Samoa Highlights - Giant Sea Turtles near Namua Island, Samoa (off Upolu)
We saw a few Giant Sea Turtles in their natural environment while traveling between Upolu, Samoa and Namua island, and managed to capture this one on video on the way back. I used a long monopod and GoPro near the surface of the water so as to keep a fair distance.
Snorkelling near the island is fun and fairly safe for kids who swim well. You should see a few large coral and many small fish. There was minimal current inside the reef when we were there. Our 5 year old wore a floatation vest (we supplied), while my 7 year old was fine (though always close to an adult).
Tip: go at low tide. We were told that the chances of swimming with Turtles is greater at low tide.
Staff on boat and island are friendly and very helpful. The island has basic facilities such as toilets, a few fale (some with mattress), and you can buy drinking coconuts. I think everything else is byo (e.g. Snorkelling equipment) - please correct me if I'm wrong. Some people were staying the night on the Island (not sure of cost).
Costs:
- Return Boat and fale on island: 40 tala per adult, 20 tala per child, and our 5 year old was free
- Car parking: 10 tala
- Coconuts: 2 tala each
I hear that all money raised goes to the village who also maintain the area.
(Accurate as of when we visited: 7 August 2017)
BEST ISLAND in SAMOA?? Day trip to NAMUA ISLAND Samoa ????????
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Namu'a is a small uninhabited island off the east coast of Upolu island in Samoa.
The island is a 10-minute boat ride from Upolu and has beach fale accommodation for visitors.[1] There are lookouts and it takes about an hour to walk around the island.
Namua is one of four small islands in the Aleipata Islands.
We took a day trip to roam the island which took about 4 hours. There is plenty more to see and tons of turtles in the sea.
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