You may also choose to extend your trip and arrange a visit to the Marovo Lagoon, the largest island enclosed lagoon in the world. The Solomon Islands are a double chain of islands which extend eastward from Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific. Besides extraordinary natural beauty, the country sustains high levels of endemism due to its remote location. If your plan is to stay on the island make a note that there are no telephones. There are outhouses, but no showers are available.
Washing is done in a nearby waterfall or in very clean fresh water streams.
The local cuisine consists mainly of root vegetables with an occasional taste for wild pig, eel, chicken, rice, and pasta. Marovo Lagoon, the largest island enclosed lagoon in the world. The timber industry is causing increased forest and marine ecosystem degradation. Foreign timber companies are purchasing large tracts of land from the indigenous people and clearing the land for profits that are not seen by the local people. Amongst other methods, helicopter logging is threatening the attempts by the local people to conserve their natural environment.