Samoa Travel Highlights - Trips & Tours

Samoa

Food
Samoans love their food and that is reflected in their restaurants. Menu's may well be limited by availability but everything they have will be freshly caught that day, often simply prepared the food is rarely gourmet but the ingredients are incredible. Weekends revolve around food with Saturday being almost entirely dedicated to the preparations for the enormous Sunday Umu which is often followed by a long sleep by the beach.
Food
Geology
Samoa sits on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire' and there is evidence of this everywhere, with Savai'i still being active. A visit the village of Saleaula which was buried by a eruptions between 1905 and 1911 is a strange experience as you walk through buildings on a thick carpet of solid lava.
Geology
Laid back lifestyle
Few places in the world can be as laid back as Samoa. There is nowhere where you will feel rushed or pushed along and with that comes a wonderfully friendly approach to every aspect of life.
Laid back lifestyle
Rugby
It does not take long to realise why this tiny island continues to produce such astounding rugby players. The average physique combined with the fact that they learn to play on incredibly hard pitches or the sharp black lava sand makes for some tough and very quick players!
Rugby
Scenery & Landscape
Samoa is blessed with incredible natural beauty; the unspoilt islands are dominated by rugged mountain ranges, fringed with coral reefs and blue lagoons, stunning beaches, rainforests, lava fields and blow holes. This diverse landscape is the remnants of ancient volcanic activity, and one of the many things that make Samoa the wonderfully unique place it is.
Scenery & Landscape
Surfing
Because the beaches around the Southern coasts of both Upolu and Savai’i have very little reef protecting them from the waves, Samoa is a surfers paradise. People travel from all over the world to surf here and there are lots of surf schools dotted along the coast.
Surfing
Culture
Polynesian people are amongst some of the friendliest in the world and there is no better way to experience this first hand than to stroll amongst the flea markets and fresh food markets. Drink Kava with the local people and learn more about every day life in the Polynesian Islands.
Culture

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Highlights of Samoa

Climb to Robert Louis Stevenson's grave
The climb to Robert Louis Stevenson`s grave takes between 35 and 60 minutes and also provides great views over the coast.
Climb to Robert Louis Stevenson's grave
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Explore Bahai temple
One of only eight in the world it is worth stopping here if only to take a walk in the beautifully set out gardens and take in the views over Apia to the coast.
Explore Bahai temple
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Relax on the beach in Manase
On the island of Savai`i visit the town and beach of Manase, one of the best in Samoa, where you will find a small selection of shops and cafes.
Relax on the beach in Manase
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Swim at Togitogiga Waterfall
Situated on the edge of the O Le Pupa Pue National Park. Here you can swim in the waters of this thundering waterfall set in beautiful lush surroundings.
Swim at Togitogiga Waterfall
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Visit the Alofaaga Blowholes
Get here for high tide, and look out for the villagers at the entrance. A guide will accompany you, collecting coconuts along the way to launch them into the mighty jets of water for your entertainment.
Visit the Alofaaga Blowholes
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Walk around Robert Louis Stevenson's house
Visit this house built by Robert Louis Stevenson whilst he lived in Samoa. The tour of the house is very interesting and informative, giving you an insight in to the time that he spent on the island, his life, and his legacy to Samoa.
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Our country specialists have travelled the length and breadth of Samoa - here are a few of their favourite things to do

Independent Samoa, formerly Western Samoa, is an often overlooked haven in the South Pacific.

With many beautiful beaches, a rich, rainforested interior and fringed by tropical waters it may seem similar to other South Pacific destinations, but Independent Samoa is different: it retains a strong sense of its Polynesian history and traditional way of life.

The local Samoans are always friendly and welcoming and song is never far away. “Easy-going, merry and leisure-loving” is how Robert Louis Stevenson, one of the islands’ most famous residents, described the locals in the nineteenth century, and not much has changed today.

Exploring the islands

The two main islands of Upolu and Savai’i are scattered with areas of tremendous natural beauty - plunging waterfalls, powerful blow holes, dramatic mountains and white sand beaches.

Yet these gems in the South Pacific are also ravaged by scars, left by their history as a pawn in colonial battles and by more recent volcanic eruptions that sent vast rivers of lava down the lush flanks of Savai’i.

With a lot more on offer than simply a place to relax in the sun, these islands are a great destination to really explore, taking in the natural beauty and the traditional way of life, all at the gentle pace of the South Pacific.

Popular Places to visit in Samoa

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The largest of the islands in Independent Samoa, Savai’i has a remote and slightly wild feel about it. The coastline boasts some fantastic beaches but not all are protected by reefs so in places the waters can be quite fierce.

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Upolu is Samoa's second largest but most populated island, home to the bustling capital of Apia. The gentle coastal road winds through sleepy little villages and around glorious bays, with tantalising turnings leading you out to sublime beaches or up into the mountainous interior.

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