{"id":222,"date":"2026-03-21T20:25:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T20:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2026-03-24T21:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:46:46","slug":"ds2-eastern-battlefield-sightseeing-tour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/?page_id=222","title":{"rendered":"DS2 \u2013 EASTERN BATTLEFIELD &amp; SIGHTSEEING\u00a0TOUR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This tour has been designed to give clients an overview of the Battle of Guadalcanal Campaign that took place on the Island of Guadalcanal from 7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;August till 9<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;February 1943.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enroute you will visit the following places:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coast Watchers Memorial, Point Cruz Wharf<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Henderson Field area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edson\u2019s Bloody Ridge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Betikama Carvings and World War II Display<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japanese Peace Park at Mt. Austen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>US Memorial at Skyline Ridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"281\" data-id=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/henderson-aerial2-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/henderson-aerial2-1.webp 400w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/henderson-aerial2-1-300x211.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/henderson-aerial2-1-85x60.webp 85w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Henderson Field Area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/henderson-field-area-wwii-tour-1-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/henderson-field-area-wwii-tour-1-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/henderson-field-area-wwii-tour-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/henderson-field-area-wwii-tour-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/henderson-field-area-wwii-tour-1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/henderson-field-area-wwii-tour-1-90x60.webp 90w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/henderson-field-area-wwii-tour-1.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Henderson Field-Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"251\" data-id=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bloody-ridge.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bloody-ridge.webp 400w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bloody-ridge-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bloody-ridge-96x60.webp 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Edson Bloody Ridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"309\" data-id=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/us-war-memorial-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/us-war-memorial-1.webp 480w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/us-war-memorial-1-300x193.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/us-war-memorial-1-93x60.webp 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US War Memorial &#8211; Skyliine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/picturesque-japanese-peace-park-memorial-mt-austein-2-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/picturesque-japanese-peace-park-memorial-mt-austein-2-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/picturesque-japanese-peace-park-memorial-mt-austein-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/picturesque-japanese-peace-park-memorial-mt-austein-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/picturesque-japanese-peace-park-memorial-mt-austein-2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/picturesque-japanese-peace-park-memorial-mt-austein-2-90x60.webp 90w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/picturesque-japanese-peace-park-memorial-mt-austein-2.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Japanese War Memorial &#8211; Mt Austin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" data-id=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-8.44.15-AM-1024x670.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-8.44.15-AM-1024x670.png 1024w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-8.44.15-AM-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-8.44.15-AM-768x502.png 768w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-8.44.15-AM-92x60.png 92w, https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-8.44.15-AM.png 1121w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Betikama WWII Display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/destinationsolomons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-8.43.46-AM-1024x680.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-433\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Betikama WWII Display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tour has been designed to give clients an overview of the Battle of Guadalcanal Campaign that took place on the Island of Guadalcanal from 7th&nbsp;August till 9th&nbsp;February 1943. 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