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# PNG to Solomons by boat Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea
isherwood 13:11 UTC 10 Jan 2009 | Hi, My fiancée and I plan to go from PNG to the Solomons by boat. Has anyone done it? We both come from visa free countries for the Solomons. I know that we need $, an ongoing flight and a passport; anything else? Advice? Best routes? Thanks Nick |
wave2angela 15:38 UTC 10 Jan 2009 | Best advice is to read the question "Any news about travelling by boat from PNG to Solomons?" posted on 14th December 2008 on this forum. | 1
ozziegiraffe 11:52 UTC 13 Jan 2009 | There are two routes: Bougainville to Mono and the Shortlands, or Tasman Island to the Ontong Java atoll. The problem with the latter is the lack of on-going transport to the rest of Solomon Islands (Ontong Java, or Lord Howe {not the Australian one} is in the Malaitan Outer Islands - one of the outlying Polynesian groups. Very beautiful, and the villages are well-looked-after, but ships only come once every couple of months. The other route is only semi-legal - several people, notably Laszlo, have done it, however. | 2