Central Province's 1000 sq km comprises the islands of Savo, Russells and Ngella. Its has a close proximity to Honiara and has many large-scale copra plantation developments

Suffering the same fate as many other Pacific islands during the early days of black birding in the late 1860s, over 100 men were forcibly carried off to Queensland to become virtual slaves after the slaying of 18 others by black birders. In the 1930s the secessionist Chair & Rules Movement from Santa Isabel became popular in the province when they experienced US wartime generosity, and along with some Malaitans they tried to buy US rules believing that they had bought a new government over the then ruling British Government.

The people of the Central Province have legendary tales of an early wild cannibalistic race called the Mumutabu, but nothing is known of their demise. Forehead discs, called ‘birus', are produced from clamshells and are worn on ceremonial occasions. Small model canoes and dogteeth necklaces are also made. The province's capital Tulagi was established as the capital of the Solomons in 1897, only four years after the protectorate was proclaimed because of its central position in the archipelago and its deep water anchorage. In the early 1900s large Pacific trading companies had opened stores in Tulagi, and on 7^th August 1942 forces landed on the island, which was by then Japanese occupied.

Strolling around historical Tulagi Island.

Exploring caves on the Nggela Islands.

Megapode birds and thermal springs on Savo Island.

Diving in the Russells and Nggela Groups.

Flights to Central Province

Solomon Airlines operates two weekly flights to Central Province, Yandina