solomon islands

For those of us that have dreamed of disappearing to our own pacific island with just the sounds of the lapping waves and the rat race a distant memory then Oravae Cottage promises that and more. Perched on the edge of a tiny island about twenty minutes by boat from Gizo is a rustic old Robinson Crusoe style house offering the chance to really get away from it all.

Having been dropped off with all your supplies it is up to you to spend the days as you please. Whether it be plunging off the over water veranda into the vodka clear lagoon or simply sitting back sipping a lagoon clear vodka the choice is yours.

We recommend arranging to be picked up in the early afternoon and taken for a scuba dive on the Toa Maru, a Japanese troop carrier sunk during the battles of World War Two. There is something quite erie about gliding through a torpedo hole into the darkness of a sunken ship.

You can organise a fishing trip too and catch your own dinner. Cook for yourself or Patson and Naomi Baea, who own the lodge, are happy to drop by in the evenings with a surprisingly delicious traditional feast.

Whatever you decide to do, like us you will be stunned that for as little as A$60 per person you can have your own island in paradise to yourself. This becomes clear as the sun goes down and the rest of the world seems non-existent!