American Samoa Things to Do

In Aaasu you will find a monument dedicated to La Perouse, who was a French navigator that was killed in Solomon Islands, together with all his tripulation. This is one of the few monuments devoted to La Perouse in the Pacific Ocean. I saw another one in Petropavlovsk Kamchatki, Russia, some years later.

I headed to Ofu island in search of the so-called "Best Beach in the South Pacific". That's quite a statement, as the region offers arguably the greatest concentration of world-class beaches, and I had seen some real stunners in my travels around Oceania.I was not to be disappointed. Ofu Beach was the best I have so far been to in my life!The...

With just a mask and some protective shoes on your feet (maybe a swimsut too) you can walk across the fringing reef and look into the crevices and pools at the coral and reef.Be careful, step on top of the coral heads and try not to break coral, it takes a long time to grow. Samoa fishermen have steeped on the tops inthe shallows and you will not...

Swimming and snorkeling for experienced swimmers can be great. The water is cleaer and if you go off the reef or in a protected bay area you can see many tropical sea creatures. Many pacific sharks crusie in the deeper water, spooky but usually harmless.More hazardous is walking across the coral fringing reef to get to the deep water.Also, there...

A park preserving the high mountain and more remote beach areas of the American Samoan islands. The park is both on the main island of tutuila ( with Pago Pago airport) on the north shore and beach a rain forest park in the more remote Manu'a islands (Ta'u, Olosega and Ofu)The high moutain rain forest is not very developed for visitors, but the...

There's not much to see and do in Pago. There are some shops selling American clothes, which might be of interest to those coming from independent Samoa, and some market-style food stalls around the bus station.Also, despite being the capital, there are not many nightlife options. I had a nice Mexican meal and a few drinks and went to find out my...

Samoans take part in most Christian holidays, but they have their own version of Independence Day on April 17, the day they became associated with the United States. It is a great time to be near Pago Pago or Fagotogo on the malai (open grass park) on Tutuila and see all the village bands, choirs and dances.

If you can afford....go Scuba Diving (but that costs like hell here...)Otherwise you may still do an excursion to American Samoa which I heard are nice if you like shopping....As I said before, drive around Upolu island. You will see typic villages with beautiful churches (built by rich sects...) and nice sceneries, including several beaches to...