The Western province is an essential stop. The combination of pristine lagoons, prime dive sites and lush forests have immense appeal to visitors. The lagoons are a visual delight from the air and the combination of dark greens, white strips and light and dark blues is breathtaking. Often colloquially called "The West" the Western Province which has now become the country's hub for tourism, was formerly the largest administrative area in the Solomons with it's people describing themselves as westerners.

Western Province boasts thelargest salt water lagoon in the world, Marovo Lagoon.  Up to 16 resorts and eco-lodges are based there including the beautiful Uepi Island Resort.

In the 19th century the people of the Western Province specialty was head-hunting, and untouched skull shrines are readily accessible to all visitors.

Evidence of abandoned inland settlements such as standing stones, defensive walls, and house foundations, can be found throughout the area, but the interior has reverted to thick forest with most cultivation in shore side villages cooled by fresh breezes.