Plan a trip to Solomon Islands

Places to see in Solomon Islands

12 of the 14 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  East RennellUNESCO

  Island · Rennell and Bellona Province

  East Rennell is the southern portion of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands which is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rennell is the largest raised coral atoll in the world and the area in East Rennell surrounding Lake Tegano contains many endemic species.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Dugout canoe Rennell.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Honiara

  City · Guadalcanal Province

  Honiara is the capital and largest city of Solomon Islands, situated on the northwestern coast of Guadalcanal. As of 2019, it had a population of 129,569 people. The city is served by Honiara International Airport and the seaport of Point Cruz, and lies along the Kukum Highway.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Xploredive cropped by Dr. Blofeld (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Guadalcanal

  Island · Guadalcanal Province

  Guadalcanal is the principal island in the Guadalcanal Province of Solomon Islands, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, northeast of Australia. It is the largest island in the nation of Solomon Islands by both area and population, followed by Malaita.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: StewyOz (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Malaita

  Island · Malaita Province

  Malaita is the primary island of Malaita Province in Solomon Islands. Malaita is the second most populous island of the Solomon Islands after Guadalcanal, with a population of 172,740 as of 2019, or slightly less than a quarter of the entire national population.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Malaita Island NASA.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Tulagi

  Island · Central Province

  Tulagi is a small island in Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Ngella Sule. The town of Tulagi is the capital of Central Province.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: mjwinoz (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Auki

  Town · Malaita Province

  Auki, sometimes styled ʻAoke, is the provincial capital of Malaita Province in Solomon Islands. It is situated on the northern end of Langa Langa Lagoon on the north-west coast of Malaita.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Irene Scott/AusAID (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Kavachi

  Kavachi submarine volcano

  Mountain · Western

  Kavachi is one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the south-west Pacific Ocean. Located south of Vangunu Island in the Solomon Islands, it is named after a sea god of the New Georgia Group islanders and is also referred to locally as Rejo te Kavachi.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Public domain). Map

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  Gizo

  Town · Western Province

  Gizo is the capital of the Western Province in Solomon Islands. The town had a population of 4,620 as of 2019. It is situated on Ghizo Island approximately 380 kilometres west-northwest of the capital, Honiara, and is just southwest of the larger island of Kolombangara.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Gizo Water front 3.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Kirakira

  Town · Makira-Ulawa Province

  Kirakira, also spelt Kira Kira, is the provincial capital of the Makira-Ulawa Province in Solomon Islands. Kirakira is located on the north coast of Makira, the largest island of the province.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: RH D 22 (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Mount Veve

  Kolombangara

  Mountain · Western

  Mount Veve is a dormant stratovolcano on the island of Kolombangara, in the Solomon Islands. With an elevation of 1,768 metres (5,801 ft), it is the island's highest point.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Kolombangara NASA.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Point Cruz

  Viewpoint · Guadalcanal Province

  Point Cruz is a peninsula in the center of Honiara, on Guadalcanal Island. Honiara is the capital city of the Solomon Islands. Point Cruz is located on the Tandai Highway, and is ¼ mile north of the Solomon Islands Parliament Building.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Phenss (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Purvis Bay

  Beach · Central Province

  Purvis Bay is located in the Nggela Islands, part of the Solomon Islands. Purvis Bay is the sheltered area to the south of the island Nggela Sule, including and trending southeast from the neighbouring Tulagi islet.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: National Archives 80-G-K-1581 (Public domain). Map