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