Samoa Ferry between Islands
Ferry Samoa between the islandsSome of the wettest and warmest seasons are December to April, which is also the wet seasons with a high exposure to tropic winds and some quite dramatic windstorms. A New Zealand offers non-stop services to Samoa from Los Angeles and Auckland, Pacific Blue directly from Auckland and Sydney and Hawaiian Airlines from Honolulu.
Several of the other South Pacific islands are reachable by domestic flight from Samoa IM. One of the few tourist attractions in the South Pacific where you can see most of the attractions in a single trip. You can also take a bus all over the island.
Vaea is just outside Apia and is a hill that every Samoa tourist should ascend. Daddyapapaitai Falls, located in the green rainforest, is another spectacle where the waters plunge into an ancient craters.
All around Savai'i
Now I will present you the first (and probably the only one I know) samoanic word: fine-sound. False is a cabin on the shore with a top, bottom and pipe drapes to provide protection from the winds. There is a ferry between the islands (12$ Tala per way), is more costly, if you go on the boat by your own vehicle, so you can always hire one in Savai'i, but for me it is not profitable to spend the spare times in comparison with the cost, but that is up to the traveller.
There are other possibilities like the coach and of course hitchhiking, I didn't do it, but I took some guys with me and nobody ever said anything wrong about it. Back to the ferry, if you choose to take your vehicle with you, you will have enough free space to get your ticket.
There was no problem on the way to Savai'i because it was a Thursday, but when we tried to return to Upolu on Saturday, it was not possible because many folks go to the capitol on the weekend. I have to say that it was thanks to him that we spent four days in Savai'i, instead of the two we had in mind.
This is how we get to the Satuiatua Beach Resort on the west cost near Salailua. Here you will encounter Fila's familiy, one of the highlights of my Samoyan experiences and our tour leader around the islands. It' not simple to describe a place like this with words, more than the apparent elegance is the tranquillity you can sense in the sea.
Taga Town is the ideal example of hydropower. The Samoan Sundays are reserved for fellowship and God. I' m not a man of religion, but that's a must in this land, because the locals are the way to establish relationships between the peoples of the Villa, to divide families and make contacts, and they are quite lucky to have travellers around them.
Now, this is not Savai'i exclusivity, because both islands are ideal for watersport. Frankly, I think any place is good, but I pick SAVAI. So if you have all over Samoa in terms of your spare hours and your budget, I'm sure it's really rewarding (don't dare to watch the tape, because my under water shooting abilities are very limited).
As you can imagine, I can't tell you where the shore is (because I'm not so sure), but Fila can, you just have to persuade her to take you there. Apparently there is much more in Savai'i, but one thing to do is to get astray.
Often I didn't know exactly where I was, we just left the vehicle and ran to the shore and played with the villagers. It' s quite common to leave your vehicle in a parking lot or on the shore. They have a kind of self-government in the mansions, so it is absolutely certain that if something happens, the defendant has to face the villagers in front of the cops, so that nobody wants to have any trouble with the neighbours.
the first stop in Samoa. You can buy a 3G mobile phone that connects you anywhere on both islands at the Aiport. It is a big open borehole full of nature for a straightforward explanation and the best thing is that you can dive from top to bottom, which is about 15m.
I' d give you some advice: keep your feet bent the minute you are touching the waters, because they are not really low and you are touching the soils. There' s an entrance charge of $20 tala, you can spend the whole night there if you want, and it's an excellent place for a pick nick.
Treasure Island writer or The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde spend the last years of his career in a housebuild. When you are interested in or just a little nosy about the past, the place to think about what it was like living in XIX centuries Samoa was like.
It is a wonderful nature swimmingpool and ideal for reading a textbook after a trip to the Robert Louise Museum. There is a channel that links two swimming pools is totally obscure for the adventure seekers, so be sure to take a small lamp with you, because you have to go diving 15-20 metres without being able to see anything, so it's a little claustrophobic. It' a little steep.
I' ll suggest it if you don't like snorkelling on the open sea and swimming with these creatures, but if you are travelling around the globe in a make-up and flippers, don't waste that much of your precious trip and try to find wild tortoises in the sea. Don't try running around on your swimsuit or without a T-shirt when you're not at the swimming pools or on the beaches, the Samoans are really traditional and you have to be respectful, it's a shame, but not without being allow.
When you have a delayed departure, stop at the Sheraton near the airfield and spend the night by the swimming pools.