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Walking

There are numerous terrific walkling and jogging tracks in and around Honiara. The walks described below are particularly good both for their scenery and because they are reasonably easy to find and arrange. For longer walks we highly recommend you hire a guide, they are quite inexpensive and will ensure you arrive at your destination without losing your way.

Botanical Gardens - ECO walking tracks

The tracks are well marked and cater for all levels of fitness. Take your time and enjoy the sights and sounds of life in the forest. The track map is a guide only, feel free to explore the various forest walks as you please. To learn more about the fauna and flora of the forest, we recommend a guided walking tour.
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Tenaru Waterfall

Starting point: Tenaru area

Directions: drive out east past Henderson airport and look for the sign to St Joseph’s School. Take this right-hand turn and follow the dirt road, past the school. The track deteriorates in places with a couple of rough bridges, and a 4WD may be required. 4.9km along this side road, take the right fork. At 7.0km, take a left turn and stop shortly after to pay your walking and guide fees. The road continues for another 2km. Park at a house near the end of the road and pay the owner the parking charge when you return.

Mataniko Waterfall and caves

Starting point: Lili village, near Tuvaruhu Directions: cross the bridge across the Mataniko that takes you into the entrance to Chinatown. Take the main road to the right that heads inland, following the river (on your right). Follow this road, always keeping close to the river, until you pass Tuvaruhu school.
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Barana cave and waterfall

Starting point: Barana village Directions: drive up Mt Austen road and continue past the Japanese memorial. Turn right when you see a Star of David and follow the road to the end. Ask for Alick, the chair of the village committee.
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Tina River and Manangakiki

Starting point: Tina Village Directions: drive east past Henderson Airport, past the turnoff to Tenaru School, and approximately 3-5 km further on (after the start of the Palm Oil plantations) turn right up a reasonably wide, straight road heading inland. Keep following this road straight ahead for
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Kolombangara Island

"Kolombangara Island is a near circular extinct volcano about 30km across that rises 1,800m from the sea, forming the highest mountains in the Solomon Islands outside of Guadalcanal.

KIBCA invites you to visit Kolombangara Island to experience easy rain forest walks, outstanding birdwatching, river walking and swimming and rugged cloud-forest walks. This will help us conserve the natural environment and support the livelihoods of the local people."

The Details of Soft Bush walks and trekking of 1,2 - 3 Hours to dedicated 2 - 3 days Walking and trekking Itineraries are available at
Kolombangara walking Itineraries

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Banks The 3 major banks in the Solomon Islands are Westpac, ANZ and Bank of the South Pacific (BSP). Read More...	Observing Customs The people of the Solomon Island have a rich culture which observes many traditional "kastoms" which vary from province to province. Please ask about appropriate behaviour and always ask permission... Read More...	Getting here By Air: Honiara International Airport (on Guadalcanal Island) is the main hub of the country. It is located 7 miles east of Honiara. Currently 5 airlines fly into Honiara on... Read More...	Shopping Details The general shopping hours for Solomon Islands during the weekdays (Mon-Fri) is 0800-1630 and on Sat: 0800-1200. The Central Market (Honiara) opens 0800-1700 Mondays to Saturdays. Read More...
Credit cards/ATMs/Travel Checks Credit cards (Visa, Master cards and Cirrus) as well as travel cheques (to avoid additional exchange rate charges, travelers are advised to take travel cheques in Australian Dollars or Pounds... Read More...	Camping Camping is not encouraged and permission from the village chief or land owner must be sought Read More...	Tipping This is not required nor recommended in and around Solomon Islands. Read More...	Visas & Passports Citizens of the (British) Commonwealth, United States and most European Countries do not need visas. If you have a valid passport and return ticket or onward ticket, you can acquire... Read More...
Currency The traditional form of currency for Solomon Islands was shell money before the bank notes was introduced. However in some provinces shell money is still used mainly for settling disputes,... Read More...	Traveling by car General information The required age for driving in the Solomon Islands is 18 years and above. The driver must have a driving license, and must be mentally and physically fit... Read More...	Telecommunication Calling country code: (+677)Solomon Telekom Ltd, Our Telekom provides the Telecomunication in the Solomon Islands. 24 hour international telephone, fax and internet services are available from Honiara, and most provincial... Read More...	Weather and Climate Solomon Islands lay 12 degrees latitude of the equator and has a warm and tropical climate. The average daytime temperature ranges between 25 to 30 degrees Celsius with high humidity.... Read More...
Post Airmail to European countries takes approximately 14 days, and to Australia it takes 1 day. The general Post Office hours (in Honiara): Mon-Fri 0800 – 1630 & Sat 0800-1200. Read More...	Major Cities/Destinations Honiara – CapitalGizo – main tourist resortsAukiMunda Read More...	Emergency Services information to come Read More...

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