Wednesday 10th January – Honiara, Solomon Islands

• Arrival at your convenience into Honiara, capital of Solomon Islands.
• Transfer yourself to hotel.
• Dinner, drinks and orientation with the rest of the YPT Group
• Overnight in Honiara.

Thursday 11th January – Honiara

Morning

• Up early to explore Honiara central market, which is where real Solomon life occurs, and where we will have a chance to buy local souvenirs.
• Following this, we do a full city tour including all the monuments to WW2, parliament and the national museum.

Afternoon

• The way to really discover a country is through its street food, so on the journey to the next part of our tour we stop at street food heaven, where the choices are pretty much chicken or fish served with rice and pumpkin.
• We head to a beach which has a major Japanese WW2 wreck for some wreck snorkeling and underwater photography, as well as great views of the city of Honiara, whilst enjoying the beach.
• We stop for dinner on the way back Coral Sea Resort for a nice dinner overlooking the extremely beautiful seafront
• Overnight at Honiara Hotel

Friday 12th January – Honiara – Savo Island

Morning

• Breakfast in the hotel
• Today we have another trip highlight by heading out to get our private boats
• Today we go to Savo Island, with our first stop being where the Megapode birds lay their eggs, of which we will purchase some for lunch.

Afternoon

• We then head to a truly private area where we will not only have lunch, but also the opportunity to explore Solomon villages on the island, interact with locals, hike in the beautiful scenery, or simply hang out by the beach for swimming and snorkeling.
• We then take the slow boat roads back to the mainland, before heading back to the hotel
• All good things must come to an end, including tours to the least-visited countries in the world, so we enjoy a specially cooked meal for us put on by the Honiara Hotel, a few snaps on the bed that Kate Middleton slept in, goodbye drinks by the pool, and a general end to our Least Visited Countries Tour celebration!

Saturday 13th January – Honiara – Gizo Island: LVC extension tour 

Morning

• Least Visited Countries tour concludes and the extension begins today
• Breakfast in hotel
• Transfer to airport and board flight departing at 7:30am and arriving in Gizo Island on 9:00am
• Transfer to hotel

Afternoon

• Lunch near the hotel and head to Gizo town to begin exploring the city. This will include St. Peter’s the Apostle Catholic Cathedral, as well as other sites within the town
• Dinner and drinks in Gizo Town
• Overnight in Gizo Island

Sunday 14th January – Gizo Island 

Morning

• Breakfast at hotel
• Today we head out for some of the most amazing and unique island hopping in the world
• This will take you to all the major islands within the Gizo region

Afternoon

• Lunch while island hopping 
• Continue until the early evening, which lots of stops, as well as the opportunity to go snorkelling
• Early evening return to hotel for a freshen up before going for dinner and farewell drinks in Gizo 
• Overnight in Gizo

Monday 15th January – Gizo – Honiara

Morning

• Breakfast in hotel
• For those that wish to dive – we can arrange it this morning. For others will spend a relaxing morning on the beach.

Afternoon

• Lunch at Gizo before heading to the airport to depart at 4:45pm arriving back into Honiara at 5:50pm
• On arrival we’ll check into the Solomon Hotel
• Dinner, drinks and overnight in Honiara

Tuesday 16th January – Honiara – Port Vila

Morning

• Breakfast at hotel 
• Transfer to the airport to depart at 9:00am to Port Vila, the capital of the last country on our list – Vanuatu
• On arrival transfer to the Melanesian Port Vila

Afternoon

• Lunch in hotel
• We will then head to the waterfront for a walking tour of Port Vila
• In the early evening we head to the most famous restaurant in Port Vila, namely L’Houstalet Restaurant, which is most famous for its flying fox and wild pigeon dishes, YPT can confirm they are both very good!
• Overnight in Port Villa

Wednesday 17th January – Port Vila

Morning

• Breakfast in hotel and continue touring Port Vila. This will include exploring all the major sites in Port Vila, as well us offering optional extras, such as a helicopter ride over an extinct volcano.

Afternoon

• Lunch in town 
• Chance to freshen-up at the hotel 
• We now head to what are known as Washemout, these are places where you get Kava, of various strengths, as well as snacks.
• We’ll prepare some provisions and head to our friend’s local village for homemade meals to experience the legit Vanuatuan culture.
• Back to hotel for drinks and overnight 

Thursday 18th January – Port Vila

• Breakfast at hotel and tour concludes. For advice on flights or extra activities please contact us.

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