Guadalcanal Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island of the Solomon Islands chain in the South Pacific Ocean
About Guadalcanal
Honiarais the capital of the Solomon Islands. In the months following the attack onPearl Harborin December 1941, the Japanese drove the Americans out of thePhilippines, the British out ofBritish Malaya, and the Dutch out ofthe East Indies. The Japanese then began to expand into the Western Pacific, occupying many islands in an attempt to build a defensive ring around their conquests and threaten the lines of communication from the United States to Australia and New Zealand. The Japanese reached Guadalcanal in May 1942. When an American reconnaissance mission spotted construction of a Japanese airfield at Lunga Point on the north coast of Guadalcanal, the situation became critical. This new Japanese airfield represented a threat to Australia itself, and so the United States as a matter of u
Top Attractions in Guadalcanal
Explore the best things to see and do in Guadalcanal:
- ★Aola Bay
- ★Guadalcanal American Memorial
- ★Matanikau River
- ★National Museum
- ★Tenaru Falls
Where to Eat in Guadalcanal
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Point Cruz Yacht Club
- 🍴The Taj Mahal
Where to Stay in Guadalcanal
- 🏨Honiara Hotel
- 🏨Iron Bottom Sound Hotel
- 🏨King Solomon
- 🏨United Church Resthouse
Guadalcanal Travel Guide Sections
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