Fatboys Resort

Accommodation

Bungalows sit at the water's edge with magnificent views to Kennedy Island (of JFK fame), Mt Kolombangara and beyond, built from a blend of traditional leaf and local tropical hardwoods, with imported furniture and bedding throughout. All bungalows have tea and coffee facilities, hot water, a DVD player with an extensive library, and 24-hour fans and lighting, plus laundry service, daily housekeeping and complimentary turndown.

Couples Bungalows (two) have an ensuite with hot water, a queen bed, mosquito screening and netting, and a large veranda over the sea. Family Bungalows (two, duplex-style) each have a master bedroom with a queen bed and a second bedroom with three singles (or a queen on request), a private bathroom, full screening, netted beds, a veranda with a hammock, plus a shared veranda and beach staircase. The Beachhouse is self-contained with its own private beach and views to Kennedy Island and Vona Vona — an upstairs master with ensuite, a second-level bedroom (queen plus single), and a lounge room, fully screened with mosquito nets. The Overwater Bungalow is the newest addition — a modern bathroom, a balcony view to remember, mosquito nets, its own private jetty, and one of the only air-conditioned bungalows in the Solomons.

Activities

Guided tours and activities cover everything from fishing trips for serious anglers and spearfishers through to mountain hikes, all set up to support local businesses and the region's economy — village tours, the Skull Island trip, kayaking, snorkelling, fishing, island walks and WWII tours. The Fatboys snorkel tour runs from the resort to the Munda/Zipolo fighter plane wreck in 9m of crystal-clear water, on to Skull Island, then a fringing reef on one of the lagoon's pristine islands.

Diving

The Solomons are renowned for some of the world's most diverse diving — WWII wrecks, offshore reefs, striking coral, manta rays and abundant marine life, all around 28°C. The water around Fatboys is warm, exceptionally clear, and full of colour close to shore or further out for the more adventurous.

Surfing

Surfers have known Fatboys for years for its atmosphere and breaks — all reached by boat and all breaking over coral reef. Pailongge, a long right-hander with hollow inside sections on big swells, and Titiana, a strong left-hander 800m south, are both a short paddle from the village on Gizo Island. Makuti Island is a short, hollow, shallow left-hander best on high tide (respect the local village here). Skull Island, a 2-hour boat ride near Zipolo Habu, is possibly the Solomons' longest right-hander, needing a medium-to-large swell (3–6ft). Mechanical is a walling wave ending in a lush lagoon, and Desperates is a peaky right-hander breaking close to shore into a beautiful lagoon — also a great picnic and snorkelling spot.