Richly blessed with white-sand beaches, crystal-clear freshwater pools, vivid coral reefs, plunging waterfalls, dramatic volcanic features and ravishing rainforest, Samoa ticks so many holiday boxes.

I am sitting here on a white sand beach in Upolu, Samoa, with turquoise waters stretching before me and palm trees blowing in the breeze, and to many people, including many of my friends, this view is ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Samoa has long prided itself as a pristine tourist destination, attracting many diving and snorkelling ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Divers and marine experts found no evidence of a major fuel spill on a Samoan reef Tuesday after a New Zealand navy ship ran aground and sank, Samoa's deputy prime minister ...

The HMNZS Manawanui sank this morning after fire took hold of the listing vessel, which ran aground near Upolu, Samoa. The actions of the commander of the HMNZS Manawanui have been credited with ...

The poster image for Samoa’s main island of Upolu, To Sua Ocean Trench, is every bit as stunning as it appears in photos. A home-built timber ladder descends precipitously through a bush-clad sinkhole ...

Upolu, one of the nine islands of Samoa, in the Pacific Ocean. This isolated coral reef promised to be a site of rich biodiversity for the scientists on the Tara Pacific expedition. But, it proved to ...

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On August 1, 2022, the Independent State of Samoa fully reopened its borders to international travelers. Samoa was one of the first countries to close due to the Covid pandemic, with no tourists able ...