Savai'i

With its stunning wild beaches, pristine lagoon, rugged volcanic craters and lava tubes, lush tropical rain forest and traditional villages, Savai'i offers a unique glimpse of Polynesian life in a true island paradise. One of the largest islands in Polynesia (1,810 sq km), it's also among the most sparsely populated.

Savai'i is the perfect escape from the modern frenetic lifestyle of Australia's major cities with village life and traditional customs preserved in a living culture more than 2,000 years old. The topography of this wondrous island stretches across black volcanic lava fields to blow holes which explode out of the rocky coast, natural lagoons that spill into the ocean, to magnificent stretches of white sandy beaches, protected by outer lying coral reefs.

The lagoons are home to a myriad of turtles that you can feed and swim with and just beyond these reefs you will often see pods of dolphins. Around September each year you can often witness the phenomenon of herds of whales heading south.

A plateau in the middle of Savai'i is flanked by tropical rainforest with a towering canopy of magnificent banyan trees dwarfing the surrounding vegetation.

Travel the 18 kilometres to and from Savai'i on a short 15 minute scenic flight from $75 return or by slow (around one hour) passenger and car ferry from $22 return. Departure for both these options is conveniently located near Aggies on the Lagoon and the International Airport.

Savai'i Day Tour from $47 - Visit the Salelologa markets and lagoon, Mu Pagoa Waterfalls, Taga Blow Holes, Lata Plantation, Tapa Making and Siuta Salailua Village of Satulatua Beach. Entry fees of approximately $50 extra.