Munda

New Georgia village with WWII history, lagoons, and barrier-reef diving.

Munda sits on the southern coast of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands' Western Province — a small village built around a former WWII airstrip that today serves as the gateway to some of the country's best lagoon and barrier-reef diving. The surrounding Roviana and Vona Vona lagoons hold mangrove channels, skull shrines, and a string of small uninhabited islands.

Highlights

• Diving the Shark Point and Top Shelf reefs
• Vona Vona Lagoon kayak and skull-shrine tour
• Aircraft and ship wrecks from WWII
• Skull Island traditional shrine visit
• Day trip to Hopei Island white-sand beach
• Roviana Lagoon village cultural tours

Best Time to Visit

May through October offers cooler, drier southeast trade winds and the best diving conditions. November through April is warmer and wetter.

Language: English, Pijin · Currency: Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD)