October 10-24, 2024 Trip Report

October 10-24, 2024 Trip Report
Bilikiki is back from another 14 day trip! We were so very happy to share these two weeks with Kerri and Hergen and all their guest from Subculture. Some of them had been here with us five years ago so it was really nice to catch up, spend time together and share the awesome diving with all of them!
Once again, the trip was a great success! Beautiful diving, in many different locations with diverse landscapes and our usual marine life... we can truly say everyone had a favourite dive site and everyone had fun!
We were lucky to share some of our dives with several schools of barracudas, rainbow runners, big schools of oceanic triggerfish, some baby sharks (do do dooodoooo), a massive school of bumphead parrot fish, a few turtles, some tuna hunting action, rivers and rivers of fusiliers, and mobula rays (amongst many others). However, we bet, nobody will forget the friendly spadefish at Kicha.
But there was also good macro life on our dives with the orangutan crabs, the mandarin fish, the Denise pygmy seahorses, soft coral crabs, squat shrimps, bobtail squid, nudibranchs, flatworms, sea horses, scorpion leaf fish, cuttlefish, octopus, the red spotted blennies and many other things around!
The floating markets were as always great fun, and the carvings markets... what a success!! That was really a shopping spree!!! The dancing and singing at Karumolun Village was once again a beautiful experience (we jingled all together!!). But the funniest afternoon, was the afternoon floating bar at Mbulo!
Playing marbles was another night activity, how much fun we did have!!!
We would like to thank our guests for choosing us to spend their holidays with and we wish you all a safe journey back home and to see you again soon.
We would also like to thank our crew for their incredible hard work and for being always there, making all this experience possible and unforgettable.
Happy Bubbles
Pato & Fernando

Floating bar

Posted by Sam and Kellie on October 24, 2024

What our guests say

"Always a great time on the Bilikiki. Spectacular diving, excellent food and an amazing crew. One of the best laid out boats I've been diving on."

Mike Aitken

"Just got back from a 10 day trip on Bilikiki with Tina and Oli. The whole Bilikiki team made our trip a memorable one, despite the temperamental weath... Read More"

Jonathan Rose

"Just really, really, really enjoyed our trip!!! We really fell in love with Pato and Fernando. They did an excellent job guiding us! The crew is as go... Read More"

Darlene Myers

"I can't think of a better way to spend 12 days than on board Bilikiki. It is absolutely spectacular diving amongst healthy corals, colorful fishes, st... Read More"

Karen Doby

"If I could rate them 6 stars I would!!! Amazing boat, crew, food and diving."

Brett Lobwein

"I have just returned from a 10 night stay on board the Bilikiki. It was my first trip on the Bilikiki however friends we were with have been 3 or 4 ti... Read More"

Pearl Corker

"I have been on many Bilikiki trips over the past eight years, and I will keep going back again and again. I’ve dived in more than 15 countries and h... Read More"

Joanna O'Shea

"Bilikiki is much more than a great dive boat with a fantastic crew sailing the remote Solomon Islands and discovering new and beautiful dive sites; it... Read More"

Thane Kreiner

"The trip of a lifetime! Impeccable crew, perfect organization, beautiful landscapes under and above water, new friends, incredible wildlife. My eyes a... Read More"

Stephanie Loubat

"Second time and still finding new sights to see! Wonderful trip well worth the effort....."

Reed Nescher

"My bucket list trip. Outstanding crew and service. Superb diving. Stable and comfortable vessel and accommodations. The chefs do a marvellous job, eve... Read More"

Fred Catella

"I did my 1000th dive on my second trip on the Bilikiki. Last time was in 2005 and then I thought it was the best liveaboard I had been on. It still is... Read More"

Alex Davids

"I had an amazing 10 nights onboard the Bilikiki! The dive sites were so diverse and so beautiful, we had some amazing encounters with wildlife, the cr... Read More"

Lauren Thomas