The Solomon Islands remain one of the South Pacific's last truly off the beaten track destinations, and Gizo is at the heart of it all. This is a place where Melanesian culture is still a genuine part of everyday life, villages welcome visitors with warm hospitality, and tourism has remained refreshingly low key. Above the water, you'll have the opportunity to visit the fascinating Skull Island, explore local communities and discover some of the most accessible World War II history anywhere in the Pacific, with battle sites, relics and stories never far away.

Underwater, Gizo offers the kind of diving that keeps experienced travellers coming back. Crystal-clear water, healthy coral reefs, dramatic walls, pelagic encounters, colourful reef life and an impressive collection of WWII wrecks combine to create an incredibly diverse destination. With small group numbers and a destination few divers ever experience, this is a rare opportunity to explore one of the Pacific's true hidden gems before the rest of the world catches on.