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The Solomon Islands are a dive traveller's dream. An undeveloped, uncrowded and very beautiful country spread across the Solomon Sea just below the Equator. There is an incredible marine bio-diversity found around the islands and you’ll find any Indo Pacific species here you care to name, fish or invertebrate.
Maravagi Resort is situated in the Florida Islands in the central province of the Solomon Islands. The voyage takes approximately 3 hours from the port in Honiara across the world famous “Iron Bottom Sound”. Between 1941 and 1945, this swath of ocean off the South Pacific island of Guadalcanal saw some of the fiercest fighting of World War II, with American and Japanese forces clashing almost daily at times. For some, the name still conjures up memories of pain, bravery, and brushes with death.
Today, however, Iron Bottom Sound is best known as a mecca for scuba divers, who can explore the dozens of war wrecks that litter its bottom. From fighter planes and tanks, to cargo ships and destroyers, Iron Bottom Sound has become a kind of underwater museum. You’ll also find caves, unspoilt reefs, soft corals, drop offs, huge fans and giant sponges.
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