Travel GuideSAMOA ISLANDS: DOCUMENTS All visitors to the Samoa Islands must be in possession of a passport valid for at least 6 months after the scheduled return date. For citizens of most countries of the world a visa is not necessary if you are staying for less than 30 days. For the documents needed to travel […]
American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Samoa, Fiji The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world. It extends over a third of the earth’s surface. The Pacific contains around 25,000 islands, most of which are located south of the equator. In the South Pacific there are beautiful islands with beautiful beaches. […]
What is the period of cyclones and hurricanes in Polynesia? What is the hurricanes and cyclones season and which are the islands most at risk of tropical cyclones in the South Pacific? Cyclones and tropical hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean typically form between 5 ° and 20 ° latitude from the equator, both north and […]
The waterfalls are among the most exciting spectacles of nature. Almost every nation on Earth has waterfalls. There are waterfalls of a few meters high up to waterfalls that approach the kilometer in height. A waterfall is formed when the water of a river falls from a drop. Waterfalls are dynamic systems that vary in […]
The island of Savaii (1,709 sq km) is the largest island in the archipelago of the Samoa islands. This island is located just 20 km north-west of Upolu beyond the Apolima strait in the Pacific Ocean. The island is of volcanic origin and is covered by a thick and dense forest. In the center of […]
Upolu Island (1,125 km²) is the most important island of Samoa, although the largest island in the archipelago is Savaii. Upolu is also the most populated island with 140,000 inhabitants. Along the north coast of the island is the capital of Samoa, the city of Apia, which is the only city in the archipelago. The […]
The Samoa islands have been an independent state since 1962. These islands have managed to proudly preserve their ancient Polynesian culture and their lifestyle based on the village and its inhabitants. Like a living history book, Samoa opens up in front of the visitor. Visiting the Samoa islands is truly a rare and wonderful experience. […]
The islands of Samoa are located a few degrees south of the equator so their climate is tropical equatorial. The main features of the climate of the Samoa islands is the little difference in the temperatures of the various seasons, the constant heat and humidity. What characterizes the climate is the amount of rainfall, in […]
The Samoa Islands (Malo Sa’oloto Tuto’atasi or Samoa), known in the past as Western Samoa, are located in the Southern Pacific Ocean (Polynesia) between the Tonga islands, American Samoa, Tokelau and the islands of Wallis and Futuna. The islands which until 2007 were ruled by a constitutional monarchy, became a parliamentary republic with the death […]