PNG to Solomons by boat

isherwood13:11 UTC10 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

wave2angela15:38 UTC10 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.

ozziegiraffe11:52 UTC13 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.

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isherwood13:11 UTC10 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
wave2angela15:38 UTC10 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
ozziegiraffe11:52 UTC13 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