Savaii Island Travel Guide
Western Samoa
Savaii Island, Western Samoa, ranks as the largest Polynesian island outside of Hawaii or New Zealand. The vast majority of people travel between the two islands on the public ferry. Slow ferries depart from Mulifanua on the western side of Upolu 3-times per day and travel across the 18km straight separating the two islands arriving in Salelologa after one and a half hours at sea, costing around ST$20 one way. The fast ferry takes 45-minutes and also departs Mulifanua Wharf three times a day. Buses on Savai'i are even more irregular than on Upolu making it unreliable to get about using public transport, and taxis are expensive and hard to find outside of Salelologa and Asau. Charter flights can be arranged from Faleolo Airport on Upolu Island to Moata Airport on the south east corner of Savaii about 10 minutes by road from Salelologa Town nand take around 20 minutes. The airport at Asau on north western Savai'i is dysfunctional.


Savai'i Travel Guide

All tourists arrive in Savai'i at Salelologa Town (wharf and airport) on the south-east coast. There are several nice places to stay just outside town with access to the stunning Taufua Crater Rainforest Preserve. The best surf in Savaii is on the east coast of the Taufua peninsula at Ananoa Beach, particular when the big winter swells arrive (Dec to Apr). The east coast of Savaii is the most populated with lots of villages, churches and the picturesque Lano beach which has good snorkelling and summer surfing.
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Manase in the north of the island is the premier beach hang out with a handful of independent beach fales to choose from and a couple of nice resorts. This is the place to go to meet fellow travellers. The beach here is attractive and good for swimming and snorkelling.
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The western tip of Savai'i has several stunning beaches, notably at Falealupo-tai with its spectacular setting. Nearby is the popular Falealupo rainforest canopy walkway. This is a remote region where you can really escape from the world.
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The south coast has few villages and lots of open space. There's a nice beach at Satuiatua, the tapa cloth making village, and a little further along the coast is the "must-see" Alofaaga blowholes and coastal walk.
more on the South Coast



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