32 dives across 9 diving days aboard the Solomons Master. AOWD or equivalent, 40+ logged dives required.
Experience Level: AOWD or equivalent (40+ logged dives)
Expedition Type: Liveaboard
Over the course of 9 days, you can expect to spend a total of 5 days diving at various locations around the Florida and Russell Islands, 2 days in Marovo Lagoon, 1 day at Mary Island, and 1 diving around Guadalcanal.
The order in which each area is visited, and how many dives are offered at each location are determined by a variety of factors and may vary from one trip to the next.
Your cruise director will schedule up to 4 dives a day: 3 day dives followed by either an afternoon land visit, a sunset dive or a night dive (if cruising schedules allow), typically scheduled as follows:
- Light Breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1
- Full Breakfast and relaxation
- Briefing and dive 2
- Lunch and relaxation
- Briefing and dive 3*
- Snacks and relaxation
- Briefing for Sunset or Night dive**
- Dinner
*On days where island visits are arranged, dives 3 and / or 4 may not be possible
**A night dive may be offered on selected days, but is not guaranteed
- Embarkation is at the main port in Honiara at 18:00
- Pick up and transfer from hotels in Honiara is between 17:00 and 17:30
- Embarkation is followed by introductions, boat and safety briefings and dinner.
- There is no diving on embarkation day.
- Solomons Master will cruise overnight to the location of the following day's first dive.
PLEASE NOTE: The following outline is an example only. The order in which each area is visited, and the number of dives each day are determined by weather, sea conditions, and cruising times.
Days 2-4: Florida Islands - Up to 4 dives each day
Day 5: Russell Islands - Up to 4 dives
Days 6-7: Marovo Lagoon - 3 dives per day
Day 8: Mary Island - 3 dives
Day 9: Russell Islands - 3 dives
Day 10: Guadalcanal - Up to 3 dives (2 morning dives and an afternoon*) before the boat commences the cruise back to Honiara port where she will remain at anchor overnight.
*We kindly request that guests check their flight departure times to ensure they leave a minimum of 24 hours between their final dive and their flight home.
Breakfast on board followed by disembarkation no later than 09:00 and transfer to Honiara Airport, or your hotel.
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