Overview Malaita, the second biggest island of the Solomons, has 80,000 inhabitants and the highest population density. A ferry shuttles from Honiara to the main town Auki. You will find a relaxed atmosphere here, hotels, banks, a market, shops and restaurants. In the shallow waters of the Langa Langa Lagoon the inhabitants of the lagoon made artificial islands out of blocks of coral and sand, initially as a defense against enemy mountain tribes.
Many families still live here, although they have to go to the mainland to work on their fields.
From Atori one can cross to the idyllic island of Kwai. The inhabitants are friendly and the Rest House, built out of coral blocks, offers comfortable accommodation for the night. There are dozens of little inhabited islands in the Lau Lagoon to the northeast. Below the Nggelas, there is the little island of Tulagi with the former capital, also of that name. The island of Savo in Iron Bottom Sound has an active volcano with two craters and various geothermal phenomena, such as fumaroles, mudholes and geysers.