Trip for · Tight budgets

Honiara for budget travellers

Market food is cheap; beds and taxis are not.

Only items the guide tags or describes for budget travellers; each shows the field it came from. Prices and hours: check before you go.

Key facts

A 2-day outline

Grouped by walking cluster where the guide gives one. Order inside a day is loose: the timed day plans check opening hours and walking.

Central Market at dawn
Why it fits: Free to browse. Fresh produce and the town at work.
From: Top 10 · cost
Point Cruz harbour front
Why it fits: Free. Sunset and a breeze.
From: Top 10 · cost
Central Market food stalls
Why it fits: Fish and root vegetables · SI$15–50. Go before 10:00.Fish and root vegetables · SI$15–50. Go before 10:00 AM.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier

American War Memorial
Why it fits: Free (check). The view and the history.
From: Top 10 · cost
Noodle shops
Why it fits: Cheap and filling.
From: Good for · budget travellers
Chinatown waterside food stalls
Why it fits: Noodles and fish · SI$40–100. Go before dark.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier

Sleep areas the guide points budget travellers to.

Chinatown and Kukum
Cheaper rooms and eats; always take a car after dark.
From: Where to sleep · "Budget travellers"

What the guide flags for budget travellers.

Market food is cheap; beds and taxis are not. (Good for · verdict: ok)
Bring enough Solomon Islands dollars in small notes; use bank machines in daylight and keep a reserve. Cards work only at larger hotels. (Money · ATM rule)