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Toa Maru Wreck, Solomon Islands

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About Toa Maru Wreck

A wreck dive. It goes down to 37 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 9.5 km away. The sea is about 29°C in July, its coldest month (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm), and 30°C in January, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Gizo.

  • What it is Wreck.
  • How deep Down to 37 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 9.5 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

  • Dive Gizo 9.5 km

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 30°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar (about 25 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 33 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to MUA, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Toa Maru Wreck.

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Not for Open Water divers. Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. See it for Advanced divers.

Rough cost

About £1,135–£2,230 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £710–£1,480
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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