Solomons

This is one of the Pacific’s best-kept secrets. The Solomon Islands combine the marine life diversity of the Indo-Pacific's Coral Triangle with dramatic underwater landscapes and forgotten war wrecks and relics. Reefs are covered in a variety of both hard and soft corals in almost every hue, and support parades of ornately colored reef fish and menageries of nudibranchs, shrimps and crabs. Volcanic activity and reef building corals combine to create unique underwater landscapes, and deep walls provide interactions with schooling pelagics. These islands saw ferocious fighting during World War II, and reminders of the conflict can be found both hidden in the jungles and scattered in the surrounding waters.