A country · 23 places · 7 regions
Samoa, all of it.
23 curated places across 7 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Tuamasaga, Savai'i, Atua and Aiga-i-le-Tai — read below as chapters, with 3 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Tuamasaga · 6 places
Tuamasaga
The capital city of Samoa, situated on the northern coast of Upolu island, Apia is a small Pacific city where traditional Samoan fa'a Samoa culture remains central to daily life alongside colonial-era architecture and an active waterfront market. The Robert Louis Stevenson Museum at Vailima, the writer's former home above the city, is one of the most significant literary heritage sites in the Pacific. The town's fish market operates in the early hours of each morning.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Savai'i · 3 places
Savai'i
Savai'i is the largest island in Samoa and one of the biggest in Polynesia. Shaped by relatively recent volcanic eruptions, it features lava fields, blowholes, waterfalls and long stretches of quiet coastline.
✦ May to October · $
Chapter III · Atua · 2 places
Atua
A cluster of small uninhabited islets off the eastern tip of Upolu, fringed by white sand and reef. Nu'utele and its neighbours shelter seabird colonies and clear snorkelling waters.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Aiga-i-le-Tai · 1 place
Aiga-i-le-Tai
A small car-free island between Upolu and Savai'i where footpaths circle the shore past villages and old graves. A star-shaped mound and a large church punctuate the interior.
✦ May to October
Every place in Samoa
23 places, one country.
Apia
Tuamasaga, Samoa
✦ May to October · $
To Sua Ocean Trench
Upolu, Samoa, Samoa
✦ May to October · $
Robert Louis Stevenson Museum
Tuamasaga, Samoa
✦ May to October · $
Upolu
Upolu, Samoa
✦ May to October · $$
Savai'i
Savai'i, Samoa
✦ May to October · $
Piula Cave Pool
Upolu, Samoa
✦ year-round · $
Mount Vaea
Upolu, Samoa
✦ May to October
Nu'utele
Aleipata Islands, Upolu, Samoa
✦ May to October
Nu'ulopa
Apolima Strait, Samoa
✦ May to October
Return to Paradise Beach
Tuamasaga, Samoa
✦ May to October
Falealupo Rainforest Canopy Walkway
Vaisigano, Samoa
✦ May to October · $
Apia Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Tuamasaga, Samoa
✦ Year-round · $
Mulinu'u Peninsula
Tuamasaga, Samoa
✦ May–October
Lake Lanoto'o
Tuamasaga, Samoa
✦ May–October
O Le Pupu-Pue National Park
Upolu, Samoa
✦ May to October
Alofaaga Blowholes
Savai'i, Samoa
✦ May to October
Saleaula Lava Fields
Gaga'emauga, Samoa
✦ May to October
Aleipata Islands
Atua, Samoa
✦ May to October
Manono Island
Aiga-i-le-Tai, Samoa
✦ May to October
Sopoaga Falls
Upolu, Atua District, Samoa
✦ May to October
Pulemelei Mound
Palauli, Samoa
✦ May to October
Mount Silisili
Savai'i, Samoa
✦ May to October
Piula Methodist Theological College Chapel
Atua, Samoa