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Top 10 things to do in Samoa

Dive into To Sua ocean trench - a 30 metre deep pool in a lava field

1. Take a trip to the Sua Ocean Trench and dive off the ladder into an aquamarine pool, then visit the surrounding blowholes and kick back on the beaches.

Take a tour of Robert Louis Stevenson's former homestead

2. Visit Robert Louis Stevenson’s former home and learn about his life in Samoa, then climb to his grave for spectacular coastal views.

Descend into hidden valleys where waterfalls plunge into fresh water swimming holes

3. Descend into hidden valleys where waterfalls plunge into fresh water swimming holes – one of the best is at Afu Aau Falls in Savaii.

Stop and have a chat with the Samoan locals

4. Can the people get any friendlier? Stop and have a chat with the locals - they're warm, generous and kind!

Explore the spectacular lava landscapes

5. Explore Savaii’s spectacular lava landscapes, from extinct craters and ancient volcanic peaks, to bizarre tubes and black sands.

Be prepared to get wet whilst watching this dance of the huge water jets!

6. Head to Savaii’s stormy Taga coast and see the Alofaaga Blowholes send jets of water into the sky at high tide.

At its most basic, a fale is a raised wooden platform on the sand, with a thatched roof and no walls

7. Doze off in a thatched beach fale (hut) or stretch out on the sand - try Lalomanu on Upolu’s south coast or Manase in northeast Savaii.

Step into the rainforest on a canopy walk

8. Enter the Falealupo Rainforest Preserve and walk through the canopy on the hanging bridge, or see Samoa’s highest peak in O Le Pupu-Pue National Park.

Watch a game of kilikiti

9. Watch a game of local Kilikiti (Samoan cricket), taste an Oka fish salad and, if you’re brave enough, get a traditional Samoan tattoo.

Sit back and enjoy some seriously good sunsets

10. Grab a drink and sit back to admire some seriously good Pacific sunsets!