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# Draft South Pacific Itinerary - Scuba + Exploring Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea
daveangel100 04:39 UTC 10 Jun 2013 | Hi, I am a keen diver and traveller based in Hong Kong and have a couple of weeks for a south pacific islands tour (exact timing to be confirmed but I welcome comments on the best time of year to do this). I have been to some of the islands including Fiji but wonder if anyone has any comments on the below itinerary? Am particularly interested to hear from anyone who's tried or has actually made it to Nauru or Marshall Islands. The flights seem to work fine for the below itinerary based on some skyscanner research apart from Nauru/Marshall Islands where I couldn't find any results initially but haven't investigated further yet. Day 1 - Hong Kong > Nadi > Solomon Islands (Honiara) Day 7 - Honiara > Nauru Day 9 - Nauru > Majuro (Marshall Islands) Day 12 - Majuro > Truk (Fed States of Micronesia) Day 16 - Truk > Guam Day 17 - Guam > Hong Kong Note: a) The flight route on day 1 seems to work best schedule wise even though going via Brisbane is shorter distance wise b) I hear there is nothing in Nauru but would be a shame to miss it as I recently read it was possibly the least touristed country in the world c) The diving in the outer atolls of the Marshall Islands is supposed to be world class, anyone been? Thanks for taking the time to read, any comments/suggestions/alternatives very much welcome Dave Edited by: daveangel100 |
ozziegiraffe 03:58 UTC 24 Jun 2013 | There are daily flights to Honiara from Brisbane, but only twice a week from Nadi. I would spend at least two weeks in Solomon Islands, to give yourself a chance to visit the Western Province, where some of the best diving is. Check schedules for "Our Airline" (formerly Air Nauru) as they were not stopping in Honiara recently. | 1
diverfitz 21:56 UTC 20 Jul 2013 | I was at Majuro march 2012,,not much there,,only decent place to stay is ROBERT REIMERS $90. there is a dive operation near,,I chose to move on to I was at MAJURO 3-2012,,not much there,only decent place to stay is ROBERT REIMERS $90. dive operation close too,,I chose to move on to other islands. Only airline that flies Marshals/micronisia is Continental. I did a lot of scuba on my 3 1/2 month island hop trip.Hawaii-Majuro-Kwajalien Ebey-Kosrae-pohnpei-Truk-Yap-Guam-Saipan-Tinian-Palau-Peleliu-Philippines..Truk was the best for me--shipwrecks,,Blue Lagoon dive resort is the way to go there. Not a safe place to walk around outside compound. Any of these places you have questions on ,, let me know | 2