Marovo Lagoon

Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands — one of the largest saltwater lagoons on Earth, a maze of jungle-covered islands and reefs still shaped by traditional wood-carving villages.

Stay at a village-run eco-lodge on stilts and arrange dugout canoe trips through the lagoon's channels. Diving and snorkeling here rival anywhere in the Pacific for reef health, and Marovo is internationally known for its intricate shell-inlay wood carving — buy directly from carvers in Chubikopi or nearby villages.