Must-SeeTo Sua Ocean Trench
A deep swimming hole in a garden by the sea, reached down a long wooden ladder, on Upolu's south coast.
Upolu
Samoa's main island: Apia, Robert Louis Stevenson's hilltop home, white-sand Lalomanu and the To Sua Ocean Trench.
- Best Time to Go
- May–Oct
Our full guide to Upolu is being written. It's on the Samoa list as Must-See and Oceania list as If You're Nearby.
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Worth a DetourSavai'i
About 50 miles away
Samoa's big, quiet island of lava fields, sea blowholes and beach fales, a ferry ride from Upolu.
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Must-SeeWallis Island
About 302 miles away
A quiet Polynesian kingdom of crater lakes, stone churches and a wide lagoon.
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