While staying on Bora Bora in July 2015 we again went on a lagoon cruise to swim with stingrays and sharks.
Samoa
The Samoan islands are located in the South Pacific, almost halfway between New Zealand and Hawai’i, and approximately 4,300 km from Sydney.
Flowers in Samoa
The Samoan people are very proud of their villages and they compete with each other to have the best gardens.
Travelling Between the Islands
All international flights to Samoa arrive on the main island of Upolu. To get to Upolu travellers need to fly via Samoa Air or take one of the ferries from Mulifanua Wharf on Upolu’s west coast.
Savai’i
Savai’i is the largest island in Samoa and is actually the largest Polynesian island after Hawai’i and New Zealand. It is less populated than the main island, Upolu, with about one third of the nation’s population living there.
Aitutaki
In 2013 we had our second trip to the Cook Islands, when we spent ten days on Aitutaki.
Aitutaki is the Cook Islands’ second most visited destination and is about 45 minutes by air from Rarotonga, the country’s main island.