Solomon Islands Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island sovereign state in Oceania
About Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands are believed to have been inhabited by Melanesian people for thousands of years. It is believed that Papuan-speaking settlers began to arrive around 30,000 BC. Austronesian speakers arrived circa 4,000 BC, bringing cultural elements such as the outrigger canoe. It is between 1,200 and 800 BC that the ancestors of the Polynesians, the Lapita people, arrived from the Bismarck Archipelago with their characteristic ceramics. The first European to visit the islands was the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, coming from Peru in 1568. The people of Solomon Islands were notorious for headhunting and cannibalism before the arrival of the Europeans. Missionaries began visiting the Solomons in the mid-19th century. They made little progress at first, because "blackbirdi
Top Attractions in Solomon Islands
Explore the best things to see and do in Solomon Islands:
- ★East Rennell
- ★Lake Te'Nggano
- ★Langa Langa Lagoon
- ★Ontong Java Atoll
- ★Skull Island
- ★War relics
Solomon Islands Travel Guide Sections
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