinds of sharks, mantas and huge shoals of fish, right down to the macro wonders such as pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs and ghost pipefish. The marine diversity in Solomon Islands is hard to beat!

Solomon Islands are THE destination for the real diving fan looking for a change of scenery, completely off the beaten track. You will also find: wrecks, caverns, wide-angle reefs and large sea fans. Solomon Islands rival any other Indo-Pacific dive travel destination for coral reefs, marine life and diversity but without the tourist numbers.

Wreck fans will get a thrill out of our special wreck itinerary. A significant number of Japanese and Allied Forces’ ships and planes ended up on the bottom of the Iron Bottom Sound near Honiara during WWII. Encrusted in corals and surrounded by a plethora of marine life, these wrecks are silent witnesses of some of the fiercest battles that took place in WWII.

Real adventurous and exploratory are our transit trips to and from Solomons & Papua New Guinea. Many a dive site in this itinerary has rarely or never been dived before. Discover the unrevealed dive treasures of this itinerary with Master Liveaboards on board the Solomons PNG Master!

Possible dive sites Russell Islands White Beach This location was home to a major American supply base during WWII. At the end of the war, an artificial reef was created by dumping trucks, jeeps, tractors, bulldozers and large amounts of ammunition.

Leru Cut This canyon juts almost 100m into the island and opens up in the jungle offering spectacular photo opportunities for silhouettes. Outside of the cut is a fabulous wall teeing with fish live. Nearby are Mirror Pond with its many swim-throughs and Bat Cave with its resident bat colony.

Custom Caves These volcanic caverns provide amazing photography opportunities as the sun beams through the rock. Lobster, eels and rays can often be found inside the caverns, while the entrance is covered in soft corals and fans. v Ta and Karamulon Point Normally, patrolling white and blacktip reef sharks greet us here when they start their day cruising along the wall. White spotted eagle rays can also be found heading out in deep water.

Fish Market The name of this dive site comes from the huge schools of fusiliers and anthias.

Mary/Mborokua Island This island is notable for an underwater point that commonly hosts schools of barracuda and trevally. Explore the cuts and caverns behind Jack Point or the Coral Gardens right below the boat.

Marovo Lagoon This is a double barrier reef, said to be the largest salt water lagoon in the world.

Kavachi Korner All kinds of reef sharks are hanging out here, making for incredible diving. Listen for the rumble of Kavachi - an underwater volcano - that has been particularly active recently. Often, cracking and booming of explosions in the distance can be heard and felt underwater.

Mbulo Island This island is surrounded by spectacular diving on all sides and six unique dive sites. A gently sloping wall covered in fields of hard and soft corals invites you for a lazy drift along the bottom. Along the island, long swim-throughs in volcanic lava tubes allow for amazing photography opportunities.

Florida Islands The Florida Islands are known for some of the most amazing WWII history dives including one of several seaplanes.

Tulagi The beautiful dive site of the Japanese Mavis Seaplane that sunk during one of the battles in QQII is located in Tulagi.

Twin Tunnels You can explore one or both of the two large tunnels which drill vertically into the reef. Exit onto the deep reef wall and watch the action drift by. As you head back up the wall - see if you can identify the 9 different species of anemone fish that inhabit the reef. Passage Rock An exposed rock in the middle of the passage, it is known for sharks and sleek unicorn fish and cuttlefish in the shallows. Tanavula Point Here we will find an innumerable variety of corals on this amazingly healthy reef there the attentive diver can spot hundreds of nudibranchs. Ed's Wall A scenic dive site filled with sleek unicorn fish, barracuda and rainbow runners. During the cruise there will be at least one visit to a village where you can meet local families and get a taste of life in the Solomon Islands. The children come out to play and love our gifts of school supplies. Consider the Pack for a Purpose program to see how you can help.