Samoa

Blowholes, swimming holes, fale huts on the beach and a culture that hasn't been packaged.

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Flight timeAround 26 hours via Auckland or Fiji

Time differenceGMT +13

CurrencySamoan tala

Best monthsMay to October

Ideal trip length7 to 10 days

Overview

Why go to Samoa

Samoa is two main islands, Upolu and Savai’i, and a way of life called fa’a Samoa that shapes everything. Villages own the beaches, families run the beach fales, and Sunday is for church and rest. The To Sua ocean trench is the postcard, a swimming hole you descend into by ladder. Lalomanu beach is the other.

It’s not luxury in the Bora Bora sense, though there are good hotels. It’s authenticity, warmth and empty beaches. A consultant’s trip idea we send often is the Samoan Explorer, both islands in ten days.

Highlights

Swimming in the To Sua ocean trench
Lalomanu beach at dawn
The Alofaaga blowholes on Savai'i
A night in a beach fale
Papaseea sliding rocks
Sunday to'onai lunch with a village family

Where to go

Tailor-made holidays in Samoa

Suggested journeys to use as a starting point. Pick one, mix them together or ask us to build something completely different.

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Tailor-made holiday

Vines, bays and beaches: North Island New Zealand and Samoa holiday

23 days, from £5,270 ppFlights included

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Things to do

What you'll remember about Samoa

The experiences worth building a trip around, chosen by consultants who've done them.

Swim in To Sua trenchClimb down the ladder into an aquamarine pool set in a lava field.

Visit Stevenson's former homeLearn about the author's life in Samoa, then climb up to his grave.

Walk the Falealupo canopyCross the hanging bridge high in the Falealupo Rainforest Preserve.

Watch a game of kilikitiCatch some Samoan cricket and taste an oka fish salad on the side.

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Round the world holidays via Samoa

Multi-stop routes that take in Samoa on the way round, flights included.

55 days

Round world holiday

Samoa to Seattle: an epic round the world journey

55 days, from £10,475 ppFlights included

41 days

Round world holiday

Beaches & orangutans: Borneo, Samoa and Fiji round the world holiday

41 days, from £11,330 ppFlights included

60 days

Round world holiday

Epic round the world holiday to New Zealand, Australia, Samoa & Canada

60 days, from £12,645 ppFlights included

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Unique accommodation in Samoa

Places to stay that are part of the trip, not just a bed for the night.

Accommodation

Seabreeze Samoa

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I made the move to Travel Nation in 2011 following eight years at Trailfinders.

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Why Travel Nation for Samoa

We've been building tailor-made trips from our Brighton office since 2001. Here's what travelling to Samoa with us actually means.

One person, start to finish

You'll be matched with a consultant who knows Samoa and stays with you for your entire booking. No call centres and no repeating yourself.

Independent since 2001

We're an independent travel company based in Brighton. Over 25 years of building trips our own way, with no airline or hotel ties.

Your booking is protected

Your trip is ATOL 9828 protected and ABTOT bonded, so your money is safe from the moment you book.

With you while you travel

24hr support while you're away. If anything changes mid trip, your consultant is one call away.

Pairs well with

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