SOLOMON ISLANDS  the wilderness lodge  8° 47´ S ° 14´ E
some activities

+ experience some of the world's best freediving & snorkelling

+ self-guided coastal walks

+ endless natural and cultural photo opportunities

+ exploring Bulo Island in an outrigger canoe

+ trolling for dozens of different species of fish

+ night hunting coconut crabs in the rainforest with flashlight and coconut baits

+ taking in the classic tropical island scenery and atmosphere of the lodge

+ learn about the unique culture and history from the village people

+ climbing Mt Mariu

+ take a motor canoe trip up the wild Gevala River

+ explore ancient fortified villages deep in the rainforest

+ take part in traditional ara   and buna  [a rainforest creeper-derived stupefactant] fish drives

+ BBQs at Male Male and Kicha Islands

+ visit the village gardens and learn subsistence agriculture techniques

+ walk and swim the pristine Kele river

+ boat trips taking in the incredible sceney of Gatokae and Marovo Lagoon

+ see the world-famous woodcarvers of Marovo at work in adjacent Peava village

+ visit Kavachi Submarine Volcano [weather permitting]

+ guided walks to the wild weather coast and remote Biche and Mbeu villages

+ listen to custom stories told by village elders

+ surfing unknown reefs and islands

+ chasing skipjack and yellowfin tuna schools offshore

+ share some of your knowledge and experiences with the 50 primary students ofPeava community school

+ see pre-Christian skull shrines , gravesites, and sacrificial altars

+ daytime and nightime reefwalking

+ take classes in traditional mat-weaving, basket-making, woodcarving, and dugout canoe building

+ nightdive the lodge fringing reef and the offshore islands with local divers

+ birdwatching hornbills, eclectus parrots, red-knobbed fruit pigeons, and many endemics

+ night trolling for barracuda

+ learn about efforts to preserve the area's biodiversity

+ peruse the lodge's collection of ethnology and historical information

+ learn about Kavachi Submarine Volcano, and the tectonic forces that radically change the seabed