Passports
All visitors to the Solomon Islands need a minimum of six months validity in their passports to enter the country on the day of arrival. We will require a scan of documents as soon as possible for international and domestic flight bookings.
Travel Insurance – please ensure you take out the appropriate personal travel insurance. We will require a scan of this document prior to arrival in the Solomon Islands.
Medical/Malaria – Importantly please consult your GP or official travel advisory for the latest advice on what precautions you need to take when visiting the Solomon Islands. There are pockets of malaria in the Solomon Islands. I always take (daily) anti-malarials, and also make sure my tetanus and typhoid inoculation are up to date – a must really for anywhere in the South Pacific these days.
Dress on board Solomon Airlines services –As you will be a guest of Solomon Airlines can we please ask you dress appropriately. No singlets please. I will be notifying Solomon Airlines to your presence on board as media and ask for full assist to ensure smooth passage while travelling with the airline.
Dress otherwise – super casual – shorts and t-shirts, tropical shirts and comfy clothing suitable to an average 30-34C heat.
Please note if and when visiting villages, we do ask our guests to cover their shoulders.
Hats and Sunglasses/sun cream – Essential. Hats and sunnies and masses of sun cream a must. Don’t forget your swimmers as there will be plenty of opportunity for swimming, snorkelling, etc.
Footwear – thongs/jandles are great while staying at hotels and on resorts but as we are doing a bit of walking and when we visit villages, I would suggest something a bit more robust.
Local Transport – while in and around Honiara we go by mini-bus, when in the outer islands, we go mostly via the water in banana boats.
Light rain jacket – remember this is the tropics and we do get the occasional downpour. A light, easily packed-away rain jacket is recommended.
Baggage – Solomon Airlines international services allow for 30 kilos of checked baggage but on domestic services, the limit is 16 kilos as we will be flying Dash 8’s and/or Twin Otters.
Note the airline also weighs all its passengers at check-in for domestic flights.
Wrapped in plastic – you will be travelling in small boats quite regularly – boats are the main form of transport in the outer islands – so I would strongly recommend you wrap cameras, phone, iPads, etc, in plastic bags within your luggage
Mossie spray/insect repellent – essential.
Tipping – no tipping please.
Water – bottled only.
Money – you can readily change money at ATMs in Honiara but note there is always a charge on those machines.
ATMs
ATMs are also available in the outer islands but many of these are solar-powered and if we’ve had a couple of cloudy days – forget it.
Wi-Fi –patchy in the outer islands
Voltage – same as AU and NZ – same plug fittings too.
MPB – TS – 2024
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