Solomons Master

Dive experience: Advanced certification and 40 logged dives are recommended for most tours on the Solomons Master. However, the special dedicated wreck cruises require advanced certification and 75 logged dives. We strongly recommend that you have previous experience and are comfortable with drift dives, negative entries and deploying an SMB. Diving in some parts of both the Solomons can be challenging with strong currents. While the wrecks on the wreck itineraries are within recreational limits, it would be highly beneficial to be qualified to dive to at least 40m and to have experience of wreck penetration.

Cruise price per person includes: Local hotel/airport transfers to/from the boat, cabin accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, hot drinks, dives (as detailed in the trips above), 3 experienced dive guides, tanks, weights and weightbelts, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment rental (incl dive computer US$ 308 per week), port and park fees (7 nights - US$ 175, 10 nights - US$ 250), diving insurance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash or credit card).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers (US$ 200 per week), diving computer (US$ 78 per day), torch (US$ 100 per day), 13.2 litre tank (US$ 39 per day). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: The Solomons Master uses 2 ports for its trips in the Solomons:
Honiara - Coral Sea Resort in the capital city of the Solomon Islands is the principal port used. Its airport (HIR) has international flights to/from Nadi in Fiji, Brisbane in Australia, Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, and Port Vila in Vanuatu. The major airlines are Solomon Airlines, Virgin Australia, Fiji AIrways, Air Niugini, and Qantas.
Munda - Agnes Lodge Dock in the Western Province of the Solomons is used for some itineraries. There are daily direct domestic flights to Munda Airport (MUA) from Honiara with Solomon Airlines that take just over an hour.
Transfers are provided from local hotels/airports. Boarding time on the first day is at 6 pm, with the boat leaving port within the next 2 hours. The boat returns by 10 pm on the penultimate day and disembarkation is at 9 am on the last day. There will be 2 planned dives scheduled on the second last day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.

Non-diver rate: 10% discount off the published price (discount can not be combined with any other special offer).

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travelers may choose to share a cabin or pay a supplement of 80% of the normal published price for their own cabin.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 7 guests and 1 additional person can join the cruise free of charge in the lowest priced cabin (total 8+ guests).

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 14 guests and 2 additional persons can join free of charge in the lowest priced cabin.