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UEPI
UEPI is nothing short of stunning. The natural ledges and gutters, featuring sharks, all manner travel by light plane (60 minute flight) to Seghe
beauty, wildlife, rain forest and sandy beaches, of light game fish and an enormous diversity of on the south east tip of New Georgia. Visitors
combined with great diving are Uepi’s main reef fish. Turtles, mantas and eagle rays are fairly should be prepared for the fact that Seghe is a
attractions. Dive sites along the Uepi Island pas- common sights, together with hammerheads small crushed coral airstrip with only a few small
sage and barrier reef drop-offs and bays are on seen throughout the year. Because of the loca- number of government and houses on the edge
the coral reef ecosystem. The diving is extraor- tion of Uepi Island, a barrier reef on the edge of of the strip. Note that Solomon Airlines daily
dinarily varied with over 10 main dive sites of a large volcanic (extinct) landmass, the clarity of domestic schedules do respond to operational
differing structure and bio-assemblage; includ- water is usually good and water temperature is considerations so changes may occur at short
ing coral gardens with magnificent drop-offs, about 28−30 °C. From Honiara, visitors to Uepi notice.
