Zipolo Habu Resort

The scenic beauty and cultural diversity of Munda in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands has been attracting visitors from all over the world for several years.

With good flight connections from the capital city Honiara, Munda is ideally located for those travellers who want to get off the beaten track and head off in search of adventure, whilst enjoying good food, good company and pleasant surroundings. The forests surrounding Munda are one of the last areas of the planet where virgin rain forest still survives intact.

Zipolo Habu Resort is a specialist fishing resort located on Lola Island in the beautiful Vona Vona Lagoon, a thirty minute boat ride from Munda airstrip. Lola Island is comprised of nearly 100 acres of coconut palms and dense bush, surrounded by white coral sand beach on the northern end, and coral reef on the southerly end facing Pualako Reef and the open Solomon Sea beyond.

Bungalows, constructed in the Vona Vona traditional style of Sago Palm Leaf, Lawya Cane and Wild Betel Nut Tree, provide your quaint accommodation. Most cottages/leaf houses have their own basic kitchen equipped with a gas stove, refrigerator, eating and cooking utensils. Bungalows have electricity, portable electric fans and hot water showers.

Bungalows range in size to accommodate various numbers. Mosquito nets are provided but seldom needed. Toilets and showers are separately located directly behind the cottages. Rain tanks, located in close proximity to your cottage, provide pure rain water for your drinking and cooking needs. A bowl of fresh limes and green drinking coconuts will be awaiting your arrival.

Zipolo Habu dining is based on fresh seafood, whether you are having seafood pasta, barbecued crayfish, cuttlefish, or Chilli Mud crab. Special dietary requirements can be catered for. As the restaurant and fully licensed bar are located near the waters edge, please do not complain if the meal is interrupted by the zing of the spinning reel running off with a Queenfish, Trevally or Barracuda. It could be your next meal, if you are skilled enough to land your catch!

Culturally, Munda was the centre for the head hunting Roviana people and many remnants and artefacts of that era are still visible today. Visit the ancient stone ruins of Bao and the ancestral shrine at Skull Island. Watch warriors dancing, go on a village tour, and try out local food cooked in an earth oven. Or take a guided walk through the forests.