Solomon Islands Travel Recommendation

Recently, the popularity of traveling to Solomon Islands is increasing. Many people say that this beautiful country will eventually be discovered. So what are the tourist attractions here? Today, Bian Xiao will give you a brief introduction to several tourist attractions in Solomon Islands.

Honiara

Honiara is the capital and main port of Solomon Islands, located on the north shore of Guadalcanal Island, west of Cape Cruz. White sandy beaches, dense green palm trees and calm bays protected by coral reefs constitute a poetic picture, which is a charming coastal city in the South Pacific.

hongyi has no high-rise buildings, endless traffic and bustling crowds. There are green trees, lush green grass and colorful flowers everywhere, which are quiet and fresh. The residential buildings in this city are quite distinctive, with every household, two-story wooden houses, single-family houses of the same color and small gardens around them. It is full of all kinds of trees, exotic flowers and grasses, and the green trees are swaying, which is extremely quiet and elegant. Therefore, Honiara is more like a garden city.

China-style pavilions and pavilions in Honiara are scattered among red flowers and green trees. There are fine white and soft beaches on the seaside in the urban area, which is a good place to swim. The residents of Honiara are simple and enthusiastic, and the beautiful island scenery of the country attracts a large number of foreign tourists.

Solomon Islands National Museum

Located in Honiara, the capital, Solomon Islands National Museum was built in 1969 and is the only museum in Solomon Islands. It is not only a museum, but also the cultural center and government cultural department of Solomon Islands, displaying many relics left over from World War II.

The Solomon Islands National Museum has more than 2, collections, including works of art, relics, photographs, archaeological excavations, natural history, animal specimens, scientific and technological products, audio-visual materials, posters and outdoor sculptures. Among them, local natural specimens, World War II relics and archaeological excavations are the most.

There are meeting rooms and libraries in the museum, and the most special thing is that there are picnics and barbecues outside the museum for tourists to eat. There are eight traditional houses behind the museum, each of which represents the characteristics of different provinces. At present, the Solomon Islands National Museum is a member of the Pacific Museum Association.

guadalcanal Island

Guadalcanal, referred to as Guadalcanal Island, is located in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It is one of a series of volcanic islands in the western Pacific Ocean and the largest island in Solomon Islands. Honiara, the capital of the country, is located on the northern coast of the island. The economy mainly depends on fishing and agriculture, and gold mining began in 199.

guadalcanal island covers an area of 5,32 square kilometers. It was discovered in 1788 and became a British protectorate in 1893. The occupation by the Japanese army during World War II was the most important turning point in the Pacific theater of World War II. During World War II, 38, people died here.

In the middle of Guadalcanal Island, there are many mountains with sharp ridges. The highest peak is Makalambu, with an altitude of 2,447 meters. There are large plains along the north coast; The steep cliffs on the south bank are close to the sea. Many fast-flowing rivers flow from forested mountainous areas to the sea, and some coastal areas are mangrove swamps. The mountains and fog here are green and breathtaking. There are many existing sites on the island, such as Lu Wei World War II Museum and Highland 66.

tulagi

tulagi belongs to Solomon Islands and was discovered by Spanish explorers in 1568. Tulagi is the eastern port of Solomon Islands, located on the south bank of Florida Island, north of Honiara, the capital, with a maximum intake of 6.1m and a circumference of 5km. tulagi is a natural shelter. On the east side of the island, there are two small islands: Gaoutu Island and Tanambogo Island, which guard Tulaji Island like two sentries.

tulagi was once the administrative seat of the British Solomon Islands Protected Area. It was destroyed by the Japanese army in 1942 and liberated by the American army on August 7th of the same year. To commemorate this victory, the United States named a Casablanca-class escort carrier for Tujira. The narrow strait between the island and Florida Island is an excellent harbor, and both import and export goods need to pass through it, which can be said to be one of the lifeblood of Solomon Islands.

East Lonnell Island

East Longnell Island is located at the southernmost tip of Solomon Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is the third island in the south of Lonnell Island. Lonnell Island is 86 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide. It is the largest coral island in the world, which is formed by coral accumulation. The main feature of this island is Lake Tegano, which used to be the lagoon of the atoll.

There are three main types of plants on Longnell Island: low-mature forests in karst ridges around the island, tall forests on the island, flora around Lake Tegano and small mangroves around the lake. Most of Lonnell Island is covered with dense forests, with an average height of 2 meters.

Although the natural environment here is extremely harsh and hurricanes often occur, it is still a real natural laboratory for scientific research. There are 11 species of bats here, including a Lonnell Island flying fox, and other species are naked-backed fish flies, Pacific flying foxes and spiny bats.

There are about 43 species of terrestrial and aquatic birds here, of which 4 and 9 subspecies are endemic to Longnell Island and 7 subspecies are endemic to Longnell Island and Belona Island. Cormorants are frequent visitors to Lake Tegano. Fruit pigeons with pink spots are unique to Longnell Island and Belona Island. There are also fan-tailed pigeons and shrike in Longnell Island. :

Coral Sea is the largest marginal sea in the world. Coral Sea is a part of the sea area between Irian Island and Solomon Islands, covering an area of 4.791 million square kilometers, equivalent to half of the land area of China. Coral Sea is located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, with an average depth of 2,243 meters, and the deepest New Hebri Trench is 9,175 meters. To the west is Australia; To the east are New Caledonia and Vanuatu; Northwest Solomon Islands; To the north is New Guinea, which is famous in the world because of the US-Japan Coral Sea Campaign in World War II.

There are coral islands in the Coral Sea, which are named after a large number of coral reefs. The world-famous Great Barrier Reef is located in this sea area. Like the city barrier, the Torres Strait, not far south of the Tropic of Cancer, stretches for 2,4 kilometers from north to south and 2-15 kilometers from east to west, with a total area of 8, square kilometers. It is the largest coral in the world. It used to be the world of corals, leaving behind the largest barrier reef in the world.

There are many atolls and coral platforms scattered on the vast sea surface, like beautiful flowers and stars, hence the name Coral Sea. On the continental shelf and shoal, based on the islands and submarine mountains close to the sea, huge coral groups have developed, forming mottled coral reefs embedded in the blue sea, forming a magnificent picture.

On the whole, this Solomon Islands is really beautiful. Although there were not many tourists here before, I believe there will be more and more in the future!