Explore the Reefs
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Images: Uepi Island Resort
Located in the Coral Triangle, Marovo is the world’s largest double barrier lagoon with the highest percentage of live coral cover in the Western Province. Warm water and excellent visibility makes for amazing diving and snorkelling.
SCUBA DIVING
Uepi Island is the premier diving resort in the Marovo, offering more than twenty world-class dive sites, most in close proximity to the resort. Having lived and dived in the area for over 30 years, the owners and their dedicated dive team will ensure an unforgettable diving experience. Read more here
FREE DIVING
The Marovo Lagoon is a free-divers dream, featuring a huge range of vertical wall drop-offs to explore the many diving locations. Driftwood Lodge provides specialist advice and training.
SNORKELLING
Each accommodation owner will be able to arrange snorkelling trips to the best sites in their area. Uepi Island Resort offers an exceptional snorkelling experience right from their dive jetty while at Mavo Eco Lodge (near the Ramata airstrip) there’s a colourful coral drop-off teeming with fish, just metres from the beach.
SCUBA DIVING
Uepi Island is the premier diving resort in the Marovo, offering more than twenty world-class dive sites, most in close proximity to the resort. Having lived and dived in the area for over 30 years, the owners and their dedicated dive team will ensure an unforgettable diving experience. Read more here
FREE DIVING
The Marovo Lagoon is a free-divers dream, featuring a huge range of vertical wall drop-offs to explore the many diving locations. Driftwood Lodge provides specialist advice and training.
SNORKELLING
Each accommodation owner will be able to arrange snorkelling trips to the best sites in their area. Uepi Island Resort offers an exceptional snorkelling experience right from their dive jetty while at Mavo Eco Lodge (near the Ramata airstrip) there’s a colourful coral drop-off teeming with fish, just metres from the beach.
Fishing and Spearfishing
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Images: Driftwood Lodge
Fishing is a way of life in the Marovo with the emphasis on sustainability. Driftwood Lodge specialises in spearfishing and operators throughout the lagoon provide line fishing and trolling. Whatever you catch is likely to end up on your table. While you're catching it you'll be treated to stunning scenery, above and below the water.
Carvings and Crafts
Images: Marovo Island Traders
The Marovo Lagoon is well-known for its fine carvings. Uepi Island has a weekly carver's market where visitors can view and buy pieces. Marovo Island Traders and Driftwood Lodge take a contemporary approach, incorporating traditional carving into modern furniture and design. Fossil coral lighting features are a speciality. Wherever you stay in the Marovo, your host will be able to direct you to the local craftsmen in their area. These carvings make wonderful mementos of your travels while bringing much-appreciated revenue into the community. Biche Village also has a centuries-old tradition of stone-bowl carving in basalt, demonstrated during their tours.
Weaving coconut fronds at Driftwood Lodge
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Weaving
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Culture: Biche VillageGATOKAE ISLAND
Biche Village on Gatokae Island’s remote south coast, is considered Marovo’s most culturally preserved village. The community provides excellent guided tours to historic tambu sites from the headhunting era including skull shrines and sacrificial alters. Custom stories are recounted and traditional stone-bowl carvings displayed for sale. For nature lovers the setting is scenic with a waterfall an easy ten-minute walk away. The famous tame eels can be found in the stream that runs through the village and turtles are plentiful in the sea close to shore. While access isn’t straight-forward, day trips can be arranged through Driftwood Lodge. A two-room guest house is available for longer stays. There is no network connection at the village itself, but txt messages are checked regularly from an area where there is a signal. |
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