Samoa: General Information

Tourism Office
Samoa Visitors Bureau, P.O.Box 2272, Apia, Samoa, ph. 00685-63500 to 63508, fax 00685-20886.

Samoa Websites
Planet Samoa
Samoa Live
Samoan Sensation Webportal
Samoa Internet Provider
Samoa Islands

Entry
Visitors do not need an entry visa for a visit up to 30 days, however they must have an onward or return ticket and valid passport (six months or more). All major foreign currencies can be exchanged into Samoan Tala (Samoan dollars).

Currency
The Samoa decimal currency (WST) is based on the Tala (dollar) and Sene (cent). Currency converter

Credit Cards
Major credit cards are accepted at most major hotels and some restaurants and stores. Travellers cheques are widely accepted at major banks and hotels.

Language
The official language is Samoan. English is widely spoken in business and tourism.

Some useful phrases:

Time
Samoa’s time zone is three hours behind US Pacific Time and 12 hours behind GMT.

Climate, Weather
Samoa is situated close to the equator with a climate that is hot and humid all year round and temperatures around 26 Celsius. The dryest months are from May to October, the rainy season is from November to April, which doesn‘t mean rain all day, but occasional heavy showers with long sunny periods.
Weather forecasts for Samoa.

Shopping
The market for fruits and vegetables, Maketi Fou, is in Apia on Fugalei Street. It is particularly diverse on weekends, when Samoans come in from the villages and Savai’i to sell their goods. The fish market is behind the flea market on Beach Road. There you get the best deals in the morning before 10 am.

Wooden Kava bowls are in different shapes and sizes available in souvenir shops and hotel shops. The best shop is Aggie's shop next to Aggie Grey's hotel.

Plantation House
SuluAnna's Polynesian Market
Tagi'ilima Arts & Craft

Samoan Tattoos
Samoan Tattoo
Tattoo Samoa

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