Scuba Diving Regions in The Solomon Islands

    From world-class walls to muck diving havens, discover the unique character of each regional cluster.

    Regional Diversity

    Diving in the Solomon Islands is excellent year-round. The main season is from April to December when the weather is more stable and visibility is at its peak. July to September is often the best time for visibility. The wet season (January to March) can bring more rain and humidity, though diving continues and many sites are less crowded. Water temperatures are consistently warm, between 27°C and 30°C.

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    Regions
    50
    Total Sites
    12
    Day Limit

    Planning Tips

    Many regions are seasonally dependent. For The Solomon Islands, the best diving conditions are usually spread across different months depending on the archipelago or coast.

    Updated: June 2026

    Gizo & Ghizo Island

    island
    8 dive sites

    Gizo, the lively capital of the Western Province, sits among a scatter of islands and reefs that deliver the Solomon Islands' most celebrated shark action and s...

    Base Towns

    Gizo town is the main base and nightlife hub
    Kennedy Island stays suit relaxed divers
    Fatboys on Mbabanga for a social scene
    Western out-islands for quiet reefs

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    Guadalcanal – Honiara & Iron Bottom Sound

    coastal
    9 dive sites

    Guadalcanal and its capital Honiara sit above Iron Bottom Sound, one of the most historically charged bodies of water on Earth, where the 1942–43 Guadalcanal Ca...

    Base Towns

    Honiara is the primary base and dive hub
    Mendana waterfront puts you near the boats
    Bonegi beachside stays suit shore-wreck divers
    Mbokona Bay offers quiet muck-diving access

    Makira & Ulawa (Southern Province)

    island
    2 dive sites

    Makira and Ulawa, in the remote Southern Province, are among the least-explored dive frontiers in the Solomon Islands, prized for pristine outer reefs that see...

    Base Towns

    Kirakira is the Makira base
    Ulawa villages for atoll access
    Liveaboard as the main base
    Honiara for staging

    Mborokua (Mary Island) – Remote Pelagics

    island
    3 dive sites

    Mborokua, widely known as Mary Island, is a remote volcanic island south of New Georgia that delivers some of the most exhilarating big-animal diving in the Sol...

    Base Towns

    Liveaboard is the only base
    Munda serves as pre-trip staging
    Honiara as alternative staging
    No land-based stays exist

    Munda & New Georgia

    island
    7 dive sites

    Munda, on the western tip of New Georgia, is the laid-back adventure capital of the Western Province, a place where WWII wrecks, mushroom-coral fields and thril...

    Base Towns

    Munda is the main base and airstrip hub
    Vonavona Lagoon resorts suit muck divers
    New Georgia village stays offer local culture
    Coastwatcher lodges near the wrecks

    Ontong Java & Stewart Islands (Far Northern Atolls)

    atoll
    2 dive sites

    Ontong Java and the Stewart and Sikaiana Islands are the far-northern atolls of the Solomon Islands, a near-mythical diving frontier reached only by the longest...

    Base Towns

    Liveaboard is the only base
    Honiara as the staging port
    Ontong Java villages (transit only)
    Sikaiana visited by skiff

    Temotu & Reef Islands (Easternmost Remote)

    atoll
    2 dive sites

    The Temotu Province and the Reef Islands form the far eastern extremity of the Solomon Islands, a remote frontier reached only by long liveaboard voyages from t...

    Base Towns

    Liveaboard is the only base
    Honiara as the main staging port
    Lata (Temotu) for limited land access
    Reef Islands visited by skiff

    Tulagi & Florida Islands

    island
    10 dive sites

    The Tulagi and Florida Islands group, part of Central Province, is the Solomon Islands' other great wreck-and-macro theatre, a short hop across Iron Bottom Soun...

    Base Towns

    Tulagi is the regional administrative base
    Russell Islands are best reached by liveaboard
    Gizo/Munda serve as western staging
    Florida Island villages offer quiet stays

    Uepi Island & Marovo Lagoon

    island
    7 dive sites

    Uepi Island sits on the barrier reef at the mouth of Marovo Lagoon, the largest double-barrier enclosed lagoon in the world and a UNESCO-listed treasure of the...

    Base Towns

    Uepi Island Resort is the primary base
    Marovo Lagoon villages offer cultural stays
    Munda serves as the gateway
    Outer reef sites reached by boat
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