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The summaries of these booking terms & conditions apply to all Omniche All descriptions featured are provided by suppliers, and facilities may change Holidays bookings. Full booking terms & conditions can be downloaded from at any time. www.omnicheholidays.com. Everyone named in the booking will be deemed Star Rating: While all care is taken promoting each property’s rating, ratings should to have accepted these conditions. be used as a guide only and may change throughout the year as properties’ Suppliers: Omniche Holidays does not itself provide transport, accommodation, circumstances change. The star ratings in this brochure are represented by palm tours and/or events. In making your travel bookings, we act only as an agent for trees as they do not meet the AAA Tourism Star Rating Scheme. All properties other service providers, whose terms and conditions may limit or exclude their represented are self-rated, decided on by individual properties and is not in the liability to you. opinion of Omniche Holidays. Brochure: Validity from 01 November 2019 to 31 December 2020 and should be Images: All images are used as a guide only and may be of varying room types. used as a guide only. While all care has been taken to acknowledge Photographer’s image credits, it is beyond our control should we have missed any acknowledgements. How to Book: Call or visit a licensed travel agent who will assist you in making a reservation. Your licensed travel consultant will request a reservation on your behalf Travel Insurance: Travel insurance is strongly recommended by the Department and will be responsible for communicating your requirements to us, of Foreign Affairs and Trade for all overseas travel. Please consider purchasing managing your booking and forwarding your payment to us. 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Balance is required 90 days prior to advise the supplier’s manager of your dissatisfaction and they will try to solve the departure date for Tahiti and 60 days prior for all other destinations, or earlier problem locally. If unable to get satisfaction from management you should if specified in individual package conditions. Omniche Holidays may cancel immediately notify Omniche Holidays, preferably in writing, stating your reasons, the bookings and retain your deposit if payment hasn’t been received by the and we will act immediately to assist you. Omniche Holidays cannot action due date. appropriately if a complaint is lodged upon your return, which has not been Cancellations: Cancellations after deposit payment will not be refunded. previously drawn to the attention of the supplier. 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Adults Only Cable TV Gym/Fitness Centre Kitchen Reception Spa

Air Conditioning Café Hair Dryer Laundry Reception - 24hr Swimming Pool

Arrival/Departure Lounge CD Player Hire Car Laundry Service Refrigerator Tea/Coffee Facilities

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1 Overwater Bedrooms 1,2,3,4 Dishwasher Ipod Dock Shared Facilities Water Sports  Accommodation

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SOLOMON ISLANDS

Solomon Is... Adventure! Explore the hidden paradise of the South Pacific archipelago, comprising of a vast group of 992 breathtaking tropical islands. Experience a culture, rich with traditional customs, art, dance and the iconic sound of the panpipe music of ‘Isabel, and ’. Modern Solomon Islands panpipe music incorporates the use of both the traditional instruments styles to form a panpipe band. This form of music was traditionally played by hitting open-ended bamboo tubes with coconut husks giving a pure and distinctive rhythm and beat. Catch a glimpse of the fierceness of World War II battles and be touched by the bravery of soldiers by visiting historic war sites in and outside , on land and underwater. The passage of water between The Florida Islands and is Iron Bottom Sound, aptly named for the numerous ships, aircraft and transport equipment that came to rest here during the World War II battles of 1942-1945. These wrecks have now become popular SCUBA diving sites. Explore Honiara’s cosmopolitan and colourful food market in downtown Honiara, a vibrant and lively melting pot of the Solomons! Be mesmerized by the natural beauty of our many wildlife and marine parks including in the Western Province, the largest saltwater lagoon in the world and home to an array of teeming marine life. The Solomon Islands offers around 50 endemic species of birds and another 25 which it shares with Bougainville and Buka in Papua New Guinea. Diving in the Solomon Islands has gained an enviable worldwide reputation that is unsurpassed. Throughout these magic islands is an endless variety of dive sites to suit all tastes and levels of experience. If you are not a diver, but interested in learning, there could be no better place to discover this completely new world, than the warm crystal clear waters around the Solomon Islands. There is an abundance of World War II history, there are numerous wreck dives and you can also experience an extraordinary array of differing reef structures and bio-assemblage. Feel the spirit of adventure and enjoy a special piece of paradise or simply relax and discover a culture with a welcoming smile.

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WWII Munda Honiara

World War II Tour Skull Island Tour Half Day Snorkelling Tour The Solomon Islands played host to some of the For those interested in Munda’s local history take This half day snorkelling tour takes you off the fiercest battles of WWII and many remnants of that a trip to Skull Island to visit the shrine of the local coast of Honiara, with time to enjoy a light era still exist today. Close by you can see, amongst warrior chiefs and get a taste of the unique past picnic lunch. other things, a fully intact US Tank, Japanese of the area. bunker systems, an underground clinic, 140mm shore battery guns and a sunken Japanese freighter. Duration half day.

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Only a 20-minute transfer from Honiara International Airport or a 3-minute Heritage Park Hotel is situated in a beautiful position by the water’s edge trip from the wharf, the Coral Sea Resort is conveniently located on the with the town’s business hub to its land side. water’s edge of Town Ground, near Honiara CBD. The grounds are indeed park like as the site was the home of the first The design of the Coral Sea Resort & Casino has focused around fulfilling Governors General to the Western Pacific. The main building remains to a guests’ love for relaxation and entertainment, with an appreciation of create a dominant and welcoming entrance while the accommodation the Pacific Seaside. The venue embodies the vibrant, urban and Solomon is set along the water front. Islander spirits. “The Heritage” as the locals know it has strived to bring an international You can expect nothing but professional staff, excellence in service, and standard of hospitality to Solomon Islands and the 170 odd staff work as a team to deliver on that goal. quality produce. Our promise of a memorable visit and delightful experience starts here! Heritage Park Hotel provides a full suite of services as expected in an international Hotel. Facilities & Rating Facilities & Rating

A unique blend of warm Solomon Islander The best accommodation in Honiara hospitality and South Pacific sophistication

Solomon Islands Discovery Cruises Agnes Gateway Hotel

Just three hours flying time from Brisbane are the Solomon Islands – an Welcome to Agnes Gateway Hotel, a travellers paradise, where tourists, unspoiled, undiscovered paradise comprising 992 islands, all relatively diving enthusiasts and fishermen mix with business people, government untouched by the influences of the modern world. officials on tour and locals. For fifty years our lodge, in the heart of Munda Discover a 7 night, 8 day Discovery Cruise that will uncover the hidden on the shores of the Roviana Lagoon, has offered accommodation, meals paradise and deliver the perfect mix of relaxation and adventure! The MV and refreshments to all who travel through the Western Province. Taka is a luxurious 30-metre live-aboard vessel. The boat offers the best Our hotel was started by Agnes Kera who, for nearly 30 years, had been the on-board accommodation in the Solomon Islands. Snorkel, visit local cook and custodian of the original British Solomons Government Resthouse, villages, explore mountainsides, see WWII wrecks, dive the incredible reef, the building which is now known as the Orchid Wing. be immersed in the local culture, and more! With transfers on board meals, and all activities and excursions, this We are proud that Agnes Gateway Hotel is still a 100% owned Solomon Discovery Cruise is a stress free way to see the stunning Hapi Isles! Islands company. Facilities & Rating Facilities & Rating

The best on-board accommodation in the Solomon Islands A local experience with a true Solomon Island heart

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Fatboys Resort Tavanipupu Island Resort

Approximately 10 mins from the Gizo airstrip by boat, Fatboys Resort offers Tavanipupu Private Island Resort is located in , Solomon picturesque views of , and many other Islands. Only 25 minutes east by plane from the Solomon Islands capital of beautiful Coral Cays and reefs that dot the surrounding warm calm waters. Honiara; this privately owned island is the South Pacific’s best kept secret. The overwater restaurant and bar is the perfect place to enjoy an ice cold Now if your idea of paradise is handcrafted bungalows with decadent drink, a plate of fresh crayfish pan fried in lime juice and butter, a game of king sized beds, some of the best food on the planet, ice cold beer, crystal pool, or simply kick back and be mesmerized by the myriad of tropical fish clear water teeming with life, a relaxing massage over the water, real’ local swimming underneath you. The premier accommodation in the country, people who wait on you hand and foot, and all of this on a small private Fatboys bungalows are constructed of traditional leaf and local hardwoods, island located in one of the wildest places left on earth, well then, you have which are designed to take advantage of the magnificent surroundings. just found your “paradise”.

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Enjoy drinking, eating, sleeping, relaxing Boutique island retreat and the Fatboys way of life

Uepi Island Resort Zipolo Habu Resort

Uepi Island Resort is a small, privately owned and operated resort, located Located on in Vona Vona Lagoon in the Western Province of the in the remote central area of the Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands, Zipolo Habu Resort is the lost paradise of our childhood Uepi Island is located as a barrier reef island on the edge of the Marovo dreams. Nestled within a perfect blue lagoon and fringed by white sands Lagoon. One side of the island is fringed with sandy beaches lapped by and tall green palms, Lola truly reflects a quintessential island paradise, clear lagoonal waters, whilst the other side has a wall of uplifted volcanic offering a wide range of accommodation options to suit a variety of budgets rock encrusted with corals, forming a fringing reef and a “drop-off” of and group sizes. While Zipolo Habu Resort is known for their specialty approximately 2,000m depth. Uepi Resort is situated among cultivated of sports- fishing in the lagoon or beyond the reef, they can also arrange gardens at the eastern end of the 2.5km long island and the remainder of diving, surfing or tours to many outstanding sites all close by. the island is covered with pristine jungle, traversable via walking paths.

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Adventure for the water sports enthusiast The lost paradise of your childhood dreams

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